Florida Cosmetology State Board
What are the three most widely used alcohols? - Answer- - Methyl
- Ethyl: disinfects implements no less than 70%
- Isopropyl: disinfects implements up to 99%
Sodium hypochlorite - Answer- Household Bleach; effective but has some of the same draw backs
as alcohol
Which products are effective for cleaning salons, but not salon implements? - Answer- Pine Sol
and Lysol
Viscosity means _____. - Answer- Thickness
In which direction do you cut with a razor? - Answer- Hold the razor parallel to thin ends, 45
degrees with small strokes, and moving from top to bottom for most cuts.
How many scalp manipulations in a scalp massage? - Answer- 12
What is a soft curl? - Answer- Combination of thio relaxer and thio perms that are wrapped on
large tools, used to make existing curls larger and looser.
Do you brush hair before any service? - Answer- Yes, you should brush client's hair before any
service.
When don't you brush hair during a service? - Answer- Prior to a chemical
What are the types of hair removal? - Answer- Depilatory, waxing, and tweezing
How many types of depilatories does a cosmetologist have? - Answer- Three - cream, paste, and
powder chemical depilatories
Do you need a skin test prior to using a chemical depilatory? - Answer- Yes, always perform a skin
test prior to using a chemical depilatory.
Define acid perm. - Answer- Water based solution that has a PH less than 7.0
Soap Cap - Answer- Combination of equal parts of tint and shampoo applied to hair like shampoo
The hair has a green tone. What color corrects green? - Answer- Red
Do you shampoo the hair before or after sodium hydroide? - Answer- After with cool water.
How do you removed metallic dye from the hair? - Answer- 1. Apply 70% alcohol to the hair and
allow to stand for 5 minutes
2. Apply oil, cover hair, and place under dryer.
, What is metallic hair color? - Answer- Contains metal salts, builds up, creates dull color, usually in
men's drugstore hair color
All plants, animals, and bacteria are made of ____. Without this element, life as we know it would
not exist. ____ is the backbone of nature. - Answer- Carbon
COHNS - Answer- The five elements that make up human hair, skin, tissue and nails (carbon,
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur)
Blood - Answer- Can carry pathogens. Never touch a clients open sore or abrasions.
Acne - Answer- Chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands
Seborrhea - Answer- Excessive secretion from sebaceous glands. Oily or shiny condition.
Asteatosis - Answer- Dry scaly skin due to old age
Rosacea - Answer- Chronic inflammation o cheeks and nose
Steatoma - Answer- Tumor filled with sebum
Bromidrosis - Answer- Foul smelling perspiration
Anhidrosis - Answer- Lack of perspiration (anhi before a word means "lack")
Hyperhidrosis - Answer- Excessive perspiration caused by excessive heat or general body
weakness. (hyper before a word means "too much")
Miliaria Ruba - Answer- Prickly heat
Dermatitis - Answer- Inflamed condition of the skin which becomes red, swollen, or sore.
Eczema - Answer- Inflammatory condition of the skin which may be acute or chronic,
characterized by itching or burning, tiny papules and vesicles, oozing, crusting, and scaling
Psoriasis - Answer- Round patches usually found on scalp, elbows, and knees not contagious
Herpes simplex - Answer- Usually appears on lips or nostrils and is contagious.
Dermatitis Venenata - Answer- A developed allergy to a product in cosmetology
Skin Sensitivity Test - Answer- Also called patch or predisposition
Activator - Answer- Additive used to quicken the action or progress of a chemical. Booster,
accelerator, protenator, or catalyst are all activators.
Alkaline Perm - Answer- Water based solution with PH greater than 7.0. The opposite is an acid
perm.
What are the three most widely used alcohols? - Answer- - Methyl
- Ethyl: disinfects implements no less than 70%
- Isopropyl: disinfects implements up to 99%
Sodium hypochlorite - Answer- Household Bleach; effective but has some of the same draw backs
as alcohol
Which products are effective for cleaning salons, but not salon implements? - Answer- Pine Sol
and Lysol
Viscosity means _____. - Answer- Thickness
In which direction do you cut with a razor? - Answer- Hold the razor parallel to thin ends, 45
degrees with small strokes, and moving from top to bottom for most cuts.
How many scalp manipulations in a scalp massage? - Answer- 12
What is a soft curl? - Answer- Combination of thio relaxer and thio perms that are wrapped on
large tools, used to make existing curls larger and looser.
Do you brush hair before any service? - Answer- Yes, you should brush client's hair before any
service.
When don't you brush hair during a service? - Answer- Prior to a chemical
What are the types of hair removal? - Answer- Depilatory, waxing, and tweezing
How many types of depilatories does a cosmetologist have? - Answer- Three - cream, paste, and
powder chemical depilatories
Do you need a skin test prior to using a chemical depilatory? - Answer- Yes, always perform a skin
test prior to using a chemical depilatory.
Define acid perm. - Answer- Water based solution that has a PH less than 7.0
Soap Cap - Answer- Combination of equal parts of tint and shampoo applied to hair like shampoo
The hair has a green tone. What color corrects green? - Answer- Red
Do you shampoo the hair before or after sodium hydroide? - Answer- After with cool water.
How do you removed metallic dye from the hair? - Answer- 1. Apply 70% alcohol to the hair and
allow to stand for 5 minutes
2. Apply oil, cover hair, and place under dryer.
, What is metallic hair color? - Answer- Contains metal salts, builds up, creates dull color, usually in
men's drugstore hair color
All plants, animals, and bacteria are made of ____. Without this element, life as we know it would
not exist. ____ is the backbone of nature. - Answer- Carbon
COHNS - Answer- The five elements that make up human hair, skin, tissue and nails (carbon,
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur)
Blood - Answer- Can carry pathogens. Never touch a clients open sore or abrasions.
Acne - Answer- Chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands
Seborrhea - Answer- Excessive secretion from sebaceous glands. Oily or shiny condition.
Asteatosis - Answer- Dry scaly skin due to old age
Rosacea - Answer- Chronic inflammation o cheeks and nose
Steatoma - Answer- Tumor filled with sebum
Bromidrosis - Answer- Foul smelling perspiration
Anhidrosis - Answer- Lack of perspiration (anhi before a word means "lack")
Hyperhidrosis - Answer- Excessive perspiration caused by excessive heat or general body
weakness. (hyper before a word means "too much")
Miliaria Ruba - Answer- Prickly heat
Dermatitis - Answer- Inflamed condition of the skin which becomes red, swollen, or sore.
Eczema - Answer- Inflammatory condition of the skin which may be acute or chronic,
characterized by itching or burning, tiny papules and vesicles, oozing, crusting, and scaling
Psoriasis - Answer- Round patches usually found on scalp, elbows, and knees not contagious
Herpes simplex - Answer- Usually appears on lips or nostrils and is contagious.
Dermatitis Venenata - Answer- A developed allergy to a product in cosmetology
Skin Sensitivity Test - Answer- Also called patch or predisposition
Activator - Answer- Additive used to quicken the action or progress of a chemical. Booster,
accelerator, protenator, or catalyst are all activators.
Alkaline Perm - Answer- Water based solution with PH greater than 7.0. The opposite is an acid
perm.
