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Facials practice questions

23 questions from the esthetics theory practice test.

Facials practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

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Which massage movement consists of quick tapping or light slapping and is the most stimulating?

  1. Effleurage
  2. Petrissage
  3. Tapotement
  4. Friction
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C. Tapotement

Tapotement (percussion) uses fast tapping movements and is the most stimulating form of massage, so it is used briefly and lightly on the face. Friction is a deep rubbing movement, not a striking one.

Reference: Facial massage: basic movements

Why is distilled water used in a facial steamer?

  1. It produces a hotter vapor than ordinary tap water does
  2. It disinfects the steamer so that no cleaning is needed
  3. It adds minerals to the vapor that nourish the skin
  4. It prevents mineral buildup that can damage the unit and cause spitting
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D. It prevents mineral buildup that can damage the unit and cause spitting

Minerals in tap water form scale on the heating element, which shortens the machine's life and can make it spit hot water. Distilled water is not hotter and does not replace routine cleaning.

Reference: Facial machines: steamer care

Galvanic treatments use which type of current?

  1. Direct current, flowing steadily in one direction
  2. Alternating current, reversing its direction rapidly
  3. Tesla current, oscillating at high frequency
  4. Static electricity, built up by friction
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A. Direct current, flowing steadily in one direction

Galvanic current is a constant direct current, which is what gives it a positive and a negative pole with different chemical effects. Tesla current is the high-frequency current used by a different machine.

Reference: Electrotherapy: galvanic current

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