PSI Esthetics and Minnesota Cosmetology Laws & Rules Comprehensive Review

Comprehensive practice flashcards in vocabulary style covering all chapters of Pivot Point Fundamentals: Esthetics and Minnesota Cosmetology Laws & Rules.

Advanced Exfoliation

A cosmetic procedure removing epidermal skin cells through manual, mechanical, or chemical means.

Basic Exfoliation

The removal of dead skin cells in the stratum corneum layer of the epidermis through manual or chemical means.

Advanced Extraction

Extractions performed using lancets or needles.

Basic Extraction

Extractions performed using gloved fingers, cotton swabs, or comedone extractors.

Disinfection

The use of an antimicrobial pesticide that eliminates harmful bacteria, fungi, and viruses on nonporous surfaces.

Disinfectant

An antimicrobial pesticide registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in a hospital setting that is a bactericide, virucide, and fungicide.

Dispensary

A physical location or area in a salon or school where products, chemicals, and disinfectants are prepared, measured, mixed, portioned, or disposed of, and where tools and implements are cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized.

Electrical Energy Treatments

Advanced practice esthetic services for the cosmetic care of the skin that use electrical energy as applied by skin care equipment on the epidermal layer, utilizing light, direct current, indirect current, or sound energy, excluding lasers.

Extraction

The cosmetic technique of removing impactions and comedones from follicles.

Good Repair

An item that is clean, with no holes, frayed wires, or tears in coverings, and fully operational for the purpose intended.

Porous Material

A material that absorbs liquid or allows liquid to penetrate.

Unregulated Service

Services not defined as the practice of cosmetology under Minnesota Statutes and exempt from board regulation, such as ear piercing, body art, permanent makeup, massage, and threading.

Designated School Manager (DSM)

A school manager designated by the school owner and registered with the board, who is responsible along with the school owner for school and instructor compliance.

Designated Licensed Salon Manager (DLSM)

A manager designated by a salon owner and registered with the board, who is responsible with the salon owner for salon and practitioner compliance.

Homebound

An individual who lacks the physical or intellectual capacity for independent transportation and is unable to travel independently to a licensed salon.

Autoclave

A device registered and listed with the Food and Drug Administration used to sterilize tools, equipment, and supplies by subjecting them to high-pressure saturated steam.

Sharps

Any object, sterile or contaminated, that may purposefully or accidentally cut or penetrate the skin or mucosa, including presterilized single-use lancets, dermal blades, and razor blades.

Sharps Container

A closed, puncture-resistant, leak-proof container labeled with the international biohazard symbol used for handling, storage, transportation, and disposal of sharps.

Sterilization

The destruction of all microbial life and spores through the use of heat, steam, or chemical sterilants.

Suite-Style Salon

A business specializing in leasing or renting individual rooms or suites to licensees, where the salon license may be carried by the business or where each individual suite has its own salon license.

Special Event Permit

A permit authorizing an individual holding an active salon manager license to provide limited services (hair styling, polish application, non-extension makeup) at events not in a licensed salon.

Homebound Service Permit

A three-year permit authorizing a licensee to provide cosmetology services in a licensed nursing home or in the private residence of an individual who is homebound.

Board of Cosmetology (Minnesota)

A seven-member regulatory body appointed by the governor consisting of 2 cosmetologists, 2 school instructors (one public, one private), 1 advanced practice esthetician, 1 nail technician, and 1 public member.

Cosmetologist (Minnesota Scope)

Any person who, for compensation, performs personal services for the cosmetic care of the hair, nails, and stratum corneum of the epidermal layer of the skin surface.

Esthetician (Minnesota Scope)

Any person who, for compensation, performs personal services for the cosmetic care of the stratum corneum of the epidermal layer of the skin surface only.

Advanced Practice Esthetician (Minnesota Scope)

A person who for compensation performs personal services for the cosmetic care of the skin, including the use of mechanical or electrical apparatuses used on the epidermal layer of the skin.

Hair Technician (Minnesota Scope)

Any person who, for compensation, performs personal services for the cosmetic care of the hair on the scalp, including cutting and chemical hair services, requiring $900$ hours of coursework.

Eyelash Technician (Minnesota Scope)

A person who is not a cosmetologist, esthetician, or AP esthetician who, for compensation, performs personal services limited exclusively to the application, removal, and trimming of eyelash extensions, requiring a $14$-hour curriculum.

Threading

A method of removing hair from the eyebrows, upper lip, or other body parts by using cotton thread to pull hair from follicles without chemicals or wax.

