Cosmetology State board Exam 102 Questions with Verified Answers
Graduated layers. - CORRECT ANSWER A hair cut between 90 and 45 degrees?
A tint
... [Show More] back service - CORRECT ANSWER Going back to natural hair color?
Epilator. - CORRECT ANSWER A sugar base wax is a form of a:
Parietal ridge. - CORRECT ANSWER The widest area of the head is the ?
Crack in the lip - CORRECT ANSWER Fissure?
Green tint makeup - CORRECT ANSWER Covers redness in the face?
Graduated/uniform layers - CORRECT ANSWER To remove bulk from a wig?
70% alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER To disinfect abrasive nail files and buffers?
Bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal - CORRECT ANSWER A must be for disinfectants used in a salon?
Used on oily hair - CORRECT ANSWER balancing shampoo?
The well - CORRECT ANSWER The nail tip meets the free edge?
The lightness or darkness of hair color - CORRECT ANSWER Level system?
Thioglycolic acid - CORRECT ANSWER Main reducing agent or ingredient in an acid wave?
Filler - CORRECT ANSWER To equalize the hair's porosity and deposit a base color?
Eumelanin - CORRECT ANSWER Black to brown color pigment?
Towel, drape, towel - CORRECT ANSWER Draping for a chemical service?
Leukonychia - CORRECT ANSWER White spots on the nail?
Miliaria Rubra - CORRECT ANSWER Also known as prickly heat; an acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands?
Pityriasis Capitis Steatoides - CORRECT ANSWER Scalp inflammation marked by fatty types of dandruff?
Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER Middle layer of the hair?
EPA disinfectant - CORRECT ANSWER Disinfectant left on counter tops for 10 minutes in a salon?
On base - CORRECT ANSWER Base position used for most volume?
Hydrogen - CORRECT ANSWER Bonds broken in a wet set?
Nail plate - CORRECT ANSWER Visible part of the nail?
After shaping the nail. - CORRECT ANSWER During a manicure, when do you soften the cuticles?
On long hair - CORRECT ANSWER When performing a permanent wave when is the piggy-back technique useful?
Toupee - CORRECT ANSWER Piece used to cover a bald spot on a man's head?
Dry, on the client's head - CORRECT ANSWER How should you perform a full haircut on a wig?
Lighteners - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical compounds that lighten the hair by dispersing, dissolving, and discolorizing artificial pigment from the hair?
2 daughter cells - CORRECT ANSWER How many cells are produced during mitosis and what are they called?
Resistant, coarse hair - CORRECT ANSWER Highly alkaline permanent wave would be given on what hair type?
Hair root - CORRECT ANSWER Follicle contains?
The hair follicle. - CORRECT ANSWER Sebaceous glands are connected to?
Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER All chemical changes take place in the
Protective/base cream - CORRECT ANSWER Used to protect around the hairline when performing a chemical relaxer service?
Razor - CORRECT ANSWER Tool used to give a soft effect in a haircut?
9 - CORRECT ANSWER Number of sections in a basic perm?
Sliding - CORRECT ANSWER When shampooing the hair, placing both hands on the head and sliding them to the back of the head is called?
Nail wrap - CORRECT ANSWER Repair a damaged nail by?
OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER Regulates all safety standards in a workplace?
Overhand - CORRECT ANSWER The invisible braid uses?
Single braid, free hanging - CORRECT ANSWER Another name for box braid
Cornrows - CORRECT ANSWER Narrow rows of visible braids that lie close to the scalp?
Comb technique or palm roll - CORRECT ANSWER How are locks created?
Where hair porosity is greatest. - CORRECT ANSWER Portion of the hair that absorbs chemical wave solution faster?
Fine. - CORRECT ANSWER If cuticle is slightly raised and accepts color products easily the hair is:
Shears. - CORRECT ANSWER Which instrument should be used to slither a client's hair?
analysed and shampooed - CORRECT ANSWER Before giving a chemical wave, the hair should be:
Add body and strength - CORRECT ANSWER Giving a conditioning treatment to damaged hair will do what?
Sprilla - CORRECT ANSWER A coiled, corkscrew shaped bacteria cell that causes syphilis and cholera is:
Diameter of the hair strand - CORRECT ANSWER What determines the texture of the hair?
Coat the cuticle layer - CORRECT ANSWER If a temporary color rinse is applied to normal hair, it will?
to avoid infection - CORRECT ANSWER Why is an antiseptic applied to tweezed areas during arching?
Nail oil. - CORRECT ANSWER What type of manicure is suggested for dry cuticles and brittle nails?
It helps even the porosity - CORRECT ANSWER Why is it necessary to use a conditioner-filler during a chemical relaxer retouch service?
lunula - CORRECT ANSWER Nerves and Vessels are found in what part of the nail?
