DE Esthetician key terms

A person licensed by the Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering to perform skin care services such as facials, waxing, makeup application, and skin treatments for compensation.

The Delaware state regulatory body that sets licensing requirements, approves training curricula, administers examinations, investigates complaints, and disciplines estheticians and related licensees.

The Delaware state agency that handles licensing applications, renewals, and public records for licensed professions, including estheticians, acting under the oversight of the Board.

The legally defined set of services and techniques an esthetician may perform under a Delaware license, and the tasks that must be referred to a physician or other licensed professional.

The periodic process by which a licensed esthetician submits a renewal application and fee to keep the license active, occurring on the schedule set by the Delaware Board.

Required instructional hours a licensee must complete during each renewal cycle to maintain an active Delaware esthetician license, covering topics approved by the Board.

A license that has expired because renewal requirements were not met on time; the holder may not perform esthetic services until reinstated according to Board rules.

Performing esthetic services for compensation without a valid Delaware license or while a license is suspended or lapsed, which is subject to fines and other penalties.

The practices used to keep tools, surfaces, hands, and linens free of disease-causing organisms, including cleaning, disinfection, and proper storage between clients.

Using a chemical agent registered for that purpose to destroy most harmful microorganisms on nonporous implements and surfaces after they have been cleaned.

A process that destroys all microbial life, including bacterial spores, on tools; required for implements that may contact blood or break the skin.

A product carrying a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registration number and label claims for hospital-grade or salon use, mixed and used according to its label directions.

An infection-control approach in which all blood and certain body fluids are treated as potentially infectious, so gloves and other barriers are used with every client.

Microorganisms such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV that can be transmitted through contact with infected blood or other potentially infectious materials in the salon.

A document supplied by a product manufacturer that lists a chemical's hazards, safe handling, first-aid measures, and storage requirements; salons must keep these accessible.

The federal agency whose workplace rules, including hazard communication and bloodborne pathogen standards, apply to salon employers and their employees.

The pre-service conversation in which the esthetician reviews the client's skin history, medications, allergies, and goals, then explains the proposed treatment and obtains informed consent.

A condition, medication, or circumstance that makes a treatment inadvisable or unsafe for a client, such as active infection, recent chemical peel, or use of isotretinoin.

A client's voluntary agreement to a service after being told its benefits, risks, alternatives, and expected aftercare, documented in the client record.

A small application of a product on a discreet area, such as behind the ear or inner elbow, observed for a reaction before a full treatment, especially for dyes and adhesives.

A confidential written or electronic file documenting each client's history, consent, products used, treatment details, and adverse reactions, retained as required by law.

A federal law protecting the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information, which can apply to client records kept in medical or spa settings.

The professional and legal duty to keep a client's personal, medical, and treatment information private and to share it only with proper authorization or as the law requires.

A structured assessment of the client's skin type, condition, hydration, texture, and sensitivity, performed under good light to guide product and treatment selection.

A six-category classification of skin types based on pigmentation and response to ultraviolet exposure, used to judge burning risk and select safe treatment intensity.

A professional skin care service typically including cleansing, exfoliation, extractions, massage, mask, and moisturizing, tailored to the client's analyzed skin needs.

The manual removal of comedones and pustules from pores using gloved fingers or a properly disinfected tool, after softening the skin and only where not contraindicated.

A hair follicle plugged with keratin and sebum; open comedones are blackheads, while closed comedones are whiteheads beneath the skin surface.

An inflammatory skin condition involving plugged follicles, excess sebum, and bacterial activity, ranging from mild comedones to deep nodules that require medical referral.

The removal of dead cells from the skin surface by mechanical means such as scrubs and brushes or chemical means such as alpha hydroxy acids and enzymes.

Application of an acid or enzyme solution to remove controlled layers of skin; the esthetician may perform superficial peels only within the depth allowed by Delaware rules.

Darkened patches left after inflammation or injury to the skin, more common in deeper skin tones and a reason to avoid overly aggressive treatments.

An itchy, red, sometimes blistered reaction where skin touched an allergen; a reason to patch test products and to stop a service at the first sign of reaction.

Temporary hair removal by applying warm or hard wax to the skin and pulling it off against hair growth, with skin support and careful temperature testing to avoid burns.

Reinserting a used wax applicator into the wax pot, which can transfer blood and microorganisms between clients and is prohibited by sanitation rules.

Advanced skin procedures such as injectables, laser resurfacing, and deep peels that are outside an esthetician's independent scope and require physician supervision or referral.

Reusable tools such as tweezers, comedone extractors, and scissors that must be cleaned and disinfected or sterilized between clients according to their use.

Supplies such as spatulas, cotton, gloves, and applicators intended for one client only, which must be discarded after use rather than cleaned and reused.

Cleaning hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitizer before and after each client contact, after gloves are removed, and after handling soiled items.