California State Barber Board Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Graded A+
When do you not use a steam towel ? - ✔✔Sensitive skin, irritated, chapped or
blisterd
What are the 3 layers of the hair ? - ✔✔Cuticle, cortex, medulla
alkaline solutions ? - ✔✔Over 7 on the PH scale soften, swells and opens the
cuticle
What does the tail end of the surfactant molecule do ? - ✔✔Attracts dirt and oil
and repels water
What is the highest level of decontamination in a barber shop ? -
✔✔Disinfection
What do you do if someone with head lice sits in your chair ? - ✔✔Deny the
service and recommend them to see a physician
Which artery supplies blood to the head, face and neck ? - ✔✔Common caryatid
artery
What does a free form blow dry do ? - ✔✔Builds fullness
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, When can you not perform a scalp treatment? ? - ✔✔When cuts, abrasions and
rash are present
What are 3 types of nerves ? - ✔✔Sensory, motor and reflex
A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function ? - ✔✔Tissue
What's a professional shave ? - ✔✔Shave with the grain then a 2nd time over
shave
What is the grind of the razor ? - ✔✔The shape of the razor after it has been
ground
To avoid damage massage should be directed towards ? - ✔✔The origin of the
muscle
What bacteria grow in clusters that cause abscesses, pustules and boils ? -
✔✔Staphylococci
How far should the blow dryer be from the scalp when blow drying ? - ✔✔6-10
inches
What shops carry an MSDS ? - ✔✔All shops
The epicranious muscle consists of the frontalis and ? - ✔✔Occipitalis
What movement is petrissage ? - ✔✔Kneading movement that is performed
with light, firm pressure
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Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Graded A+
When do you not use a steam towel ? - ✔✔Sensitive skin, irritated, chapped or
blisterd
What are the 3 layers of the hair ? - ✔✔Cuticle, cortex, medulla
alkaline solutions ? - ✔✔Over 7 on the PH scale soften, swells and opens the
cuticle
What does the tail end of the surfactant molecule do ? - ✔✔Attracts dirt and oil
and repels water
What is the highest level of decontamination in a barber shop ? -
✔✔Disinfection
What do you do if someone with head lice sits in your chair ? - ✔✔Deny the
service and recommend them to see a physician
Which artery supplies blood to the head, face and neck ? - ✔✔Common caryatid
artery
What does a free form blow dry do ? - ✔✔Builds fullness
1|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, When can you not perform a scalp treatment? ? - ✔✔When cuts, abrasions and
rash are present
What are 3 types of nerves ? - ✔✔Sensory, motor and reflex
A collection of similar cells that perform a particular function ? - ✔✔Tissue
What's a professional shave ? - ✔✔Shave with the grain then a 2nd time over
shave
What is the grind of the razor ? - ✔✔The shape of the razor after it has been
ground
To avoid damage massage should be directed towards ? - ✔✔The origin of the
muscle
What bacteria grow in clusters that cause abscesses, pustules and boils ? -
✔✔Staphylococci
How far should the blow dryer be from the scalp when blow drying ? - ✔✔6-10
inches
What shops carry an MSDS ? - ✔✔All shops
The epicranious muscle consists of the frontalis and ? - ✔✔Occipitalis
What movement is petrissage ? - ✔✔Kneading movement that is performed
with light, firm pressure
2|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
