Cosmetology State Board Practice Test/ 140+
Qs & Ans/ 2024-2025.
Verruca - Answer: Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - Answer: lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - Answer: squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - Answer: used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors
after decoloring
Conditioning filler - Answer: protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill
the holes
Color filler - Answer: used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - Answer: Demi- permenant and permenant color
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, Non-oxidative color - Answer: temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - Answer: decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - Answer: Melanin - the more there is the
longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - Answer: lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - Answer: means that product only deposits color because it does not
contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - Answer: oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break
up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - Answer: non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle,
fades in each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - Answer: oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the
tone
Permanent color - Answer: lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline
ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
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Qs & Ans/ 2024-2025.
Verruca - Answer: Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - Answer: lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - Answer: squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - Answer: used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors
after decoloring
Conditioning filler - Answer: protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill
the holes
Color filler - Answer: used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - Answer: Demi- permenant and permenant color
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, Non-oxidative color - Answer: temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - Answer: decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - Answer: Melanin - the more there is the
longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - Answer: lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - Answer: means that product only deposits color because it does not
contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - Answer: oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break
up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - Answer: non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle,
fades in each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - Answer: oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the
tone
Permanent color - Answer: lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline
ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
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