Skin Types

Question 1

Name the functions of the skin (SHAPESV)

Answer 1

SHAPESV!!!
1. Sensation: nerve endings react to pain, pressure and temperature

2. Heat regulation: body temp. Produced by muscle contraction and digestive organs etc. (blood capillaries moving closer or further away from the skin when hot or cold)
3. Absorption: the skin absorbs creams and oils through the pores and follicles
4. Protection: the skin protects organs from infections and injury
5. Excretion: sweating. 99% water and 1% Uric acid
6. Secretion: sebum (oil) production to lubricate the skin
7. Vitamin D

Question 2

Name the 4 different skin types

Answer 2

1. Greasy skin: open pores, comedowns, pustules and papules and thick to the touch.
2. Normal skin: not too oily or dry. High degree of elasticity
3. Dry skin: tight and often flaky. Milia and dilated capillaries can often be seen
4. Combination skin: mixture of any of the ski types. Usually dry cheeks and oily T zone.

Question 3

Name the 3 skin conditions

Answer 3

1. Sensitive: reacts easily to products and thin epidermis
2. Dehydrated: lacking in moisture, prone to fine superficial lines
3. Mature: poor elasticity can be from ageing, lack of care or sun damage

Question 4

Ethnicity of skins. Name the 5 different types

Answer 4

1. White skins (white/pink tones): thin epidermis. Prone to early ageing. Do not tan easily and at rush of sun damage.
2. Chinese skins (light yellow tones): doesn’t prematurely age. Fairly oily, comedones and open pores in t-zone
3. Asian skins (Indian etc-yellow tones): high melanin content, slow ageing, prone to en even colouring
4. Mediterranean (olive tones): slow ageing, body hair thicker and coarser
5. Black: high melanin. Stronger skin so slower ageing. Generally not oily. Prone to keloid scarring.

Question 5

Skin characteristics that prevent (not allowed to treat) treatment: (11)

Answer 5

1. Boils (furuncle): infection of the hair follicle.
2. Impetigo: yellow crusted skin around the nose and mouth.
3. Cold sores (herpes simplex)
4. Shingles (herpes zoster): redness and blisters.
5. Conjunctivitis
6. Stye
7. Ringworm (tinea corpis)
8. Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis)
9. Inflammation from shaving (pseudo folliculitis)
10. Scabies: mites infestation
11. Pediculosis capitis: head lice infestation.

Question 6

Skin characteristics that restrict (adapt) treatment: (8)

Answer 6

1. Broken capillaries (spider naevus)
2. Eczema
3. Dermatitis: irritation due to chemical or physical actions
4. Acne vulgaris
5. Acne rosacea
6. Chloasma: brown patches of pigmentation. Due to pregnancy, old age etc.
7. Vitiligo white and black skin
8. Moles

Question 7

Skin conditions:

Answer 7

1. Crows feet.
2. Milia- whiteheads
3. Comedones- blackheads
4. Macule- freckles
5. Papule
6. Pustule
7. Psoriasis
8. Port wine stain
9. Scars
10. Ski tags
11. Hyper keratosis- excess keratin production (corns, calluses, warts, eczema)