PSI Esthetics Indiana state board study guide
Exam Questions With Verified Answers
What determines the effectiveness of a skin peel - answer✔PH lower than the skin
skin damage - answer✔What is the risk of overusing a phenolic disinfectant
Disciplinary action the board can take against someone who practices beauty culture without a
license - answer✔up to $500 fine, 60 days in jail, commits class C infraction
Melanin - answer✔Tiny granules of pigment found in the cortex of the follicle are called
Vitamin C - answer✔Ascorbic acid, common ingredient in cosmetics, also known as?
The board may issue a license to a salon as long as it receives written approval stating that: -
answer✔under supervision of licensed beauty professional
Diopter - answer✔The unit of magnification for the mag lamp is called
Rosacea & Couperose - answer✔Which skin conditions should a vacuum not be used on?
Water - answer✔What is the universal solvent
ruddy - answer✔green foundation is used to correct which skin
Greatest contrast - answer✔Colors places across from each other on the color wheel have?
hold skin taut - answer✔What step should be taken before tweezing a hair?
Epilation - answer✔Removing hair from the bulb and pili is called:
Antiseptic - answer✔what should you wipe the eyebrow with before tweezing?
Hold taut the dermal layer - answer✔What step should be taken when performing extractions
Dry sterilizer - answer✔How do you sanitize a high frequency wand?
Remove both visible and invisible debris from tools and equipment - answer✔What step should
be taken before decontaminating?
Wait for client to calm down - answer✔If the client is moving while applying mascara, what
should esthetician do?
4 years - answer✔how many years is a license valid for?
hard wax - answer✔which type of wax can be removed with the hair growth
Opposite of hair growth - answer✔When applying soft wax, in which direction is the hair
removed?
Pneumonia - answer✔Diplococci causes what disease?
Before mascara - answer✔When do you use an eyelash curler
Abscesses, pustules, and boils - answer✔Staphylococcus is found where?
Ulcer - answer✔A wound filled with pus that leaves an indention is called?
Cyst - answer✔What is a sac containing a gaseous, liquid, or semi-solid substance?
Irregular shaped, change in color, bigger diameter, darkening of skin - answer✔Malignant
melanoma is characterized by:
Sebaceous gland - answer✔oil glands located in the dermis and distributed all over the body,
except the palms of hands and soles of feet are also known as what?
Good attitude and professional appearance - answer✔what is considered by managers and
salon owners to be just as important as technical skills
Anode - answer✔A positively charged electrode
Tint - answer✔White added to a color
epidermis - answer✔what is the layer of skin that has nerves, but no blood is called?
electrolysis - answer✔what is the most permanent way of removing hair?
Covered hamper - answer✔Where do you put soiled linens?
protective gloves and safety glasses - answer✔when mixing disinfectants what should you
wear?
client to feel secure and warm - answer✔what is the purpose of proper draping?
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