Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Salons make much of their money through
_________.
a. | facial massage | b. | hair removal | c. | extractions | d. | microdermabrasion |
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What is the name for the mass of epidermal cells
that forms a small tube or canal?
a. | Hair follicle | b. | Pilosebaceous unit | c. | Follicular
canal | d. | Hair shaft |
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Hair is anchored to skin cells by the
_________.
a. | hair shaft | b. | hair bulb | c. | hair
papilla | d. | hair root |
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Cell division occurs in the part of the
pilosebaceous unit known as the _________.
a. | hair bulb | b. | hair shaft | c. | hair
papilla | d. | hair root |
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The part of the pilosebaceous unit most responsible
for healthy-looking hair is the _________.
a. | hair root | b. | hair bulb | c. | hair
shaft | d. | hair papilla |
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What is true of hair during the catagen
phase?
a. | It is ready to shed. | b. | It becomes drier. | c. | It is at the ideal
stage of removal by estheticians. | d. | It grows
longer. |
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Between what two phases of hair growth might the
appearance of two hairs in the same follicle occur?
a. | Between the telogen phase and the new anagen
phase | b. | Between the anagen phase and the new catagen
phase | c. | Between the catagen phase and the new telogen
phase | d. | Between the anagen phase and the new telogen
phase |
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Which is NOT a method of epilation?
a. | Tweezing | b. | Sugaring | c. | Waxing | d. | Shaving |
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What client would benefit the most from tweezing
alone?
a. | A client who is in the earliest stages of a gender
transition and wanted arm hair removed. | b. | A client who does
not need extensive hair removal. | c. | A client who is
sensitive to pain. | d. | A client who has
very thick eyebrows. |
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Dermal papillae are destroyed during
_________.
a. | IPL | b. | galvanic electrolysis | c. | laser hair
removal | d. | thermolysis |
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Hard wax should be applied in a layer that
_________.
a. | is as thin as possible | b. | leaves the tips of the hair visible | c. | is the thickness of a nickel | d. | is between 1–2 inches thick |
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Soft waxes are removed by an esthetician who
_________.
a. | grips one end and pulls, while the wax is still
tacky | b. | waits for the wax to completely harden and dry to
pull | c. | uses strips to remove the wax while it is still
warm | d. | esthetician uses strips to remove the wax after it has
completely cooled |
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Estheticians must use hard wax if they wish to
perform _________.
a. | speed waxing | b. | blending | c. | a second waxing in
the same area | d. | waxing on the
face |
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Unlike hard wax, soft wax can be used in
_________.
a. | blending | b. | a second waxing in the same area | c. | waxing on the face | d. | bikini
waxing |
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What is true of soft wax that is not true of hard
wax?
a. | Soft wax does not distort
follicles. | b. | Soft wax is
applied without the use of strips. | c. | Soft wax does not
cause irritation. | d. | Soft wax distorts
hair growth. |
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What client would NOT be a likely candidate for
hard wax treatment?
a. | Client who is taking Retin-A | b. | Client who prefers a blended look between a waxed back and an unwaxed
chest | c. | Client who is taking AHAs | d. | Client who wants a Brazilian bikini wax |
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What is true of tweezers used in a wax treatment
room?
a. | They should be disposable. | b. | They must be made of surgical steel able to resist
disinfection. | c. | They must not be
slanted or pointed. | d. | They should be
made out of aluminum that does not conduct heat. |
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What is true of metal spatulas used in the wax
treatment room?
a. | They must be laid out before the service in enough
numbers to ensure there is no double dipping. | b. | They must be
disposable. | c. | They each must be
double dipped at least once during a service. | d. | They must be used
only with soft wax. |
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The correct order of steps that follow putting on
gloves when performing an eyebrow tweezing is _________.
a. | brush the brows upward, cleanse and prepare the skin,
measure the brow | b. | cleanse and
prepare the skin, measure the brow, brush the brows upward | c. | measure the brow, cleanse and prepare the skin, brush the brows
upward | d. | cleanse and prepare the skin, brush the brows upward,
measure the brow |
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The glabella should be tweezed
_________.
a. | before tweezing the left brow | b. | before tweezing the right brow | c. | after tweezing both brows | d. | after brushing the eyebrows in line |
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Immediately after pretreatment for a lip wax, the
esthetician must _________.
a. | begin with one half of the lip, beginning under the nose
and gliding under and against the growth of hair | b. | wax under the entire lip, starting from the outer edge and gliding under and
against the growth of hair | c. | begin with one
half of the lip, beginning on the outer edge and gliding under and against the growth of
hair | d. | wax under the entire lip, starting from the outer edge
and gliding over and with the growth of hair |
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What is true of a second application of hard wax
while the first is setting?
a. | It cannot be performed on an immediately adjacent
area. | b. | The first application must be with soft
wax. | c. | The second application will make the service more
thorough but less expedient. | d. | The second waxing
must be performed on an immediately adjacent area. |
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The area that may be waxed as part of a back waxing
with soft wax but not with hard wax is _________.
a. | the front of the shoulders | b. | the arms | c. | the back of the
shoulders | d. | the spine |
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When performing an American bikini wax with hard
wax, the wax strip application should be _________.
a. | 2 inches wide and 4 to 5 inches
long | b. | 3 inches wide and 5 to 6 inches
long | c. | 4 inches wide and 4 to 5 inches
long | d. | 4 inches wide and 5 to 6 inches
long |
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How should the client's leg be positioned for
the first application and removal of wax (either hard or soft wax) when performing an American bikini
wax?
a. | The sole of the foot should be parallel with the knee of
the opposite outstretched leg | b. | The sole of the
foot should be a little higher than the knee of the outstretched leg | c. | The knee should be grasped at chest level | d. | Both legs should be outstretched |
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