Texas Esthetician Written State Board EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Texas Esthetician Written State Board
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS




What is sanitation? - ANS A chemical process reducing the number of disease-causing germs
on cleaned surfaces to a safe level.


What is sterilization? - ANS COMPLETELY Destroys all microbial life, incl. spores


* What is Disinfection? - ANS A chemical process that uses specific products to destroy
harmful organisms


What does OSHA stand for? - ANS Occupational Safety and Health Administration


* What is OSHA responsible for? - ANS Addresses issues relating to handling, mixing, storing
and disposing of products.


What is Fungi? - ANS Single celled organisms that grow in irregular masses that include
molds, mildews, and yeasts.


* What are Parasites? - ANS Organism that grow, feed, and shelter on or inside another
organism while contributing nothing to the survival of that organism


* What is EPA? What do they do? - ANS Environmental Protection Agency. Registers all types
of disinfectants sold and used in the US.
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, What is the Circulatory System? - ANS A system that controls the steady circulation of blood
through the body by means of the heart and blood vessels.


What is the endocrine system? - ANS specialized glands that affect the growth, development,
sexual activities, and health of the body


What is the Excretory System? - ANS Group of organs that purify the body by elimination of
waste matter


What organs are in the excretory system? - ANS Kidneys, Liver, Skin, Large Intestine and
Lungs


What is the Respiratory System? - ANS Body system that enables breathing, supplies the
body with oxygen + eliminates carbon dioxide as a waste product.


What type of skin do light emollients contribute to? - ANS Oily Skin


What type of skin do heavy/thick emollients contribute to? - ANS Dry Skin


What Skin Type would benefit most from an Oatmeal Mask? - ANS Acne Prone Skin


* What Skin Type responds best to a Clay Mask? - ANS Oily Skin


* What type of mask draws out impurities? - ANS Clay Mask


* What does Tapotement do to the skin? - ANS Stimulates blood flow, helps release
nutrients to nourish the skin.


* What does Petrissage movements consist of? - ANS Kneading, Squeezing and Pinching
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, What Skin condition is Ozone (O3) most beneficial for? - ANS Acne and Problematic Skin


What are the 11 Systems of the Body? - ANS *Respiratory (Breathing)*Endocrine
(Hormones)*Nervous (nerves)*Integumentary(Skin)*Human Digestive System
(Digestion)*Muscular (Movement)*Lymphatic (lymph)*Reproductive (Sexual Organs/
reproduction)*Uninary(Stores/eliminates urine)*Excretory (Excretion)*Circulatory (Blood flow)


What are the 9 Major Organs? - ANS Brain, Eyes, Kidneys, Lungs, Liver, Skin, Stomach, Heart,
Intestines


Why is soap not good as a facial cleanser? - ANS The PH is too high and disrupts the healthy
balance of the skin.


* What is a contraindication for the steamer? - ANS Couperose or inflamed skin because it
dilates the capillaries and follicles causing more redness.


* Spa Grade Disinfection Products must be _____, ______, _______,. - ANS Bactericides,
Fungicidal and Virucidal


* True or False: Isopropyl alcohol must be used at a concentration of 70% or more? -
ANS True


What is the concentration mix for Blood and Body fluid when disinfecting with Household
Bleach(5.25%)? - ANS One and 3/4ths cups of Household Bleach (5.25%) to 1 Gallon of water.
(also known as 10% Bleach Solution)


What is chemistry? - ANS The science that deals with composition, structures, and properties
of matter and how matter changes under different conditions.


* What is used to stop minor bleeding? - ANS Styptic Powder
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