Arkansas Esthetics State Board Exam: Q&A Study Guide, Exams of Esthetics

A comprehensive set of questions and answers for the arkansas esthetics state board written test. It covers various topics, including license renewal, exam costs, safety regulations, and definitions of key terms in cosmetology and esthetics. This study guide is designed to help students prepare for the exam by familiarizing them with the types of questions they may encounter and reinforcing their understanding of essential concepts. It includes questions about personal license requirements, establishment regulations, and the scientific principles underlying esthetic practices. The guide also addresses topics such as infection control, product knowledge, and relevant anatomy.

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Arkansas Esthetics State Board Written Test
Questions and Answers(Verified)
1. Personal license renewal frequency
ANS Biannually on your birthday
2. Personal license renewal cost
ANS $50
3. Personal license late fee (within 30 days)
ANS 50% of license cost ($25)
4. Fine for not keeping a current license/ working with an expired license (not
the late fee)
ANS $100
5. Can you display an expired license?
ANS No
6. Written exam cost
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Arkansas Esthetics State Board Written Test

Questions and Answers(Verified)

  1. Personal license renewal frequency ANS Biannually on your birthday
  2. Personal license renewal cost ANS $
  3. Personal license late fee (within 30 days) ANS 50% of license cost ($25)
  4. Fine for not keeping a current license/ working with an expired license (not the late fee) ANS $
  5. Can you display an expired license? ANS No
  6. Written exam cost

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ANS $

  1. Written exam passing grade ANS 70%
  2. Practical exam cost ANS $
  3. Practical exam passing grade ANS 75%
  4. Estheticians cannot exceed what class of machine? ANS 2
  5. Estheticians cannot exceed what percentage of AHA/Glycolic? ANS 50%
  6. Estheticians cannot exceed what percentage of BHA/Salacylic? ANS 20%
  7. Estheticians cannot use lower than a PH of ANS 2
  8. Estheticians cannot go deeper than what layer of skin? ANS Epidermis

4 / 8 ANS Service animalsand fish

  1. How to store liquids ANS In a covered, labeled container
  2. How powders can be stored ANS In a shaker
  3. How pencils need to be cleaned ANS Cleaned then sharpened BEFORE eachuse

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  1. When inspectors can visit your establishment ANS Anytime during businesshours
  2. Can an inspector require your ID? ANS Yes
  3. Who is an inspector not allowed to require an ID from? ANS A student
  4. Does your license have to be displayed? ANS Yes
  5. Your work area must have lighting ANS Sufficient
  6. Lifetime license requirements ANS Must be 65 years old and be active in thepractice for 30 years
  7. Required age to be an instructor ANS 21 years old
  8. School license renewal cost and frequency ANS $250 annually
  9. Your attire must always be

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  1. When rapid oxidation of a substance takes place accompanied by the production of heat or light ANS combustion
  2. the hydrophilic head of a surfactant molecule is ANS Water loving
  3. What does hydrophilic mean? ANS Water loving
  4. The backbone of protein bonds ANS Peptide bond
  5. What is the universal solvent? ANS Water
  6. When 2 or more non-mixable substances are unified with the assistance of a binder you end up with an ANS Emulsion
  7. The most intricate and largest nerve tissue of the human body ANS Brain
  8. An active agent used to remove oil from the hair

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  1. A bodily fluid that assists in protecting the body from infection and bacteria through its white cells ANS Blood
  2. The long slender bones of the palm of the hands ANS Metacarpus
  3. When we take a breathe in, is absorbed into the blood ANS Oxygen
  4. The pair of bones in the skull which form the upper jaw ANS Maxillary bones
  5. Percentage of your body weight is muscles ANS 40%-50%
  6. Requirements for a mobile salaon ANS 24ft long, can be transported locations,has a base location, is a licensed cosmetologist establishment
  7. Grounds for disciplinary action ANS Continued practice by a person knowinglyhaving an infectious or contagious disease

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  1. Required age to be in the CTAC ANS 25
  2. Required time of practice in cosmetology to be in the CTAC ANS At least 5years of practice
  3. Required age to ENROLL in beauty school ANS 16
  4. Required schooling to ENROLL in beauty school ANS Has completed 2 yearsof high school
  5. How long are the CTAC terms ANS 2 years
  6. Requirements to be an electrologist ANS 18 years old, be at least a senior inhigh school
  7. Required age to be an electrology instructor ANS 21
  8. Required age to GET an esthetics/cosmetology license ANS 18

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  1. Renewal of an establishment cost ANS $100 annually
  2. Relocation of an establishment fee ANS $150 one time fee
  3. New school of cosmetology cost ANS $
  4. Renewal of a school of cosmetology cost ANS $250 annually
  5. Change of name and/or ownership change of a SCHOOL fee ANS $500 onetime fee
  6. Name and/or ownership change of an ESTABLISHMENT ANS $75 each
  7. Duplicate license cost ANS $25 per license
  8. Certification of department records cost ANS $50 per license
  9. Lifetime license cost

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ANS $

  1. Hot check fee ANS $25 plus all applicable bank fees
  2. Define esthetician ANS Any person who engages in the practice of beautifying the body by cleaning, waxing, externally manipulating, or stimulating the body by means of the hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances with or without the use ofcosmetic preparations
  3. Define cosmetology ANS Arranging, dressing, curling, waving, machineless per- manent waving, permanent waving, cleansing, cutting, bleaching, tinting, brushing, cutting, etc, the hair
  4. What is the name of The Board? ANS The Arkansas State Board of Health
  5. Define clean ANS Removal of visible debris with soap and water
  6. Define client ANS Any person who receives services for compensation

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  1. Define practitioner ANS Any person who is licensed by the department as acosmetologist, electrologist, manicurist, instructor, or esthetician
  2. Define sterilize ANS Destruction of ALL microbial life (including spores) through the use of an autoclave
  3. Define working area/clinical area ANS Any area that is used to render cosme-tology services to the public
  4. What is something that will stop you from getting a license? ANS Any personwho owes a financial obligation to the department will be deemed ineligible to examine until the debt is paid in full
  5. A copy of the most recent sheet shall be posted in a conspicuous area ANS Inspection sheet
  6. In your establishment must have a continuous supply of water ANS Hot and cold running water

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  1. No toilet facility should be used for storage of ANS Supplies used forservices performed on the public
  2. Are roll on wax applicators permitted? ANS NO
  3. All needles and lancets must be and ANS single use and dispos-able
  4. Required hours to get a cosmetology license ANS 1500 hours
  5. Estheticians cannot exceed what percentage of TCA? ANS 20%

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  1. what term refers to a person devoted to, or professionally occupied with, skin health and beauty? ANS esthetician
  2. what can you do to begin your journey of success right now? ANS visualizeyourself as a successful esthetician
  3. what are the two types of goals ANS short term and long term
  4. what is another common term for ethics? ANS code of conduct
  5. what should you do to maintain good standing posture? ANS balance yourneck directly above your shoulders
  6. when should the client intake form be mentioned to the client? ANS Whenthe client schedules the appointment
  7. what term refers to an abnormal condition of all or part of the body thatmakes the body incapable of carrying on normal function? ANS a disease
  8. what type of bacteria causes abscesses, pustules, and boils?

20 / 8 ANS Staphylo-cocci

  1. What is the most common type of bacteria? ANS bacilli
  2. what are the two new cells created through binary fission called? ANS - daughter cells
  3. what form of decontamination is NOT recommended for use in salons or spas? ANS dry heat sterilization
  4. what percent bleach solution can be used for disinfecting implements that have come into contact with blood? ANS 10%