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California state barber board Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question:When do you not use a steam towel ?
Ans: Sensitive skin, irritated, chapped or blisterd
Question: What are the 3 layers of the hair ?
Ans: Cuticle, cortex, medulla
Question: alkaline solutions ?
Ans: Over 7 on the PH scale soften, swells and opens the cuticle
Question: What does the tail end of the surfactant molecule do ?
Ans: Attracts dirt and oil and repels water
Question: What is the highest level of decontamination in a barber shop ?
Ans: Disinfection
Question: What do you do if someone with head lice sits in your chair ?
Ans: Deny the service and recommend them to see a physician
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Question: Which artery supplies blood to the head, face and neck ?
Ans: Common caryatid artery
Question: What does a free form blow dry do ?
Ans: Builds fullness
Question: When can you not perform a scalp treatment? ?
Ans: When cuts, abrasions and rash are present
Question: What are 3 types of nerves ?
Ans: Sensory, motor and reflex
Question: A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function ?
Ans: Tissue
Question: What's a professional shave ?
Ans: Shave with the grain then a 2nd time over shave
Question: What is the grind of the razor ?
Ans: The shape of the razor after it has been ground
Question: To avoid damage massage should be directed towards ?
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Ans: The origin of the muscle
Question: What bacteria grow in clusters that cause abscesses, pustules and
boils ?
Ans: Staphylococci
Question: How far should the blow dryer be from the scalp when blow drying
?
Ans: 6-10 inches
Question: What shops carry an MSDS ?
Ans: All shops
Question: The epicranious muscle consists of the frontalis and ?
Ans: Occipitalis
Question: What movement is petrissage ?
Ans: Kneading movement that is performed with light, firm pressure
Question: What tendon connects the epicranious muscle ?
Ans: The epicranial aponeurosis
California state barber board Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question:When do you not use a steam towel ?
Ans: Sensitive skin, irritated, chapped or blisterd
Question: What are the 3 layers of the hair ?
Ans: Cuticle, cortex, medulla
Question: alkaline solutions ?
Ans: Over 7 on the PH scale soften, swells and opens the cuticle
Question: What does the tail end of the surfactant molecule do ?
Ans: Attracts dirt and oil and repels water
Question: What is the highest level of decontamination in a barber shop ?
Ans: Disinfection
Question: What do you do if someone with head lice sits in your chair ?
Ans: Deny the service and recommend them to see a physician
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Question: Which artery supplies blood to the head, face and neck ?
Ans: Common caryatid artery
Question: What does a free form blow dry do ?
Ans: Builds fullness
Question: When can you not perform a scalp treatment? ?
Ans: When cuts, abrasions and rash are present
Question: What are 3 types of nerves ?
Ans: Sensory, motor and reflex
Question: A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function ?
Ans: Tissue
Question: What's a professional shave ?
Ans: Shave with the grain then a 2nd time over shave
Question: What is the grind of the razor ?
Ans: The shape of the razor after it has been ground
Question: To avoid damage massage should be directed towards ?
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Ans: The origin of the muscle
Question: What bacteria grow in clusters that cause abscesses, pustules and
boils ?
Ans: Staphylococci
Question: How far should the blow dryer be from the scalp when blow drying
?
Ans: 6-10 inches
Question: What shops carry an MSDS ?
Ans: All shops
Question: The epicranious muscle consists of the frontalis and ?
Ans: Occipitalis
Question: What movement is petrissage ?
Ans: Kneading movement that is performed with light, firm pressure
Question: What tendon connects the epicranious muscle ?
Ans: The epicranial aponeurosis
