MILADY ESTHETICS FRESHMAN TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
What is the steamer used for in a facial - Answer-Warm, soften skin, helps with
extractions, increase product penetration
How long should a steamer be used during a facial - Answer-5-10 minutes
How far away should the steamer nozzle be away from the clients face? - Answer-18
inches
What type of water should be used in the steamer? - Answer-Distilled water
List 3 contraindications for giving a facial - Answer-Topical acne medication, pregnancy,
medications, open lesions
How long should a facial treatment last - Answer-60 minutes or 1 hour
What step during a facial should be allotted the most time? - Answer-Massage
How long should the exfoliant or mask step of the facial last - Answer-8-10 minutes
How often should clients schedule facial treatments? - Answer-Every 4 weeks or once a
month
Name 3 different masks and what they are used to treat - Answer-Thermal mask;
dry/anti-aging Sulfur; acne Collagen; dry/anti-aging
List 3 single use items - Answer-2x2 wipe, q-tip, gloves
List 5 skin types - Answer-Sensitive, Normal, Combo, Dry, Oily
List 3 characteristics of healthy skin - Answer-Slightly moist, good elasticity, slightly
acidic, soft
What is OSHA? And what do they regulate? - Answer-Occupational safety and health
administration. Regulates safety in the work place
, What is EPA and what do they regulate? - Answer-Environmental protection agency,
regulate disinfectants
Define ergonomics - Answer-Design of work place comfortable for client and worker
What layer of the skin is an esthetician licensed to work? - Answer-Epidermis
In what era did women wear large headpieces and include animals and garden pieces?
- Answer-Age and Extravagance
In the Japanese culture, whom did they consider to be the ideal form of beauty? -
Answer-Geisha
In the Victorian Age, where would they wear makeup and dress lavishly? - Answer-
Theaters
List 5 types of bacteria and how they are identified - Answer-Stapholocci- clusters or
bunches
Sparilla- spiral
Streptoccoic- string of beads
Bacilli- rod
Dipiloccoci- pairs
List the 4 degrees of burns and what tissue they effect - Answer-1st epidermis
2nd epidermis/dermis
3rd epidermis/dermis/hypodermis
4th bones, muscle, nerves
What are the two main functions of the lymphatic system? - Answer-Remove waste
from body. Doesn't supply nutrients to skin.
List the 5 layers of the epidermis and their characteristics - Answer-Corneum - horny
Lucideum - clear
Granulosum - grainy
Spinosum- spiny
Germinativum- basal layer, growth
List the characteristics of UVA rays and how they affect the skin - Answer-Aging Rays,
absorbs into the skin
List the characteristics of UVB rays and how they affect the skin - Answer-Burning rays,
scatters or reflects
What is the most stimulating massage movements? - Answer-Tapoment
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