Prepare for the Cosmetology State Board exam with these practice questions and answers. This guide covers hair styling, skin care, nail services, and sanitation procedures.
Q: Immunity
Answer: Resistance of an organism to infectious disease.
Q: How can you burn someone during a waxing service?
Answer: By heating the wax in a microwave or on a stove top.
Q: A terry wrap
Answer: What you should offer a client for draping when waxing underarms.
Q: How often should capes and linens be laundered?
Answer: After each use.
Q: Sterilization
Answer: The only way to kill bacterial spores.
Q: What is the step when disinfecting implements?
Answer: Wash with soap and water.
Q: Sanitizing a surface
Answer: The lowest level of decontamination.
Q: Scabies
Answer: An external parasite.
Q: How often should you disinfect a foot spa?
Answer: After each use.
Q: Underwriters laboratories
Answer: Certifies the safety of pedicure chairs and hair dryers.
Q: First degree burn
Answer: Redness and irritation without blisters.
Q: Hospital Grade Disinfectants
Answer: To clean blood and bodily fluids off of surfaces.
Q: Covered container
Answer: Used to store disinfected tools and implements.
Q: What is the first step you properly clean a foot bath tub?
Answer: Drain and remove visible debris.
Q: How do you treat eye irritation?
Answer: Flush with warm water.
Q: It is federal law to use a product contrary to a label according to ____.
Answer: EPA Registration
Q: What is the first step in blood spill procedure?
Answer: Stop the service.
Q: What service doesn’t require gloves?
Answer: Plain manicure
Q: Cleaning then sterilizing
Answer: Method 2 of decontamination
Q: Milaria rubra
Answer: Does not plague humans
Q: Autoclave
Answer: Sterilizer approved for salon use.
Q: True or false: you should place all disposable contaminated material in the nearest trash container.
Answer: False
Q: It is best to apply acrylic Nails in a ____
Answer: Well ventilated area.
Q: Wearing gloves
Answer: Protects against accidental exposure to bodily fluids.
Q: Autoclave
Answer: Steam sterilizes equipment.
Q: Virucidle
Answer: A disinfectant that stops the hosts cell’s reproduction function.
Q: True or false: the FDA requires companies to share information on their products.
Answer: False
Q: True or false: OSHA addresses the standards for product use.
Answer: False
Q: True or false the purpose of having an MSDS is to know what supplies are in stock
Answer: False
Q: Electro therapy treatment
Answer: To emulsify and soften grease deposits.
Q: Involuntary movement
Answer: Are not message sensations sent by sensory nerves.
Q: Cartilage
Answer: Not affected by continued exposure to salon products without precaution.
Q: Thermal styling
Answer: Doesn’t require chemical compounds
Q: Neutralizers
Answer: Do not contain lye or sodium hydroxide.
Q: Telegen phase
Answer: Signals the end of the anagen phase
Q: Density
Answer: Number of hairs per square inch of the head.
Q: Medulla
Answer: Pith or core layer of the hair
Q: Tinea capitis
Answer: Characterized by red papules and brittle hairs
Q: Draping
Answer: The first step in a shampoo service
Q: Conditioning
Answer: Done after hair is shampooed
Q: True or false: You shouldn’t use a fine tooth comb to detangle long hair.
Answer: True
Q: Fingertips
Answer: The part of your hand you use during scalp massage.
Q: Round facial shape
Answer: Requires volume on top.
Q: Reflective listening
Answer: Repeating back to your client what you heard them say.
Q: Apex
Answer: Area of the head a toupee would cover
Q: Elevation
Answer: How to create desired shaping
Q: Texture
Answer: Determines the temperature setting of the iron
Q: Cross checking
Answer: Taking opposite partings to check the cut.
Q: True or false: Holding the iron firmly produces even curls
Answer: False
Q: Uniform layers
Answer: Cut at a 90 degree angle around the head.
Q: After burning a human hair wig it will ____
Answer: Give off a distinctive odor
Q: Thinning shears
Answer: Reduce bulk
Q: Notching
Answer: Hair is cut with the shears pointing into the ends of the hair
Q: Karaya gum
Answer: Active ingredient in waving lotions
Q: Cowlick
Answer: Growth pattern where hair grows straight up.
Q: Oval
Answer: Ideal face shape
Q: Thick course hair
Answer: Would produce the most volume
Q: True or False: Easy updos are not an advantage of bonding.
Answer: True
Q: True or false: You should not elevate while braiding cornrows
Answer: True
Q: Creamy conditioner
Answer: Should not be used on braids