Hair Braiding

A natural form of hair manipulation resulting in tension on hair strands by beading, braiding, cornrowing, or twisting human or synthetic hair by hand or simple braiding devices without penetrating chemical treatments.

Core Continuing Education (CE)

A $4$-hour continuing education course required for individual license renewal consisting of $1$ hour of state cosmetology laws and rules and $3$ hours of health, safety, and infection control.

Professional Practice Continuing Education (CE)

A $4$-hour continuing education course required for practitioner license renewal covering product chemistry, machines and instruments, business management and ethics, or techniques relevant to the license held.

Active License

A current license issued by the board that has not expired and is not retired.

Retired License

A license status issued on a $3$-year cycle for a licensee who has ceased all practice of cosmetology, which does not allow any practice for compensation.

Operator License

A standard license for a practitioner in a specific field, distinct from a manager license.

Cease and Desist Order

An order issued by the board requiring an unlicensed person or licensee to immediately stop an act or practice that constitutes a violation of statute, rule, or board order.

Maximum School Inspection Penalty

Under MN Rule 2110.0125, the maximum total inspection penalties per inspection must not exceed $3,000$ dollars for a school, $2,000$ dollars for a DSM, and $1,000$ dollars for each instructor.

Maximum Salon Inspection Penalty

Under MN Rule 2105.0115, the maximum total inspection penalties per inspection must not exceed $3,000$ dollars for a salon, $2,000$ dollars for a DLSM, and $1,000$ dollars for each individual practitioner.

Reinspection Fee

A penalty fee of $150$ dollars assessed by the Minnesota Board of Cosmetology for conducting a reinspection.

Civil Penalty Threshold

The maximum civil penalty of up to $2,000$ dollars per violation that the board may impose on a person who violates an applicable statute, rule, or order.

Continuous Corporate Surety Bond

A bond required for cosmetology schools in an amount not less than $10\%$ of the preceding year's gross tuition income, but in no event less than $10,000$ dollars.

Instructor Ratio Requirement

The mandatory operational standard requiring cosmetology schools to maintain a minimum ratio of one licensed instructor per $20$ students present or participating in synchronous instruction.

Single-Use Items Disposal Rule

The requirement that items constructed of paper, wood, or porous materials be used once and immediately disposed of in a trash can, with failure to dispose carrying a $500$ dollar fine.

Prohibited Razor-Type Callus Shavers

Skin-cutting implements such as credo blades, rasps, or graters designed to cut growths of skin, whose presence in a salon or school carries a $500$ dollar fine.

Prohibited Substances in Salons

Chemical substances barred from salon use including methyl methacrylate (MMA) liquid monomers and fumigants such as formalin tablets or liquids.

Day Makeup

A beauty makeup application designed to enhance a client's natural coloring and best features with subtle contouring and SPF protection.

Bridal Makeup

A specialized makeup design requiring durable, long-lasting products that withstand emotional tears and weather while preventing light reflection in flash photography.

Evening Makeup

A dramatic makeup application featuring intense colors, contrast, and strong contouring designed to hold up under softer, indirect ambient lighting.

Corrective Makeup

The use of highlighting, contouring, and color theory to balance facial shapes, modify features, and neutralize discolorations.

Camouflage Makeup

The application of opaque, waterproof products formulated to adhere to scar tissue and conceal severe imperfections such as post-op recovery, vitiligo, and port-wine stains.

Tabbing

The application method of attaching individual cluster eyelashes composed of small bundles of $3$ to $5$ hairs along the natural lashline.

Eyelash Extensions

Semi-permanent individual lash enhancements applied strand-by-strand to natural lashes that last $6$ to $8$ weeks.

Eyelash Lifting

A semi-permanent chemical service that lifts or curls stubborn eyelashes upward from the base, lasting up to $6$ weeks.

Eyelash and Eyebrow Tinting

A semi-permanent aniline-free tinting service that darkens existing hair pigment in the brows and lashes, lasting $4$ to $6$ weeks.

Oval Face Shape

A rounded, long, and narrow face shape that is evenly balanced and easily divided into equal thirds.

Round Face Shape

A short and wide facial shape characterized by rounded cheekbones and a rounded jawline.

Square Face Shape

An angular face shape where the forehead, cheekbones, and jawline are of equal width.

Rectangle Face Shape

An angular, long, and narrow facial shape with equal widths across forehead and jaw, also referred to as oblong.

Trapezoid Face Shape

A facial shape characterized by a wide jawline and a narrow forehead, commonly referred to as pear-shaped.

Triangle Face Shape

A facial shape characterized by a wide forehead and a narrow jaw and chin, also called a heart shape.

Diamond Face Shape

A facial shape characterized by narrow forehead and jawline/chin with wide, prominent cheekbones.

