GOLD BOOK LOUISIANA STATE BOARD :
ESTHETICIAN 2024 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
1. What are Germs? ...Answer Is...Microorganisms that cover almost every surface, including the
skin of the human body.
2. What is the difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria? ...Answer
Is...Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
3. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape ...Answer Is...Bacilli-rod
Cocci-round
Spirilla- spiral
1. Antiseptic ...Answer Is...weaker form of disinfectant
2. Disinfectant ...Answer Is...chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
3. Sterilization ...Answer Is...process of killing ALL microorganisms
4. What piece of equipment is the only way to truly sterilize utensils using steam, heat, and
pressure? ...Answer Is...Autoclave
5. What implements or materials cannot be used in an autoclave? ...Answer Is...glass
6. Two disinfectants used in esthetics ...Answer Is...1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach)
2. Formaldehyde
7. What is the ratio you can dilute household bleach for a disinfectant? ...Answer Is...1:10 with
water
,8. 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination ...Answer Is...1. cotton swabs
2. paper towels
3.Disposable staptulas
Gloves
9. Cleaning and disinfecting process: ...Answer Is...Metal tweezers- clean with soap
Suction attachments- use 70% alcohol then soak for 20 min in a disinfectant
Extractors- clean with soap and water then spray with cavaside
Galvanic rollers- spray with alcohol
10. OSHA ...Answer Is...Occupational Safety and Health Administration
11. MSDS( Material Safety Data Sheets) ...Answer Is...includes how to safely clean up after an
accidental spill
12. 3 diseases a client may have that would contraindicate in-office treatments? ...Answer Is...pink
eye, impetigo, herpes
13. CDC ...Answer Is...Center for Disease Control
14. OPIM ...Answer Is...Other Potential Infections Material
15. Universal and Standard Precautions ...Answer Is...Treat all body fluids as they were/are
contagious
16. 3 types of blood borne diseases ...Answer Is...HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis
17. Why must an esthetician wear gloves? ...Answer Is...Estheticians must wear gloves to perform
in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
18. Impetigo ...Answer Is...Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is
staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
,19. Symptoms of Impetigo ...Answer Is...Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow
fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
20. Acne ...Answer Is...Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands.
Cells that clog the pores, trapping oil in the follicle
21. What causes adult acne? ...Answer Is...Primary catalyst a chronic stress, high level of stress
throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
22. Common factors that trigger acne ...Answer Is...Stress
Overactive Sebaceous Glands
Dead Skin cell accummulation
Bacteria and Inflammation
Comedogenic ingredients
23. Acne Vulgaris ...Answer Is...Common acne- inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands of
the skin.
24. Acne Vulgaris ...Answer Is...Consits of red, elevated areas on the skin that may develop into
pustules and even futher into cyst that can cause scarring
25. Retention Hyperkeratosis ...Answer Is...Skin condition that produces more dead skin cells than is
normal, skin cells are not being shed properly. These dead cells sick to the surface of the skin
and inside the follicles, mixing with excess oil and creating a comedo
26. Microcomedo ...Answer Is...first stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be
seen only with a microscope
27. Ostium ...Answer Is...the opening of a follicle
28. Non-inflammatory ...Answer Is...the impaction is neither red nor inflammed
, 29. Open Comedones ...Answer Is...non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
30. Closed Comedones ...Answer Is...non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
31. Anaerobic Bacteria ...Answer Is...Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
32. Non-Inflammatory Acne ...Answer Is...Blackheads, Whiteheads
33. What is microcomedo made up of? ...Answer Is...Dead buildup, bacteria and fatty acids from
sebum
34. What is pustule and what is it made up of? ...Answer Is...A clump of white blood cells that have
formed and risen to the surface of the skin
35. What is a papule? ...Answer Is...A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1
centimeter
36. What is the difference between a papule and a nodule? ...Answer Is...A nodule is a raised lesion
that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
37. What is a cyst ...Answer Is...Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood
cells
38. Grade 1 Acne ...Answer Is...mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear
occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
39. Grade 2 Acne ...Answer Is...moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater
numbers.
40. Grade 3 Acne ...Answer Is...considered severe and is often grade 2 left untreated and madeto
worsen by squeezing the pimples and maintaining the oily dirty face that attracted those
bacteria at the onset
ESTHETICIAN 2024 QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS!!
