California state barber board Exam
Questions and answers 2025
When .do .you .not .use .a .steam .towel .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Sensitive .skin, .irritated, .chapped .or .blisters
What .are .the .3 .layers .of .the .hair .? .- .ANS✓✓-Cuticle, .cortex, .medulla
alkaline .solutions .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Over .7 .on .the .PH .scale .soften, .swells .and .opens .the .cuticle
What .does .the .tail .end .of .the .surfactant .molecule .do .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Attracts .dirt .and .oil .and .repels .water
What .is .the .highest .level .of .decontamination .in .a .barber .shop .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Disinfection
What .do .you .do .if .someone .with .head .lice .sits .in .your .chair .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Deny .the .service .and .recommend .them .to .see .a .physician
Which .artery .supplies .blood .to .the .head, .face .and .neck .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Common .caryatid .artery
What .does .a .free .form .blow .dry .do .? .- .ANS✓✓-Builds .fullness
When .can .you .not .perform .a .scalp .treatment? .? .- .ANS✓✓-
When .cuts, .abrasions .and .rash .are .present
What .are .3 .types .of .nerves .? .- .ANS✓✓-Sensory, .motor .and .reflex
A .collection .of .similar .cells .that .perform .a .particular .function .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Tissue
What's .a .professional .shave .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Shave .with .the .grain .then .a .2nd .time .over .shave
What .is .the .grind .of .the .razor .? .- .ANS✓✓-
The .shape .of .the .razor .after .it .has .been .ground
, To .avoid .damage .massage .should .be .directed .towards .? .- .ANS✓✓-
The .origin .of .the .muscle
What .bacteria .grow .in .clusters .that .cause .abscesses, .pustules .and .boils .? .- .AN
S✓✓-Staphylococci
How .far .should .the .blow .dryer .be .from .the .scalp .when .blow .drying .? .- .ANS✓✓-
6-10 .inches
What .shops .carry .an .MSDS .? .- .ANS✓✓-All .shops
The .epicranious .muscle .consists .of .the .frontalis .and .? .- .ANS✓✓-Occipitalis
What .movement .is .petrissage .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Kneading .movement .that .is .performed .with .light, .firm .pressure
What .tendon .connects .the .epicranious .muscle .? .- .ANS✓✓-
The .epicranial .aponeurosis
Assures, .regulate .and .enforces .safety .and .health .for .the .work .place .? .- .ANS✓✓
-OSHA
What .is .used .after .high .frequency .treatment .? .- .ANS✓✓-Alcohol .based .toner
How .long .before .applying .permanent .hair .color .should .you .perform .a .P.D. .test .
? .- .ANS✓✓-24-48 .hrs
1-2 .days
What .should .be .performed .before .applying .permanent .hair .color .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Patch .test
Best .for .covering .up .gray .hair .? .- .ANS✓✓-Permanent .hair .color
Name .the .types .of .cutting .edges .of .the .shears .? .- .ANS✓✓-Convex .and .beveled
What .do .you .do .if .you .cut .someone .? .- .ANS✓✓-Stop .service .put .on .gloves .and
.treat .cut
Which .bacteria .causes .disease .or .infection .? .- .ANS✓✓-Pathogenic
Disease-
causing .microorganisms .that .are .carried .in .the .body .by .blood/ .body .fluids .suc
h .as .hepatitis .and .HIV .are .called .? .- .ANS✓✓-Blood-born .pathogens
The .application .of .hair .color .to .the .hair .that .has .not .been .previously .colored .? .
- .ANS✓✓-Virgin .application/ .tint
What .is .required .from .hospital .grade .disinfectant .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Effective .against .bacteria, .fungi .and .viruses
Questions and answers 2025
When .do .you .not .use .a .steam .towel .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Sensitive .skin, .irritated, .chapped .or .blisters
What .are .the .3 .layers .of .the .hair .? .- .ANS✓✓-Cuticle, .cortex, .medulla
alkaline .solutions .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Over .7 .on .the .PH .scale .soften, .swells .and .opens .the .cuticle
What .does .the .tail .end .of .the .surfactant .molecule .do .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Attracts .dirt .and .oil .and .repels .water
What .is .the .highest .level .of .decontamination .in .a .barber .shop .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Disinfection
What .do .you .do .if .someone .with .head .lice .sits .in .your .chair .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Deny .the .service .and .recommend .them .to .see .a .physician
Which .artery .supplies .blood .to .the .head, .face .and .neck .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Common .caryatid .artery
What .does .a .free .form .blow .dry .do .? .- .ANS✓✓-Builds .fullness
When .can .you .not .perform .a .scalp .treatment? .? .- .ANS✓✓-
When .cuts, .abrasions .and .rash .are .present
What .are .3 .types .of .nerves .? .- .ANS✓✓-Sensory, .motor .and .reflex
A .collection .of .similar .cells .that .perform .a .particular .function .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Tissue
What's .a .professional .shave .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Shave .with .the .grain .then .a .2nd .time .over .shave
What .is .the .grind .of .the .razor .? .- .ANS✓✓-
The .shape .of .the .razor .after .it .has .been .ground
, To .avoid .damage .massage .should .be .directed .towards .? .- .ANS✓✓-
The .origin .of .the .muscle
What .bacteria .grow .in .clusters .that .cause .abscesses, .pustules .and .boils .? .- .AN
S✓✓-Staphylococci
How .far .should .the .blow .dryer .be .from .the .scalp .when .blow .drying .? .- .ANS✓✓-
6-10 .inches
What .shops .carry .an .MSDS .? .- .ANS✓✓-All .shops
The .epicranious .muscle .consists .of .the .frontalis .and .? .- .ANS✓✓-Occipitalis
What .movement .is .petrissage .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Kneading .movement .that .is .performed .with .light, .firm .pressure
What .tendon .connects .the .epicranious .muscle .? .- .ANS✓✓-
The .epicranial .aponeurosis
Assures, .regulate .and .enforces .safety .and .health .for .the .work .place .? .- .ANS✓✓
-OSHA
What .is .used .after .high .frequency .treatment .? .- .ANS✓✓-Alcohol .based .toner
How .long .before .applying .permanent .hair .color .should .you .perform .a .P.D. .test .
? .- .ANS✓✓-24-48 .hrs
1-2 .days
What .should .be .performed .before .applying .permanent .hair .color .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Patch .test
Best .for .covering .up .gray .hair .? .- .ANS✓✓-Permanent .hair .color
Name .the .types .of .cutting .edges .of .the .shears .? .- .ANS✓✓-Convex .and .beveled
What .do .you .do .if .you .cut .someone .? .- .ANS✓✓-Stop .service .put .on .gloves .and
.treat .cut
Which .bacteria .causes .disease .or .infection .? .- .ANS✓✓-Pathogenic
Disease-
causing .microorganisms .that .are .carried .in .the .body .by .blood/ .body .fluids .suc
h .as .hepatitis .and .HIV .are .called .? .- .ANS✓✓-Blood-born .pathogens
The .application .of .hair .color .to .the .hair .that .has .not .been .previously .colored .? .
- .ANS✓✓-Virgin .application/ .tint
What .is .required .from .hospital .grade .disinfectant .? .- .ANS✓✓-
Effective .against .bacteria, .fungi .and .viruses
