COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD PRACTICE
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
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
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
Lift - correct answer -lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - correct answer -means that product only deposits color because it does
not contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - correct answer -oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia
it will break up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - correct answer -non-oxidative, temporary color, stains
cuticle, fades in each shampoo.
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
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
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
Lift - correct answer -lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - correct answer -means that product only deposits color because it does
not contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - correct answer -oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia
it will break up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - correct answer -non-oxidative, temporary color, stains
cuticle, fades in each shampoo.
