Get your Illinois cosmetology license by studying these state board exam questions. This guide covers sanitation, infection control, hair services, chemical treatments, and Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation requirements.
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