Florida Cosmetology State Board questions with verified
answers
A client comes into the salon for a scalp treatment. She has some obvious
abrasions on her scalp. Which treatment would be acceptable? Ans✓✓✓ Advice
the client of her scalp condition and reschedule her appointment
A client with coarse, thick hair requested a permanent wave. Her shoulder length
hair shaped in a low-elevated haircut. When she left the salon the curl seemed
tight enough, however, two weeks later the curl fell out completely. What advice
about follow-up hair care should the cosmetologist had given the client?
Ans✓✓✓ Use acid-balanced shampoos, followed by an acid rinse
Acne Ans✓✓✓ Chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands
Activator Ans✓✓✓ Additive used to quicken the action or progress of a chemical.
Booster, accelerator, protenator, or catalyst are all activators.
Alkaline Perm Ans✓✓✓ Water based solution with PH greater than 7.0. The
opposite is an acid perm.
All plants, animals, and bacteria are made of ____. Without this element, life as
we know it would not exist. ____ is the backbone of nature. Ans✓✓✓ Carbon
Ammonium Thioglycolate Ans✓✓✓ Chemical compound made up of ammonia
and thioglycolate acid. Main active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline perms.
Anhidrosis Ans✓✓✓ Lack of perspiration (anhi before a word means "lack")
, Arc Base Pin Curls Ans✓✓✓ half-moon or C shaped base curls are carved out of a
shaping; use at the hairline or in the nape
Asteatosis Ans✓✓✓ Dry scaly skin due to old age
Barrel Curl Ans✓✓✓ Pin curls with large center openings, fastened to the head in
a standing position on a rectangular base.
Base Pin Curl Ans✓✓✓ the stationary (non- moving) foundation of the curl, which
is the area closest to the scalp, the panel of hair on which the roller is placed
Blood Ans✓✓✓ Can carry pathogens. Never touch a clients open sore or
abrasions.
Bromidrosis Ans✓✓✓ Foul smelling perspiration
Cascade or Standup Curls Ans✓✓✓ Used to create height in pin curls
Chemical Blow Out Ans✓✓✓ - A combination of chemical hair straightening and
hair styling.
- Removes only a small amount of curl, leaving the hair in a more manageable
condition.
- May be done with either the thio hair relaxer or sodium hydroxide relaxer.
(usually when thio is used the hair is shampooed first, when sodium is used the
hair is shampooed after)
answers
A client comes into the salon for a scalp treatment. She has some obvious
abrasions on her scalp. Which treatment would be acceptable? Ans✓✓✓ Advice
the client of her scalp condition and reschedule her appointment
A client with coarse, thick hair requested a permanent wave. Her shoulder length
hair shaped in a low-elevated haircut. When she left the salon the curl seemed
tight enough, however, two weeks later the curl fell out completely. What advice
about follow-up hair care should the cosmetologist had given the client?
Ans✓✓✓ Use acid-balanced shampoos, followed by an acid rinse
Acne Ans✓✓✓ Chronic inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands
Activator Ans✓✓✓ Additive used to quicken the action or progress of a chemical.
Booster, accelerator, protenator, or catalyst are all activators.
Alkaline Perm Ans✓✓✓ Water based solution with PH greater than 7.0. The
opposite is an acid perm.
All plants, animals, and bacteria are made of ____. Without this element, life as
we know it would not exist. ____ is the backbone of nature. Ans✓✓✓ Carbon
Ammonium Thioglycolate Ans✓✓✓ Chemical compound made up of ammonia
and thioglycolate acid. Main active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline perms.
Anhidrosis Ans✓✓✓ Lack of perspiration (anhi before a word means "lack")
, Arc Base Pin Curls Ans✓✓✓ half-moon or C shaped base curls are carved out of a
shaping; use at the hairline or in the nape
Asteatosis Ans✓✓✓ Dry scaly skin due to old age
Barrel Curl Ans✓✓✓ Pin curls with large center openings, fastened to the head in
a standing position on a rectangular base.
Base Pin Curl Ans✓✓✓ the stationary (non- moving) foundation of the curl, which
is the area closest to the scalp, the panel of hair on which the roller is placed
Blood Ans✓✓✓ Can carry pathogens. Never touch a clients open sore or
abrasions.
Bromidrosis Ans✓✓✓ Foul smelling perspiration
Cascade or Standup Curls Ans✓✓✓ Used to create height in pin curls
Chemical Blow Out Ans✓✓✓ - A combination of chemical hair straightening and
hair styling.
- Removes only a small amount of curl, leaving the hair in a more manageable
condition.
- May be done with either the thio hair relaxer or sodium hydroxide relaxer.
(usually when thio is used the hair is shampooed first, when sodium is used the
hair is shampooed after)
