TEXAS CLASS A BARBER CORRECT FINAL EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔the nail cuticles purpose - ✔✔forms a seal between the eponychium and nail plate
to prevent injury and infection
✔✔the purpose of the towel or neck strip during draping - ✔✔to prevent the cape from
having direct contact with the client's skin
✔✔the invasion of body tissues by disease causing pathogens - ✔✔infection
✔✔during a perm, the neutralizer should be applied where on the rod, and why - ✔✔top
and the bottom; to make sure hair is saturated and even distribution of the product
✔✔2 types of guides when cutting hair - ✔✔stationary guide and traveling guide
✔✔uses heat to produce curls, waves, or straightened hair - ✔✔thermal styling
✔✔normal hair loss in old age - ✔✔alopecia senilis
✔✔sodium hydroxide should not be - ✔✔left on the hair longer than 40% of the
recommended processing time
✔✔moisturizes the hair and helps restore oils and proteins - ✔✔hair conditioners
✔✔requires the application of a base cream to the entire scalp prior to the relaxer
application - ✔✔base relaxer
✔✔the barber's hands should be where when stretching the skin, during a shave -
✔✔behind the razor
,✔✔when new growth occurs between new hair and previously colored hair - ✔✔line of
demarkation
✔✔how do you remove a line of demarkation with colored hair - ✔✔apply permanent
hair color to the new growth (retouch application)
✔✔why can a barber not shave someone if there are pustules, lesions, or infection on
the face - ✔✔doing so could spread infection to other parts of the face
✔✔during a chemical service, the hair must be neutralized so that these bonds in the
cortical layer are permanently reformed - ✔✔hydrogen and sulfur
✔✔this occurs as disulfied bonds are converted to lanthionine bonds when the relaxer is
rinsed and hair is still at high pH level - ✔✔lanthionization
✔✔lanthionization occurs during what chemical service - ✔✔during a hydoxide relaxer
✔✔corrective hair treatments deal with the __________ rather than the scalp - ✔✔hair
shaft
✔✔hair density is important to the design element when discussing balance because -
✔✔differences in the thickness of the hair can make one side appear heavier or
unbalanced
✔✔spiral or corkscrew bacteria - ✔✔spirilla
✔✔these cutting lines build weight and are typically used to create a one-length look -
✔✔horizontal lines (parallel to the floor)
✔✔4 basic haircuts in women's haircutting - ✔✔blunt, graduated, uniformed-layered,
long-layered
✔✔in hair coloring the oxidizing agent that supplies oxygen gas for the development of
color - ✔✔hydrogen peroxide developers
✔✔where do you apply protective base cream - ✔✔hairline and ears (can take 1/4 to
1/2 inch partings and apply to scalp - if directions instruct you to)
✔✔hair color products are categorized into these two categories - ✔✔oxidative and
nonoxidative color
✔✔in cutting, these lines remove weight and create layers within the hair cut -
✔✔vertical lines (perpendicular to the floor)
, ✔✔round-shaped bacteria - ✔✔cocci
✔✔complimentary color to blue - ✔✔orange
✔✔how long should a barber's shaving stroke be - ✔✔1 to 3 inches
✔✔why should a barber's shaving stroke be between 1 and 3 inches - ✔✔to avoid
shaving too far from the stretching point
✔✔pre-softening does this to the cuticle of the hair - ✔✔softens and swells, so it can
accept color better
✔✔the primary shave in a standard shave service is called - ✔✔the first-time-over
shave
✔✔these lighteners contain oxygen-releasing boosters for quick and strong lightening.
