24 October 2026
BARBER STATE BOARD EXAM 2026/2027 | 280 HIGH-YIELD
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS | BARBER LICENSING EXAM
PREP | HAIRCUTTING, SHAVING, SANITATION, INFECTION
CONTROL, HAIR & SCALP CARE, CHEMICAL SERVICES & STATE
BOARD REGULATIONS | A+ PREPARATION
Which of the following is true of soft tempered razors?
a) easy to sharpen
b)does not hold a sharp edge a long time
c)both a and b
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) Both a and b
The most popular size razor is
a) 4/8
b) 5/8
c) 6/8
d)7/8 - correct answer-5/8
When pressing hair, if the hair is smoking:
a) use more pressing oil, the hair is burning
b) use more heat
c) wait to proceed until hair cools
d) use less pressing oil - correct answer-D) use less pressing oil
a haircut using a 180 degree/angle will have which of the following lengths:
a) longer interior, shorter exterior
b) horizontal lines with a longer interior
c) shorter interior, longer exterior
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) shorter interior, longer exterior
which of the following design lines would be used to add weight/ build weight line: a)
vertical
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b) horiztonal
c) diagonal
d) perpendicular lines - correct answer-b) horizontal lines
The skin is thickest on the soles and palms because this layer of skin is found only there:
a) stratum Germinitivum
b) basal layer
c) papillary layer
d) stratum lucidum - correct answer-d) stratum lucidum
Wigs, whether made from Human or Synthetic hair, are colored using: a)
tint
b) fabric color
c) demi-permanent color
d) deposit only color - correct answer-b) fabric color
a wig covers:
a) more than 50%
b) less than 50% of the head
c) 50 to 75%
d) 80 to 100% of the head - correct answer-d) 80 to 100% of the head
The muscles that allow you to move, open an close your fingers are located:
a) in the forearm
b) in the wrist
c) in the elbow
d) in the carpus - correct answer-a) in the forearm
This type of shampoo will likely increase porosity:
a) acid
b) moisturizing
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c) non-organic
d) alkaline - correct answer-d) alkaline
this type of shampoo will likely INCREASE porosity:
a) organic
b) color safe/preserving
c) volumizing
d) acid - correct answer-c) volumizing
this type of shampoo will likely DECREASE porosity:
a) organic
b) volumizing
c) alkaline
d) acid - correct answer-d) acid
when cutting hair, if some parts are wet while others are dry, the likely outcome will be: a)
textured
b)beveled
c) uneven
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) uneven
the lower thick-walled chamber of the heart are referred to:
a) ventricles
b)atria
c) rhytads
d) atrium - correct answer-a) ventricles
The two thin-walled chambers of the heart are referred to as:
a) ventricles
b) atria
c) rhytads
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d) atrium - correct answer-d) atrium
A verruca is more commonly known as:
a) a boil
b) a pimple
c) a wart
d) a macule - correct answer-B) a wart
On which type of skin would a facial be ill-advised
a) skin with macule
b) acneic skin
c) mature skin
d) skin with lesions - correct answer-d) skin with lesions
Any product with a pH below 7, is considered:
a) a base
b) an alkaline
c) a neutral
d) an acid - correct answer-D) an Acid
Neutralizers, stablizers, and fixatives, tend to fall where on the pH scale? a)
at 7
b) above 7
c) below 7
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) below 7
Cornrow braiding is similar to:
a) double strand braiding
b) inverted braiding
c) invisible french braiding
d) visible, 3 strand, french braid - correct answer-d) visible, 3 strand, french braiding Pediculosis is:
BARBER STATE BOARD EXAM 2026/2027 | 280 HIGH-YIELD
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS | BARBER LICENSING EXAM
PREP | HAIRCUTTING, SHAVING, SANITATION, INFECTION
CONTROL, HAIR & SCALP CARE, CHEMICAL SERVICES & STATE
BOARD REGULATIONS | A+ PREPARATION
Which of the following is true of soft tempered razors?
a) easy to sharpen
b)does not hold a sharp edge a long time
c)both a and b
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) Both a and b
The most popular size razor is
a) 4/8
b) 5/8
c) 6/8
d)7/8 - correct answer-5/8
When pressing hair, if the hair is smoking:
a) use more pressing oil, the hair is burning
b) use more heat
c) wait to proceed until hair cools
d) use less pressing oil - correct answer-D) use less pressing oil
a haircut using a 180 degree/angle will have which of the following lengths:
a) longer interior, shorter exterior
b) horizontal lines with a longer interior
c) shorter interior, longer exterior
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) shorter interior, longer exterior
which of the following design lines would be used to add weight/ build weight line: a)
vertical
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b) horiztonal
c) diagonal
d) perpendicular lines - correct answer-b) horizontal lines
The skin is thickest on the soles and palms because this layer of skin is found only there:
a) stratum Germinitivum
b) basal layer
c) papillary layer
d) stratum lucidum - correct answer-d) stratum lucidum
Wigs, whether made from Human or Synthetic hair, are colored using: a)
tint
b) fabric color
c) demi-permanent color
d) deposit only color - correct answer-b) fabric color
a wig covers:
a) more than 50%
b) less than 50% of the head
c) 50 to 75%
d) 80 to 100% of the head - correct answer-d) 80 to 100% of the head
The muscles that allow you to move, open an close your fingers are located:
a) in the forearm
b) in the wrist
c) in the elbow
d) in the carpus - correct answer-a) in the forearm
This type of shampoo will likely increase porosity:
a) acid
b) moisturizing
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c) non-organic
d) alkaline - correct answer-d) alkaline
this type of shampoo will likely INCREASE porosity:
a) organic
b) color safe/preserving
c) volumizing
d) acid - correct answer-c) volumizing
this type of shampoo will likely DECREASE porosity:
a) organic
b) volumizing
c) alkaline
d) acid - correct answer-d) acid
when cutting hair, if some parts are wet while others are dry, the likely outcome will be: a)
textured
b)beveled
c) uneven
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) uneven
the lower thick-walled chamber of the heart are referred to:
a) ventricles
b)atria
c) rhytads
d) atrium - correct answer-a) ventricles
The two thin-walled chambers of the heart are referred to as:
a) ventricles
b) atria
c) rhytads
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d) atrium - correct answer-d) atrium
A verruca is more commonly known as:
a) a boil
b) a pimple
c) a wart
d) a macule - correct answer-B) a wart
On which type of skin would a facial be ill-advised
a) skin with macule
b) acneic skin
c) mature skin
d) skin with lesions - correct answer-d) skin with lesions
Any product with a pH below 7, is considered:
a) a base
b) an alkaline
c) a neutral
d) an acid - correct answer-D) an Acid
Neutralizers, stablizers, and fixatives, tend to fall where on the pH scale? a)
at 7
b) above 7
c) below 7
d) none of the above - correct answer-c) below 7
Cornrow braiding is similar to:
a) double strand braiding
b) inverted braiding
c) invisible french braiding
d) visible, 3 strand, french braid - correct answer-d) visible, 3 strand, french braiding Pediculosis is:
