HOSMERIT
MILADY ESTHETICS STATE BOARD EXAM
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Efficacy - ✓✓✓A term that refers to the ability to produce an effect?
Bactericidal - ✓✓✓A term that indicates that a product is capable of destroying a
bacteria.
Natural Immunity - ✓✓✓Term that refers to a resistance to disease that is partly
inherited and partly developed through healthy living.
What is scabies? - ✓✓✓A contagious disease caused by the itch mite.
What does porous mean? - ✓✓✓Made or constructed of a material that has openings.
What are bacilli? - ✓✓✓Short, rod shaped bacteria.
What are staphylococci? - ✓✓✓Pus forming bacterial that grow in clusters like a bunch
of grapes.
What are flagella? - ✓✓✓Slender hairlike extensions used by parasites for locomotion.
What are Mycobacterium Fortuitum? - ✓✓✓A microscopic germ that normally exists in
tap water in small numbers.
What is methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus? - ✓✓✓Type of infectious bacteria
that is highly resistant to antibiotics.
,What is the responsibility of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)? -
✓✓✓Registering all types of disinfectants sold and used in the US.
What happened in 1985 that triggered the creation of Universal Precautions - ✓✓✓Aids
public health crisis.
What is the responsibility of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)? -
✓✓✓Studying diseases and providing guidance to prevent their spread.
What is trichology? - ✓✓✓Scientific study of hair and its diseases.
What is lanugo? - ✓✓✓Very soft and downy hair on a fetus.
What is vellus hair? - ✓✓✓Very fine, soft hair like what grows on women's cheeks.
What is hair papilla? - ✓✓✓Cone shaped elevation at the base of the follicle.
What is hair bulb? - ✓✓✓Thick club shaped structure made from epithelial cells that
surround the papilla.
What angle should you hold the spatula when applying soft wax? - ✓✓✓45 degrees
What is not a form in which hard waxes are available? - ✓✓✓Powders
What is not an example of a recent treatment or product use that is a contraindication
for waxing? - ✓✓✓Antihistamine
What is the outer most layer of the hair shaft? - ✓✓✓Cuticle
, What are the 3 main structures of the hair follicle? - ✓✓✓Root, bulb, papilla
What is considered equipment? - ✓✓✓Steamer
What is an example of a single-use item? - ✓✓✓Finger cots
What are contraindications for a facial? - ✓✓✓Pinkeye, herpes, use of acne drugs.
How far should the steamer be held from the clients skin? - ✓✓✓15 - 18 inches
What is a characteristic feature of seborrhea? - ✓✓✓Excessively oily skin
What part of the face has slanted follicular shafts? - ✓✓✓Cheeks
What are methods by which exfoliation can be accomplished? - ✓✓✓Manually,
mechanically, by the use of certain products.
What is the average cell turnover rate for those 50 and older? - ✓✓✓42 - 84 days
Salon peels should be a pH of (blank) - ✓✓✓3.0 or higher
What class of medical devices are lasers and IPL machines? - ✓✓✓IV
What type of LED light is used for rejuvenation? - ✓✓✓Infrared
What condition is a contraindication for microcurrent? - ✓✓✓Epilepsy
MILADY ESTHETICS STATE BOARD EXAM
REVIEW | VERIFIED 2024 UPDATE
Efficacy - ✓✓✓A term that refers to the ability to produce an effect?
Bactericidal - ✓✓✓A term that indicates that a product is capable of destroying a
bacteria.
Natural Immunity - ✓✓✓Term that refers to a resistance to disease that is partly
inherited and partly developed through healthy living.
What is scabies? - ✓✓✓A contagious disease caused by the itch mite.
What does porous mean? - ✓✓✓Made or constructed of a material that has openings.
What are bacilli? - ✓✓✓Short, rod shaped bacteria.
What are staphylococci? - ✓✓✓Pus forming bacterial that grow in clusters like a bunch
of grapes.
What are flagella? - ✓✓✓Slender hairlike extensions used by parasites for locomotion.
What are Mycobacterium Fortuitum? - ✓✓✓A microscopic germ that normally exists in
tap water in small numbers.
What is methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus? - ✓✓✓Type of infectious bacteria
that is highly resistant to antibiotics.
,What is the responsibility of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)? -
✓✓✓Registering all types of disinfectants sold and used in the US.
What happened in 1985 that triggered the creation of Universal Precautions - ✓✓✓Aids
public health crisis.
What is the responsibility of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)? -
✓✓✓Studying diseases and providing guidance to prevent their spread.
What is trichology? - ✓✓✓Scientific study of hair and its diseases.
What is lanugo? - ✓✓✓Very soft and downy hair on a fetus.
What is vellus hair? - ✓✓✓Very fine, soft hair like what grows on women's cheeks.
What is hair papilla? - ✓✓✓Cone shaped elevation at the base of the follicle.
What is hair bulb? - ✓✓✓Thick club shaped structure made from epithelial cells that
surround the papilla.
What angle should you hold the spatula when applying soft wax? - ✓✓✓45 degrees
What is not a form in which hard waxes are available? - ✓✓✓Powders
What is not an example of a recent treatment or product use that is a contraindication
for waxing? - ✓✓✓Antihistamine
What is the outer most layer of the hair shaft? - ✓✓✓Cuticle
, What are the 3 main structures of the hair follicle? - ✓✓✓Root, bulb, papilla
What is considered equipment? - ✓✓✓Steamer
What is an example of a single-use item? - ✓✓✓Finger cots
What are contraindications for a facial? - ✓✓✓Pinkeye, herpes, use of acne drugs.
How far should the steamer be held from the clients skin? - ✓✓✓15 - 18 inches
What is a characteristic feature of seborrhea? - ✓✓✓Excessively oily skin
What part of the face has slanted follicular shafts? - ✓✓✓Cheeks
What are methods by which exfoliation can be accomplished? - ✓✓✓Manually,
mechanically, by the use of certain products.
What is the average cell turnover rate for those 50 and older? - ✓✓✓42 - 84 days
Salon peels should be a pH of (blank) - ✓✓✓3.0 or higher
What class of medical devices are lasers and IPL machines? - ✓✓✓IV
What type of LED light is used for rejuvenation? - ✓✓✓Infrared
What condition is a contraindication for microcurrent? - ✓✓✓Epilepsy
