Zone 2 Pivot Point Esthetics 102 Chemistry

What color does blue litmus paper turn when placed in an acid?

The primary materials the body uses to construct and renew itself is:

In what pH range is hair, skin and nails?

Water (H2O) aqueous is a functional ingredient that is listed first on product labels due to weight concentration.

All matter that is now living or was alive at one time, with carbon present, falls within the scientific division of:

The average pH range of hair, skin and nails is 4.5 to 5.5.

When a solution has an equal number of hydrogen and hydroxide ions, the solution is considered:

On the pH scale, numbers greater than 7 indicate an alkaline solution

Which of the following categories represents a mixture of two or more kinds of substances evenly dispersed and mixable?

Products that are produced using ingredients that have been grown without pesticides, herbicides or gmo's are called

What is created when amino acids join together in chains?

Which of the following terms means the product is less likely to provoke an allergic reaction?

Ingredients that help hold the product together, provide a base and contain a preservative system are called:

Basic substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances are called:

Which of the following classifications would identify emulsions that are usually used in the industry?

Ingredients responsible for producing the desired effect are called:

How are ingredients listed on a product label?

A night cream moisturizer is rich in antioxidants and repairing ingredients.

What is a negatively charged ion called?

All of the following statements regarding the pH scale are true EXCEPT:

Liquid foundation would fall under which cosmetic classification?

What happens when an alkali is placed in water?

Most skin care products used by estheticians and clients are

Acids or bases used to alter the desired product pH level are called:

Which of the following conditions is an example of chemical change?

What are the three major biochemical compound groups in the body?

A solution that has more negative hydroxide ions than positive hydrogen ions is:

An ingredient used in skin care products to cover (mask) odor of raw ingredients is:

Due to weight concentration, what ingredient is often listed first on a cosmetic product label?

Functional ingredients are responsible for producing the desired effect.

Which element is the most abundant in the earth's crust and the second most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere?

Water molecules have two hydrogen atoms and one:

All of the following statements about emollients are true EXCEPT:

Liposomes, microsponges and hydrogels all fall under what delivery system?

Mixtures of organic substances and a medicinal agent are:

Alkalis tend to taste:

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?

Chris was looking for a pH-balanced product to use. pH balanced refers to a product that ranges from a pH of:

Clay, peel-off and thermal masks are all examples of non-setting masks.

Atoms that are not missing any electrons in their outer shell and are considered electrically neutral are called:

Solutions that are acidic or alkaline in value can be dissolved in and/or contain:

Ingredients such as oxybenzone, avobenzone and octinoxate are included in which type of sunscreen?

A substance that increases the concentration of hydrogen ions when placed in water because it releases H+ ions is an

Functional ingredients used to remove oil and/or dirt and are also known as a cleansing agent are called:

Which of the following cosmetic classifications requires sifting until free of coarse, gritty particles?

Sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB is considered:

Mixtures of fats and oils converted to fatty acids by heat and then purified fall under which cosmetic classifications?

Examples of non-comedogenic ingredients include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following biochemical compounds form components that fill the intercellular spaces in the skin?

Many products estheticians use are the result of chemically uniting two different elements, which is known as: