COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD TESTS
COMPILED KEY CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ Furrows.
Answer: Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by
nutrition, injury or illness.
◉ Leuconchia.
Answer: White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the
nail
◉ Onychorrhexis.
Answer: Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
◉ Hang Nails.
Answer: Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the
cuticle
◉ Onychomycosis Unguium.
Answer: Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
,◉ Onychocryptosis.
Answer: Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight
fitting shoes.
◉ Verruca.
Answer: Warts caused by infectious virus
◉ Onycholysis.
Answer: lifting of the nail without shedding
◉ 5 Basic Nail Shapes.
Answer: squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
◉ Toner.
Answer: used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate
colors after decoloring
◉ Conditioning filler.
Answer: protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the
holes
, ◉ Color filler.
Answer: used to replace the missing primary colors
◉ Oxidative.
Answer: Demi- permenant and permenant color
◉ Non-oxidative color.
Answer: temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
◉ Double process blonde.
Answer: decolorizing and toning
◉ What affects lightener working time?.
Answer: Melanin - the more there is the longer the process. Scalp
processes faster because of body heat
◉ Lift.
Answer: lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
◉ Deposit.
Answer: means that product only deposits color because it does not
contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
COMPILED KEY CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
◉ Furrows.
Answer: Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by
nutrition, injury or illness.
◉ Leuconchia.
Answer: White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the
nail
◉ Onychorrhexis.
Answer: Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
◉ Hang Nails.
Answer: Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the
cuticle
◉ Onychomycosis Unguium.
Answer: Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
,◉ Onychocryptosis.
Answer: Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight
fitting shoes.
◉ Verruca.
Answer: Warts caused by infectious virus
◉ Onycholysis.
Answer: lifting of the nail without shedding
◉ 5 Basic Nail Shapes.
Answer: squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
◉ Toner.
Answer: used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate
colors after decoloring
◉ Conditioning filler.
Answer: protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the
holes
, ◉ Color filler.
Answer: used to replace the missing primary colors
◉ Oxidative.
Answer: Demi- permenant and permenant color
◉ Non-oxidative color.
Answer: temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
◉ Double process blonde.
Answer: decolorizing and toning
◉ What affects lightener working time?.
Answer: Melanin - the more there is the longer the process. Scalp
processes faster because of body heat
◉ Lift.
Answer: lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
◉ Deposit.
Answer: means that product only deposits color because it does not
contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
