UTAH BASIC ESTHETICS COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
● Catagen . Answer: transitional phase marking the end of the anagen
phase of the hair growth cycle
● Surfactant . Answer: A substance that acts as a bridge to allow oil and
water to mix/emulsify
● Binders . Answer: Substances such as glycerin that bind, or hold,
products together.
● Anaphoresis . Answer: Process of infusing an alkaline (negative)
product into the tissues from the negative pole toward the positive pole.
*Disincrustation
● objective symptoms . Answer: symptoms that are visible, such as
pimples, pustules, or inflammation
● Subjective Symptoms . Answer: symptoms that can not be seen but
rather felt, such as itching, burning, or pain
,● Sudoriferous Glands . Answer: sweat glands
● Open Comedones . Answer: blackheads
● Salicylic Acid Peel . Answer: Used to exfoliate dead surface cells
● Disinfectants are . Answer: Chemicals that halt the growth of
pathogenic bacteria
● Corneum . Answer: the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of
dead cells that slough off
● Loupe . Answer: Same as magnifying lamp.
● Cilia . Answer: eyelash
● Keratinocytes . Answer: Produces keratin--stratum corneum layer is
made up of this
● Electrolysis . Answer: Considered the only permanent hair removal
method
, ● Combination skin . Answer: Displays areas that are both dry and oily,
larger pores in t-zone
● The tools used for high frequency machines are made of . Answer:
Glass
● Disincrustation is? . Answer: Anaphoresis -alkaline solution is applied
to face
● Vitiligo . Answer: loss of pigment in areas of the skin
● Desmosomes . Answer: Cells in the epidermis that hold the upper cells
together
● Keratin . Answer: Are located in the Granulosum layer of skin and
produce intercellular lipids
● Sudoriferous Glands . Answer: Secrete water and salt (sweat glands)
● Retinoic Acid . Answer: the acid form of vitamin A
● Germinativum Layer . Answer: Is the layer of epidermis that produces
melanin; also has a continuous layer of cells that always divide
EXAM 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
● Catagen . Answer: transitional phase marking the end of the anagen
phase of the hair growth cycle
● Surfactant . Answer: A substance that acts as a bridge to allow oil and
water to mix/emulsify
● Binders . Answer: Substances such as glycerin that bind, or hold,
products together.
● Anaphoresis . Answer: Process of infusing an alkaline (negative)
product into the tissues from the negative pole toward the positive pole.
*Disincrustation
● objective symptoms . Answer: symptoms that are visible, such as
pimples, pustules, or inflammation
● Subjective Symptoms . Answer: symptoms that can not be seen but
rather felt, such as itching, burning, or pain
,● Sudoriferous Glands . Answer: sweat glands
● Open Comedones . Answer: blackheads
● Salicylic Acid Peel . Answer: Used to exfoliate dead surface cells
● Disinfectants are . Answer: Chemicals that halt the growth of
pathogenic bacteria
● Corneum . Answer: the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of
dead cells that slough off
● Loupe . Answer: Same as magnifying lamp.
● Cilia . Answer: eyelash
● Keratinocytes . Answer: Produces keratin--stratum corneum layer is
made up of this
● Electrolysis . Answer: Considered the only permanent hair removal
method
, ● Combination skin . Answer: Displays areas that are both dry and oily,
larger pores in t-zone
● The tools used for high frequency machines are made of . Answer:
Glass
● Disincrustation is? . Answer: Anaphoresis -alkaline solution is applied
to face
● Vitiligo . Answer: loss of pigment in areas of the skin
● Desmosomes . Answer: Cells in the epidermis that hold the upper cells
together
● Keratin . Answer: Are located in the Granulosum layer of skin and
produce intercellular lipids
● Sudoriferous Glands . Answer: Secrete water and salt (sweat glands)
● Retinoic Acid . Answer: the acid form of vitamin A
● Germinativum Layer . Answer: Is the layer of epidermis that produces
melanin; also has a continuous layer of cells that always divide
