COLORADO COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN EXAM
2 FINAL PAPER 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
FULL SOLUTION UPDATED
◉ What is the deepest layer of the epidermis?
Answer: stratum germinativum
◉ What are the three stages of hair growth in the correct order?
Answer: anagen, catagen, telogen
◉ What scalp condition shows as bald areas with small black dots,
round scaly areas of dry skin and a puss-filled sores?
Answer: Tinea capitis
◉ What are the three components of a pincurl?
Answer: base, stem, circle
◉ What are the two types of guides that can be used when cutting
hair?
Answer: travelling and stationary
◉ What percentage of peroxide is found in 20-volume developer?
,Answer: 6%
◉ What is the pH of hair, skin, and nails?
Answer: 4.5-5.5
◉ What is the white, half-moon shape at the base of the nail?
Answer: lunula
◉ What is onchophagy?
Answer: bitten nails
◉ A coiled, corkscrew shaped bacteria cell that causes syphilis and
cholera is:
Answer: spirilla
◉ What is the pH of sodium hydroxide?
Answer: 10.5-11.5
◉ What information should you add to the clients appointment card
for the next visit?
Answer: service time
, ◉ What is the BEST recommendation for applying acrylic fingernail
products?
Answer: work at a ventilate work table
◉ For which purpose would hospital grade disinfectants be
appropriate?
Answer: to clean blood and bodily fluids off surfaces
◉ What should be completed before every waxing service to ensure
the client has an thorough understanding of the procedure?
Answer: release form
◉ A non-chemical drape is not appropriate for:
Answer: shampooing and conditioning
◉ What is the highest level of decontamination used for implements
in salons?
Answer: sterilization
◉ What permanent wave has a pH of 9.0-9.6?
Answer: cold wave
◉ What determines the size of a curl in permanent waving?
2 FINAL PAPER 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
FULL SOLUTION UPDATED
◉ What is the deepest layer of the epidermis?
Answer: stratum germinativum
◉ What are the three stages of hair growth in the correct order?
Answer: anagen, catagen, telogen
◉ What scalp condition shows as bald areas with small black dots,
round scaly areas of dry skin and a puss-filled sores?
Answer: Tinea capitis
◉ What are the three components of a pincurl?
Answer: base, stem, circle
◉ What are the two types of guides that can be used when cutting
hair?
Answer: travelling and stationary
◉ What percentage of peroxide is found in 20-volume developer?
,Answer: 6%
◉ What is the pH of hair, skin, and nails?
Answer: 4.5-5.5
◉ What is the white, half-moon shape at the base of the nail?
Answer: lunula
◉ What is onchophagy?
Answer: bitten nails
◉ A coiled, corkscrew shaped bacteria cell that causes syphilis and
cholera is:
Answer: spirilla
◉ What is the pH of sodium hydroxide?
Answer: 10.5-11.5
◉ What information should you add to the clients appointment card
for the next visit?
Answer: service time
, ◉ What is the BEST recommendation for applying acrylic fingernail
products?
Answer: work at a ventilate work table
◉ For which purpose would hospital grade disinfectants be
appropriate?
Answer: to clean blood and bodily fluids off surfaces
◉ What should be completed before every waxing service to ensure
the client has an thorough understanding of the procedure?
Answer: release form
◉ A non-chemical drape is not appropriate for:
Answer: shampooing and conditioning
◉ What is the highest level of decontamination used for implements
in salons?
Answer: sterilization
◉ What permanent wave has a pH of 9.0-9.6?
Answer: cold wave
◉ What determines the size of a curl in permanent waving?
