PSI Cosmetology Vocabulary Review
Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Accurate!!
Follow manufacturer directions - ANSWER-How do you remove a weft (hair
extension)?
9 sections - ANSWER-How many sections for a straight back perm?
Cortex - ANSWER-Chemical changes occur in what part of the hair shaft?
Bob and 45 degree - ANSWER-What are 2 other names for a wedge cut?
Guideline - ANSWER-In haircutting, what is the hair you cut first to determine
length?
Impacts glow and tones muscles - ANSWER-A tapping movement does what for the
skin and muscles?
Clean them - ANSWER-What do you do prior to disinfecting implements?
Soak in an EPA registered solution for 10 minutes - ANSWER-What is the proper
procedure to disinfect implements?
Unpleasant odor and really harsh - ANSWER-What are 2 disadvantages of alkaline
or cold waves?
Before service - ANSWER-When do you shampoo the hair when you do a relaxer?
Taper - ANSWER-What type of cut is used to take out excess bulkiness on a wig?
Protein Conditioner - ANSWER-What type of conditioner do you use on coarse hair?
Human hair - ANSWER-When someone is looking for a wig with a specific color and
if money is not a problem, what type would they purchase?
Lice and scabies - ANSWER-What disease on the scalp is caused by a parasite?
Nape of the neck and inside of elbow - ANSWER-Wheres the proper place to do a
patch test?
Spores - ANSWER-A disinfectant does not kill what?
,In the direction hair grows - ANSWER-What is the correct way to apply wax on
eyebrows?
Use clean implements - ANSWER-What is the proper way to apply makeup on
someone?
See if the cuticle is intact - ANSWER-What do you do before you dye a wig?
Before the service - ANSWER-If someone has a haircut appointment, when do you
do the consultation?
Autoclave - ANSWER-What is a way to sterilize using dry heat?
Braiding - ANSWER-What is another term for weaving hair?
Orange, red and brown - ANSWER-When you under-lighten hair you will see spots
of what 3 colors?
Leukonychia - ANSWER-White spots usually caused by injury are called?
True - ANSWER-True or False. You can perform a manicure on a client with a "blue
nail"
Red - ANSWER-Pyogenic Granuloma (relatively common skin growth) is what color?
Secondary - ANSWER-When 2 primary colors are mixed together you have created?
Lock jaw, tuberculosis, and diphtheria - ANSWER-Bacilli bacteria causes what 3
types of infections?
Check to see if the cuticle is in tact - ANSWER-When coloring a wig, what should be
done first?
Long strips of human length hair with threaded edges. - ANSWER-What is a hair
weft?
180 degree - ANSWER-A traveling guide is used in what type of haircut?
Wet and horizontal - ANSWER-When you use a razor to cut the hair, the hair must
be
Lock jaw - ANSWER-Another name for tetanus is?
Help even out porosity - ANSWER-A color filler is used to what?
Epidermis - ANSWER-What is the visible layer of skin?
Electroysis - ANSWER-An applicator used to direct current from a currency machine
thru the clients skin is?
, Harmless - ANSWER-Non-pathogenic bacteria is?
Sterilization - ANSWER-Bacterial spores can only be killed by what?
Pediculosis - ANSWER-Term for head lice
With an EPA registered disinectant - ANSWER-How do you clean the shampoo bowl
head rest?
Emery board, orange wood sticks, cotton, and paper towels. - ANSWER-List the
implement(s) that should not be disinfected and reused after a manicure?
Short, oval and round - ANSWER-What are the 2 best shapes for a man's nails?
A sable brush - ANSWER-How do you apply primer on the nail?
Makes it look smaller - ANSWER-Applying a darker powder on the nose will?
From the chest down and the knee up - ANSWER-What areas of the body can not
be massaged by a Cosmetologist?
True - ANSWER-True or false. If a client has booked for an under-arm wax service
and is allergic to body wax you would be allowed to tweeze the clients armpit.
True - ANSWER-True or false. A skin freshener is used at the end of a facial on a
client with extremely oily skin.
Bonding remover or oil - ANSWER-How do you remove hair extensions that have
been bonded in?
Summer months - ANSWER-When does hair grow the fastest?
1/2 inch per month - ANSWER-What is the rate of hair growth?
Blunt cut - ANSWER-What type of haircut does a 0 (zero) degree haircut produce?
Tinea Pedis - ANSWER-What is ringworm of the foot referred to as?
Tinea Capitis - ANSWER-Ringworm of the hair?
Hair shaft - ANSWER-Powder lighteners are usually used only on the _____ and not
the scalp.
Disinfect with EPA registered disinfectant or bleach solution for 10 minutes. -
ANSWER-What should you do with implements that have been contaminated with
lice and how long?
A bandaid - ANSWER-What do you give your client after they have stopped bleeding
of a cut?
Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Accurate!!
Follow manufacturer directions - ANSWER-How do you remove a weft (hair
extension)?
9 sections - ANSWER-How many sections for a straight back perm?
Cortex - ANSWER-Chemical changes occur in what part of the hair shaft?
Bob and 45 degree - ANSWER-What are 2 other names for a wedge cut?
Guideline - ANSWER-In haircutting, what is the hair you cut first to determine
length?
Impacts glow and tones muscles - ANSWER-A tapping movement does what for the
skin and muscles?
Clean them - ANSWER-What do you do prior to disinfecting implements?
Soak in an EPA registered solution for 10 minutes - ANSWER-What is the proper
procedure to disinfect implements?
Unpleasant odor and really harsh - ANSWER-What are 2 disadvantages of alkaline
or cold waves?
Before service - ANSWER-When do you shampoo the hair when you do a relaxer?
Taper - ANSWER-What type of cut is used to take out excess bulkiness on a wig?
Protein Conditioner - ANSWER-What type of conditioner do you use on coarse hair?
Human hair - ANSWER-When someone is looking for a wig with a specific color and
if money is not a problem, what type would they purchase?
Lice and scabies - ANSWER-What disease on the scalp is caused by a parasite?
Nape of the neck and inside of elbow - ANSWER-Wheres the proper place to do a
patch test?
Spores - ANSWER-A disinfectant does not kill what?
,In the direction hair grows - ANSWER-What is the correct way to apply wax on
eyebrows?
Use clean implements - ANSWER-What is the proper way to apply makeup on
someone?
See if the cuticle is intact - ANSWER-What do you do before you dye a wig?
Before the service - ANSWER-If someone has a haircut appointment, when do you
do the consultation?
Autoclave - ANSWER-What is a way to sterilize using dry heat?
Braiding - ANSWER-What is another term for weaving hair?
Orange, red and brown - ANSWER-When you under-lighten hair you will see spots
of what 3 colors?
Leukonychia - ANSWER-White spots usually caused by injury are called?
True - ANSWER-True or False. You can perform a manicure on a client with a "blue
nail"
Red - ANSWER-Pyogenic Granuloma (relatively common skin growth) is what color?
Secondary - ANSWER-When 2 primary colors are mixed together you have created?
Lock jaw, tuberculosis, and diphtheria - ANSWER-Bacilli bacteria causes what 3
types of infections?
Check to see if the cuticle is in tact - ANSWER-When coloring a wig, what should be
done first?
Long strips of human length hair with threaded edges. - ANSWER-What is a hair
weft?
180 degree - ANSWER-A traveling guide is used in what type of haircut?
Wet and horizontal - ANSWER-When you use a razor to cut the hair, the hair must
be
Lock jaw - ANSWER-Another name for tetanus is?
Help even out porosity - ANSWER-A color filler is used to what?
Epidermis - ANSWER-What is the visible layer of skin?
Electroysis - ANSWER-An applicator used to direct current from a currency machine
thru the clients skin is?
, Harmless - ANSWER-Non-pathogenic bacteria is?
Sterilization - ANSWER-Bacterial spores can only be killed by what?
Pediculosis - ANSWER-Term for head lice
With an EPA registered disinectant - ANSWER-How do you clean the shampoo bowl
head rest?
Emery board, orange wood sticks, cotton, and paper towels. - ANSWER-List the
implement(s) that should not be disinfected and reused after a manicure?
Short, oval and round - ANSWER-What are the 2 best shapes for a man's nails?
A sable brush - ANSWER-How do you apply primer on the nail?
Makes it look smaller - ANSWER-Applying a darker powder on the nose will?
From the chest down and the knee up - ANSWER-What areas of the body can not
be massaged by a Cosmetologist?
True - ANSWER-True or false. If a client has booked for an under-arm wax service
and is allergic to body wax you would be allowed to tweeze the clients armpit.
True - ANSWER-True or false. A skin freshener is used at the end of a facial on a
client with extremely oily skin.
Bonding remover or oil - ANSWER-How do you remove hair extensions that have
been bonded in?
Summer months - ANSWER-When does hair grow the fastest?
1/2 inch per month - ANSWER-What is the rate of hair growth?
Blunt cut - ANSWER-What type of haircut does a 0 (zero) degree haircut produce?
Tinea Pedis - ANSWER-What is ringworm of the foot referred to as?
Tinea Capitis - ANSWER-Ringworm of the hair?
Hair shaft - ANSWER-Powder lighteners are usually used only on the _____ and not
the scalp.
Disinfect with EPA registered disinfectant or bleach solution for 10 minutes. -
ANSWER-What should you do with implements that have been contaminated with
lice and how long?
A bandaid - ANSWER-What do you give your client after they have stopped bleeding
of a cut?