Law of Color

The universal color principle stating that out of all colors in the universe, only three colors—yellow, red, and blue—are pure.

Primary Colors

The three pure colors—yellow, red, and blue—that cannot be created by mixing other colors.

Secondary Colors

Colors created by mixing two primary colors together in varying proportions: orange, green, and violet.

Tertiary Colors

Colors created by mixing primary and secondary colors in varying proportions, including yellow-orange, yellow-green, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, and blue-green.

Complementary Colors

Colors located directly opposite each other on the color wheel that neutralize each other when mixed together.

Monochromatic Color Scheme

A color plan that uses the same color with variations in value and intensity throughout the makeup design.

Analogous Color Scheme

A color scheme using three colors that are adjacent to each other on the color wheel, often chosen for daytime makeup.

Triadic Color Scheme

A dramatic, vibrant color scheme using three colors located in an equilateral triangular position on the color wheel.

Chiaroscuro

The art of arranging light and dark values to produce the illusion of three-dimensional shapes and alter facial features.

Highlighting

The application of lighter colors and reflective products to accentuate, emphasize, or bring forward specific facial features.

Contouring

The application of darker, matte colors to recede, define, or diminish the appearance of facial areas and features.

Corrective Concealer

A pigmented concealer formulation used in complementary shades to neutralize unwanted undertones prior to foundation application.

Baking

A makeup technique using excess face powder left under the eyes and on high points to set products into a brighter matte finish before blending away.

Bracing

A steadying technique used during makeup application to stabilize the practitioner's hands against the client's face to ensure precision and safety.

Monolid Eye Shape

An eye shape characterized by an eyelid that has very little or no visible crease.

Hooded Eye Shape

An eye shape where a natural fold of skin from the brow bone hangs over and conceals the eyelid crease.

Mascara Shelf-Life

The recommended product shelf-life of $3$ to $6$ months before mandatory replacement due to bacterial contamination risks.

Lipstick Shelf-Life

The recommended product shelf-life of $12$ to $18$ months before disposal.

Makeup Charting Form

A consultative record used to document a client's face shape, skin undertone, product selections, and required corrective makeup strategies.

Mechanical Exfoliant

A body treatment product containing coarse or grainy particles that physically abrade dead skin cells from the epidermis.

Compression Wrapping

A body wrapping modality utilizing absorption and compaction principles to create a temporary firming effect.

General Wrapping

A body wrap using plastic or cellophane layered under a heat-reflective mylar blanket to release toxins and hydrate the skin.

Cellulite

Deposits of fat, water, and metabolic waste materials trapped between connective tissue bands beneath the skin.

Grade 1 Cellulite

A mild classification of cellulite displaying dimpling when standing that disappears upon sitting or lying down.

Grade 2 Cellulite

A moderate classification of cellulite showing dimpling when standing that reduces in appearance when sitting or lying down.

Grade 3 Cellulite

A severe classification of cellulite visible as deep, persistent dimpling across all body positions.

Balneotherapy

A traditional hydrotherapy tub treatment utilizing fresh or mineral-rich water for therapeutic wellness and relaxation.

Thalassotherapy

The therapeutic external use of seawater, sea products, and marine algae to promote healing and rejuvenation.

Vichy Shower

A specialized hydrotherapy treatment (affusion shower) where a client lying on a treatment table is sprayed with a multi-head shower of fresh, sea, or mineral water.

Hot Stone Therapy

A body modality utilizing heated basalt stones to relax muscle tissues, stimulate blood flow, and enhance product absorption.

Cold Stone Therapy

A treatment using chilled stones to reduce cutaneous inflammation and soothe skin sensitivity.

Aromatherapy Carrier Oil

A neutral plant or seed oil used to dilute concentrated essential oils to make them safe for application to the skin.

Reflexology

The application of varying pressure to specific reflex points on the hands, feet, and ears linked to distinct body organs and systems.

Mylar Blanket

A heat-reflecting foil sheet positioned silver-side-up over plastic during body wraps to trap body heat and enhance product penetration.

Prone Position

A client treatment position lying face down on the table, supported by an ankle bolster and face cradle.

Supine Position

A client treatment position lying flat on the back, supported by a neck roll and knee bolster.

Distal to Proximal Direction

The circulatory stroke direction moving from points furthest from the heart toward points nearest the heart to encourage healthy venous and lymph flow.

Blue-Green Algae

An algae mask type whose proteins supply skin cells with energy while vitamins protect against environmental dehydration.

Red-Brown Algae

An algae mask ingredient rich in iodine and antioxidants that stimulates cell renewal and promotes detoxification.