they stay in place, won't run or drip; they are typically too strong to use on the scalp. -
✔✔powder lighteners
✔✔refers to the shape of the hair strand - ✔✔wave pattern
✔✔tuberculocidal disinfectants are proven to kill - ✔✔bacterium that causes
tuberculosis
✔✔when coloring mustaches one should never use - ✔✔analine derivatives
✔✔using aniline derivatives on facial hair can - ✔✔cause serious irritation or damage to
lips and delicate membranes of the nostrils
✔✔in a perm, this placement is achieved by wrapping the hair at a 45 degree angle past
the perpendicular (90 degree) base - ✔✔on-base
✔✔the process of thinning the hair to produce volume. the hair is cut using a sliding
shear movement with the blades kept slightly opem - ✔✔slithering
✔✔protein is made of chemical units called - ✔✔amino acids
✔✔the outermost layer of hair - ✔✔cuticle
✔✔the active disinfecting component in household bleach - ✔✔sodium hypochlorite
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔the nail cuticles purpose - ✔✔forms a seal between the eponychium and nail plate
to prevent injury and infection
✔✔the purpose of the towel or neck strip during draping - ✔✔to prevent the cape from
having direct contact with the client's skin
✔✔the invasion of body tissues by disease causing pathogens - ✔✔infection
✔✔during a perm, the neutralizer should be applied where on the rod, and why - ✔✔top
and the bottom; to make sure hair is saturated and even distribution of the product
✔✔2 types of guides when cutting hair - ✔✔stationary guide and traveling guide
✔✔uses heat to produce curls, waves, or straightened hair - ✔✔thermal styling
✔✔normal hair loss in old age - ✔✔alopecia senilis
✔✔sodium hydroxide should not be - ✔✔left on the hair longer than 40% of the
recommended processing time
✔✔moisturizes the hair and helps restore oils and proteins - ✔✔hair conditioners
✔✔requires the application of a base cream to the entire scalp prior to the relaxer
application - ✔✔base relaxer
✔✔the barber's hands should be where when stretching the skin, during a shave -
✔✔behind the razor
,✔✔when new growth occurs between new hair and previously colored hair - ✔✔line of
demarkation
✔✔how do you remove a line of demarkation with colored hair - ✔✔apply permanent
hair color to the new growth (retouch application)
✔✔why can a barber not shave someone if there are pustules, lesions, or infection on
the face - ✔✔doing so could spread infection to other parts of the face
✔✔during a chemical service, the hair must be neutralized so that these bonds in the
cortical layer are permanently reformed - ✔✔hydrogen and sulfur
✔✔this occurs as disulfied bonds are converted to lanthionine bonds when the relaxer is
rinsed and hair is still at high pH level - ✔✔lanthionization
✔✔lanthionization occurs during what chemical service - ✔✔during a hydoxide relaxer
✔✔corrective hair treatments deal with the __________ rather than the scalp - ✔✔hair
shaft
✔✔hair density is important to the design element when discussing balance because -
✔✔differences in the thickness of the hair can make one side appear heavier or
unbalanced
✔✔spiral or corkscrew bacteria - ✔✔spirilla
✔✔these cutting lines build weight and are typically used to create a one-length look -
✔✔horizontal lines (parallel to the floor)
✔✔4 basic haircuts in women's haircutting - ✔✔blunt, graduated, uniformed-layered,
long-layered
✔✔in hair coloring the oxidizing agent that supplies oxygen gas for the development of
color - ✔✔hydrogen peroxide developers
✔✔where do you apply protective base cream - ✔✔hairline and ears (can take 1/4 to
1/2 inch partings and apply to scalp - if directions instruct you to)
✔✔hair color products are categorized into these two categories - ✔✔oxidative and
nonoxidative color
✔✔in cutting, these lines remove weight and create layers within the hair cut -
✔✔vertical lines (perpendicular to the floor)
, ✔✔round-shaped bacteria - ✔✔cocci
✔✔complimentary color to blue - ✔✔orange
✔✔how long should a barber's shaving stroke be - ✔✔1 to 3 inches
✔✔why should a barber's shaving stroke be between 1 and 3 inches - ✔✔to avoid
shaving too far from the stretching point
✔✔pre-softening does this to the cuticle of the hair - ✔✔softens and swells, so it can
accept color better
✔✔the primary shave in a standard shave service is called - ✔✔the first-time-over
shave
✔✔these lighteners contain oxygen-releasing boosters for quick and strong lightening.
they stay in place, won't run or drip; they are typically too strong to use on the scalp. -
✔✔powder lighteners
✔✔refers to the shape of the hair strand - ✔✔wave pattern
✔✔tuberculocidal disinfectants are proven to kill - ✔✔bacterium that causes
tuberculosis
✔✔when coloring mustaches one should never use - ✔✔analine derivatives
✔✔using aniline derivatives on facial hair can - ✔✔cause serious irritation or damage to
lips and delicate membranes of the nostrils
✔✔in a perm, this placement is achieved by wrapping the hair at a 45 degree angle past
the perpendicular (90 degree) base - ✔✔on-base
✔✔the process of thinning the hair to produce volume. the hair is cut using a sliding
shear movement with the blades kept slightly opem - ✔✔slithering
✔✔protein is made of chemical units called - ✔✔amino acids
✔✔the outermost layer of hair - ✔✔cuticle
✔✔the active disinfecting component in household bleach - ✔✔sodium hypochlorite
