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MINNESOTA COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN PRACTICAL
EXAM VERSION A& B NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE 200+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION!!!
If redness and swelling were found around the test area
when performing a predisposition test, which of the
following steps should NOT be taken? - ANSWER-
Proceed with the service
Once a color formula has been mixed, any leftover product
should be: - ANSWER-Discarded
What should be applied when draping for color service to
prevent irritating and staining the hairline? - ANSWER-
Barrier cream
The chemical phase of perming involves all of the
following EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Wrapping hair around the
perm tool
The physical phase of perming includes: - ANSWER-
Wrapping hair around the perm tool
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The two major phases of permanent waving are: -
ANSWER-physical and chemical
What are the two basic wrapping techniques for rotating
strands around a perm tool? - ANSWER-Spiral and
overlap
What term refers to the way perm tools are arranged
around the clients head while wrapping? - ANSWER-Perm
pattern
A neutralizer rebounds and restores the disulfide bonds in
addition to which of the following? - ANSWER-Reduces
the swelling caused by alkalinity
Acid perms are in the ph range of: - ANSWER-6.9-7.2
Alkaline perms carry a ph of: - ANSWER-8.0-9.5
For perming, the ph of neutralizer will range from: -
ANSWER-2.5-7
In alkaline perms, the perm solution chemically breaks or
reduces the: - ANSWER-Strong disulfide bonds
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It is essential to completely rinse the perm solution before
applying the: - ANSWER-Neutralizer
The alkalinity of cold waves causes the hair fiber to soften
and: - ANSWER-Swell
What is applied to a clients hairline to prior to a perm
service to the skin? - ANSWER-Barrier cream
What reduces the swelling of the hair and re-hardens the
bonds in the new shape during a perm process? -
ANSWER-Applying a neutralizer
What structure must be permanently broken to change the
hair from straight to wavy or curly formation? - ANSWER-
Disulfide bonds
Which perm tool determines the size and shape of the
new curl texture? - ANSWER-Perm rod
End papers are important to control hair ends during the
perming process and to: - ANSWER-Keep the hair
smoothly wrapped around the perm tool
MINNESOTA COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN PRACTICAL
EXAM VERSION A& B NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE 200+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION!!!
If redness and swelling were found around the test area
when performing a predisposition test, which of the
following steps should NOT be taken? - ANSWER-
Proceed with the service
Once a color formula has been mixed, any leftover product
should be: - ANSWER-Discarded
What should be applied when draping for color service to
prevent irritating and staining the hairline? - ANSWER-
Barrier cream
The chemical phase of perming involves all of the
following EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Wrapping hair around the
perm tool
The physical phase of perming includes: - ANSWER-
Wrapping hair around the perm tool
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The two major phases of permanent waving are: -
ANSWER-physical and chemical
What are the two basic wrapping techniques for rotating
strands around a perm tool? - ANSWER-Spiral and
overlap
What term refers to the way perm tools are arranged
around the clients head while wrapping? - ANSWER-Perm
pattern
A neutralizer rebounds and restores the disulfide bonds in
addition to which of the following? - ANSWER-Reduces
the swelling caused by alkalinity
Acid perms are in the ph range of: - ANSWER-6.9-7.2
Alkaline perms carry a ph of: - ANSWER-8.0-9.5
For perming, the ph of neutralizer will range from: -
ANSWER-2.5-7
In alkaline perms, the perm solution chemically breaks or
reduces the: - ANSWER-Strong disulfide bonds
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It is essential to completely rinse the perm solution before
applying the: - ANSWER-Neutralizer
The alkalinity of cold waves causes the hair fiber to soften
and: - ANSWER-Swell
What is applied to a clients hairline to prior to a perm
service to the skin? - ANSWER-Barrier cream
What reduces the swelling of the hair and re-hardens the
bonds in the new shape during a perm process? -
ANSWER-Applying a neutralizer
What structure must be permanently broken to change the
hair from straight to wavy or curly formation? - ANSWER-
Disulfide bonds
Which perm tool determines the size and shape of the
new curl texture? - ANSWER-Perm rod
End papers are important to control hair ends during the
perming process and to: - ANSWER-Keep the hair
smoothly wrapped around the perm tool
