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CIDESCO PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
What is an enzyme? - ✔✔A biological catalyst that speeds up chemical
reactions; the chemical reaction we want is the break-down of keratin
How long do you leave on an enzyme? - ✔✔15 minutes [it takes that long
for the chemical reaction to occur]
Why don't you use ozone on the steamer with an enzyme on the skin? -
✔✔Ozone would deactivate the enzyme
What type of currant is Galvanic Iontophoresis? - ✔✔A constant direct
current
What does Iontophoresis current do to the skin? - ✔✔It forces electrically
charged particles deeper into the skin
What type of product do you use to force the product into the skin for
Iontophoresis? - ✔✔It needs to be water based to conduct electricity
Iontophoresis- what polarity do you use to force the product into the skin? -
✔✔Negative electrode on the face first to penetrate negatively charged
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ingredients; then I'll change polarity to positive to penetrate the positively
charged ingredients
Why do you apply the negative electrode first in Iontophoresis? -
✔✔Because the negative electrode also creates an alkalinity on the skin.
With the positive electrode I not only penetrate positive particles but put the
skin back to its slightly acidic pH
How does the client benefit from Iontophoresis? - ✔✔The ingredients will
arrive deeper in the skin where cells can metabolize the. Additionally,
moisture will enter the skin through electro-osmosis. The skin will be moist
and plump and the conditions will be addressed at their source.
What are contraindications for Iontophoresis? - ✔✔Epilepsy
Metal plates and pins
Pacemaker/defibrillator
Heart insufficiencies
Pregnancy
Infections
Fever
Cancer
Open wounds and sores
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Loss of neural sensitivity
What are safety precautions for Iontophoresis? - ✔✔No metal parts of the
electrodes may touch the skin
There needs to be plenty of moisture at both electrodes
Electrodes need to be evenly covered with cotton or tissue, or have a
banana-peel thick layer of gel on the face to prevent a chemical burn
I make sure the intensity is down at 0 before I turn on the machine. I
increase intensity slowly until my client feels a slight tingle or gets a metal
taste. Never increase higher than 2.0 milliamperes.
I keep contact with the skin at all times as long as current is flowing.
I turn down my intensity and turn off the machine before I remove the
electrode from my client's skin.
High Frequency- what type of current are you using? - ✔✔A high frequent
alternating current
High Frequency- what does this current do? - ✔✔It creates static electricity,
which activates all cell functions, and it creates ozone for a germicidal
effect
High Frequency- what is in the glass electrode? - ✔✔Either neon or Argon
gas
CIDESCO PRACTICAL EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
What is an enzyme? - ✔✔A biological catalyst that speeds up chemical
reactions; the chemical reaction we want is the break-down of keratin
How long do you leave on an enzyme? - ✔✔15 minutes [it takes that long
for the chemical reaction to occur]
Why don't you use ozone on the steamer with an enzyme on the skin? -
✔✔Ozone would deactivate the enzyme
What type of currant is Galvanic Iontophoresis? - ✔✔A constant direct
current
What does Iontophoresis current do to the skin? - ✔✔It forces electrically
charged particles deeper into the skin
What type of product do you use to force the product into the skin for
Iontophoresis? - ✔✔It needs to be water based to conduct electricity
Iontophoresis- what polarity do you use to force the product into the skin? -
✔✔Negative electrode on the face first to penetrate negatively charged
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ingredients; then I'll change polarity to positive to penetrate the positively
charged ingredients
Why do you apply the negative electrode first in Iontophoresis? -
✔✔Because the negative electrode also creates an alkalinity on the skin.
With the positive electrode I not only penetrate positive particles but put the
skin back to its slightly acidic pH
How does the client benefit from Iontophoresis? - ✔✔The ingredients will
arrive deeper in the skin where cells can metabolize the. Additionally,
moisture will enter the skin through electro-osmosis. The skin will be moist
and plump and the conditions will be addressed at their source.
What are contraindications for Iontophoresis? - ✔✔Epilepsy
Metal plates and pins
Pacemaker/defibrillator
Heart insufficiencies
Pregnancy
Infections
Fever
Cancer
Open wounds and sores
, ©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
Loss of neural sensitivity
What are safety precautions for Iontophoresis? - ✔✔No metal parts of the
electrodes may touch the skin
There needs to be plenty of moisture at both electrodes
Electrodes need to be evenly covered with cotton or tissue, or have a
banana-peel thick layer of gel on the face to prevent a chemical burn
I make sure the intensity is down at 0 before I turn on the machine. I
increase intensity slowly until my client feels a slight tingle or gets a metal
taste. Never increase higher than 2.0 milliamperes.
I keep contact with the skin at all times as long as current is flowing.
I turn down my intensity and turn off the machine before I remove the
electrode from my client's skin.
High Frequency- what type of current are you using? - ✔✔A high frequent
alternating current
High Frequency- what does this current do? - ✔✔It creates static electricity,
which activates all cell functions, and it creates ozone for a germicidal
effect
High Frequency- what is in the glass electrode? - ✔✔Either neon or Argon
gas
