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Esthetician State Board Exam – 2025/2026 – 180 Questions and Correct Answers – Skin Disorders, Sanitation, Hair Removal, Massage Techniques

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This document features 180 fully answered and verified questions based on the latest Esthetician State Board Exam guidelines for 2025/2026. It is tailored for students and professionals preparing for licensure in esthetics and cosmetology across the United States. Every answer has been pre-graded and aligned with current exam standards, making this an ideal self-study tool or classroom supplement. The content spans the full spectrum of required state board knowledge, including anatomy, physiology, sanitation, product chemistry, treatment procedures, and safety protocols. Topics are grouped in a question-and-answer format that reflects the style and structure of actual board exams. Major topics include: Skin conditions and disorders (e.g., acne, vitiligo, folliculitis, hyperpigmentation) Layers of the skin and their functions Massage methods and contraindications (effleurage, petrissage, tapotement) Infection control, disinfection, sterilization, and universal precautions Machines and modalities (galvanic, high frequency, Lucas spray) Facial treatments and contraindications (sensitive skin, sunburn, couperose) Hair removal techniques (tweezing, depilation, electrolysis) Esthetics chemistry and ingredients (astringents, solvents, pH levels, botanical functions) Bone and muscle anatomy of the face, hands, and body State board regulations, sanitation, and emergency protocols (MSDS, CPR, EMTs) This resource is ideal for: Students enrolled in Esthetics, Cosmetology, and Beauty Therapy programs Candidates preparing for State Board Licensing Exams in the U.S. Cosmetology school instructors and curriculum planners Independent learners seeking A+ performance in practical and written assessments It’s designed to help learners not only memorize facts but understand procedures, risks, and best practices essential to passing the exam and working safely in clinical or spa environments. Keywords: Esthetician exam questions, state board esthetics, cosmetology exam prep, skin disorders, hair removal methods, massage techniques, esthetician anatomy, facial treatment contraindications, sanitation and disinfection, esthetician license study, MSDS, galvanic facial, infection control, Fitzpatrick scale, skin physiology, chemical peels, skincare safety

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Disincrustation is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Anaphoresis


Silicone in sunscreen causes what effect? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Reflects light


Client with white pus, boils and pores that do not open? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Folliculitis


Client with white peeling skin indicates? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vitiligo


What is a precaution during a facial treatment? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔High

Blood Pressure

A universal precaution when blood occurs during an acne treatment, you

should? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Apply Antiseptic


Open comedones & papules are? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acne

,Papules are? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pimples without pus


Pustules are? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Pimples with pus


Light, pearly nodules are called? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Basal Cell (Carcinoma)


Pus forming bacteria that grow in clusters, like a bunch of spatula (string of

beads that cause infection) strep throat, blood poisoning, is known as

what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Streptococci


Pus forming bacteria that grow in clusters like a bunch of grapes, that

cause abscesses, pustules and boils, is known as? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Staphylococci


One Boil? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Furuncle


Group of boils? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Carbuncle


What is the benefit of UV? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Disinfect/Steralize


After tweezing, what should you clean the residue with? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Astringent


Neck bone is called? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hyoid


Lucas spray is for what skin type? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Couperose/sensitive

, Skin Cancer? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Malignant


What is a universal solvent? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Water


What type of skin cannot be massaged - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Inflamed/sunburned/couperose


What kind of effect will stimulate the sebaceous glands? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Lubricant


What type of skin tends to have keloids? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Black


Eye pad lotion contains - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Boric Acid


The method of massage using fast tapping, slapping, and hacking

movement, is called? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tapotement


The ideal face is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Five eyes


The distance between the eyes, is a set width of? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔One

eye


What does the Fitzpatrick scale measure? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Skins ability to

tolerate sun exposure


Dry skin typically requires what type of product? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Oil based

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