TEXAS ESTHETICIAN WRITTEN STATE BOARD EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

TEXAS ESTHETICIAN WRITTEN STATE
BOARD EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS




WHAT IS SANITATION? - ANS A CHEMICAL PROCESS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DISEASE-
CAUSING GERMS ON CLEANED SURFACES TO A SAFE LEVEL.



WHAT IS STERILIZATION? - ANS COMPLETELY DESTROYS ALL MICROBIAL LIFE, INCL. SPORES



* WHAT IS DISINFECTION? - ANS A CHEMICAL PROCESS THAT USES SPECIFIC PRODUCTS TO
DESTROY HARMFUL ORGANISMS



WHAT DOES OSHA STAND FOR? - ANS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION



* WHAT IS OSHA RESPONSIBLE FOR? - ANS ADDRESSES ISSUES RELATING TO HANDLING,
MIXING, STORING AND DISPOSING OF PRODUCTS.



WHAT IS FUNGI? - ANS SINGLE CELLED ORGANISMS THAT GROW IN IRREGULAR MASSES
THAT INCLUDE MOLDS, MILDEWS, AND YEASTS.



* WHAT ARE PARASITES? - ANS ORGANISM THAT GROW, FEED, AND SHELTER ON OR INSIDE
ANOTHER ORGANISM WHILE CONTRIBUTING NOTHING TO THE SURVIVAL OF THAT ORGANISM
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, * WHAT IS EPA? WHAT DO THEY DO? - ANS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
REGISTERS ALL TYPES OF DISINFECTANTS SOLD AND USED IN THE US.



WHAT IS THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM? - ANS A SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE STEADY
CIRCULATION OF BLOOD THROUGH THE BODY BY MEANS OF THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS.



WHAT IS THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM? - ANS SPECIALIZED GLANDS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH,
DEVELOPMENT, SEXUAL ACTIVITIES, AND HEALTH OF THE BODY



WHAT IS THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM? - ANS GROUP OF ORGANS THAT PURIFY THE BODY BY
ELIMINATION OF WASTE MATTER



WHAT ORGANS ARE IN THE EXCRETORY SYSTEM? - ANS KIDNEYS, LIVER, SKIN, LARGE
INTESTINE AND LUNGS



WHAT IS THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM? - ANS BODY SYSTEM THAT ENABLES BREATHING,
SUPPLIES THE BODY WITH OXYGEN + ELIMINATES CARBON DIOXIDE AS A WASTE PRODUCT.



WHAT TYPE OF SKIN DO LIGHT EMOLLIENTS CONTRIBUTE TO? - ANS OILY SKIN



WHAT TYPE OF SKIN DO HEAVY/THICK EMOLLIENTS CONTRIBUTE TO? - ANS DRY SKIN



WHAT SKIN TYPE WOULD BENEFIT MOST FROM AN OATMEAL MASK? - ANS ACNE PRONE
SKIN



* WHAT SKIN TYPE RESPONDS BEST TO A CLAY MASK? - ANS OILY SKIN



* WHAT TYPE OF MASK DRAWS OUT IMPURITIES? - ANS CLAY MASK
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, * WHAT DOES TAPOTEMENT DO TO THE SKIN? - ANS STIMULATES BLOOD FLOW, HELPS
RELEASE NUTRIENTS TO NOURISH THE SKIN.



* WHAT DOES PETRISSAGE MOVEMENTS CONSIST OF? - ANS KNEADING, SQUEEZING AND
PINCHING WHICH STIMULATES UNDERLYING TISSUE



WHAT SKIN CONDITION IS OZONE (O3) MOST BENEFICIAL FOR? - ANS ACNE AND
PROBLEMATIC SKIN



WHAT ARE THE 11 SYSTEMS OF THE BODY? - ANS *RESPIRATORY (BREATHING)*ENDOCRINE
(HORMONES)*NERVOUS (NERVES)*INTEGUMENTARY(SKIN)*HUMAN DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
(DIGESTION)*MUSCULAR (MOVEMENT)*LYMPHATIC (LYMPH)*REPRODUCTIVE (SEXUAL
ORGANS/ REPRODUCTION)*UNINARY(STORES/ELIMINATES URINE)*EXCRETORY
(EXCRETION)*CIRCULATORY (BLOOD FLOW)



WHAT ARE THE 9 MAJOR ORGANS? - ANS BRAIN, EYES, KIDNEYS, LUNGS, LIVER, SKIN,
STOMACH, HEART, INTESTINES



WHY IS SOAP NOT GOOD AS A FACIAL CLEANSER? - ANS THE PH IS TOO HIGH AND DISRUPTS
THE HEALTHY BALANCE OF THE SKIN.



* WHAT IS A CONTRAINDICATION FOR THE STEAMER? - ANS COUPEROSE OR INFLAMED SKIN
BECAUSE IT DILATES THE CAPILLARIES AND FOLLICLES CAUSING MORE REDNESS.


* SPA GRADE DISINFECTION PRODUCTS MUST BE _____, ______, _______,. -
ANS BACTERICIDES, FUNGICIDAL AND VIRUCIDAL


* TRUE OR FALSE: ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL MUST BE USED AT A CONCENTRATION OF 70% OR
MORE? - ANS TRUE
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