Cosmetology State Board Exam 2024/2025 (Questions with 100%
Correct Answers) (A+ Graded Verified)
Corrugations - ANS Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due
to illness or injuries.
Furrows - ANS Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition,
injury or illness.
Leuconchia - ANS White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - ANS Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - ANS Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - ANS Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - ANS Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting
shoes.
Verruca - ANS Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - ANS lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - ANS squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - ANS used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
Conditioning filler - ANS protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - ANS used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - ANS Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - ANS temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - ANS decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - ANS Melanin - the more there is the longer the
process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - ANS lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
, Deposit - ANS means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - ANS oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - ANS non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each
shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - ANS oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color - ANS lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline
ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
Primary colors - ANS Red, Blue, Yellow
Brown - ANS unequal combo of primary color
Black - ANS Equal parts of primary colors
Warm tones - ANS red, orange, yellow
Cool tones - ANS blue, green, violet
Neutral tones - ANS perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin - ANS Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin - ANS Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture - ANS largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin, processing time and
lift is affected
medium texture - ANS has a balance of melanin, typically no problems
Fine texture - ANS smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more susceptible to
darker drabber results, more prone to damage
Alkaline Wave - ANS AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and ammonia). ph
- 9.0-9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT
Acid Wave - ANS AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-8.2. will require
heat to speed processing
Correct Answers) (A+ Graded Verified)
Corrugations - ANS Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due
to illness or injuries.
Furrows - ANS Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition,
injury or illness.
Leuconchia - ANS White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - ANS Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - ANS Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - ANS Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - ANS Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting
shoes.
Verruca - ANS Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - ANS lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - ANS squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - ANS used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
Conditioning filler - ANS protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
Color filler - ANS used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - ANS Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - ANS temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - ANS decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - ANS Melanin - the more there is the longer the
process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - ANS lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
, Deposit - ANS means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - ANS oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - ANS non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each
shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - ANS oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color - ANS lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline
ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
Primary colors - ANS Red, Blue, Yellow
Brown - ANS unequal combo of primary color
Black - ANS Equal parts of primary colors
Warm tones - ANS red, orange, yellow
Cool tones - ANS blue, green, violet
Neutral tones - ANS perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin - ANS Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin - ANS Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture - ANS largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin, processing time and
lift is affected
medium texture - ANS has a balance of melanin, typically no problems
Fine texture - ANS smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more susceptible to
darker drabber results, more prone to damage
Alkaline Wave - ANS AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and ammonia). ph
- 9.0-9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT
Acid Wave - ANS AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-8.2. will require
heat to speed processing
