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