Cosmetology State Board Theory Exam

A ____ face has greater length in proportion to its width than the square or round face.

Oblong shaped

A ____ is a device that changes direct current to alternating current.

Converter

A ____ is recommended for lifting and separating textured hair.

Pick with rounded teeth

A _ color is lighter than the clients skin tone and may have any finish.

Highlight

A _ foundation provides heavier coverage and is usually intended for dry skin types.

Cream

A _ is a benchmark that, once achieved, helps you realize your mission and you your vision.

Goal

A _ is a crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis.

Fissure

A _ is a hairpiece that has openings in the base, through which the clients own hair is pulled to blend with the hair of the hairpiece.

Integration hairpiece

A _ is a highly concentrated skin product applied under a moisturizer or sunscreen.

Serum

A _ is a mineral or color agent from which a pigment is derived.

Lake

A _ is a nonammonia color that adds shine and tone to the hair.

Glaze

A _ is a physician who specializes in diseases and disorders of the skin, hair, and nails.

Dermatologist

A _ is a short chain of monomers not long enough to be considered a polymer.

Oligomer

A _ is a thin continuous mark used as a guide.

Line

A _ is a type of keratoma.

Excoriation

A _ is an abnormal rounded solid lump larger than a papule and located above, within, or under the skin.

Tubercle

A _ is used to dry hair without disturbing the finished look and without dehydrating the hair.

Diffuser

A _ uses an endothermic process.

Low pH wave

A Bond is a physical bond easily broken by water heat.

Hydrogen

A braid is created using a three strand upper hand braiding technique where strands are woven under the center strand.

Visible

A color is achieved by mixing a secondary color and it's neighboring primary color.

Tertiary

A consistency provides the best control during the application of lightener as part of a double process hair coloring service.

Creamy

A infection appears as a lesion containing pus and is confined to a particular part of the body.

Local

A is a bead created using equal amounts of liquid and powder.

Dry bead

A is a bead created using one and a half times more liquid than powder.

Medium bead

A is a brush used to speed up the blow drying process.

Vent brush

A is a chemical compound that lightens hair by dispersing, dissolving, and decolorizing the natural hair pigment.

Lightener

A is a collection of photos and documents that reflect your skin, accomplishments, and abilities in your chosen career field.

Employment portfolio

A is a document that outlines all the duties and responsibilities of a particular position in a salon or spa.

Job description

A is a follicle impacted with solidified sebum and dead cell build up that appears as small bumps just underneath the skins surface.

Closed comedone

A is a free hanging braid with or without an extension that can be executed using either an underhand or an overhand technique.

Single braid

A is a hair edition secured to the base of the clients natural hair in order to add length, volume, texture, or color.

Hair extension

A is a large, protruding, pocket like lesion filled with sebum.

Sebaceous cyst

A is a long strip of hair with a threaded edge.

Weft

A is a mixture of two or more immiscible substances United with the aid of a binder.

Emulsion

A is a peeling cream that is rubbed of on the skin.

Gommage

A is a perm wrap in which one end paper is placed under and another is placed over the strand of hair being wrapped.

Double flat wrap

A is a plastic, premolded form adhered to the natural nail to add length or support a nail enhancement product.

Nail tip

A is a powdered lightener that cannot be used directly in the scalp.

Of the scalp lightener

A is a rest performed to determine how the hair will react to the color formula and how long the formula should be left on the hair.

Strand test

A is a slightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed.

Stain

A is a small wig used to cover the top and crown of the head.

Toupee

A is a stable physical mixture of two or more substances.

Solution

A is a substance that acts as a bridge to allow oil and water to mix or emulsify.

Surfactant

A is a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances without loss of identity.

Element

A is a substance that starts the chain reaction that leads to the creation of very long polymer chains.

Initiator

A is a type of perm wrap in which the hair is wrapped at an angle other than perpendicular to the length of the rod.

Spiral perm wrap

A is a type of rap that uses one end paper folded in half over the hair and is like an envelope.

Bookend wrap

A is an abnormal brown or wine colored skin discoloration with a circular and irregular shape.

Mole

A is an applicator for directing the electric current from the galvanic machine to the clients skin.

