Chapter 6: Skin Care Products: Chemistry, Ingredients and Selection

Question 1

Aesthetician should study and have a thorough understanding of skin care products because:

Answer 1

It is essential to educate your clients about products and ingredients

Question 2

The FDA only regulates cosmetics in relation to:

Answer 2

Safety, labeling, and the claims made for a product.

Question 3

Defines cosmetics as “articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body

Answer 3

The federal food, drug and cosmetic act

Question 4

The only regulation for the term organic is by the:

Answer 4

US Department of agriculture (USDA)

Question 5

These 4 ingredients are considered vegan:

Answer 5

Honey
beeswax
lanolin
ALOE VERA

Question 6

To establish a gluten-free claim, the FDA and organizations concerned with international food standards have set preliminary threshold of:

Answer 6

Less than 20 parts per million (ppm) of gluten

Question 7

Indicates that no additional ingredients have been added to the product to specifically provide fragrance:

Answer 7

Fragrance free

Question 8

Cause the actual changes in the appearance of the skin:

Answer 8

Performance ingredients

Question 9

Carbomers are considered what type of ingredient?

Answer 9

Thickeners

Question 10

The most common main type of ingredients used in product formulation include a combination of both functional and performing ingredients are:

Answer 10

WATER, emollients, Surfactants, delivery systems, preservatives, Fragrances, color agents, gellants/thickeners, pH adjusters and solvents.

Question 11

Produced from combining fatty acids in fatty alcohols

Answer 11

Fatty esters

Question 12

Are easily recognized on labels because they almost always end in -ate:

Answer 12

Esters

Question 13

Reduce tension between the skin in the product

Answer 13

Surfactants

Question 14

Filled with performance ingredients to encapsulate and protect them:

Answer 14

Liposomes

Question 15

Cosmetics that booster efficacy of preservatives:

Answer 15

Chelating agents

Question 16

This agent gives color and is certified by the FDA:

Answer 16

Lakes

Question 17

What are some examples of natural Exfoliators? 

Answer 17

Beeswax
ground nuts and seeds
Jojoba beads

Question 18

Provide gentle exfoliation and dissolve keratin proteins within dead skin cells on the surface to make the skin softer and smoother and to helps to maintain hydration level of the epidermis:

Answer 18

Enzymes

Question 19

What are some examples of alphahydroxy acids (AHA’s)?

Answer 19

Citric Acid (oranges, lemons)
Glycolic Acid (sugar cane) 
Lactic Acid (milk protein)
 Malic Acid (apples)
 Mandelic Acid (bitter almonds) Tartaric Acid (grapes)

Question 20

What are some forms of salicylic acid?

Answer 20

MeadowSweet 

willowbark

Question 21

This ingredient has an effect that neutralizes free radicals:

Answer 21

Antioxidants

Question 22

This yeast cell derivative has been found enhance moisture content immune response and cellular metabolism:

Answer 22

Glycoproteins

Question 23

This protein ingredient promotes skin tissue repair and regeneration:

Answer 23

Growth factors

Question 24

This product can dissolve makeup, oil and dirt:

Answer 24

Cleansers

Question 25

A toner formulated for oily acne prone skin it has various amounts of alcohol:

Answer 25

Astringents

Question 26

This improves the skins ability to retain moisture and lipids:

Answer 26

Exfoliants

Question 27

______ Is a cream or paste containing enzymes.

Answer 27

Gommage

Question 28

This mask stimulate circulation in temporary contracts the pores of the skin: 

Answer 28

Clay Mask

Question 29

This mask is often seaweed base and shouldn’t be used someone who has a_______ allergy:

Answer 29

Alginate

Shellfish

Question 30

A thermal masks that contains special crystals of gypsum, a plaster like ingredient:

Answer 30

Modelage Mask

Question 31

This mask has benefits for dry, mature skin, or skin that is dull and lifeless:

Answer 31

Paraffin Wax masks

Question 32

Most universal type of product for facial massage:

Answer 32

Massage lotions

Question 33

_____ Are typically packaged in a pump container or dropper bottle.

Answer 33

Serums

Question 34

Typically oil-free products formulated with humectants to attract water to the skin. Particularly beneficial for dehydrated, oily and problematic skin:

Answer 34

Hydrators

Question 35

This product restores the skin while you sleep:

Answer 35

Treatment creams

Question 36

A loss of moisture and volume in the lips can cause them to become…

Answer 36

Dry, chapped or cracked

Question 37

Multitasking products for daytime use that include a day cream, sunscreen, makeup foundation coverage, age prevention, and corrective ingredients:

Answer 37

Bb creams

Question 38

Although professional products may cost more up front than over-the-counter brands, they can be much more affordable overtime because they are more…

Answer 38

Concentrated and cost-effective

Question 39

The general percentage of markup for retail products are..

Answer 39

100 percent

Question 40

Bring key ingredients to a targeted depth of the skin and slowly release them

Answer 40

Liposomes

Question 41

The skin Around the eyes is the

Answer 41

Thinnest, and delicate

Question 42

Do not strip the skins natural oil or pH balance

Answer 42

Cleansing lotions