Ridge - CORRECT ANSWER What is the peak of a finger wave?
Expand - CORRECT ANSWER During the processing time in chemical waving, the hair will do what? (another word for swell)
bones - CORRECT ANSWER What is made of cells, blood, calcium carbonate, and calcium phosphate?
Chemical wave solution - CORRECT ANSWER Disulfide bonds are broken by the:
Artificial pigment - CORRECT ANSWER What are tint removers designed to remove?
Physician - CORRECT ANSWER A client with Onychomycosis(abnormal condition and fungal infection in the toe and finger nails) should be referred to a?
Abrasions are present. - CORRECT ANSWER Scalp manipulations should not be performed if?
Fine - CORRECT ANSWER The shortest processing time in chemical waving is usually required for hair which is?
Dry - CORRECT ANSWER Frequent shampooing with highly alkaline shampoo may cause the hair to become what?
A filler. - CORRECT ANSWER When tinting lightened hair back to it's natural shade, it is necessary to add what?
It forms the base of all horny tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER What is the function of Keratin?
Apply a protective base. - CORRECT ANSWER What should be done to protect a sensitive scalp during a relaxer treatment?
Create layers - CORRECT ANSWER High elevation in haircutting is used to?
Alum powder. - CORRECT ANSWER What should be used to stop bleeding of a minor cut during a manicure?
10.5 to 11.5 - CORRECT ANSWER What is the pH of Sodium Hydroxide?
Emulsion - CORRECT ANSWER What is formed when 2 or more non-mixable substances are united with the help of a binder or gum-like substance?
Hospital grade solution - CORRECT ANSWER Metal implements should be disinfected with what kind of solution?
Tepid (or warm) - CORRECT ANSWER To remove lightener, hair should be rinsed in water that is _____ (temperature).
Follicle - CORRECT ANSWER what is the tube-like pocket that contains the hair?
Effleurage - CORRECT ANSWER What facial massage movement has a soothing and relaxing effect?
Stem - CORRECT ANSWER The mobility of a pin curl is determined by the?
Temporary rinses - CORRECT ANSWER What type of hair coloring is designed to last 4-6 shampoos?
Keratin - CORRECT ANSWER Hair is primarily composed of:
Antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER A chemical compound used to slow the growth of bacteria is called?
Protective cream - CORRECT ANSWER What protects the skin from irritation and stains around the hairline?
Toner - CORRECT ANSWER Prelightening the hair is usually necessary when using a:
New growth - CORRECT ANSWER A lightener retouch should FIRST be applied to:
Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER What is the most effective level of infection control?
The lightener overlaps - CORRECT ANSWER In a lightener retouch, hair breakage may result if:
Sodium hydroxide - CORRECT ANSWER What is the MAIN ingredient in a chemical hair relaxer?
Match test - CORRECT ANSWER What test determines if a wig is made of human hair or synthetic fiber?
Coarse and overly curly - CORRECT ANSWER What type of hair is MOST difficult to press?
Myology - CORRECT ANSWER The science of nature, structure, function, and diseases of the muscles in called:
Tinea Capitus - CORRECT ANSWER What condition would PREVENT a cosmetologist from preforming a service on a client?
Cleaning - CORRECT ANSWER The first step in the decontamination process is called:
Pigments - CORRECT ANSWER Liquid(s) and cream(s) forms of foundation are a mixture of water and oil with coloring agents called:
Macule - CORRECT ANSWER A spot or discoloration of the skin, neither raised nor sunken, is a:
Slithering - CORRECT ANSWER Thinning the hair using a sliding movement with the blades of the shear partially opened to reduce volume and create movement is called?
Ethyl alcohol - CORRECT ANSWER A common volatile organic compound that evaporates quickly and is used in hair spray is:
30 inches - CORRECT ANSWER Infrared lamps used during hair treatments and to process hair color should be operated at a distance of at least:(inches)
Blonde - CORRECT ANSWER In ancient Rome, Middle-class women colored their hair what color?
Bang area - CORRECT ANSWER The area that begins at the apex and ends at the 4 corners and is located by placing a comb on the top of the head so that the middle of the comb is balanced is the:
Lin - CORRECT ANSWER An imported wool fiber available in black or brown with a matte finish that is used in hair extensions is:
Bold, dramatic accent - CORRECT ANSWER A single line of color, or series of repeated lines, creates a:
undissolved - CORRECT ANSWER Suspensions differ from solutions. With that said, Suspensions contain particles that are:
1/2 inch away from the scalp - CORRECT ANSWER To avoid over processing and scalp irritation in a virgin relaxer application, start at least: [Show Less]