Cosmetology State Board
Practice Test (146 questions
and answers)
Corrugations - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused
by uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate
caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia - (Correct Answer) White spots on the nail caused by injury to the
base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - (Correct Answer) Split or brittle nails caused by injury,
careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong
chemicals.
Hang Nails - (Correct Answer) Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in
removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - (Correct Answer) Nail fungus caused by a
parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - (Correct Answer) Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too
much, or tight fitting shoes.
Verruca - (Correct Answer) Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - (Correct Answer) lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - (Correct Answer) squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - (Correct Answer) used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and
delicate colors after decoloring
Conditioning filler - (Correct Answer) protein conditioner that will equalize
porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - (Correct Answer) used to replace the missing primary colors
, Oxidative - (Correct Answer) Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - (Correct Answer) temporary - physical change only.
Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - (Correct Answer) decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - (Correct Answer) Melanin - the more
there is the longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - (Correct Answer) lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize
hair
Deposit - (Correct Answer) means that product only deposits color because it
does not contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - (Correct Answer) oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with
ammonia it will break up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) non-oxidative, temporary color,
stains cuticle, fades in each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) oxidative, deposit only, deepens or
changes the tone
Permanent color - (Correct Answer) lightens and deposits at the same time.
more alkaline ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
Primary colors - (Correct Answer) Red, Blue, Yellow
Brown - (Correct Answer) unequal combo of primary color
Black - (Correct Answer) Equal parts of primary colors
Warm tones - (Correct Answer) red, orange, yellow
Cool tones - (Correct Answer) blue, green, violet
Neutral tones - (Correct Answer) perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin - (Correct Answer) Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin - (Correct Answer) Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture - (Correct Answer) largest diameter, greatest amount of
melanin, processing time and lift is affected
Practice Test (146 questions
and answers)
Corrugations - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused
by uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate
caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia - (Correct Answer) White spots on the nail caused by injury to the
base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - (Correct Answer) Split or brittle nails caused by injury,
careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong
chemicals.
Hang Nails - (Correct Answer) Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in
removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - (Correct Answer) Nail fungus caused by a
parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - (Correct Answer) Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too
much, or tight fitting shoes.
Verruca - (Correct Answer) Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - (Correct Answer) lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - (Correct Answer) squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - (Correct Answer) used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and
delicate colors after decoloring
Conditioning filler - (Correct Answer) protein conditioner that will equalize
porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - (Correct Answer) used to replace the missing primary colors
, Oxidative - (Correct Answer) Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - (Correct Answer) temporary - physical change only.
Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - (Correct Answer) decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - (Correct Answer) Melanin - the more
there is the longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - (Correct Answer) lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize
hair
Deposit - (Correct Answer) means that product only deposits color because it
does not contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - (Correct Answer) oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with
ammonia it will break up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) non-oxidative, temporary color,
stains cuticle, fades in each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) oxidative, deposit only, deepens or
changes the tone
Permanent color - (Correct Answer) lightens and deposits at the same time.
more alkaline ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
Primary colors - (Correct Answer) Red, Blue, Yellow
Brown - (Correct Answer) unequal combo of primary color
Black - (Correct Answer) Equal parts of primary colors
Warm tones - (Correct Answer) red, orange, yellow
Cool tones - (Correct Answer) blue, green, violet
Neutral tones - (Correct Answer) perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin - (Correct Answer) Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin - (Correct Answer) Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture - (Correct Answer) largest diameter, greatest amount of
melanin, processing time and lift is affected
