CALIFORNIA COSMETOLOGY EVALUATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Ionization - ✔✔Causes an atom or molecule to split in two, creating a pair of ions
with opposite electrical charges.
✔✔Alkalis - ✔✔Also known as bases, have a pH above 7. It turns litmus paper from red
to blue.
✔✔What is the natural pH of the skin? - ✔✔Skin is slightly acidic at 5.5.
✔✔Logarithmic Scale - ✔✔The pH scale is based on 10. For example, a pH of 8 is 10x
more alkaline than a pH of 7. A pH of 9 is 100x more alkaline than a pH of 7.
✔✔What are three types of physical mixtures of two or more different substances
called? - ✔✔Solutions, Suspensions, and Emulsions.
✔✔Solutions - ✔✔A uniform mixture of two more more mutually miscible substances,
like hydrogen peroxide.
✔✔Suspensions - ✔✔An unstable mixture of two more immiscible substances.
Suspensions contain larger particles than solutions. They separate over time, like
calamine lotion.
✔✔Emulsions - ✔✔Are mixtures of two more immiscible substances united with the aid
of an emulsifier. It should be stable for at least 3 years. Examples are shampoos and
conditioners.
✔✔What are examples of water-in-oil emulsions? - ✔✔Cleansing creams, cold creams,
night creams, massage creams, baby creams, suntan lotions, and hair-grooming
creams.
, ✔✔What are examples of oil-in-water emulsions? - ✔✔Mayonnaise, skin cleansers,
moisturizers, and body washes.
✔✔Direct Current (DC) - ✔✔A constant, even-flowing current that travels in one
direction only, such as flashlights and cell phones.
✔✔Alternating Current (AC) - ✔✔A rapid and interrupted current, flowing back and forth.
Examples are devices that use plugs, such as hair dryers, loupes, and
microdermabrasion machine.
✔✔Anode - ✔✔A positive electrode indicated with a red color, a "P" or a plus (+) sign.
✔✔Cathode - ✔✔A negative electrode indicated with a black color, an "N" or a minus (-)
sign.
✔✔Galvanic Current - ✔✔One of the primary modalities used today. It runs with a
constant and direct current (DC). It uses a negative and positive pole and produces
chemical changes when it passes through the tissues and fluids of the body.
✔✔What are the inactive and active electrodes used for with galvanic current? -
✔✔Inactive electrodes is the opposite pole from the active electrode (client holds). The
active electrode is used on the area to be treated (esthetician holds.)
✔✔Iontophoresis - ✔✔Also known as ionization is the process of introducing water-
soluble products into the skin.
✔✔Cataphoresis - ✔✔Refers to infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin. Closes
the pores. Oxygen is released on the positive electrode.
✔✔Anaphoresis - ✔✔The process of infusing negative (alkaline) products into the skin.
Opens the pores.
✔✔Disincrustation - ✔✔A form of anaphoresis and is the process used to soften and
emulsify grease deposits and blackheads in hair follicles.
A electronegative solution is applied to the clients face. The client holds a positive
electrode. The esthetician uses a negative electrode.
✔✔What are the benefits of ultraviolet (UV) radiation? - ✔✔Produces chemical effects,
kills germs, and produces vitamin D.
✔✔Infrared Light - ✔✔Used to help signs of aging (such as wrinkles), wound healing,
and increase circulation. Red light is the longest wavelength and can penetrate the
deepest.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Ionization - ✔✔Causes an atom or molecule to split in two, creating a pair of ions
with opposite electrical charges.
✔✔Alkalis - ✔✔Also known as bases, have a pH above 7. It turns litmus paper from red
to blue.
✔✔What is the natural pH of the skin? - ✔✔Skin is slightly acidic at 5.5.
✔✔Logarithmic Scale - ✔✔The pH scale is based on 10. For example, a pH of 8 is 10x
more alkaline than a pH of 7. A pH of 9 is 100x more alkaline than a pH of 7.
✔✔What are three types of physical mixtures of two or more different substances
called? - ✔✔Solutions, Suspensions, and Emulsions.
✔✔Solutions - ✔✔A uniform mixture of two more more mutually miscible substances,
like hydrogen peroxide.
✔✔Suspensions - ✔✔An unstable mixture of two more immiscible substances.
Suspensions contain larger particles than solutions. They separate over time, like
calamine lotion.
✔✔Emulsions - ✔✔Are mixtures of two more immiscible substances united with the aid
of an emulsifier. It should be stable for at least 3 years. Examples are shampoos and
conditioners.
✔✔What are examples of water-in-oil emulsions? - ✔✔Cleansing creams, cold creams,
night creams, massage creams, baby creams, suntan lotions, and hair-grooming
creams.
, ✔✔What are examples of oil-in-water emulsions? - ✔✔Mayonnaise, skin cleansers,
moisturizers, and body washes.
✔✔Direct Current (DC) - ✔✔A constant, even-flowing current that travels in one
direction only, such as flashlights and cell phones.
✔✔Alternating Current (AC) - ✔✔A rapid and interrupted current, flowing back and forth.
Examples are devices that use plugs, such as hair dryers, loupes, and
microdermabrasion machine.
✔✔Anode - ✔✔A positive electrode indicated with a red color, a "P" or a plus (+) sign.
✔✔Cathode - ✔✔A negative electrode indicated with a black color, an "N" or a minus (-)
sign.
✔✔Galvanic Current - ✔✔One of the primary modalities used today. It runs with a
constant and direct current (DC). It uses a negative and positive pole and produces
chemical changes when it passes through the tissues and fluids of the body.
✔✔What are the inactive and active electrodes used for with galvanic current? -
✔✔Inactive electrodes is the opposite pole from the active electrode (client holds). The
active electrode is used on the area to be treated (esthetician holds.)
✔✔Iontophoresis - ✔✔Also known as ionization is the process of introducing water-
soluble products into the skin.
✔✔Cataphoresis - ✔✔Refers to infusing a positive (acid) product into the skin. Closes
the pores. Oxygen is released on the positive electrode.
✔✔Anaphoresis - ✔✔The process of infusing negative (alkaline) products into the skin.
Opens the pores.
✔✔Disincrustation - ✔✔A form of anaphoresis and is the process used to soften and
emulsify grease deposits and blackheads in hair follicles.
A electronegative solution is applied to the clients face. The client holds a positive
electrode. The esthetician uses a negative electrode.
✔✔What are the benefits of ultraviolet (UV) radiation? - ✔✔Produces chemical effects,
kills germs, and produces vitamin D.
✔✔Infrared Light - ✔✔Used to help signs of aging (such as wrinkles), wound healing,
and increase circulation. Red light is the longest wavelength and can penetrate the
deepest.
