NYS COSMETOLOGY EVALUATION EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The skin has three main layers, the dermis, subcutaneous and the epidermis. The
epidermis is the _______ layer of the skin. - ✔✔outermost
✔✔When referring to disorders of the nail, onychophagy is more commonly known as
this: - ✔✔Bitten nails
✔✔The epidermis contains five layers of skin: Stratum Corneum, Stratum Lucidum,
Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Spinosum, and Stratum Germinativum. Which layer is the
lowest where cell growth occurs through mitosis? - ✔✔stratum germinativum
✔✔On average, how long does it take for a new nail to grow? - ✔✔4-6 months
✔✔A service provider is using scalp astringent to treat a client's oily, itchy scalp. When
should she apply this product? - ✔✔After conditioning but before drying
✔✔The shortest processing time in chemical waving is usually required for which type
of hair? - ✔✔lightened
✔✔Which layer of the skin is primarily responsible for producing new skin cells? -
✔✔Epidermis
✔✔What should metal implements be disinfected with? - ✔✔Hospital grade solution
✔✔What is the pH of sodium hydroxide? - ✔✔10.5-11.5
✔✔Which hair portion absorbs chemical wave solution faster? - ✔✔Where hair porosity
is greatest
✔✔In cosmetology, which ingredient is primarily responsible for the oxidizing action in
hair coloring products that enables the hair dye to develop and bind to the hair? -
✔✔Hydrogen peroxide
✔✔Which of the following determines the texture of the hair? - ✔✔diameter
✔✔Which of the following instruments should be used to slither a client's hair? -
✔✔Shears
✔✔Which of the following is the peak of a finger wave? - ✔✔ridge
✔✔It is made of cells, blood, calcium carbonate, and calcium phosphate? - ✔✔bones
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The skin has three main layers, the dermis, subcutaneous and the epidermis. The
epidermis is the _______ layer of the skin. - ✔✔outermost
✔✔When referring to disorders of the nail, onychophagy is more commonly known as
this: - ✔✔Bitten nails
✔✔The epidermis contains five layers of skin: Stratum Corneum, Stratum Lucidum,
Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Spinosum, and Stratum Germinativum. Which layer is the
lowest where cell growth occurs through mitosis? - ✔✔stratum germinativum
✔✔On average, how long does it take for a new nail to grow? - ✔✔4-6 months
✔✔A service provider is using scalp astringent to treat a client's oily, itchy scalp. When
should she apply this product? - ✔✔After conditioning but before drying
✔✔The shortest processing time in chemical waving is usually required for which type
of hair? - ✔✔lightened
✔✔Which layer of the skin is primarily responsible for producing new skin cells? -
✔✔Epidermis
✔✔What should metal implements be disinfected with? - ✔✔Hospital grade solution
✔✔What is the pH of sodium hydroxide? - ✔✔10.5-11.5
✔✔Which hair portion absorbs chemical wave solution faster? - ✔✔Where hair porosity
is greatest
✔✔In cosmetology, which ingredient is primarily responsible for the oxidizing action in
hair coloring products that enables the hair dye to develop and bind to the hair? -
✔✔Hydrogen peroxide
✔✔Which of the following determines the texture of the hair? - ✔✔diameter
✔✔Which of the following instruments should be used to slither a client's hair? -
✔✔Shears
✔✔Which of the following is the peak of a finger wave? - ✔✔ridge
✔✔It is made of cells, blood, calcium carbonate, and calcium phosphate? - ✔✔bones
