Cosmetology State Board Review: Hair Care Procedures/Practices Questions 2024

The ability of hair to stretch and return to its original length without breaking is referred to as hair: - elasticity Scalp treatments and massage may be performed: - before or during the shampoo The measurement that describes the number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of the scalp is: - density A stylist should recommend a hair or scalp treatment only after having performed a: - hair and scalp examination Any client with an infectious disease should not be serviced and should be referred to a: - physician To prevent fatigue and muscle aches, maintain good: - posture Hair color that has been lightened, colored, permed, or chemically relaxed is called: - chemically treated Water is the most abundant and important element on Earth, and is classified as a: - universal solvent The treatment that passes water through a porous substance, such as charcoal or a filter, to be purified is known as: - filtration The main ingredient in most shampoos is: - water Ingredients in shampoos are listed accroding to the percentages of each ingredient or in: - descending order The second ingredient that most shampoos have in common is the base detergent, or: - primary surfactant What is a condition agent that removes oil accumulation from the scalp and is used after a scalp treatment? - scalp astringent The part of the head that is found by placing a comb flat on the side of the head is the: - parietal ridge Place a comb flat against the nape of the head and finding where the comb leaves the head can be used to locate the: - occipital bone The space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point is an: - angle Lines in haircutting that are parallel to the horizon, or the floor are: - horizontal lines Lines used to remove weight to create graduated or layers are: - vertical Diagonal lines in a haircut blend long layers into short layers and create: - fullness Elevation creates graduation and layers and is usually described in: - degrees The line dividing hair at the scalp, separating one section from another: - parting When you are building weight in a haircut, the hair is held: - below 90 degrees The angle at which the fingers are held when cutting is: - cutting line The guideline where a small slice of a previous subsection is moved to the next position becomes the new guide is a: - traveling guide A guideline where it does not travel: - stationary guide On a layered haircut, if you want hair to be longer towards the first, overdirect the sections to a stationary guide at the: - back of the ears The degree of tension used on hairlines with strong growth patterns or around ears is: - minimum When cutting hair, a general rule of thumb is to stand or sit directly in front of the area you are cutting and to keep your body weight: - centered The hand position used most often when cutting uniform or increasing layers is: - over fingers A basic haircut where the hair is cut at 180-degrees is the: - long-layered cut The cutting technique used to layer very long hair and keep weight at the perimeter is: - slide cutting The process of removing excess bulk without shortening hair length is: - texturizing Thinning hair using a sliding movement with the blades of a shear partially opened to reduce volume and create movement is: - slithering