Cosmetology state board exam

What bonds in the hair are easily broken by heat and water?

Hydrogen

Before placing implements in a disinfecting solution, they should be

Cleaned with warm soapy water

The best way to avoid back strain while working is to

Maintain good posture and body alignment

Good dental hygiene invcoles visiting the dentist twice each year and

Brushing and flossing regularly

Bacteria that do NOT cause disease are referred to as

Nonpathogenic

Disease-causing bacteria can be spread by

Coughing or spitting

The method of cleaning instruments that kill all micro organisms, including bacterial spores, is

Sterilization

Antiseptics differ from disinfectants because they

Are safe to use on skin

A quaternary ammonium compound is used as

A disinfectant

When using disinfectants, you should remember that they

Can be dangerous if used incorrectly.

Trichology is the study of

Hair

Name the two distinct phases of the life cycle of bacteria

Vegetative and spore forming

Seen in cross section, straight hair would appear to be

Round

Your clients has a bad case of dry dandruff. You should suggest

Scalp treatments and frequent mild shampoos

Alopecia areata occurs when the clients hair

Suddenly falls out in round patches

The visible portion of the nail itself is referred to as the

Nail plate

A hangnail can be caused by

Cutting the cuticle improperly

One way to reassure clients about the cleanliness and sanitation of your implements is to

Place implements into a jar with disinfectanting solution in it.

The outermost and thinnest layer of the skin is the

Epidermis

The study of the skin and its diseases and treatment is referred to as

Dermatology

A steatoma, or sebaceous cyst, is

A subcutaneous tumor of a sebaceous gland

Which agency regulates how cosmetologist store, use, mix, and dispose of chemicals properly?

OSHA

Which is an example of a local infection?

Measles

Which of the following lives only by penetrating cells in becoming part of them?

Viruses

The main function of the blood is to

Carry food and oxygen and eliminate waste

Which of the following substances will NOT conduct electricity?

Glass

Which is the procedure for an indirect application of high frequency current?

Massage the area to be treated while the client. Holds the Electrode

The chemical symbol for a hydrogen Perroxide is

H202

shampoos are used to remove which from the hair?

Oils

What happens in each individual hair shaft when an aniline derivative (oxidation) tinit is mixed with hydrogen peroxide and applied?

The cortex swells, allowing pigment molecules to enter

Which type of nail cosmetic consists of the following ingredients: lanolin, petroleum, beeswax?

Cuticle cream

Which would be the best location for a successful salon?

A mall that gets car and foot traffic

In a corporation,each owners liability is limited by the

Amount he or she has invested in the business

Which current of electricity is used for scalp and facial treatments because it increases blood flow, elimination and absorption, and metabolism, and has a germicidal effect when electrodes are used to apply it to the scalp and skin?

Telsa high frequency current

To be a successful cosmetologist in the salon business, you must be proficient as a stylist and a

Sales person

Before draping a client, you should do all of the following except

Ask the client to wash his or her hands

Why is it important to place a towel or neck strip under the Cape between the client skin when And the cape when draping a client?

For sanitary reasons

Besides cleaning the clients hair and scalp, a good shampoo can also

Give the client a good impression of the salon

While shampooing a client, you would protect his or her face, neck, and ears from the water spray with

Your hand

What type of shampoo should you use on chemically treated hair?

mild shampoo

Dry shampoos are use only on clients

Whose health does not permit shampoos

The muscle attached to a hair follicle is called the

Arrector pili muscle

A whitest discoloration of the nails caused by injury of the base of the nail is called

Leaukonychia

How can you use polish to give an elongated appearance to clubbed nails?

Leave the sides of the nails unpolished

The correct method for removing sculptured nails is to

Apply a solvent and push them off

A client who has athletes feet request a pedicure you should

Refer the client to a doctor for treatment

All of the following are multiples of a professional massage except to

Get a good tip from the customer

Kneading movements and massage therapy to all of the following except

Exercise the muscles

For sanitary reasons,you should always remove product such as facial creams from their containers with

A clean spatula

The current method for applying cleansing cream at the

Neck and work upward

You can best help clients relax you're in facial manpulations by

Maintaining an even rhythm and pressure

What a fact understand what a mask of fresh strawberries have

An astringent effect

For a client with very light skin, you should choose a foundation that is

The same as the natural skin tone

The correct way to test the color of a foundation is to blend some of it on the client's

Jawline

To create natural look, you should apply cheek color no closer to the nose than the

Center of the eye

The coloring agent agent used for lash and brow tint is

Lash and brow tinting solution

Why should a protective base be applied to the scalp prior to the application of a base relaxer?

