WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A
What is a person? -Correct Answer ✔individual, firm, company, partnership, or
corporation
What does the practice of esthetics include? -Correct Answer ✔includes enhancement
of the face, neck, arm, shoulders and legs by means of makeup, facials (tonics and
lotions), waxing, tweezing and sanding.
What should be issued on a state form within 30 days of license application? -Correct
Answer ✔a medical evaluation of health stating the person if free from any infectious
diseases
How old must a person be in order to apply for a permanent license? -Correct Answer
✔17
How old must a person be in order to apply for a business license? -Correct Answer
✔18
When does a temporary license expire? -Correct Answer ✔6 months and can be
renewed for an additional 6 months upon good cause
When does a permanent license expire? -Correct Answer ✔4 years from the issued
date
How old can the photo on the temporary or permanent license be? -Correct Answer
✔no more than 4 years old
What is the fee for TEMPORARY license and renewal? -Correct Answer ✔$10
What is the fee for PERMANENT license and renewal? -Correct Answer ✔$40
What is the fee for any changes that you want to make to a permanent license like
photo or name? -Correct Answer ✔$10
What is the fee for renewing a permanent license 1 year after the expiration date? -
Correct Answer ✔An additional $10 to the $40
What is the fee to take a written exam? -Correct Answer ✔$15
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,WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
What is the fee for a COPY of your license? -Correct Answer ✔$10
What is the fee for business license and renewal? Where should it be posted? -Correct
Answer ✔$40 and it should be posted at the entrance of business
What could happen to a permanent license? -Correct Answer ✔it can be revoked,
suspended or a fine not exceeding $500 can be given for fraud or bribery in obtaining a
license or written exam
What are origins or beautification and self-grooming? -Correct Answer ✔in ancient
culture when it was allied with the practice of medicine
Ancient ruins and archeological excavations gave proof that... -Correct Answer ✔have
given us proof that even in prehistoric times men/women made themselves more
attractive
What were pigments made from in ancient times? -Correct Answer ✔Berries, tree bark,
minerals, insects, nuts, herbs, leaves, and other materials.
Kohl -Correct Answer ✔1. a silver-white, metallic substance related to arsenic and tin
2. applied to eyelids to make them look larger and brighter
What was used to to darken brows, lashes and as a form of eye shadow? -Correct
Answer ✔soot from lamps
What was soot from lamps used for? -Correct Answer ✔to darker brows, lashes, and as
form of eye shadow
What was red oxide of iron used for? -Correct Answer ✔for preparation of face paint
Ancient Egyptians -Correct Answer ✔1. earliest use of cosmetics
2. first to develop methods for extracting herbal and flower essences through distillation
3. henna (mignonette tree)
Henna -Correct Answer ✔dye obtained from the powdered leaves and shoots of the
mignonette tree
gives reddish tint to the hair
Hebrews -Correct Answer ✔brought cosmetics and fragrances to Judea from Egypt and
developed herbal preparations for the care of the skin, hair, teeth and nails
WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
, WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
Where did the word "kosmetikos" (cosmetics and cosmetology) derive from and what
does it mean? -Correct Answer ✔derived from the Greek to mean skilled in the use of
cosmetics
Vermillion -Correct Answer ✔brilliant red pigment made by grinding cinnabar, a mineral
that is the chief source of mercury
used by Greek women as cheek and lip color
Cold cream -Correct Answer ✔Greek physician, Galen, mixed ROSE WATER,
BEESWAX and OLIVE OIL together and creates this first modern cosmetic compound
What is an example of an oil-in-water emulsion of two immiscible liquids?
Mineral oil -Correct Answer ✔natural oil, highly refined from petroleum
it is clear and odorless, requires no preservatives and it is hypoallergenic and has
indefinite shelf life
Romans -Correct Answer ✔1. bath houses
2. women has facials made of milk and bread and at times fine wine
Asians -Correct Answer ✔1. beautiful costumes, arts and crafts, high standards of
cleanliness, and adherence to good health habits
2. geishas removal of body hair
Africans -Correct Answer ✔1. created remedies and grooming aids from the materials
found in their natural environment
Middle Ages -Correct Answer ✔1. period in European history between classical antiquity
and the Renaissance
2. women wore color on their cheeks and lips but NOT the eyes
3. pale skin was a sign of wealth & status
Renaissance -Correct Answer ✔1. period during which western civilization made the
transition from medieval to modern history
2. one of the most unusual practice was the shaving of eyebrows and the hairline to
appear having GREATER INTELLIGENCE
WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A
What is a person? -Correct Answer ✔individual, firm, company, partnership, or
corporation
What does the practice of esthetics include? -Correct Answer ✔includes enhancement
of the face, neck, arm, shoulders and legs by means of makeup, facials (tonics and
lotions), waxing, tweezing and sanding.
