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?