Cosmetology State Board Practice Test
(146 questions)
Corrugations - correct answer ✔✔Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to
illness or injuries.
Furrows - correct answer ✔✔Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury
or illness.
Leukonychia - correct answer ✔✔White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - correct answer ✔✔Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - correct answer ✔✔Caused by dry cuticle and carelessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - correct answer ✔✔Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - correct answer ✔✔Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting
shoes.
Verruca - correct answer ✔✔Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - correct answer ✔✔lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - correct answer ✔✔squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - correct answer ✔✔used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
, Conditioning filler - correct answer ✔✔protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - correct answer ✔✔used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - correct answer ✔✔Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - correct answer ✔✔temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - correct answer ✔✔decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - correct answer ✔✔Melanin - the more there is the longer the
process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - correct answer ✔✔lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - correct answer ✔✔means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - correct answer ✔✔oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - correct answer ✔✔non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each
shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - correct answer ✔✔oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color - correct answer ✔✔lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients,
penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
(146 questions)
Corrugations - correct answer ✔✔Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to
illness or injuries.
Furrows - correct answer ✔✔Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury
or illness.
Leukonychia - correct answer ✔✔White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - correct answer ✔✔Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - correct answer ✔✔Caused by dry cuticle and carelessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - correct answer ✔✔Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - correct answer ✔✔Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting
shoes.
Verruca - correct answer ✔✔Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - correct answer ✔✔lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - correct answer ✔✔squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - correct answer ✔✔used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
, Conditioning filler - correct answer ✔✔protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - correct answer ✔✔used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - correct answer ✔✔Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - correct answer ✔✔temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - correct answer ✔✔decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - correct answer ✔✔Melanin - the more there is the longer the
process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - correct answer ✔✔lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - correct answer ✔✔means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - correct answer ✔✔oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - correct answer ✔✔non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each
shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - correct answer ✔✔oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color - correct answer ✔✔lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients,
penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
