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Cosmetology State Board Written Exam
Questions and Answers
The element used to define texture and line and tie design
elements together is ________.
Ans: Color
Relaxers that contain two components and must be mixed
immediately prior to use are _________.
Ans: Guanidine Hydroxide Relaxers
Hydroxide relaxers remove a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond,
converting it into a ____________.
Ans: Ianthionine Bond
Two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head are called,
__________.
Ans: Skip Waves
The active ingredient or reducing agent and alkaline perms is
___________.
Ans: Ammonium Thioglycolate
__________ is not one of the five basic elements of 3-D hair design.
Ans: Creativity
Applying product provides a buffer for brushes not to __________.
Ans: Scratch the face
The four reference points are found by the _________.
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Ans: Change in head shape
Single braids (Box braids) and individual braids are _______ braids.
Ans: Free hanging
A curved part is used for a high forehead or a _________.
Ans: Receding hairline
A small salon that is owned by an individual or two or more
partners is called an __________.
Ans: Independent salon
Spray-on activator is used no-light gels to _________.
Ans: Harden adhesive
Masks that contain special crystals and dry to plastic-like
consistency are ________.
Ans: Moldage Masks
Permanent waving and hair relaxers change the shape of hair by
chemically altering the hairs __________.
Ans: Disulfide Bonds
Lin is a wool fiber imported from Africa. The color is only ______.
Ans: Black and Brown
The element of hair design that defines hair and space is ______.
Ans: Line
The area surrounding the form or the area the hair style occupies
is _________.
Ans: Space
© 2025 All rights reserved
Cosmetology State Board Written Exam
Questions and Answers
The element used to define texture and line and tie design
elements together is ________.
Ans: Color
Relaxers that contain two components and must be mixed
immediately prior to use are _________.
Ans: Guanidine Hydroxide Relaxers
Hydroxide relaxers remove a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond,
converting it into a ____________.
Ans: Ianthionine Bond
Two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head are called,
__________.
Ans: Skip Waves
The active ingredient or reducing agent and alkaline perms is
___________.
Ans: Ammonium Thioglycolate
__________ is not one of the five basic elements of 3-D hair design.
Ans: Creativity
Applying product provides a buffer for brushes not to __________.
Ans: Scratch the face
The four reference points are found by the _________.
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Ans: Change in head shape
Single braids (Box braids) and individual braids are _______ braids.
Ans: Free hanging
A curved part is used for a high forehead or a _________.
Ans: Receding hairline
A small salon that is owned by an individual or two or more
partners is called an __________.
Ans: Independent salon
Spray-on activator is used no-light gels to _________.
Ans: Harden adhesive
Masks that contain special crystals and dry to plastic-like
consistency are ________.
Ans: Moldage Masks
Permanent waving and hair relaxers change the shape of hair by
chemically altering the hairs __________.
Ans: Disulfide Bonds
Lin is a wool fiber imported from Africa. The color is only ______.
Ans: Black and Brown
The element of hair design that defines hair and space is ______.
Ans: Line
The area surrounding the form or the area the hair style occupies
is _________.
Ans: Space
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