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Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
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What is an example of low level direct current used in facials? - ✔✔Galvanic
Touching a product or a chemical that causes a reaction is called _______? -
✔✔Contact Dermatitis
Microdermabrasion can not be performed on a guest with what skin condition? -
✔✔Rosacea
How long will a doctor advise you to wait to get a light exfoliation after a light
therapy treatment? - ✔✔One Month
A client interested in hair removal and exfoliation should seek what treatment? -
✔✔Dermaplaning
What is a hydrating and exfoliating treatment that may be used prior to more
aggressive exfoliation? - ✔✔Ultrasonic
Laser is an acronym that means: - ✔✔Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation
Mineral masks help to do what? - ✔✔Tighten and tone as it dries
What is a contraindication to using salicylic acid? - ✔✔Use of tretinoin
What is an example of an aseptic technique? - ✔✔Handling tools properly
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,When treating a client with acne, you should: - ✔✔Advise them to not pick at their
skin
What does micro current stimulate? - ✔✔ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
What fitzpatrick is contraindicated for laser hair removal? - ✔✔VI (six)
Manual lymph drainage moves with what system? - ✔✔The circulatory system
What is the digestive system of a cell? - ✔✔Mitochondria
What skin condition would contraindicate doing a body treatment on that causes
heat and vasodilation? - ✔✔Psoriasis
You should stop performing microderm before the client experiences what? -
✔✔Erythema
IPL and LED treatments are considered what? - ✔✔Non ablative
Why is protective wear for a technician during a microderm treatment encouraged? -
✔✔To prevent nuisance waste
Eucalyptus essential oil does what? - ✔✔Kills bacteria
What color of LED light should you use on acne? - ✔✔Blue
During a microderm treatment, it is important to maintain what? - ✔✔Constant
pressure
Azulene oil is _____? - ✔✔Calming for the skin
Hydrocollator heating herbal wraps should be heated to what temperature? - ✔✔165
What are examples of ingredients that are used in crystal microdermabrasion? -
✔✔Aluminum oxide, corundum, salt
How soon after completing a round of accutane can a client receive exfoliation
treatments? - ✔✔6-12 months
What is direct current that produces an electrochemical effect? - ✔✔Galvanic
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, What is used in a projection treatment/hydrotherapy treatment that causes the
projection of water from 10 - 12 feet away? - ✔✔Scotch hose
Dilation of a lesion with a lancet can be performed on what? - ✔✔Open comedones
What is another name for water therapy? - ✔✔Hydrotherapy
What is a contraindication for sclerotherapy? - ✔✔Pregnancy
What is sclerotherapy? - ✔✔A medical procedure involving injections to eliminate
spider veins and varicose veins
Non-wet psoriasis may have what type of hair removal? - ✔✔Electrolysis
Multiple laser treatments target the hair in what phase? - ✔✔Anagen
What stage of hair growth is considered the active phase? - ✔✔Anagen
What stage of hair growth is considered the transitional phase? - ✔✔Catagen
What stage of hair growth is considered the resting phase? - ✔✔Telogen
If a client is experiencing laxity in their skin, what color of LED light should you
use? - ✔✔Red
Documenting all important/pertinent information on a client, including treatments
and products used, is referred to as what? - ✔✔Charting
Sodium laurel sulfate and ammonium luareth sulfate are found in what product? -
✔✔Cleansers
Micro needling of the skin causes what? - ✔✔A wound response
A client who is taking antibiotics is a contraindication for what treatments? -
✔✔Light Therapy - IPL or laser hair removal
Intense Pulsed Light produced what kind of light? - ✔✔Polychromatic and
broadband
What color of LED should you use on inflammation? - ✔✔Yellow
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Exam 2025 Questions and Answers
100% Pass
What is an example of low level direct current used in facials? - ✔✔Galvanic
Touching a product or a chemical that causes a reaction is called _______? -
✔✔Contact Dermatitis
Microdermabrasion can not be performed on a guest with what skin condition? -
✔✔Rosacea
How long will a doctor advise you to wait to get a light exfoliation after a light
therapy treatment? - ✔✔One Month
A client interested in hair removal and exfoliation should seek what treatment? -
✔✔Dermaplaning
What is a hydrating and exfoliating treatment that may be used prior to more
aggressive exfoliation? - ✔✔Ultrasonic
Laser is an acronym that means: - ✔✔Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation
Mineral masks help to do what? - ✔✔Tighten and tone as it dries
What is a contraindication to using salicylic acid? - ✔✔Use of tretinoin
What is an example of an aseptic technique? - ✔✔Handling tools properly
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,When treating a client with acne, you should: - ✔✔Advise them to not pick at their
skin
What does micro current stimulate? - ✔✔ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
What fitzpatrick is contraindicated for laser hair removal? - ✔✔VI (six)
Manual lymph drainage moves with what system? - ✔✔The circulatory system
What is the digestive system of a cell? - ✔✔Mitochondria
What skin condition would contraindicate doing a body treatment on that causes
heat and vasodilation? - ✔✔Psoriasis
You should stop performing microderm before the client experiences what? -
✔✔Erythema
IPL and LED treatments are considered what? - ✔✔Non ablative
Why is protective wear for a technician during a microderm treatment encouraged? -
✔✔To prevent nuisance waste
Eucalyptus essential oil does what? - ✔✔Kills bacteria
What color of LED light should you use on acne? - ✔✔Blue
During a microderm treatment, it is important to maintain what? - ✔✔Constant
pressure
Azulene oil is _____? - ✔✔Calming for the skin
Hydrocollator heating herbal wraps should be heated to what temperature? - ✔✔165
What are examples of ingredients that are used in crystal microdermabrasion? -
✔✔Aluminum oxide, corundum, salt
How soon after completing a round of accutane can a client receive exfoliation
treatments? - ✔✔6-12 months
What is direct current that produces an electrochemical effect? - ✔✔Galvanic
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, What is used in a projection treatment/hydrotherapy treatment that causes the
projection of water from 10 - 12 feet away? - ✔✔Scotch hose
Dilation of a lesion with a lancet can be performed on what? - ✔✔Open comedones
What is another name for water therapy? - ✔✔Hydrotherapy
What is a contraindication for sclerotherapy? - ✔✔Pregnancy
What is sclerotherapy? - ✔✔A medical procedure involving injections to eliminate
spider veins and varicose veins
Non-wet psoriasis may have what type of hair removal? - ✔✔Electrolysis
Multiple laser treatments target the hair in what phase? - ✔✔Anagen
What stage of hair growth is considered the active phase? - ✔✔Anagen
What stage of hair growth is considered the transitional phase? - ✔✔Catagen
What stage of hair growth is considered the resting phase? - ✔✔Telogen
If a client is experiencing laxity in their skin, what color of LED light should you
use? - ✔✔Red
Documenting all important/pertinent information on a client, including treatments
and products used, is referred to as what? - ✔✔Charting
Sodium laurel sulfate and ammonium luareth sulfate are found in what product? -
✔✔Cleansers
Micro needling of the skin causes what? - ✔✔A wound response
A client who is taking antibiotics is a contraindication for what treatments? -
✔✔Light Therapy - IPL or laser hair removal
Intense Pulsed Light produced what kind of light? - ✔✔Polychromatic and
broadband
What color of LED should you use on inflammation? - ✔✔Yellow
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