PSI Cosmetology Test Review Flashcards
Who sets guidelines for manufacturing, sale and use of equipment?
a. federal agencies
b. State agencies regulate licensing and enforcement
How often are ventilation systems cleaned?
a. Once a week
What do you so with items that come in contact with clients or your skin?
a. Neckstrip - throw away
b. Cape - wash
c. Gloves - throw away
Water
a. Must have hot and cold running water
Labeling and storage
a. All chemicals must be labeled
b. All chemicals must be safely stored
c. Closed cabinet
d. Away from heat
What are MSDS?
a. Material Safety data sheet
b. OSHA and state requires
c. List ingredients, safe handling, exposure
d. Get from product manufacturer
Patch test
a. Given 24 hours prior to service
b. Behind ear / inner fold of elbow
c. Same color and manufacture you are using
Prohibited Materials
a. Formalin tablets
b. Paraformaldehyde
c. Glutaraldehyde
d. MMA (Methyl Methacrylate Acrylic)
OSHA
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b. Health Standards to protect employees in the work place
c. Regulate MSDS
OSHA - Universal Precautions
a. Require the employer and employee to assume that all human blood is infectious
FDA
a. Food and Drug Administration
b. Regulates patch test
c. Chemicals for safe use
EPA
a. Environmental Protection Agency
b. Registers all types of disinfectants sold and used in the US
c. Hospital grade disinfectants / or not
EPA New Disinfectant
a. Accelerated hydrogen peroxide (AHP)
b. Only needs to be changed every 1 days
Three levels of infection control
a. Sanitation - lowest level
b. Disinfection - using chemical
c. Sterilization - used in hospitals
What type of bacteria should we be concerned with/
a. Pathogenic
What should a disinfectant kill?
a. Bacteria
b. Fungus
c. Viruses
The difference in multi-use and single-use
a. Multi-use must be disinfected (disinfect able)
b. Single-use is disposable
When do you wash your hands?
a. Before and after each client
What type of trash cans do you need?
a. Closed lids
When do you sweep up the hair?
a. As soon as you finish the service
When do work surface, tools, and equipment get disinfected?
a. Before and after each use
What is an exposure incident?
a. Contact with nonintact skin, blood, bodily fluid, an open wound or abrasion
What is the first thing that you must do if you cut a client?
a. Stop service put on glove
First aid kit
a. Every salon must have one
Blood exposure items to be disinfected
a. EPA registered disinfectant
b. For 10 minutes minimum
Single-use contaminated items
a. Place in double-bagged waste bag
b. Bio-hazard sticker (red-orange)
c. Deposit in bag for contaminated waste
What instructions do you need to give a client that has been injured or has an abrasion?
a. Consult a physician
What are contraindications?
a. Avoiding a procedure or condition that may produce undesirable results.
What is a client consultation?
a. Verbal communication with a client that determines the clients needs and how to achieve the desired results
What information can be kept on the record card?
a. Anything you might do again
b. Final results
c. Retail products
Two parts of the hair
a. Root
b. Shaft
Tube like depression of the skin
a. Follicle
Gland attached to the follicle
a. Sebaceous gland
What does the sebaceous gland secrete?
a. Sebum
What is the muscle attached to the hair?
a. Arrector pili
Lowest part of the hair strand
a. The bulb
The blood supply and nutrients to the hair
a. Dermal papilla
Outside protective layer of the hair
a. Cuticle
Largest layer of the hair, contains the bonds
a. Cortex
Inside layer of the hair; not everyone has one
a. Medulla
Easiest bond to break
a. Medulla
Strongest Chemical bond of the hair
a. Disulfide
Brown pigments
a. Eumelanin
Red pigment
a. Pheomelanin
4 parts to hair analysis
a. Texture - feel of the hair (course - fine)
b. Density - hair per sq. inch
c. Elasticity
d. Porosity
3 stages of growth
a. Anagen - growth phase (longest- up to 10 years)
b. Catagen - transition period (1-2 weeks)
c. Telogen - resting phase (3-6 months)
Hair loss
a. Alopecia
Gray hair
a. Canities
Split ends
a. Trichoptilosis
Brittle hair
a. Fragilitas crinium
Technical term for dandruff
a. Pityriasis - malasszia
Ringworm
a. Tinea
Head Lice
Pediculosis capitis
What is an esthetician?
a. Does facial and skin preservation
3 layers of the skin
a. Epidermis
b. Dermis
c. Subcutaneous
4 layers of the epidermis
a. Stratum coronium
b. Stratum lucidum
c. Stratum Granulosum
d. Stratum germinativum - basal cell
2 layers of the dermis
a. Papillary
b. Reticular
Fat layer of the skin
a. subcutaneous - adipose or subcutis
Nerves of the skin
a. Motor
b. Secretory
c. Sensory
Coloring of the skin
a. Melanin
What gives the skin its strength and flexablilty?
a. Collagen
What are the 2 glands of the skin
a. Sebaceous - oil
b. Sudoriferous - sweat
Technical term for the nail
a. Onyx
Parts of the nail
a. Nail bed - blood and nerve supply
b. Nail plate - extends from the nail toot and the free edge
c. Lunula - half moon shape
d. Matrix - mother of the nail
e. Free edge - extends over the fingertip
f. Cuticle - dead tissue around the nail
g. Hyponychium - layer of the skin at the base of the nail.
Nail disease which you cannot perform a nail service
a. Onychosis - any nail disease
b. Onychomycosis - ringworm
The pH of the hair
a. Between 4.5 - 5.5
2 types of water
a. Hard - not good minerals for your hair
b. Soft - kind you want to use
2 parts to the shampoo molecule
a. Head - hydrophilic - water loving
b. Tail - lipophilic - oil loving
When should you not brush the hair before a shampoo?
a. When giving a chemical service
b. If the scalp is irritated
Why is hard water inadvisable to use for shampooing?
a. Shampoo will not later without water
b. Chemicals in water could interfere with chemicals in hair solutions
c. Leaves a film on the hair
When are clarifying shampoos used?
a. Build up is evident
b. After swimming
c. Prior to all chemicals
Antidandruff treatments are alcohol based
a. Do not use in conjunction with infra-red lamps
Do not use firm pressure when shampooing if
a, Chemical service is to follow
b. Scalp is sensitive
c. Client requests less pressure
High- Frequency current should not be used on hair treated with:
a. Tonics or lotions that contain alcohol
Which water do you turn on first when giving a shampoo?
a. Turn on cold water then add hot to desired pressure
Where do you test the temperature of the water?
a. Inner wrist
Where do you begin the shampoo?
a. at the front hairline
Different types of shampoos
a. pH balanced - color treated
b. Conditioning - non stripping - moisturizing
c. Medicated - dandruff
d. Clarifying - removes build up
e. Balancing - for oily hair
f. Dry shampoo - cannot get hair wet
g. Color enhancing - add color/ correct unwanted tones
h. Shampoo for wigs
Types of conditioners
a. Rinse out - detangling
b. Treatment repair - restore proteins and moisture
c. Leave in- do not rinse out
d. Deep condition - requires heat
e. Hair mask / Conditioning pack - mixture of concentrated protein and intensive moisturizer
Three types of roller curls
a. On base
b. 1/2 off base
c. Off base
3 types of pin curl
a. Base
b. Stem
c. Circle
2 types of curls
a. Open circle even waves
b. Closed circle - tight curls on the ends
2 types of wigs
a. Human - burns slow gives off odor
b. Synthetic - ball up and extinguish itself
Names for backcombing
a. Teasing
b. Ratting
c. Matting
d. French lacing