ESTHETICS STATE BOARD EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is a rectifier? - ✔✔Changes alternating current to a direct current
✔✔What type of skin cancer is most common? - ✔✔Basal cell
✔✔When doing galvanic with a negative pole, what is happening? - ✔✔Anaphoresis
(infuses an alkaline product into the tissue from the negative pole to the positive pole)
✔✔What nourishes the skin? - ✔✔Blood and lymph
✔✔When tweezing, what directions do you pull the hair? - ✔✔In the direction of the hair
growth
✔✔What do you do if there is residual hair after waxing? - ✔✔Tweeze
✔✔How do you explain exfoliation? - ✔✔Sloughing off dead skin cells
✔✔What is acne excoriee? - ✔✔A picking disorder of acne lesions
✔✔What is ascorbic acid and what does it promote? - ✔✔Vitamin C, promotes proper
repair of skin tissue as well as helping the skin heal
✔✔What type of skin is the Dr. Jacquet movement good on? - ✔✔Oily skin (it helps
move sebum out of the follicles and up to the skins surface by kneading)
✔✔What is the pH of water? - ✔✔7.0
✔✔What are two appendages of the skin? - ✔✔Hair and nails
✔✔Where is adipose tissue found? - ✔✔Subcutaneous layer
✔✔What is the technical term for eyelash? - ✔✔Cilia
✔✔Define emulsions and emulsifiers. - ✔✔In an emulsion, an emulsifier is added to the
oil and water process
✔✔What enzymes exfoliate? - ✔✔Papain and Bromelian
✔✔What is the main artery of the face, neck and head? - ✔✔Carotid artery
✔✔What are peptides a chain of? - ✔✔Amino acids
, ✔✔What form of massage is hacking? - ✔✔Slapping
✔✔What vitamin do you get from the sun? - ✔✔Vitamin D
✔✔What is the difference between an ointment and an emulsion? - ✔✔Emulsions are
unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances
✔✔What is the woods lamp used for? - ✔✔To determine skin conditions
✔✔What is Retinol known as? - ✔✔Vitamin A
✔✔What makeup application is done to make a nose appear longer? - ✔✔Highlighting
✔✔What bone is U-shaped in the neck? - ✔✔Hyoid
✔✔What type of makeup application is done for a protruding forehead? - ✔✔Contouring
✔✔What degree do you hold the lancet? - ✔✔35 degrees
✔✔Who holds the positive pole during desincrustation? - ✔✔The client
✔✔Where is the pressure in massage usually directed from? - ✔✔Insertion to origin
✔✔The pH of 8 is how many more times alkaline than the pH of 6? - ✔✔100 times
(1=10, 2=100, 3=1000)
✔✔What type of skin cancer resembles a pearly nodule? - ✔✔Basal cell
✔✔How does the FDA define cosmetics? - ✔✔Articles that are intended to be rubbed,
poured, sprinkled or otherwise apply to the human body or any part thereof for
cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance
✔✔What is trichology? - ✔✔The study of hair and its diseases
✔✔What signifies the acidity or alkalinity of a product? - ✔✔The pH scale
✔✔What is an internal cause of lack of pigmentation? - ✔✔Hormonal imbalance
✔✔What nervous system sends messages to and from the central nervous system? -
✔✔Peripheral nervous system
✔✔What direction do you apply the wax when using strip wax? - ✔✔With the hair
growth
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is a rectifier? - ✔✔Changes alternating current to a direct current
✔✔What type of skin cancer is most common? - ✔✔Basal cell
✔✔When doing galvanic with a negative pole, what is happening? - ✔✔Anaphoresis
(infuses an alkaline product into the tissue from the negative pole to the positive pole)
✔✔What nourishes the skin? - ✔✔Blood and lymph
✔✔When tweezing, what directions do you pull the hair? - ✔✔In the direction of the hair
growth
✔✔What do you do if there is residual hair after waxing? - ✔✔Tweeze
✔✔How do you explain exfoliation? - ✔✔Sloughing off dead skin cells
✔✔What is acne excoriee? - ✔✔A picking disorder of acne lesions
✔✔What is ascorbic acid and what does it promote? - ✔✔Vitamin C, promotes proper
repair of skin tissue as well as helping the skin heal
✔✔What type of skin is the Dr. Jacquet movement good on? - ✔✔Oily skin (it helps
move sebum out of the follicles and up to the skins surface by kneading)
✔✔What is the pH of water? - ✔✔7.0
✔✔What are two appendages of the skin? - ✔✔Hair and nails
✔✔Where is adipose tissue found? - ✔✔Subcutaneous layer
✔✔What is the technical term for eyelash? - ✔✔Cilia
✔✔Define emulsions and emulsifiers. - ✔✔In an emulsion, an emulsifier is added to the
oil and water process
✔✔What enzymes exfoliate? - ✔✔Papain and Bromelian
✔✔What is the main artery of the face, neck and head? - ✔✔Carotid artery
✔✔What are peptides a chain of? - ✔✔Amino acids
, ✔✔What form of massage is hacking? - ✔✔Slapping
✔✔What vitamin do you get from the sun? - ✔✔Vitamin D
✔✔What is the difference between an ointment and an emulsion? - ✔✔Emulsions are
unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances
✔✔What is the woods lamp used for? - ✔✔To determine skin conditions
✔✔What is Retinol known as? - ✔✔Vitamin A
✔✔What makeup application is done to make a nose appear longer? - ✔✔Highlighting
✔✔What bone is U-shaped in the neck? - ✔✔Hyoid
✔✔What type of makeup application is done for a protruding forehead? - ✔✔Contouring
✔✔What degree do you hold the lancet? - ✔✔35 degrees
✔✔Who holds the positive pole during desincrustation? - ✔✔The client
✔✔Where is the pressure in massage usually directed from? - ✔✔Insertion to origin
✔✔The pH of 8 is how many more times alkaline than the pH of 6? - ✔✔100 times
(1=10, 2=100, 3=1000)
✔✔What type of skin cancer resembles a pearly nodule? - ✔✔Basal cell
✔✔How does the FDA define cosmetics? - ✔✔Articles that are intended to be rubbed,
poured, sprinkled or otherwise apply to the human body or any part thereof for
cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance
✔✔What is trichology? - ✔✔The study of hair and its diseases
✔✔What signifies the acidity or alkalinity of a product? - ✔✔The pH scale
✔✔What is an internal cause of lack of pigmentation? - ✔✔Hormonal imbalance
✔✔What nervous system sends messages to and from the central nervous system? -
✔✔Peripheral nervous system
✔✔What direction do you apply the wax when using strip wax? - ✔✔With the hair
growth
