COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARDS TEST EXAM WITH
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some ___ disinfectants are harmful to salon tools and equipment - ANSWER:
tuberculocidal
licensing enforcement and your conduct when you are working in the salon are
regulated by ___ - ANSWER: state or federal ??????
fungal infections are much more common on the __ than on the hands -
ANSWER: feet?????
red added to blue-based colors will cause them to appear - ANSWER: lighter
to cover unpigmented hair in salt-and-pepper client, the color formulation should
be - ANSWER: two levels lighter than the natural level
which type of color adds subtle color results - ANSWER: semi permanent
the chemical texture service that loosens overly curly hair into loose curls or waves
- ANSWER: curl re-formation
thio chemical relaxers usually have a pH above - ANSWER: 10
which type of relaxer contains one component and is used without any additional
mixing - ANSWER: metal hydroxide relaxers
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for on-base placement, the hair is wrapped at a ___ angle beyond perpendicular to
its base section, and the rod is positioned on its base - ANSWER: 45-degree
GMTG, the primary reducing agent in all acid waves, has - ANSWER: a low pH
with extremely curly hair the twists are the: - ANSWER: thinnest and weakest
thioglycolic acid - ANSWER: is a common reducing agent
which of these terms refers to the angle at which the rod is positioned on the head -
ANSWER: base placement ??
commonly known as lye relaxers - ANSWER: sodium hydroxide relaxers
the process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair is called -
ANSWER: lanthioization
manufactures add alkalizing agents to waving solutions because the acid in them -
ANSWER: neither swells the hair nor penetrates into the cortex
most acid waves found in salons have a pH between - ANSWER: 7.8 and 8.2
an ____ uses an endothermic process - ANSWER: low pH wave
which type of perm is recommended for very damaged hair - ANSWER: true acid
wave