NYS COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN ACTUAL
REVIEW PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Nails typically grow the fastest during which season?
Answer: Summer
⩥ A typical adult's nails grow about________?
Answer: 1/8 inch per month
⩥ What is the most dangerous form of skin cancer, often characterized
by black or dark brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in
texture, jagged, or raised?
Answer: malignant melanoma
⩥ During the pre-service consultation, a client mentions regularly
coloring the hair. For clients with colored hair, the stylist must
__________.
Answer: perform a metallic salts test before starting the service
⩥ Which action is produced by the abductors in the hand?
Answer: spreading the fingers
,⩥ Which sebaceous glands condition is not considered a medical
condition?
Answer: telangiectasia
⩥ A normal healthy nail is ____________.
Answer: flexible
⩥ What method of hair removal destroys the dermal papilla?
Answer: Thermolysis
⩥ The Greek term that means "skilled in cosmetics use" is
____________.
Answer: kosmetikos
⩥ To taper the neck area or soften weight lines, what technique should
be used?
Answer: razor-over-comb
⩥ Nail growth rates tend to increase dramatically during the _____
trimester of pregnancy.
Answer: last
, ⩥ What form of advertisement is not expensive and always greatly
appreciated?
Answer: birthday cards
⩥ You should be true to your word by choosing your words carefully
and ___________.
Answer: honestly
⩥ What is the correct order of steps when applying soft wax to a client's
leg?
Answer: Inside of the ankle, shin, outside of the ankle
⩥ What is the purpose of palming the shears?
Answer: holding the comb and shears in one hand at the same time
⩥ Approximately how long will a whole leg treatment take with soft
wax?
Answer: 45 minutes
⩥ If using the basic wrap for a perm, all of the hair rods should
___________.
Answer: be arranged horizontally and in the same direction
REVIEW PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Nails typically grow the fastest during which season?
Answer: Summer
⩥ A typical adult's nails grow about________?
Answer: 1/8 inch per month
⩥ What is the most dangerous form of skin cancer, often characterized
by black or dark brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in
texture, jagged, or raised?
Answer: malignant melanoma
⩥ During the pre-service consultation, a client mentions regularly
coloring the hair. For clients with colored hair, the stylist must
__________.
Answer: perform a metallic salts test before starting the service
⩥ Which action is produced by the abductors in the hand?
Answer: spreading the fingers
,⩥ Which sebaceous glands condition is not considered a medical
condition?
Answer: telangiectasia
⩥ A normal healthy nail is ____________.
Answer: flexible
⩥ What method of hair removal destroys the dermal papilla?
Answer: Thermolysis
⩥ The Greek term that means "skilled in cosmetics use" is
____________.
Answer: kosmetikos
⩥ To taper the neck area or soften weight lines, what technique should
be used?
Answer: razor-over-comb
⩥ Nail growth rates tend to increase dramatically during the _____
trimester of pregnancy.
Answer: last
, ⩥ What form of advertisement is not expensive and always greatly
appreciated?
Answer: birthday cards
⩥ You should be true to your word by choosing your words carefully
and ___________.
Answer: honestly
⩥ What is the correct order of steps when applying soft wax to a client's
leg?
Answer: Inside of the ankle, shin, outside of the ankle
⩥ What is the purpose of palming the shears?
Answer: holding the comb and shears in one hand at the same time
⩥ Approximately how long will a whole leg treatment take with soft
wax?
Answer: 45 minutes
⩥ If using the basic wrap for a perm, all of the hair rods should
___________.
Answer: be arranged horizontally and in the same direction
