ESTHETICS STATE BOARD FINAL EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which layer of the skin are you exfoliating when performing a microdermabrasion? -
✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔What is the most effective method of sterilization that destroys microbial life and
uses high pressure steam? - ✔✔Autoclave
✔✔What is ringworm? - ✔✔Fungus
✔✔Which layer of the skin has keratinocytes? - ✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔What procedure removes fat and skin from the upper and lower eyelids? -
✔✔Blepharoplasty
✔✔What skin can never be suctioned or vacuumed? - ✔✔Couperose
✔✔What is the first thing you do when there is an exposure incident? - ✔✔Stop the
service
✔✔What is the last step of performing a facial? - ✔✔Apply sunscreen
✔✔What is titanium dioxide? - ✔✔Inorganic physical sun screen that reflects UV
radiation
✔✔Where do you start removing product from face? - ✔✔The neck
✔✔Paraffin masks are applied to the face using what? - ✔✔A brush
✔✔Who would you not perform a massage on? - ✔✔A sunburned client
✔✔When putting a towel on the face, what should be exposed? - ✔✔The nose
✔✔Which muscle extends from the chest and shoulder muscles to the side of the chin?
- ✔✔Platysma
✔✔When applying moisturizer, which type of massage is used? - ✔✔Effleurage
✔✔What is the standard distance between the eyes? - ✔✔The width of one eye
✔✔At which stage is new hair produced? - ✔✔Anagen
, ✔✔What is galvanic electrolysis? - ✔✔Chemical decomposition of hair follicle
✔✔Which type of skin can be oily and dry? - ✔✔Combination
✔✔When cleansing a mans face, what direction do you go? - ✔✔With hair growth
✔✔What does it mean to have dull, lifeless hair and skin tone? - ✔✔Signals health
warning
✔✔What is the use of plant extracts for therapeutic benefit is called? - ✔✔Phytotherapy
✔✔Which part of the cell encloses the protoplasm & permits soluable substances to
enter and leave the cell? - ✔✔The cell membrane
✔✔What is the Fitzpatrick scale? - ✔✔It is used to measure the skins ability to tolerate
sun exposure
✔✔What is the high frequency electrode made out of? - ✔✔Glass
✔✔What pigmentation disease causes white patches due to lack of pigment? -
✔✔Vitiligo
✔✔When extracting, what can result from using too much pressure? - ✔✔Ruptured
follicle
✔✔What is a steatoma and where do you typically find them? - ✔✔Sebaceous cyst
filled with sebum usually found on the scalp, neck and back
✔✔When cleansing a mans face, which direction do you go? - ✔✔With hair growth
✔✔Define origin. - ✔✔Part of the muscle that does not move; it is attached to the
skeleton and is usually part of the skeletal muscle
✔✔Define insertion. - ✔✔The point where the skeletal muscle is attached to a bone or
other more movable body parts
✔✔What is a petrissage massage? - ✔✔A kneading movement that stimulates the
underlying tissues; performed by lifting, squeezing, and pressing the tissue with a light,
firm pressure
✔✔Define hacking. - ✔✔Chopping movement performed with the edges of the hands in
massage
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which layer of the skin are you exfoliating when performing a microdermabrasion? -
✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔What is the most effective method of sterilization that destroys microbial life and
uses high pressure steam? - ✔✔Autoclave
✔✔What is ringworm? - ✔✔Fungus
✔✔Which layer of the skin has keratinocytes? - ✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔What procedure removes fat and skin from the upper and lower eyelids? -
✔✔Blepharoplasty
✔✔What skin can never be suctioned or vacuumed? - ✔✔Couperose
✔✔What is the first thing you do when there is an exposure incident? - ✔✔Stop the
service
✔✔What is the last step of performing a facial? - ✔✔Apply sunscreen
✔✔What is titanium dioxide? - ✔✔Inorganic physical sun screen that reflects UV
radiation
✔✔Where do you start removing product from face? - ✔✔The neck
✔✔Paraffin masks are applied to the face using what? - ✔✔A brush
✔✔Who would you not perform a massage on? - ✔✔A sunburned client
✔✔When putting a towel on the face, what should be exposed? - ✔✔The nose
✔✔Which muscle extends from the chest and shoulder muscles to the side of the chin?
- ✔✔Platysma
✔✔When applying moisturizer, which type of massage is used? - ✔✔Effleurage
✔✔What is the standard distance between the eyes? - ✔✔The width of one eye
✔✔At which stage is new hair produced? - ✔✔Anagen
, ✔✔What is galvanic electrolysis? - ✔✔Chemical decomposition of hair follicle
✔✔Which type of skin can be oily and dry? - ✔✔Combination
✔✔When cleansing a mans face, what direction do you go? - ✔✔With hair growth
✔✔What does it mean to have dull, lifeless hair and skin tone? - ✔✔Signals health
warning
✔✔What is the use of plant extracts for therapeutic benefit is called? - ✔✔Phytotherapy
✔✔Which part of the cell encloses the protoplasm & permits soluable substances to
enter and leave the cell? - ✔✔The cell membrane
✔✔What is the Fitzpatrick scale? - ✔✔It is used to measure the skins ability to tolerate
sun exposure
✔✔What is the high frequency electrode made out of? - ✔✔Glass
✔✔What pigmentation disease causes white patches due to lack of pigment? -
✔✔Vitiligo
✔✔When extracting, what can result from using too much pressure? - ✔✔Ruptured
follicle
✔✔What is a steatoma and where do you typically find them? - ✔✔Sebaceous cyst
filled with sebum usually found on the scalp, neck and back
✔✔When cleansing a mans face, which direction do you go? - ✔✔With hair growth
✔✔Define origin. - ✔✔Part of the muscle that does not move; it is attached to the
skeleton and is usually part of the skeletal muscle
✔✔Define insertion. - ✔✔The point where the skeletal muscle is attached to a bone or
other more movable body parts
✔✔What is a petrissage massage? - ✔✔A kneading movement that stimulates the
underlying tissues; performed by lifting, squeezing, and pressing the tissue with a light,
firm pressure
✔✔Define hacking. - ✔✔Chopping movement performed with the edges of the hands in
massage