What should be issued on a state form within 30 days of license application? -Correct
Answer ✔a medical evaluation of health stating the person if free from any infectious
diseases
How old must a person be in order to apply for a permanent license? -Correct Answer
✔17
How old must a person be in order to apply for a business license? -Correct Answer
✔18
When does a temporary license expire? -Correct Answer ✔6 months and can be
renewed for an additional 6 months upon good cause
When does a permanent license expire? -Correct Answer ✔4 years from the issued
date
How old can the photo on the temporary or permanent license be? -Correct Answer
✔no more than 4 years old
What is the fee for TEMPORARY license and renewal? -Correct Answer ✔$10
What is the fee for PERMANENT license and renewal? -Correct Answer ✔$40
What is the fee for any changes that you want to make to a permanent license like
photo or name? -Correct Answer ✔$10
What is the fee for renewing a permanent license 1 year after the expiration date? -
Correct Answer ✔An additional $10 to the $40
What is the fee to take a written exam? -Correct Answer ✔$15
WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
,WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
What is the fee for a COPY of your license? -Correct Answer ✔$10
What is the fee for business license and renewal? Where should it be posted? -Correct
Answer ✔$40 and it should be posted at the entrance of business
What could happen to a permanent license? -Correct Answer ✔it can be revoked,
suspended or a fine not exceeding $500 can be given for fraud or bribery in obtaining a
license or written exam
What are origins or beautification and self-grooming? -Correct Answer ✔in ancient
culture when it was allied with the practice of medicine
Ancient ruins and archeological excavations gave proof that... -Correct Answer ✔have
given us proof that even in prehistoric times men/women made themselves more
attractive
What were pigments made from in ancient times? -Correct Answer ✔Berries, tree bark,
minerals, insects, nuts, herbs, leaves, and other materials.
Kohl -Correct Answer ✔1. a silver-white, metallic substance related to arsenic and tin
2. applied to eyelids to make them look larger and brighter
What was used to to darken brows, lashes and as a form of eye shadow? -Correct
Answer ✔soot from lamps
What was soot from lamps used for? -Correct Answer ✔to darker brows, lashes, and as
form of eye shadow
What was red oxide of iron used for? -Correct Answer ✔for preparation of face paint
Ancient Egyptians -Correct Answer ✔1. earliest use of cosmetics
2. first to develop methods for extracting herbal and flower essences through distillation
3. henna (mignonette tree)
Henna -Correct Answer ✔dye obtained from the powdered leaves and shoots of the
mignonette tree
gives reddish tint to the hair
Hebrews -Correct Answer ✔brought cosmetics and fragrances to Judea from Egypt and
developed herbal preparations for the care of the skin, hair, teeth and nails
WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
, WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
Where did the word "kosmetikos" (cosmetics and cosmetology) derive from and what
does it mean? -Correct Answer ✔derived from the Greek to mean skilled in the use of
cosmetics
Vermillion -Correct Answer ✔brilliant red pigment made by grinding cinnabar, a mineral
that is the chief source of mercury
used by Greek women as cheek and lip color
Cold cream -Correct Answer ✔Greek physician, Galen, mixed ROSE WATER,
BEESWAX and OLIVE OIL together and creates this first modern cosmetic compound
What is an example of an oil-in-water emulsion of two immiscible liquids?
Mineral oil -Correct Answer ✔natural oil, highly refined from petroleum
it is clear and odorless, requires no preservatives and it is hypoallergenic and has
indefinite shelf life
Romans -Correct Answer ✔1. bath houses
2. women has facials made of milk and bread and at times fine wine
Asians -Correct Answer ✔1. beautiful costumes, arts and crafts, high standards of
cleanliness, and adherence to good health habits
2. geishas removal of body hair
Africans -Correct Answer ✔1. created remedies and grooming aids from the materials
found in their natural environment
Middle Ages -Correct Answer ✔1. period in European history between classical antiquity
and the Renaissance
2. women wore color on their cheeks and lips but NOT the eyes
3. pale skin was a sign of wealth & status
Renaissance -Correct Answer ✔1. period during which western civilization made the
transition from medieval to modern history
2. one of the most unusual practice was the shaving of eyebrows and the hairline to
appear having GREATER INTELLIGENCE
WISCONSIN ESTHETICS WRITTEN EXAM