1. What are Germs? ...Answer Is...Microorganisms that cover almost every surface, including the
skin of the human body.
2. What is the difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria? ...Answer
Is...Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
3. The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape ...Answer Is...Bacilli-rod
Cocci-round
Spirilla- spiral
1. Antiseptic ...Answer Is...weaker form of disinfectant
2. Disinfectant ...Answer Is...chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic microorganisms
3. Sterilization ...Answer Is...process of killing ALL microorganisms
4. What piece of equipment is the only way to truly sterilize utensils using steam, heat, and
pressure? ...Answer Is...Autoclave
5. What implements or materials cannot be used in an autoclave? ...Answer Is...glass
6. Two disinfectants used in esthetics ...Answer Is...1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household bleach)
2. Formaldehyde
7. What is the ratio you can dilute household bleach for a disinfectant? ...Answer Is...1:10 with
water
,8. 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination ...Answer Is...1. cotton swabs
2. paper towels
3.Disposable staptulas
Gloves
9. Cleaning and disinfecting process: ...Answer Is...Metal tweezers- clean with soap
Suction attachments- use 70% alcohol then soak for 20 min in a disinfectant
Extractors- clean with soap and water then spray with cavaside
Galvanic rollers- spray with alcohol
10. OSHA ...Answer Is...Occupational Safety and Health Administration
11. MSDS( Material Safety Data Sheets) ...Answer Is...includes how to safely clean up after an
accidental spill
12. 3 diseases a client may have that would contraindicate in-office treatments? ...Answer Is...pink
eye, impetigo, herpes
13. CDC ...Answer Is...Center for Disease Control
14. OPIM ...Answer Is...Other Potential Infections Material
15. Universal and Standard Precautions ...Answer Is...Treat all body fluids as they were/are
contagious
16. 3 types of blood borne diseases ...Answer Is...HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis
17. Why must an esthetician wear gloves? ...Answer Is...Estheticians must wear gloves to perform
in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
18. Impetigo ...Answer Is...Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is
staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
,19. Symptoms of Impetigo ...Answer Is...Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24 hrs. Yellow
fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
20. Acne ...Answer Is...Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe sebaceous glands.
Cells that clog the pores, trapping oil in the follicle
21. What causes adult acne? ...Answer Is...Primary catalyst a chronic stress, high level of stress
throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s and 40s
22. Common factors that trigger acne ...Answer Is...Stress
Overactive Sebaceous Glands
Dead Skin cell accummulation
Bacteria and Inflammation
Comedogenic ingredients
23. Acne Vulgaris ...Answer Is...Common acne- inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands of
the skin.
24. Acne Vulgaris ...Answer Is...Consits of red, elevated areas on the skin that may develop into
pustules and even futher into cyst that can cause scarring
25. Retention Hyperkeratosis ...Answer Is...Skin condition that produces more dead skin cells than is
normal, skin cells are not being shed properly. These dead cells sick to the surface of the skin
and inside the follicles, mixing with excess oil and creating a comedo
26. Microcomedo ...Answer Is...first stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it can be
seen only with a microscope
27. Ostium ...Answer Is...the opening of a follicle
28. Non-inflammatory ...Answer Is...the impaction is neither red nor inflammed
, 29. Open Comedones ...Answer Is...non inflammatory acne lesions usually called blackheads
30. Closed Comedones ...Answer Is...non inflammatory acne lesions usually called whiteheads
31. Anaerobic Bacteria ...Answer Is...Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or survive
32. Non-Inflammatory Acne ...Answer Is...Blackheads, Whiteheads
33. What is microcomedo made up of? ...Answer Is...Dead buildup, bacteria and fatty acids from
sebum
34. What is pustule and what is it made up of? ...Answer Is...A clump of white blood cells that have
formed and risen to the surface of the skin
35. What is a papule? ...Answer Is...A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than 1
centimeter
36. What is the difference between a papule and a nodule? ...Answer Is...A nodule is a raised lesion
that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
37. What is a cyst ...Answer Is...Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of white blood
cells
38. Grade 1 Acne ...Answer Is...mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear
occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without being treated
39. Grade 2 Acne ...Answer Is...moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the greater
numbers.
40. Grade 3 Acne ...Answer Is...considered severe and is often grade 2 left untreated and madeto
worsen by squeezing the pimples and maintaining the oily dirty face that attracted those
bacteria at the onset
