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Prepare for your Cosmetology State Board Exam with a comprehensive exam bank and study resource covering essential cosmetology theory, safety, sanitation, hair care, skincare, nail services, and professional practices. This resource is designed for cosmetology students and state board exam candidates looking to review key concepts, practice exam-style questions, and strengthen their readiness for licensing examinations.

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COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARDS TEST EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS THE LATEST
UPDATED EXAM BANK INCLUDING EXPERT
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR A SURE PASS
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

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