MILADY CIMA ESTHETICS EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Which Fitzpatrick type has the LEAST tolerance to UV light?
Answer: Fitzpatrick skin type 1
●● Which of the following is a benefit of using a mask?
Answer: It hydrates, nourishes, and soothes the skin.
●● What is an example of a single-use implement?
Answer: Personal service towels (PST)
●● ___________ has been linked in recent years to disfiguring
infections associated particularly with pedicure bowls.
Answer: Mycobacterium
●● What is water loss caused by evaporation on the skin's surface?
Answer: Transepidermal water loss (TEWL)
●● Grade III acne is characterized by _________
Answer: redness and inflammation, many comedones, papules, and
pustules.
,●● Spanish, Greek, and Italian people typically have skin that is
Fitzpatrick skin type ________
Answer: 3
●● How many times should a massage movement be repeated?
Answer: 3-6 times
●● If a client has lighter skin than her esthetician, this is because
___________.
Answer: the client's melanocytes produce less melanin than her
esthetician
●● Blackheads will likely (be) formed by a product which is
____________.
Answer: Comedogenic
●● What part of a client's skin is NOT typically exposed during a facial?
Answer: Legs
●● What is NOT an accessory to the skin?
Answer: Endocrine glands
,●● Disinfectants are __________ and can be harmful if absorbed
through the skin.
Answer: pesticides
●● What protects us from skin irritation and intercellular transepidermal
water loss?
Answer: Barrier function
●● What product or supply would NOT be used at a facial bar?
Answer: A robe
●● Which of the following is a cell that attacks virus infected cells,
foreign cells, and cancer cells?
Answer: T cell
●● Microcirculation is ____________.
Answer: the circulation of blood from the heart to arterioles, to
capillaries, to venules, and then back to the heart
●● What type of cleanser is made up of microscopic oil molecules called
micelles?
Answer: Cleansing waters
, ●● Miliaria rubra is _________.
Answer: An acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands
●● In order to be most effective, vibration should be used _________.
Answer: sparingly
●● What type of music should be used during a massage?
Answer: Music without words
●● _________ is infectious and contagious.
Answer: Verruca
●● What type of bacteria are harmful microorganisms that can cause
disease or infection in humans when they invade the body?
Answer: Pathogenic
●● Before performing a service which includes facial massage,
estheticians should always consult __________.
Answer: the client's intake form
●● Where should the technician's hands be during a facial treatment?
Answer: Below chest level
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Which Fitzpatrick type has the LEAST tolerance to UV light?
Answer: Fitzpatrick skin type 1
●● Which of the following is a benefit of using a mask?
Answer: It hydrates, nourishes, and soothes the skin.
●● What is an example of a single-use implement?
Answer: Personal service towels (PST)
●● ___________ has been linked in recent years to disfiguring
infections associated particularly with pedicure bowls.
Answer: Mycobacterium
●● What is water loss caused by evaporation on the skin's surface?
Answer: Transepidermal water loss (TEWL)
●● Grade III acne is characterized by _________
Answer: redness and inflammation, many comedones, papules, and
pustules.
,●● Spanish, Greek, and Italian people typically have skin that is
Fitzpatrick skin type ________
Answer: 3
●● How many times should a massage movement be repeated?
Answer: 3-6 times
●● If a client has lighter skin than her esthetician, this is because
___________.
Answer: the client's melanocytes produce less melanin than her
esthetician
●● Blackheads will likely (be) formed by a product which is
____________.
Answer: Comedogenic
●● What part of a client's skin is NOT typically exposed during a facial?
Answer: Legs
●● What is NOT an accessory to the skin?
Answer: Endocrine glands
,●● Disinfectants are __________ and can be harmful if absorbed
through the skin.
Answer: pesticides
●● What protects us from skin irritation and intercellular transepidermal
water loss?
Answer: Barrier function
●● What product or supply would NOT be used at a facial bar?
Answer: A robe
●● Which of the following is a cell that attacks virus infected cells,
foreign cells, and cancer cells?
Answer: T cell
●● Microcirculation is ____________.
Answer: the circulation of blood from the heart to arterioles, to
capillaries, to venules, and then back to the heart
●● What type of cleanser is made up of microscopic oil molecules called
micelles?
Answer: Cleansing waters
, ●● Miliaria rubra is _________.
Answer: An acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands
●● In order to be most effective, vibration should be used _________.
Answer: sparingly
●● What type of music should be used during a massage?
Answer: Music without words
●● _________ is infectious and contagious.
Answer: Verruca
●● What type of bacteria are harmful microorganisms that can cause
disease or infection in humans when they invade the body?
Answer: Pathogenic
●● Before performing a service which includes facial massage,
estheticians should always consult __________.
Answer: the client's intake form
●● Where should the technician's hands be during a facial treatment?
Answer: Below chest level
