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COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
PRACTICE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Corrugations - correct answer -Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy
ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - correct answer -Nail disorder - vertical lines down the
nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia - correct answer -White spots on the nail caused by
injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - correct answer -Split or brittle nails caused by
injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent
exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - correct answer -Caused by dry cuticle and
carlessness in removing the cuticle
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Onychomycosis Unguium - correct answer -Nail fungus caused by
a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - correct answer -Ingrown nail caused by filing
the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes.
Verruca - correct answer -Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - correct answer -lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - correct answer -squoval, round, oval,
pointed, square
Toner - correct answer -used on pre-lightened hair to achieve
pale and delicate colors after decoloring
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Conditioning filler - correct answer -protein conditioner that will
equalize porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - correct answer -used to replace the missing primary
colors
Oxidative - correct answer -Demi- permenant and permenant
color
Non-oxidative color - correct answer -temporary - physical change
only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - correct answer -decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - correct answer -Melanin -
the more there is the longer the process. Scalp processes faster
because of body heat
COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
PRACTICE TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Corrugations - correct answer -Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy
ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - correct answer -Nail disorder - vertical lines down the
nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia - correct answer -White spots on the nail caused by
injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - correct answer -Split or brittle nails caused by
injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent
exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - correct answer -Caused by dry cuticle and
carlessness in removing the cuticle
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Onychomycosis Unguium - correct answer -Nail fungus caused by
a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - correct answer -Ingrown nail caused by filing
the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes.
Verruca - correct answer -Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - correct answer -lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - correct answer -squoval, round, oval,
pointed, square
Toner - correct answer -used on pre-lightened hair to achieve
pale and delicate colors after decoloring
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Conditioning filler - correct answer -protein conditioner that will
equalize porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - correct answer -used to replace the missing primary
colors
Oxidative - correct answer -Demi- permenant and permenant
color
Non-oxidative color - correct answer -temporary - physical change
only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - correct answer -decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - correct answer -Melanin -
the more there is the longer the process. Scalp processes faster
because of body heat
