COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD EXAM 2026
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 100 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FULL
REVIEW PACKAGE GRADED A+
⩥ What bacteria are unpathogenic?
Answer: Saprophytes
⩥ What is the first step in hair cutting?
Answer: Sectioning
⩥ What is the main type of hair relaxer?
Answer: Sodium Hydroxide
⩥ What is elevation during hair-cutting?
Answer: The angle you hold the hair at while cutting
⩥ How long before a chemical service should a pre deposition test be
done?
Answer: 24 hours
⩥ How can you determine how the hair will react to a permanent wave?
,Answer: Strand test
⩥ What does 90 degree elevation determine in a haircut?
Answer: Layers/uniform
⩥ When tweezing the eyebrows, what do you do?
Answer: Pull the hair in a quick motion in the direction of the growth
⩥ What temporarily removes unwanted hair?
Answer: Depilatories
⩥ Where are the blood vessels found?
Answer: In the dermis
⩥ Where are most glands found?
Answer: Dermis
⩥ What causes acrylic to adhere?
Answer: Primer
⩥ What are Emory boards used for?
Answer: To file the free edge
, ⩥ How many bones are in the cranium?
Answer: 8
⩥ Where is the hyponichium located?
Answer: Underneath the free edge
⩥ If you cut yourself, what do you use to disinfect the implement that
cut you?
Answer: Hospital grade disenfectant
⩥ What accompanies rapid oxidation?
Answer: Heat, light and air
⩥ When rolling a perm, how should you hold you shoulders?
Answer: Parallel to the floor
⩥ Moving the clients chair up and down can help prevent strain in your?
Answer: Knees, wrists and shoulders
⩥ What can help your feet ankles and knees?
Answer: Low heeled shoes
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 100 QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FULL
REVIEW PACKAGE GRADED A+
⩥ What bacteria are unpathogenic?
Answer: Saprophytes
⩥ What is the first step in hair cutting?
Answer: Sectioning
⩥ What is the main type of hair relaxer?
Answer: Sodium Hydroxide
⩥ What is elevation during hair-cutting?
Answer: The angle you hold the hair at while cutting
⩥ How long before a chemical service should a pre deposition test be
done?
Answer: 24 hours
⩥ How can you determine how the hair will react to a permanent wave?
,Answer: Strand test
⩥ What does 90 degree elevation determine in a haircut?
Answer: Layers/uniform
⩥ When tweezing the eyebrows, what do you do?
Answer: Pull the hair in a quick motion in the direction of the growth
⩥ What temporarily removes unwanted hair?
Answer: Depilatories
⩥ Where are the blood vessels found?
Answer: In the dermis
⩥ Where are most glands found?
Answer: Dermis
⩥ What causes acrylic to adhere?
Answer: Primer
⩥ What are Emory boards used for?
Answer: To file the free edge
, ⩥ How many bones are in the cranium?
Answer: 8
⩥ Where is the hyponichium located?
Answer: Underneath the free edge
⩥ If you cut yourself, what do you use to disinfect the implement that
cut you?
Answer: Hospital grade disenfectant
⩥ What accompanies rapid oxidation?
Answer: Heat, light and air
⩥ When rolling a perm, how should you hold you shoulders?
Answer: Parallel to the floor
⩥ Moving the clients chair up and down can help prevent strain in your?
Answer: Knees, wrists and shoulders
⩥ What can help your feet ankles and knees?
Answer: Low heeled shoes
