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Esthetician Terms Questions and Answers Already Passed Liposomes ✔✔Closed lipid bi-layer spheres that encapsulate ingredients, targeting their delivery to specific tissues of the skin and controlling their release. Perioral Dermatitis ✔✔Acne-like condition around the mouth. These mainly small clusters of papules that could be caused by toothpaste or products on the face. Pruitis ✔✔Persistent itching. Pseudofolliculitis ✔✔Razor Bumps Psoriasis ✔✔Skin disease characterized by red patches covered with white-silver scales. It is caused by an overproliferation of skin cells that replicate too fast. Immune disfunction could be the cause. It is usually found in patches on the scalp, elbows, knees, chest and lower back. Pustule ✔✔Raised and inflammed papule with a white or yellow center containing pus in the top of the lesion referred to as the head of the pimple. Rentention Hyperkeratosis ✔✔Hereditary factor in which dead skin cells build up and do not shed from the follicles as they do on normal skin. Titanium Dioxide ✔✔An inorganic sunscreen that reflects UVA and UVB. When applied, it remains on the skin's surface, basically scattering the UV radiation. Used in sunscreen, makeup bases and daytime moisturizers, also used to give cosmetics a white color. Sodium Bicarbonate ✔✔Baking Soda; An inorganic salt used as a buffering agent, neutralizer and a pH adjuster. Silicone ✔✔Oil that is chemically combined with silicon and oxygen and leaves a noncomedogenic, protective film on the surface of the skin. Salicylic Acid ✔✔A Beta Hydroxy Acid with exfoliating and antiseptic properties, its natural sources include sweet birch, willow bark and wintergreen. Benzoyl Peroxide ✔✔A drying ingredient with antibacterial properties commonly used for blemishes and acne. It can be a skin allergen and irritant. Sphingolipids ✔✔A ceramide; Lipid materials that are a natural part of the intercellular matrix. Vitiligo ✔✔Pigmentation disease characterized by white patches on the skin from lack of pigment cells; Sunlight makes it worse. Vesicle ✔✔Small blister or sac containing clear fluid. Poison ivy and poison oak produce these. Verruca ✔✔Also known as a wart, hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis caused by a virus. It is infectious and contagious. Vasodialation ✔✔Vascular dialation of the blood vessels. Varicose Veins ✔✔Vascular lesions, dialated and twisted. Most commonly in the legs. Urticaria ✔✔Also known as hives, caused by an allergic reaction from the body's histamine production. Ulcer ✔✔Open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane of the body, accompanied by pus and loss of skin depth. A deep erosion; a depression in the skin, normally due to infection or cancer. Tumor ✔✔Large nodule; an abnormal cell mass resulting from excessive cell multiplication and varying in size, shape and color. Tubercle ✔✔Abnormal rounded, solid lump; larger than a papule. Tinea Corporis ✔✔A contagious infection that forms a ringed, red pattern with elevated edges; Also known as ring worm. Tinea ✔✔A contagious condition caused by fungal in

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