Chapter 5: Skin Analysis (Questions And Answers)
What is a characteristic of seborrhea? Correct Ans - Flaking skin
Which factors that affect the skin are considered intrinsic? Correct Ans -
Dehydration
How would you define these effects on the skin: pollutants, overexfoliation, climate, and
photosensitivity? Correct Ans - Extrinsic factors
What is true of sun damage? Correct Ans - It is the main external cause of aging.
What does dehydrated skin lack? Correct Ans - Water
What is true of normal skin? Correct Ans - It has a good oil-water balance
What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of maintenance and preventative
care? Correct Ans - Normal
If your primary treatment goals are to soothe, calm, and protect, then your client most
likely has ___________ skin. Correct Ans - Sensitive
Which habit is not healthy for the skin? Correct Ans - Plenty of sun exposure
What are contraindications? Correct Ans - Factors that prohibit a treatment
What type of skin condition is indicated by redness and is the result of distended capillaries
from weakening of the capillary walls? Correct Ans - Couperose skin
What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure? Correct Ans - Skin's ability to tolerate
ultraviolet (UV) exposure
When should you analyze the client's skin type and conditions? Correct Ans - Before
performing services
What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person with Latin American heritage, dark hair, dark
brown eyes, and who rarely burns? Correct Ans - Type V (5)
What are the general characteristics of type II skin on the Fitzpatrick scale? Correct Ans
- Light skin; varied eye color; varied hair color; burns easily and tans minimally
How would you describe the unexposed skin for type VI (6) skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?
Correct Ans - Dark brown or black skin
What is true of type I skin on the Fitzpatrick scale? Correct Ans - Always burns
, What is true of type VI skin on the Fitzpatrick scale? Correct Ans - May never burn
What is a new phenomenon caused by consistently looking down at your cell phone?
Correct Ans - Tech neck
What makes one person's skin darker than another person's skin? Correct Ans -
Greater amounts of melanin
What skin type is more likely to have a greater problem with hyperpigmentation than the
other skin types? Correct Ans - Dark
What is a characteristic of actinic keratosis? Correct Ans - Rough area resulting
form sun exposure, sometimes peeling off
What is a characteristic of erythema? Correct Ans - Redness caused by
inflammation
Seizures or epilepsy are a contraindication for which treatment? Correct Ans -
Electrical and light-based treatments that pulsate
What are skin types? Correct Ans - Classifications that describe a person's genetic
skin attributes
What are skin types primarily based on? Correct Ans - Oil production and lipids
between cells
What can be indicated by the size of the pores in the T-zone and throughout the face?
Correct Ans - Skin type
What is not one of the four skin types? Correct Ans - Sensitive
What skin types require proper cleansing, exfoliating, and hydrating? Correct Ans -
All skin types
What is a characteristic of dry skin? Correct Ans - Tight feeling, slightly rough
Which internal effect on the skin alters protein structures and decreases biological activity?
Correct Ans - Glycation
What is a characteristic of oily skin? Correct Ans - Follicles that are visible or larger
over most of the face
What is true of individuals with Fitzpatrick skin type IV (4)? Correct Ans - They can
become hyperpigmented from treatments
What is a characteristic of seborrhea? Correct Ans - Flaking skin
Which factors that affect the skin are considered intrinsic? Correct Ans -
Dehydration
How would you define these effects on the skin: pollutants, overexfoliation, climate, and
photosensitivity? Correct Ans - Extrinsic factors
What is true of sun damage? Correct Ans - It is the main external cause of aging.
What does dehydrated skin lack? Correct Ans - Water
What is true of normal skin? Correct Ans - It has a good oil-water balance
What skin type is associated with the treatment goals of maintenance and preventative
care? Correct Ans - Normal
If your primary treatment goals are to soothe, calm, and protect, then your client most
likely has ___________ skin. Correct Ans - Sensitive
Which habit is not healthy for the skin? Correct Ans - Plenty of sun exposure
What are contraindications? Correct Ans - Factors that prohibit a treatment
What type of skin condition is indicated by redness and is the result of distended capillaries
from weakening of the capillary walls? Correct Ans - Couperose skin
What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure? Correct Ans - Skin's ability to tolerate
ultraviolet (UV) exposure
When should you analyze the client's skin type and conditions? Correct Ans - Before
performing services
What type on the Fitzpatrick scale is a person with Latin American heritage, dark hair, dark
brown eyes, and who rarely burns? Correct Ans - Type V (5)
What are the general characteristics of type II skin on the Fitzpatrick scale? Correct Ans
- Light skin; varied eye color; varied hair color; burns easily and tans minimally
How would you describe the unexposed skin for type VI (6) skin on the Fitzpatrick scale?
Correct Ans - Dark brown or black skin
What is true of type I skin on the Fitzpatrick scale? Correct Ans - Always burns
, What is true of type VI skin on the Fitzpatrick scale? Correct Ans - May never burn
What is a new phenomenon caused by consistently looking down at your cell phone?
Correct Ans - Tech neck
What makes one person's skin darker than another person's skin? Correct Ans -
Greater amounts of melanin
What skin type is more likely to have a greater problem with hyperpigmentation than the
other skin types? Correct Ans - Dark
What is a characteristic of actinic keratosis? Correct Ans - Rough area resulting
form sun exposure, sometimes peeling off
What is a characteristic of erythema? Correct Ans - Redness caused by
inflammation
Seizures or epilepsy are a contraindication for which treatment? Correct Ans -
Electrical and light-based treatments that pulsate
What are skin types? Correct Ans - Classifications that describe a person's genetic
skin attributes
What are skin types primarily based on? Correct Ans - Oil production and lipids
between cells
What can be indicated by the size of the pores in the T-zone and throughout the face?
Correct Ans - Skin type
What is not one of the four skin types? Correct Ans - Sensitive
What skin types require proper cleansing, exfoliating, and hydrating? Correct Ans -
All skin types
What is a characteristic of dry skin? Correct Ans - Tight feeling, slightly rough
Which internal effect on the skin alters protein structures and decreases biological activity?
Correct Ans - Glycation
What is a characteristic of oily skin? Correct Ans - Follicles that are visible or larger
over most of the face
What is true of individuals with Fitzpatrick skin type IV (4)? Correct Ans - They can
become hyperpigmented from treatments
