COS Final Exam Review ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
All of the following are common reasons for a color change EXCEPT:
a. cover gray
b. enhance existing hair color
c. create a fashion statement
d. make the hair appear shorter - CORRECT ANSWER -D
What are the two basic wrapping techniques for rotating strands around a perm tool?
a. twist and overlap
b. wave and overlap
c. spiral and overlap
d. croquignole and overlap - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which ingredient is found in the stronger of the two most commonly used chemical relaxers?
Select one:
a. bisulfate
b. potassium
c. sodium hydroxide
d. hydrogen peroxide - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The term that refers to the number of hair follicles per square inch is:
Select one:
a. density
b. porosity
,c. texture
d. elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER -A
What structure must be permanently broken to change the hair from straight to a wavy or curly
formation?
Select one:
a. eumelanin
b. carbon
c. disulfide bonds
d. melanocytes - CORRECT ANSWER -C
During a curl reformation service, what causes the hair to soften and swell in order to reform it
into a new curl or wave pattern?
Select one:
a. oil
b. booster
c. rearranger
d. neutralizer - CORRECT ANSWER -B
A salon professional should never use an ammonium thioglycolate product on a client's hair if it
has been previously treated with:
Select one:
a. conditioner
b. neutralizer
c. sodium hydroxide
d. shampoo - CORRECT ANSWER -C
All of the following are true statements regarding infection control and safety procedures when
performing a perm service EXCEPT:
,Select one:
a. protect client's clothing with proper draping
b. may proceed with perm if abrasions are present
c. avoid perming damaged hair that shows breakage
d. never perm hair that has been treated with a sodium hydroxide or no-lye relaxer - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
Which of the following descriptions is NOT a basic relaxer service?
Select one:
a. acid
b. virgin
c. zonal
d. curl diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER -A
What is applied to a client's hairline prior to a perm service to protect the skin?
Select one:
a. ammonia
b. neutralizer
c. perm solution
d. barrier cream - CORRECT ANSWER -D
The wrapping technique that positions revolutions of hair next to one another to create an
elongated texture pattern is called the:
Select one:
a. spiral technique
b. overlap technique
c. twisted technique
d. conventional technique - CORRECT ANSWER -A
, Sodium hydroxide relaxer should never be combined with color services that require:
Select one:
a. conditioner
b. lightener/bleach
c. too much effort
d. hair sculpting service - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The four basic tool positions in perming are on base, half-off base, underdirected and:
Select one:
a. off base
b. overdirected
c. highly directed
d. one-time directed - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following texture patterns is associated with an elliptical follicle?
Select one:
a. curly
b. relaxed
c. wavy
d. straight - CORRECT ANSWER -A
The primary method for applying the relaxer chemical is with a:
Select one:
a. clip
b. brush
c. spatula
d. spray bottle - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Questions and CORRECT Answers
All of the following are common reasons for a color change EXCEPT:
a. cover gray
b. enhance existing hair color
c. create a fashion statement
d. make the hair appear shorter - CORRECT ANSWER -D
What are the two basic wrapping techniques for rotating strands around a perm tool?
a. twist and overlap
b. wave and overlap
c. spiral and overlap
d. croquignole and overlap - CORRECT ANSWER -C
Which ingredient is found in the stronger of the two most commonly used chemical relaxers?
Select one:
a. bisulfate
b. potassium
c. sodium hydroxide
d. hydrogen peroxide - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The term that refers to the number of hair follicles per square inch is:
Select one:
a. density
b. porosity
,c. texture
d. elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER -A
What structure must be permanently broken to change the hair from straight to a wavy or curly
formation?
Select one:
a. eumelanin
b. carbon
c. disulfide bonds
d. melanocytes - CORRECT ANSWER -C
During a curl reformation service, what causes the hair to soften and swell in order to reform it
into a new curl or wave pattern?
Select one:
a. oil
b. booster
c. rearranger
d. neutralizer - CORRECT ANSWER -B
A salon professional should never use an ammonium thioglycolate product on a client's hair if it
has been previously treated with:
Select one:
a. conditioner
b. neutralizer
c. sodium hydroxide
d. shampoo - CORRECT ANSWER -C
All of the following are true statements regarding infection control and safety procedures when
performing a perm service EXCEPT:
,Select one:
a. protect client's clothing with proper draping
b. may proceed with perm if abrasions are present
c. avoid perming damaged hair that shows breakage
d. never perm hair that has been treated with a sodium hydroxide or no-lye relaxer - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
Which of the following descriptions is NOT a basic relaxer service?
Select one:
a. acid
b. virgin
c. zonal
d. curl diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER -A
What is applied to a client's hairline prior to a perm service to protect the skin?
Select one:
a. ammonia
b. neutralizer
c. perm solution
d. barrier cream - CORRECT ANSWER -D
The wrapping technique that positions revolutions of hair next to one another to create an
elongated texture pattern is called the:
Select one:
a. spiral technique
b. overlap technique
c. twisted technique
d. conventional technique - CORRECT ANSWER -A
, Sodium hydroxide relaxer should never be combined with color services that require:
Select one:
a. conditioner
b. lightener/bleach
c. too much effort
d. hair sculpting service - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The four basic tool positions in perming are on base, half-off base, underdirected and:
Select one:
a. off base
b. overdirected
c. highly directed
d. one-time directed - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following texture patterns is associated with an elliptical follicle?
Select one:
a. curly
b. relaxed
c. wavy
d. straight - CORRECT ANSWER -A
The primary method for applying the relaxer chemical is with a:
Select one:
a. clip
b. brush
c. spatula
d. spray bottle - CORRECT ANSWER -B
