ESTHETICS STATE BOARD 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How is cosmetics defined by the FDA? - ✔✔as defined by the FDA, articles that are
intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or otherwise applied to the human body or any
part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the
appearance
✔✔What are the most common allergens in cosmetics? - ✔✔Fragrance
✔✔What supplies lymph to the skin? - ✔✔Blood and other lymph
✔✔What color do you use on protruding eyes? - ✔✔dark
✔✔Blepharoplasty - ✔✔the surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids by
removing excess fat, skin, and muscle
✔✔What layer are you taking off during exfoliation? - ✔✔Stratum Corneum
✔✔What are appendages of the skin? - ✔✔Hair and nails
✔✔What is destroyed in pulsed light hair removal? - ✔✔The hair bulb
✔✔What does not matter when choosing sunscreen? - ✔✔Packaging
✔✔What is pH? - ✔✔Potential Hydrogen
✔✔How many more times alkaline is pH 9 than pH 7? - ✔✔100
✔✔Where is the highest point of the eyebrow in relation to the eye? - ✔✔The
middle/center of the iris
✔✔What attracts water to the skins surface? - ✔✔Humectants
✔✔What is the 2nd layer of the skin? - ✔✔Luciderm
✔✔What is the layer below the clear layer? - ✔✔Granulosm
✔✔What is staphococci? - ✔✔Pus forming bacteria that grows in clusters
✔✔What tissue protects the outer surface of the body surfaces and organs? -
✔✔Epithelial Tissue
, ✔✔What is excoriation? - ✔✔Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching
✔✔What is the term for excessive sweating? - ✔✔Hyperhidrosis
✔✔When can you do a treatment for a client who has impetigo? - ✔✔After release from
a doctor
✔✔What does Retinol come from? - ✔✔Vitamin A
✔✔Why do you not use a body cleanser on your face? - ✔✔It is too abrasive
✔✔What is the purpose of a dry skin treatment? - ✔✔To stimulate cell metabolism and
increase blood circulation
✔✔What are high frequency electrodes made from? - ✔✔Glass and metal
✔✔What is dehydrated skin lacking? - ✔✔Water
✔✔What is dry skin lacking? - ✔✔Oil
✔✔What is the direction of massage? - ✔✔Insertion to origin
✔✔At what degree is a lancet held? - ✔✔35 degree angle
✔✔How many bones are in the metacarpal? - ✔✔5
✔✔What is the distance between 2 normal sized eyes? - ✔✔1 eye width
✔✔What type of cancer resembles a white pearly mass? - ✔✔Basal Cell
✔✔When doing desincrustation what is the process called? - ✔✔Anaphoresis
✔✔What is the largest bone in the face? - ✔✔Mandible
✔✔What is the platysma? - ✔✔Muscle that runs chin to shoulder
✔✔What does 70% of the dermis consist of? - ✔✔Collagen
✔✔What is the largest organ of the body? - ✔✔Skin
✔✔Is diabetes intrinsic or extrinsic? - ✔✔Intrinsic
✔✔What is excessive hair growth called? - ✔✔Hirsutism
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How is cosmetics defined by the FDA? - ✔✔as defined by the FDA, articles that are
intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or otherwise applied to the human body or any
part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the
appearance
✔✔What are the most common allergens in cosmetics? - ✔✔Fragrance
✔✔What supplies lymph to the skin? - ✔✔Blood and other lymph
✔✔What color do you use on protruding eyes? - ✔✔dark
✔✔Blepharoplasty - ✔✔the surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids by
removing excess fat, skin, and muscle
✔✔What layer are you taking off during exfoliation? - ✔✔Stratum Corneum
✔✔What are appendages of the skin? - ✔✔Hair and nails
✔✔What is destroyed in pulsed light hair removal? - ✔✔The hair bulb
✔✔What does not matter when choosing sunscreen? - ✔✔Packaging
✔✔What is pH? - ✔✔Potential Hydrogen
✔✔How many more times alkaline is pH 9 than pH 7? - ✔✔100
✔✔Where is the highest point of the eyebrow in relation to the eye? - ✔✔The
middle/center of the iris
✔✔What attracts water to the skins surface? - ✔✔Humectants
✔✔What is the 2nd layer of the skin? - ✔✔Luciderm
✔✔What is the layer below the clear layer? - ✔✔Granulosm
✔✔What is staphococci? - ✔✔Pus forming bacteria that grows in clusters
✔✔What tissue protects the outer surface of the body surfaces and organs? -
✔✔Epithelial Tissue
, ✔✔What is excoriation? - ✔✔Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching
✔✔What is the term for excessive sweating? - ✔✔Hyperhidrosis
✔✔When can you do a treatment for a client who has impetigo? - ✔✔After release from
a doctor
✔✔What does Retinol come from? - ✔✔Vitamin A
✔✔Why do you not use a body cleanser on your face? - ✔✔It is too abrasive
✔✔What is the purpose of a dry skin treatment? - ✔✔To stimulate cell metabolism and
increase blood circulation
✔✔What are high frequency electrodes made from? - ✔✔Glass and metal
✔✔What is dehydrated skin lacking? - ✔✔Water
✔✔What is dry skin lacking? - ✔✔Oil
✔✔What is the direction of massage? - ✔✔Insertion to origin
✔✔At what degree is a lancet held? - ✔✔35 degree angle
✔✔How many bones are in the metacarpal? - ✔✔5
✔✔What is the distance between 2 normal sized eyes? - ✔✔1 eye width
✔✔What type of cancer resembles a white pearly mass? - ✔✔Basal Cell
✔✔When doing desincrustation what is the process called? - ✔✔Anaphoresis
✔✔What is the largest bone in the face? - ✔✔Mandible
✔✔What is the platysma? - ✔✔Muscle that runs chin to shoulder
✔✔What does 70% of the dermis consist of? - ✔✔Collagen
✔✔What is the largest organ of the body? - ✔✔Skin
✔✔Is diabetes intrinsic or extrinsic? - ✔✔Intrinsic
✔✔What is excessive hair growth called? - ✔✔Hirsutism
