NJ COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD WRITTEN PRACTICE TEST
2025 WITH 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ STATE
OF NEW JERSEY ESTHETICS EXAM/ NJ ESTHETICIAN LICENSE
EXAM (BRAND NEW!)
Cosmetologists are not allowed to perform which hair
removal services? - answer-Permanent hair removal,
electrolysis, photo epilation and laser hair removal
What are facial toners used for? - answer-rebalance the
pH of the skin
Quick tapping, slapping, and hacking are which massage
technique - answer-Tapotment
What are spatulas used for in makeup? - answer-
Sanitation/ remove makeup product from container
When shaping eyebrows which bone do you follow? -
answer-orbital bone
,Wha is a flat spot or discoloration of the skin called? -
answer-Macule
What are the steps for proper disinfection? - answer-
Clean with soap and water, dry with clean towel, then
immerse in an EPA registered disinfectant
What does the first aid measures in the SDS include? -
answer-Important symptoms/effects- acute and delayed;
required treatment
What type of shampoo do you use for oily hair? - answer-
Balancing shampoo
What is the degree at which a subsection of hair is held from
the head? - answer-elevation
What is the nail cream used for? - answer-Seal skin
around the nail
,What is the nail oil used for? - answer-Soften the skin
around the nail
How many sections do you part the hair into for a relaxer? -
answer-4 sections
What is used to recondition damaged and overly porous hair
and equalize porosity so the hair accepts color evenly? -
answer-Conditioner fillers
What are noticeably thin, white nail plates? - answer-
eggshells
What is used to reduce and smooth thick foot calluses? -
answer-Foot file
Which shape of nails is weak and break easily? - answer-
Pointed
Why are nail tips temporary? - answer-Because they are
enhancements glued on
, When preparing for a virgin relaxer application what is done
first? - answer-Test of elasticity and porosity
What is the term for an oily cream used to protect the skin
and scalp during relaxing - answer-Base cream
What does a stylist look for during a scalp analysis? -
answer-Scalp abrasions or lesions and conditions
What are the types of relaxers? - answer-Sodium
Hydroxide, Ammonium Thioglycolate (thio relaxer), and No
Lye relaxers, lithium hydroxide, guanidine hydroxide, low-pH
What determines the size of the curl in permanent waving -
answer-size of the perm rod
When using a chemical relaxer, it changes the shape of hair
by breaking? - answer-Disulfide bonds
2025 WITH 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ STATE
OF NEW JERSEY ESTHETICS EXAM/ NJ ESTHETICIAN LICENSE
EXAM (BRAND NEW!)
Cosmetologists are not allowed to perform which hair
removal services? - answer-Permanent hair removal,
electrolysis, photo epilation and laser hair removal
What are facial toners used for? - answer-rebalance the
pH of the skin
Quick tapping, slapping, and hacking are which massage
technique - answer-Tapotment
What are spatulas used for in makeup? - answer-
Sanitation/ remove makeup product from container
When shaping eyebrows which bone do you follow? -
answer-orbital bone
,Wha is a flat spot or discoloration of the skin called? -
answer-Macule
What are the steps for proper disinfection? - answer-
Clean with soap and water, dry with clean towel, then
immerse in an EPA registered disinfectant
What does the first aid measures in the SDS include? -
answer-Important symptoms/effects- acute and delayed;
required treatment
What type of shampoo do you use for oily hair? - answer-
Balancing shampoo
What is the degree at which a subsection of hair is held from
the head? - answer-elevation
What is the nail cream used for? - answer-Seal skin
around the nail
,What is the nail oil used for? - answer-Soften the skin
around the nail
How many sections do you part the hair into for a relaxer? -
answer-4 sections
What is used to recondition damaged and overly porous hair
and equalize porosity so the hair accepts color evenly? -
answer-Conditioner fillers
What are noticeably thin, white nail plates? - answer-
eggshells
What is used to reduce and smooth thick foot calluses? -
answer-Foot file
Which shape of nails is weak and break easily? - answer-
Pointed
Why are nail tips temporary? - answer-Because they are
enhancements glued on
, When preparing for a virgin relaxer application what is done
first? - answer-Test of elasticity and porosity
What is the term for an oily cream used to protect the skin
and scalp during relaxing - answer-Base cream
What does a stylist look for during a scalp analysis? -
answer-Scalp abrasions or lesions and conditions
What are the types of relaxers? - answer-Sodium
Hydroxide, Ammonium Thioglycolate (thio relaxer), and No
Lye relaxers, lithium hydroxide, guanidine hydroxide, low-pH
What determines the size of the curl in permanent waving -
answer-size of the perm rod
When using a chemical relaxer, it changes the shape of hair
by breaking? - answer-Disulfide bonds