Electrode

A is an artificial covering for the head consisting of a network of interwoven hair.

Wig

A is an itchy, swollen lesion that lasts only a few hours.

Wheal

A is generally an oval brush with a mixture of boar and nylon bristles.

Grooming brush

A is made by inserting individual strands of hair in to mesh foundations and knotting them with a needle.

Hand tied wig

A is recommended to check and refine the nail contour for UV gel nails.

Fine abrasive

A is thin, nylon styling brush that has a tail for sectioning, along with a narrow row of bristles.

Teasing brush

A is used to equalize porosity and deposit color in one application to provide a uniform contributing pigment on prelightened hair.

Color filler

A procedure is one that may produce undesirable side effects.

Contraindicated

A _ is a chemical in UV gel resins that initiated the polymerization reaction.

Photo initiator

A _ is a follicle impacted with solidified sebum and dead cell buildup.

Open comedone

A _ is a half round, rubber based brush.

Classic styling brush

A _ is a small scoop shaped implement used for more efficient removal of debris from the nail folds, eponychium, and hyponychium areas.

Curette

A _ is a substance dissolved into a solution.

Solute

A _ is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.

Ligament

A _ is a type of wrap in which the hair is wrapped on one rod from the scalp to midway down the hair shaft.

Piggyback wrap

A _ is a wrapping pattern in which all the rods within a panel move in the same direction and are positioned on equal sized bases.

Basic permanent wrap

A _ is a written summary of a persons education and work experience.

Resume

A _ is an individual dose of serum contained in a small vial.

Ampoule

A _ is designed to penetrate the cortex and reinforce the hair shaft from within to temporarily reconstruct the hair.

Protein conditioner

A benefit of using _ is that it offers firmer, longer hold for fine hair with the least amount of heaviness.

Texturizer

A carbuncle is similar to a furuncle, but is:

Larger

A chemical combination of matter in definite proportions is a:

pure substance

A client consultation should be performed every haircut.

Before

A client with nail wraps should come back to the salon about after the original application for the first maintenance service.

Two weeks

A common use of _ is raising the pH in hair products to allow the solution to penetrate the hair shaft.

Ammonia

A condition of abnormal hair growth or areas of the body is:

Hypertrichosis

A cosmetologist can disobey state or federal rules and regulations:

under no circumstances

A cosmetologist must not serve a client who is suffering from an inflamed skin disorder, regardless of whether it is infectious, unless the client:

Has a physicians note permitting the client to receive services

A device that works by releasing light onto the skin to stimulate specific responses st precise depths of the skin tissue is a:

Light emitting diode

A disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms that enter the body, and which may or may not be spread from one person to another person is a(n):

Infectious disease

A disease that is spread by contact from one person to another person is a(n):

Contagious disease

A fabric piece cut to completely cover a crack or break in a nail wrap is a:

Repair patch

A fatty or oily secretion that lubricates the skin and preserves the softness of the hair is:

Sebum

A fine hair strand is much _ than a coarse hair strand.

Skinnier

A finishing comb is usually _ in length.

8 to 10 inches

A good job description outlines all BUT which of the following?

the specifics of the individual employee's salary

A hair wrap is secured to the clients own hair with:

Hair pins

A highly contagious skin disease caused by a parasite called a mite that burrows under the skin is:

Scabies

A hood dryer is recommended if you want:

A softer result

A manicuring table lamp should use a _ incandescent bulb it a fluorescent bulb.

40 to 60 watt

A medical device that uses multiple colors and wavelengths of focused light to treat such conditions as excessive hair and spider veins is a:

Intense pulse light

A method of cutting it thinning hair where the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length is:

Slide cutting

A molecule that carries an electric charge is called a(n):

Ion

A normal healthy nail is firm and flexible and should be:

Smooth and unspotted

A normal, healthy nail:

Is shiny

A paraffin bath:

stimulates circulation

A parasitic disease is caused by:

Parasites

A pH balanced shampoo has a pH in the range of:

4.5 to 5.5

A pH of 7.0 is _ than the pH of hair.

100 times alkaline

A physical combination of matter in any proportions is a:

Physical mixture