CALIFORNIA BARBER EXAMS SCRIPT 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔Before sodium hydroxide processing hair should be analyzed to determine ___, ___,
and ____. - ✔✔texture, porosity, and elasticity
✔✔Where are the buccinator muscles located? - ✔✔side of lips in between upper and
lower jaw bone
✔✔What is a steatoma? - ✔✔Sebaceous cyst or fatty tumor that is filled with sebum
✔✔What is an example of a tertiary color? - ✔✔yellow-green and blue-green
✔✔Where do you apply chemical relaxer first? - ✔✔Most resistant area
✔✔What is a 90 degree haircut all around called? - ✔✔uniform layer
✔✔If a client comes in with dry, brittle hair and wants color, what do you do? - ✔✔deny
service
✔✔What is the difference of the two types of shears? - ✔✔french and german
✔✔What can lighten natural hair color? - ✔✔Toners
✔✔If a client comes in with dry, chapped skin and wants a facial, what do you do? -
✔✔stimulate skin for oil production and protect the skin surface
✔✔What are the 4 main muscles of the face? - ✔✔Buccinator
Masseter
Pterygoid
Occipitofrontalis
Orbicularis oris
Temporalis
Mentalis
✔✔For a chemical service, where do you start the application? - ✔✔from the crown to
the nape
✔✔If a client has a dry scalp, what is the condition? - ✔✔pityriasis aka dandruff (or
xeroderma)
✔✔What product would be used to better control hair when finger waving? - ✔✔styling
lotion
, ✔✔What infections are barbers most cautious about? - ✔✔staphylococci
✔✔What do you need to know first before applying skin cleanser on a client? - ✔✔the 4
types of skin
✔✔What are plant parasites? - ✔✔Tinea (ringworm)
✔✔What do you do if a client has oily skin? - ✔✔Cleansing, exfoliation, and water
based hydrator
✔✔What is UV light used for? - ✔✔Invisible rays that produce chemical effects to kill
germs
✔✔Wha tis galvanic current? - ✔✔Used to produce chemical (desincrustation) and ionic
(iontophoresis) reactions in the
✔✔It is required by ____ that a towel/cloth is applied in the draping procedure. -
✔✔state law
✔✔To create a custom hair solution, assemble the
measuring tape, plastic wrap, 12 strips of transparent
tape and ___________ or a permanent marker. - ✔✔grease pencil
✔✔In free form blow drying, the dryer should be held ___ from the area being dried. -
✔✔6-10 inches
✔✔Hair coloring requires ___ square partings from the lower crown area - ✔✔1/2 inch
✔✔___ relaxers are incompatible with thio relaxers and products on hair that has been
previously relaxed with thio product. - ✔✔Hydroxide
✔✔___ is the technical term for any abnormal hair loss - ✔✔alopecia
✔✔Hair ___ is the ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original length without
breaking. - ✔✔elasticity
✔✔What material are shampoo capes typically made of? - ✔✔vinyl (plastic)
✔✔According to ____, the barber is required to apply towel or neck strip in draping
procedures - ✔✔state law
✔✔How many freehand strokes are in the shave? - ✔✔6
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔Before sodium hydroxide processing hair should be analyzed to determine ___, ___,
and ____. - ✔✔texture, porosity, and elasticity
✔✔Where are the buccinator muscles located? - ✔✔side of lips in between upper and
lower jaw bone
✔✔What is a steatoma? - ✔✔Sebaceous cyst or fatty tumor that is filled with sebum
✔✔What is an example of a tertiary color? - ✔✔yellow-green and blue-green
✔✔Where do you apply chemical relaxer first? - ✔✔Most resistant area
✔✔What is a 90 degree haircut all around called? - ✔✔uniform layer
✔✔If a client comes in with dry, brittle hair and wants color, what do you do? - ✔✔deny
service
✔✔What is the difference of the two types of shears? - ✔✔french and german
✔✔What can lighten natural hair color? - ✔✔Toners
✔✔If a client comes in with dry, chapped skin and wants a facial, what do you do? -
✔✔stimulate skin for oil production and protect the skin surface
✔✔What are the 4 main muscles of the face? - ✔✔Buccinator
Masseter
Pterygoid
Occipitofrontalis
Orbicularis oris
Temporalis
Mentalis
✔✔For a chemical service, where do you start the application? - ✔✔from the crown to
the nape
✔✔If a client has a dry scalp, what is the condition? - ✔✔pityriasis aka dandruff (or
xeroderma)
✔✔What product would be used to better control hair when finger waving? - ✔✔styling
lotion
, ✔✔What infections are barbers most cautious about? - ✔✔staphylococci
✔✔What do you need to know first before applying skin cleanser on a client? - ✔✔the 4
types of skin
✔✔What are plant parasites? - ✔✔Tinea (ringworm)
✔✔What do you do if a client has oily skin? - ✔✔Cleansing, exfoliation, and water
based hydrator
✔✔What is UV light used for? - ✔✔Invisible rays that produce chemical effects to kill
germs
✔✔Wha tis galvanic current? - ✔✔Used to produce chemical (desincrustation) and ionic
(iontophoresis) reactions in the
✔✔It is required by ____ that a towel/cloth is applied in the draping procedure. -
✔✔state law
✔✔To create a custom hair solution, assemble the
measuring tape, plastic wrap, 12 strips of transparent
tape and ___________ or a permanent marker. - ✔✔grease pencil
✔✔In free form blow drying, the dryer should be held ___ from the area being dried. -
✔✔6-10 inches
✔✔Hair coloring requires ___ square partings from the lower crown area - ✔✔1/2 inch
✔✔___ relaxers are incompatible with thio relaxers and products on hair that has been
previously relaxed with thio product. - ✔✔Hydroxide
✔✔___ is the technical term for any abnormal hair loss - ✔✔alopecia
✔✔Hair ___ is the ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original length without
breaking. - ✔✔elasticity
✔✔What material are shampoo capes typically made of? - ✔✔vinyl (plastic)
✔✔According to ____, the barber is required to apply towel or neck strip in draping
procedures - ✔✔state law
✔✔How many freehand strokes are in the shave? - ✔✔6
