PSI COSMETOLOGY TIPS SET ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔cheek color - ✔✔cream or powder cosmetic used primarily to add a natural looking
glow to the cheeks:
✔✔chemical change - ✔✔change in the chemical and physical properties of a
substance due to a chemical reaction that creates a new substance:
✔✔callus softeners - ✔✔helps soften and smooth calluses
✔✔canities - ✔✔technical term for gray hair; results from the loss of the hairs natural
melanin pigment:
✔✔cap technique - ✔✔lightening technique that involves pulling clean strands of hair
through a perforated cap with a thin plastic or metal hook:
✔✔cap wigs - ✔✔wigs consisting of elasticized mesh-fiber bases to which the hair is
attached
✔✔capital - ✔✔money needed to start a business
✔✔capless wigs - ✔✔machine-made wigs in which rows of wefts are sewn to elastic
strips in a circular pattern to fit the head shape:
✔✔carbuncle - ✔✔inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue caused by staphylococci:
✔✔bookend wrap - ✔✔perm wrap in which one end paper is folded in half over the hair
ends like an envelope:
✔✔blow dry styling - ✔✔technique of drying and styling damp hair in a single operation
✔✔blunt haircut - ✔✔haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level forming a
weight line or area and cut at no or zero-elevation:
, ✔✔bonding - ✔✔method of attaching hair extensions in which hair wefts or single
strands are attached with an adhesive or a glue gun:
✔✔beau's lines - ✔✔visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail
plate:
✔✔bed epithelium - ✔✔thin layer of tissue between the n ail plate and the nail bed:
✔✔bevel - ✔✔to slope the free edge of the nail surface to smooth any rough edges:
✔✔beveling - ✔✔technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight
increase or decrease in length:
✔✔base - ✔✔stationary or non-moving foundation of a pin curl which is the area closest
to the scalp and the panel of hair on which a roller is placed:
✔✔base color - ✔✔predominant tone of a color
✔✔base cream - ✔✔oily cream used to protect the skin and scalp during hair relaxing:
✔✔barrel curls - ✔✔pin curls with large center openings fastened to the head in a
standing position on a rectangular base
✔✔basal cell layer - ✔✔also known as the stratum germinativum layer, the deepest live
layer of the epidermis that produces epidermal skin cells and is responsible for growth:
✔✔baliage or free form - ✔✔painting a lightener directly onto clean, styled hair
✔✔balancing shampoos - ✔✔shampoos that wash away excess oiliness from oily hair
and scalp which preventing the hair from drying out
✔✔band lashes - ✔✔eyelash hairs on a strip that are applied with adhesive to the
natural lash line
✔✔bang or fringe area - ✔✔triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the
front corners:
✔✔base relaxers - ✔✔relaxers that require the application of protective base cream to
the entire scalp prior to the application of the relaxer:
✔✔basic perm wrap - ✔✔perm wrap in which all the rods within a panel move in the
same direction are are positioned on equal-size bases; all sections are horizontal with
the same length and width as the perm rod
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔cheek color - ✔✔cream or powder cosmetic used primarily to add a natural looking
glow to the cheeks:
✔✔chemical change - ✔✔change in the chemical and physical properties of a
substance due to a chemical reaction that creates a new substance:
✔✔callus softeners - ✔✔helps soften and smooth calluses
✔✔canities - ✔✔technical term for gray hair; results from the loss of the hairs natural
melanin pigment:
✔✔cap technique - ✔✔lightening technique that involves pulling clean strands of hair
through a perforated cap with a thin plastic or metal hook:
✔✔cap wigs - ✔✔wigs consisting of elasticized mesh-fiber bases to which the hair is
attached
✔✔capital - ✔✔money needed to start a business
✔✔capless wigs - ✔✔machine-made wigs in which rows of wefts are sewn to elastic
strips in a circular pattern to fit the head shape:
✔✔carbuncle - ✔✔inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue caused by staphylococci:
✔✔bookend wrap - ✔✔perm wrap in which one end paper is folded in half over the hair
ends like an envelope:
✔✔blow dry styling - ✔✔technique of drying and styling damp hair in a single operation
✔✔blunt haircut - ✔✔haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level forming a
weight line or area and cut at no or zero-elevation:
, ✔✔bonding - ✔✔method of attaching hair extensions in which hair wefts or single
strands are attached with an adhesive or a glue gun:
✔✔beau's lines - ✔✔visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail
plate:
✔✔bed epithelium - ✔✔thin layer of tissue between the n ail plate and the nail bed:
✔✔bevel - ✔✔to slope the free edge of the nail surface to smooth any rough edges:
✔✔beveling - ✔✔technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight
increase or decrease in length:
✔✔base - ✔✔stationary or non-moving foundation of a pin curl which is the area closest
to the scalp and the panel of hair on which a roller is placed:
✔✔base color - ✔✔predominant tone of a color
✔✔base cream - ✔✔oily cream used to protect the skin and scalp during hair relaxing:
✔✔barrel curls - ✔✔pin curls with large center openings fastened to the head in a
standing position on a rectangular base
✔✔basal cell layer - ✔✔also known as the stratum germinativum layer, the deepest live
layer of the epidermis that produces epidermal skin cells and is responsible for growth:
✔✔baliage or free form - ✔✔painting a lightener directly onto clean, styled hair
✔✔balancing shampoos - ✔✔shampoos that wash away excess oiliness from oily hair
and scalp which preventing the hair from drying out
✔✔band lashes - ✔✔eyelash hairs on a strip that are applied with adhesive to the
natural lash line
✔✔bang or fringe area - ✔✔triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the
front corners:
✔✔base relaxers - ✔✔relaxers that require the application of protective base cream to
the entire scalp prior to the application of the relaxer:
✔✔basic perm wrap - ✔✔perm wrap in which all the rods within a panel move in the
same direction are are positioned on equal-size bases; all sections are horizontal with
the same length and width as the perm rod