To avoid chemical abrasions or sores on the scalp.

In permanent waving, you have chemical and physical process. Which of the following is not part of the physical process of permanent waving?

Draping

In order to determine what size partings or sections you will use, you must assess your client's hair in terms of

Density

In doing relaxers, which of the three-strengths would be used on color-treated, damaged, or fine-textured hair?

Mild strength

Hair should be shampooed and left moist before

Wrapping

How many towels are used to drape for chemical services?

Two

The correct procedure for applying most neutralizer is to...

Apply,repeat,wait five mins, remove rods.

Ideal conditions for a hair/color consultation include

Natural lightening and nuertal background color

Warm toned colors are made up primarily of

Reds and yellows

Clients who have their hair colored usually visit the salon

Every 4-12 weeks

A primary color is one that is a pure or fundamentalist color that cannot

Be achieved from a mixture

A highlighting shampoo is a mixture of shampoo and

Hydrogen peroxide

You're client has requested a return to her darker, natural color. In order to smooth out the line of demarcation between two shades, you should....

Filler followed by a soap cap.

Your client will be most likely to accept your suggestions about hair color about hair-color services when you

Base your suggestions on the client's needs and lifestyle.

Colorsit use the pieces system to analyze hair color's

Lightness of darkness

Which is a benefit of knowing the laws of color?

To formulate the client's desired color

Which of following is NOT a category of hair-coloring product?

Accelerator

Which of these hair-color services does NOT require a patch test before applications?

Temporary

Which of the following should be done before lightening a client's hair?

Perform a strand test

In general, the greater the concentration of sodium hydroxide in hair-relaxing formula, the..

Quicker the chemical reaction and the greater the danger of hair damage

What type of shampoo should be used after an application of sodium hydroxide relaxer!?

Neutralizing shampoo

A chemical blowout is a combination of

Chemical hair relaxing and styling

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there!

12

To save time, both of the comb and shears should be held in your dominant hand while you are

Combing hair

Which of these reference points is NOT commonly used by hairstylists?

Lip line

Which statement about use of the razor for hair cutting is incorrect?

When combing the hair, out then razor down and hold the comb in your hand.

On which part of Thebes's human body is the skin the thinnest!

Eyelids

In terms of braiding and other natural hairstylisting, what does texture refer to?

The diameter, the feel, wave pattern of the hair.

To emphasize the ridge in a fiver wave, you would press the ridge

Between your fingers

To remove tangles from your hair before hairstyling, you should start combing at the

Nape of the neck

Which of the following describes the process in which natural textured hair is intertwined and meshed together to form a style or separate network of hair?

Hair locking

Why are patch tests required before the application of hair extensions with binding adhesive?

To check for allergic reactions

A small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head only is reffered to as a

Hair piece

The best way to determine if a strand of hair is synthetic product or real human hair is to

Burn it

Which of he following are hairlike projections that cause bacteria to love and are also known are cilia?

Flagella

to avoid burning the client during thermal waving, you should ...

Hold the comb between the scalp and iron

A long women strip of hair that is dewn to elastic strips in a circular pattern to fit the head shape is called a

Weft

Which statement about setting and stylist a wig is incorrect?

You should always set the wig while is it on the client

What percent of the curl is revmoed by a soft press ?

50-60%

When performing a thermal straight treatment, which should be applied to the hair just before treatment?

Pressing oil

What protein fiber that composes the hair and nails?

Keratin

Hair color that lfhtens and deposits color in the hair shaft requires

Single-process

Salaries and commissions(including payroll taxes) will account for what percentage of your total expenses?

53.5%

Cosmetologists need to understand bacteriology in order to

Prevent the spread of disease