PSI Test- Color Pivot Point Exam
Questions with Latest Update
What is the difference between a color level of 1 and a color level of 10?
a. level 1 is lighter than level 10
b. level 1 is darker than level 10
c. level 1 contains more primary colors than level 10
d. level 1 contains more blue pigment than level 10 - Answer-b. level 1 is darker than
level 10
Melanin is found in the:
a. cuticle layer of the hair
b. cortex layer of the hair
c. medulla of the hair
d. red blood cells - Answer-b. cortex layer of the hair
Eumelanin represents what color pigment in the hair
a. red
b. gray
c. black
d. white - Answer-c. black
Pheomelanin represents what color pigment in the hair
a. black
b. red
c. gray
d. white - Answer-b. red
If the hair is more resistant to color, the cosmetologist may need to:
a. shampoo the hair
b. check for elasticity
c. pre-lighten or pre-soften the hair
d. darken the hair - Answer-c. pre-lighten or pre-soften the hair
When changing the color of hair, the stylist should keep on mind that the final hair
color is the combination of the artificial pigment applied to the hair and:
a. the existing pigment
b. the amount of conditioner
c. the client's wishes
d. the client's natural skin tones - Answer-a. the existing pigment
Nonoxidative colors are known as:
a. temporary and semi-permanent colors
b. lighteners
c. toners
d. demi-permanent colors - Answer-a. temporary and semi-permanent colors
Temporary colors are available in all of the following forms EXCEPT:
, a. weekly rinses
b. color mousses
c. mascaras
d. developers - Answer-d. developers
Weekly rinses are applied and then:
a. rinsed out within 10 minutes
b. not rinsed out
c. an oxidizing agent is used to make the rinse adhere to the hair
d. a low-volume peroxide is added - Answer-b. not rinsed out
What are semi-permanent colors capable of doing
a. deposit color
b. lighten hair
c. last until the hair is cut or falls out
d. leave a line of demarcation - Answer-a. deposit color
Semi-permanent colors containing an aniline derivative ingredient require a(n):
a. patch test
b. porosity test
c. elasticity test
d. shampoo - Answer-a. patch test
Which or the following characteristics does NOT describe semi-permanent colors?
a. only deposits color
b. retouches are not required
c. leaves a line of demarcation
d. does not use chemicals to alter the hair - Answer-c. leaves a line of demarcation
Oxidative colors are mixed with:
a. a developer
b. color molecules known as pheomelanin
c. color molecules known as eumelanin
d. products with both pheomelanin and eumelanin - Answer-a. a developer
Long-Lasting semi-permanent colors use:
a. low volume peroxide
b. large levels of ammonia
c. no alkaline
d. no peroxide - Answer-a. low volume peroxide
Developers in demi-permanent colors contain:
a. little or no ammonia
b. a 6% volume of peroxide
c. enough ammonia to lighten the hair
d. mostly ammonia - Answer-a. little or no ammonia
Demi-permanent colors are NOT designed to:
a. add tone
b. deposit color
Questions with Latest Update
What is the difference between a color level of 1 and a color level of 10?
a. level 1 is lighter than level 10
b. level 1 is darker than level 10
c. level 1 contains more primary colors than level 10
d. level 1 contains more blue pigment than level 10 - Answer-b. level 1 is darker than
level 10
Melanin is found in the:
a. cuticle layer of the hair
b. cortex layer of the hair
c. medulla of the hair
d. red blood cells - Answer-b. cortex layer of the hair
Eumelanin represents what color pigment in the hair
a. red
b. gray
c. black
d. white - Answer-c. black
Pheomelanin represents what color pigment in the hair
a. black
b. red
c. gray
d. white - Answer-b. red
If the hair is more resistant to color, the cosmetologist may need to:
a. shampoo the hair
b. check for elasticity
c. pre-lighten or pre-soften the hair
d. darken the hair - Answer-c. pre-lighten or pre-soften the hair
When changing the color of hair, the stylist should keep on mind that the final hair
color is the combination of the artificial pigment applied to the hair and:
a. the existing pigment
b. the amount of conditioner
c. the client's wishes
d. the client's natural skin tones - Answer-a. the existing pigment
Nonoxidative colors are known as:
a. temporary and semi-permanent colors
b. lighteners
c. toners
d. demi-permanent colors - Answer-a. temporary and semi-permanent colors
Temporary colors are available in all of the following forms EXCEPT:
, a. weekly rinses
b. color mousses
c. mascaras
d. developers - Answer-d. developers
Weekly rinses are applied and then:
a. rinsed out within 10 minutes
b. not rinsed out
c. an oxidizing agent is used to make the rinse adhere to the hair
d. a low-volume peroxide is added - Answer-b. not rinsed out
What are semi-permanent colors capable of doing
a. deposit color
b. lighten hair
c. last until the hair is cut or falls out
d. leave a line of demarcation - Answer-a. deposit color
Semi-permanent colors containing an aniline derivative ingredient require a(n):
a. patch test
b. porosity test
c. elasticity test
d. shampoo - Answer-a. patch test
Which or the following characteristics does NOT describe semi-permanent colors?
a. only deposits color
b. retouches are not required
c. leaves a line of demarcation
d. does not use chemicals to alter the hair - Answer-c. leaves a line of demarcation
Oxidative colors are mixed with:
a. a developer
b. color molecules known as pheomelanin
c. color molecules known as eumelanin
d. products with both pheomelanin and eumelanin - Answer-a. a developer
Long-Lasting semi-permanent colors use:
a. low volume peroxide
b. large levels of ammonia
c. no alkaline
d. no peroxide - Answer-a. low volume peroxide
Developers in demi-permanent colors contain:
a. little or no ammonia
b. a 6% volume of peroxide
c. enough ammonia to lighten the hair
d. mostly ammonia - Answer-a. little or no ammonia
Demi-permanent colors are NOT designed to:
a. add tone
b. deposit color
