Cosmetology Florida State Board Clinical Exam
Review/ 189 Q&A/ 2024-2025.
Ash, smoky, and drab are terms used to describe: - Answer: green, blue, violet
Before a chemical service, have the client remove her - Answer: jewelry
Before placing a hot iron in the hair, Test for temperature by - Answer: testing it
on a piece of tissue paper or damp towel
Both semi-permanent and demi-permanent color affect the hair by: - Answer:
Both colors work by depositing pigment only
An Acid- balance rinse may be used - Answer: to preserve the color in tinted hair
After a permanent wave what advise should the cosmetologist give to the client
for at home maintenance to help ensure the perm does not quick relax: - Answer:
*Use an alkaline shampoo followed by alkaline rinse.
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,*Brush the hair frequently during the first three days to even out the curl.
*Use a moisturizing conditioner
*Use an acid balance shampoo followed by an acid rinse
After applying permanent wave solution, if the cotton turns purple or the hair gets
excessively hot, most likely the client has previous used - Answer: Metallic - based
hair color
After a toner has been rinsed out and the hair gently shampooed and rinsed -
Answer: apply an acid conditioner to close the cuticle, lower the ph, and help
prevent fading
certificate colors are commonly used in - Answer: temporary color rinses
A client with extremely curly wiry hair wants it temporarily straightened.
Previously, she has experienced unsatisfactory results from thermal hair
straightening. You should attempt the following treatment - Answer: A hard or
double press involves two applications of the pressing combs on each side of the
hair and is recommended for extremely curly, wiry hair or when the results of a
soft press are not satisfactory.
Soft press - Answer: A hair straightening technique using a thermal pressing comb
once on each side of the hair shaft; removes 50 to 60% of curl
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, Compound dyes are a combination of metallic salts dyes and: - Answer:
vegetables dyes
The direction of hair growth results from - Answer: The direction of the hair
follicle
During a lightening process, which of the following will lighten the fastest -
Answer: fine light hair
An example of a progressive hair color product is - Answer: metallic tints
A flexible comb, well suited for closed tapering at the nape using the scissors over
comb technique is a : - Answer: Barbering technique. The thin, flexible , and fine
tooth barber comb is ideal for this purpose.
The following statement regarding guanidine relaxers is not true - Answer: *They
cause less scalp irritation than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
*They contain no lye
*They have a lower ph than thio relaxers
*they are harsher to the hair than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
The following type of relaxer is often advertised as a no lye relaxer - Answer:
guanidine
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Review/ 189 Q&A/ 2024-2025.
Ash, smoky, and drab are terms used to describe: - Answer: green, blue, violet
Before a chemical service, have the client remove her - Answer: jewelry
Before placing a hot iron in the hair, Test for temperature by - Answer: testing it
on a piece of tissue paper or damp towel
Both semi-permanent and demi-permanent color affect the hair by: - Answer:
Both colors work by depositing pigment only
An Acid- balance rinse may be used - Answer: to preserve the color in tinted hair
After a permanent wave what advise should the cosmetologist give to the client
for at home maintenance to help ensure the perm does not quick relax: - Answer:
*Use an alkaline shampoo followed by alkaline rinse.
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,*Brush the hair frequently during the first three days to even out the curl.
*Use a moisturizing conditioner
*Use an acid balance shampoo followed by an acid rinse
After applying permanent wave solution, if the cotton turns purple or the hair gets
excessively hot, most likely the client has previous used - Answer: Metallic - based
hair color
After a toner has been rinsed out and the hair gently shampooed and rinsed -
Answer: apply an acid conditioner to close the cuticle, lower the ph, and help
prevent fading
certificate colors are commonly used in - Answer: temporary color rinses
A client with extremely curly wiry hair wants it temporarily straightened.
Previously, she has experienced unsatisfactory results from thermal hair
straightening. You should attempt the following treatment - Answer: A hard or
double press involves two applications of the pressing combs on each side of the
hair and is recommended for extremely curly, wiry hair or when the results of a
soft press are not satisfactory.
Soft press - Answer: A hair straightening technique using a thermal pressing comb
once on each side of the hair shaft; removes 50 to 60% of curl
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, Compound dyes are a combination of metallic salts dyes and: - Answer:
vegetables dyes
The direction of hair growth results from - Answer: The direction of the hair
follicle
During a lightening process, which of the following will lighten the fastest -
Answer: fine light hair
An example of a progressive hair color product is - Answer: metallic tints
A flexible comb, well suited for closed tapering at the nape using the scissors over
comb technique is a : - Answer: Barbering technique. The thin, flexible , and fine
tooth barber comb is ideal for this purpose.
The following statement regarding guanidine relaxers is not true - Answer: *They
cause less scalp irritation than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
*They contain no lye
*They have a lower ph than thio relaxers
*they are harsher to the hair than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
The following type of relaxer is often advertised as a no lye relaxer - Answer:
guanidine
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