Esthetician CQ Exam study materials
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Esthetician CQ Exam cheat sheet

Esthetician CQ Exam · Keep the key ideas within reach.

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Skin, body, hair-removal, enhancement, and introductory nail services

  • Confirm the client's actual goals, current skin condition, routine, and relevant history.

  • Oil and hydration are different; one region does not define every facial area.

  • Observe factually and refer uncertain medical concerns instead of diagnosing or prescribing.

  • Use the product's intended site, formulation, contact, and response instructions.

  • Do not stack irritation or overwork stressed skin to complete a cosmetic goal.

  • Respect heat tolerance, eye protection, breathing, comfort, and client feedback.

  • Hair-removal, lash, brow, and enhancement systems have specific suitability and handling requirements.

  • Preserve natural nail and surrounding tissue; do not conceal uncertain changes.

  • Provide accessible aftercare and guidance about concerning symptoms.

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Infection prevention and safe service processing

  • Gloves do not replace required hand hygiene and can transfer contamination.

  • Base processing on actual contact, risk, intended use, and instrument compatibility.

  • Clean adequately before the required further process.

  • Meet actual concentration, wet-contact, use-life, and replacement conditions.

  • Respect single-use designations and protect shared products from used applicators.

  • Preserve clean status through separation, handling, storage, and linen processing.

  • Use appropriate sharps and exposure-response procedures.

  • Do not release items affected by a failed required processing check.

  • Verify local requirements; one province's named guidance is not a national licence or universal timing rule.

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Consultation, products, equipment, and occupational calculations

  • Make consent understandable and specific to the service actually proposed.

  • Check local authority and competence before adding a service or device.

  • Use current product instructions and approved compatible systems.

  • Measure doses appropriately; do not invent a universal drop size.

  • Write units and distinguish water parts from total dilution parts.

  • Include consultation and reset in schedules and stated waste in quantity estimates.

  • Use suitable workstation positioning, electrical safety, storage, and maintenance controls.

  • Record actual events and correct errors transparently.

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Business, records, client relations, and jurisdictional awareness

  • Verify the actual province's trade, business, public-health, and privacy requirements.

  • Do not claim one nationwide Esthetician CQ system from a general catalog label.

  • Marketing claims must reflect supported cosmetic outcomes and actual scope.

  • Price minus one cost category is not necessarily net profit.

  • Markup uses cost; margin on selling price uses price.

  • Apply discounts and hypothetical tax only as the stated problem specifies.

  • Explain clear lawful terms before booking commitments and handle complaints factually.

  • Separate treatment agreement, optional purchases, and image-publication permission.

  • Use actual retention duties rather than software or storage defaults.