Esthetician Practice Exam Esthetician Practice Hair Removal Methods 1

Question 1

Which hair removal method involves a twisted cotton thread that catches and pulls hair from the follicle?

Accepted Answer

Threading

Answer

Threading uses a doubled, twisted cotton thread that the esthetician rolls across the skin to trap and pull multiple hairs simultaneously from the follicle, making it precise for shaping brows and removing facial hair.

Question 2

What is the main advantage of sugaring over traditional soft wax?

Accepted Answer

Sugaring can be applied in the direction of hair growth and removed in the direction of growth

Answer

Sugaring paste is applied against the direction of hair growth and flicked off in the direction of growth, which reduces breakage and is gentler on the skin compared to soft wax, which is removed against hair growth.

Question 3

Electrolysis is considered the only FDA-recognized method of:

Accepted Answer

Permanent hair removal

Answer

Electrolysis is the only method recognized by the FDA as achieving permanent hair removal. It uses an electric current delivered via a fine probe inserted into the hair follicle to destroy the follicle's ability to produce hair.

Question 4

A client with a recent sunburn wants a bikini wax. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Decline the service until the skin has fully healed

Answer

Sunburned skin is already compromised, inflamed, and hypersensitive. Waxing over sunburned skin can cause severe pain, skin lifting, infection, and further damage. The esthetician should decline and reschedule until the skin has fully recovered.

Question 5

Which type of depilatory product works by chemically breaking down the disulfide bonds in the hair shaft?

Accepted Answer

Thioglycolate-based cream

Answer

Thioglycolate-based (thioglycolic acid) creams are the active ingredient in most chemical depilatories. They break the disulfide bonds in the keratin structure of the hair shaft, causing the hair to weaken and be wiped away at the skin's surface.

Esthetician Practice Exam Practice Test

Esthetician Practice Exam Practice Test

Esthetician Practice Exam Esthetician Practice Hair Removal Methods 1