Chapter 6 Skin Care Products: Chemistry,
Ingredients, and Selection Check-Ins. Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
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What agency in the US is responsible for ensuring the safety of our nation's cosmetics, including
makeup and skin care products? - Answer✔FDA
By law, what is the difference between a cosmetic and a drug? - Answer✔Cosmetics are "articles
intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to
the human body... for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the
appearance."
Drugs are "articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, migitation, treatment, or prevention of
disease" and " articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the
body of man or other animals."
What are INCI (International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient) names used on product labels
for ingredients? - Answer✔Ensures that cosmetic ingredients are consistently listed, using the
same ingredient name from product to product.
What are the most common allergens in skin care products? - Answer✔Fragrances, some
preservatives, and chemical sunscreen ingredients.
What should an esthetician do if during a facial treatment the client has an adverse reaction? -
Answer✔Immediately remove the product, rinse skin w/ cold water, and apply cool compresses
until the skin calms . Have products to calm skin reactions.
Name the sources that cosmetic ingredients can be derived from. - Answer✔Natural sources
including plants, vitamins, or animals. Can also be synthesized in a lab using chemical
compounds.
What is the difference between noncomedogenic and comedogenic ingredients? -
Answer✔Noncomedogenic will not clog pores, comedogenic will clog pores and form
blackheads.
What does a fragrance-free label on a product mean? - Answer✔It has no smell/ no additional
ingredients have been added to the product to specifically provide a fragrance.
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Ingredients, and Selection Check-Ins. Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 100%
Guaranteed Pass.
What agency in the US is responsible for ensuring the safety of our nation's cosmetics, including
makeup and skin care products? - Answer✔FDA
By law, what is the difference between a cosmetic and a drug? - Answer✔Cosmetics are "articles
intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to
the human body... for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the
appearance."
Drugs are "articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, migitation, treatment, or prevention of
disease" and " articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the
body of man or other animals."
What are INCI (International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient) names used on product labels
for ingredients? - Answer✔Ensures that cosmetic ingredients are consistently listed, using the
same ingredient name from product to product.
What are the most common allergens in skin care products? - Answer✔Fragrances, some
preservatives, and chemical sunscreen ingredients.
What should an esthetician do if during a facial treatment the client has an adverse reaction? -
Answer✔Immediately remove the product, rinse skin w/ cold water, and apply cool compresses
until the skin calms . Have products to calm skin reactions.
Name the sources that cosmetic ingredients can be derived from. - Answer✔Natural sources
including plants, vitamins, or animals. Can also be synthesized in a lab using chemical
compounds.
What is the difference between noncomedogenic and comedogenic ingredients? -
Answer✔Noncomedogenic will not clog pores, comedogenic will clog pores and form
blackheads.
What does a fragrance-free label on a product mean? - Answer✔It has no smell/ no additional
ingredients have been added to the product to specifically provide a fragrance.
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