Barber Exam Questions with
Accurate Answers
What shampoo is best for color treated hair? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Acid-balanced
shampoos
What conditioning treatment is used to add moisture and protein to hair? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Instant conditioners
What is composed of cells similar in shape, size, structure, and function? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Tissues
What is free-form blow-drying? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A quick and easy method of
drying the clients hair that is probably most like the technique used at home.
What does freeform blowdrying achieve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅It builds fullness
into the style while allowing the hair to fall in the natural lines of the cut
How far should a blow dryer be held from the head? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅6" to 10"
from the area being dried
What is pediculosis capitis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅infestation of the hair and scalp
with head lice
What is alopecia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅technical term for hair loss
How many shaving movements are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅14
what steps are backhand? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-2,6,7, and 9 (12 is optional)
, what steps are reverse freehand? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅5,10,13,14
When is the reverse backhand stroke used? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-In the neck shave
and sideburns
Refers to the weight and length of the blade relative to that of the handle. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅straight razor balance
when is a straight razor in balance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-When the weight of the
blade and handle are equal
What is the grind of the razor? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-The shape of the blade after it
has been ground There are 2 types of razor grinds: Concave and Wedge
What are the 2 grinds for shears? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-The flat grind associated
with German style shears -Hollow-ground blades seen in convex shear styles
When don't you use a hot towel on the face? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When skin is
chapped, blistered, thin, sensitive, or when pustules abrasions or lesions are present
A skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands caused from
retained secretions and bacteria, occurring most frequently on the face, back, and chest? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅acne
Basic or true colors that cannot be created by combining other colors? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Primary colors
What are the primary colors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅red, blue, yellow
Accurate Answers
What shampoo is best for color treated hair? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Acid-balanced
shampoos
What conditioning treatment is used to add moisture and protein to hair? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Instant conditioners
What is composed of cells similar in shape, size, structure, and function? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Tissues
What is free-form blow-drying? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A quick and easy method of
drying the clients hair that is probably most like the technique used at home.
What does freeform blowdrying achieve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅It builds fullness
into the style while allowing the hair to fall in the natural lines of the cut
How far should a blow dryer be held from the head? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅6" to 10"
from the area being dried
What is pediculosis capitis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅infestation of the hair and scalp
with head lice
What is alopecia? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅technical term for hair loss
How many shaving movements are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅14
what steps are backhand? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-2,6,7, and 9 (12 is optional)
, what steps are reverse freehand? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅5,10,13,14
When is the reverse backhand stroke used? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-In the neck shave
and sideburns
Refers to the weight and length of the blade relative to that of the handle. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅straight razor balance
when is a straight razor in balance? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-When the weight of the
blade and handle are equal
What is the grind of the razor? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-The shape of the blade after it
has been ground There are 2 types of razor grinds: Concave and Wedge
What are the 2 grinds for shears? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅-The flat grind associated
with German style shears -Hollow-ground blades seen in convex shear styles
When don't you use a hot towel on the face? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅When skin is
chapped, blistered, thin, sensitive, or when pustules abrasions or lesions are present
A skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands caused from
retained secretions and bacteria, occurring most frequently on the face, back, and chest? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅acne
Basic or true colors that cannot be created by combining other colors? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Primary colors
What are the primary colors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅red, blue, yellow
