North Dakota State Law for
Cosmetology Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
What may a cosmetologist practice? - ANSWER✔✔-Arranging, dressing, curling waving cleansing
cutting singing bleaching coloring or similar work upon the hair of any person by any means or with
the hands of mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances or by the use of cosmetic preparations
antiseptics, tonics, lotions creams or otherwise messaging cleansing stimulating waving to remove
hair beautifying or similar work on the body or manicuring the nails of any person
What may esthetician practice - ANSWER✔✔-Practice skin care
What does homebound mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Anyone that is ill, disabled or otherwise unable to
travel to a salon
How old must u be to becomes an instructor? - ANSWER✔✔-18 or older
What does manicuring mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Cleansing cutting shaping beautifying or messaging
of the hands, feet or nails of any person
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, What does skin care mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Use of cosmetic preparartions, antiseptics, tonics
lotions creams or otherwise messaging cleansing stimulating or similar work on the body of any
person
What would be some exemptions from needing a cosmetology license? - ANSWER✔✔-1.) Services
in case of an emergency
2.) Services provided by persons practicing cosmetology upon members of their immediate family
3.) Skin care provided under the supervision, control and responsibility to in a hospital clinic or
physicians office
How many members of the state board of cosmetology? - ANSWER✔✔-5
Who appoints the State board members? - ANSWER✔✔-The governor
How long is each term for each member? - ANSWER✔✔-3 yrs
Who can remove a state board member and some reasons y? - ANSWER✔✔-The governor can
remove them for misconduct, malfeasance, neglect of duty in office, crime in office, gross
incompetency or habitual drunkeness
What are the qualifications of a state board member? - ANSWER✔✔-1.) Each member of the
board must be a citizen of the state
2.) 3 of the board members must be licensed cosmologists
3. One of the other two must have professional experiences as a secondary teacher or postsecondary
teacher
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Cosmetology Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
What may a cosmetologist practice? - ANSWER✔✔-Arranging, dressing, curling waving cleansing
cutting singing bleaching coloring or similar work upon the hair of any person by any means or with
the hands of mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances or by the use of cosmetic preparations
antiseptics, tonics, lotions creams or otherwise messaging cleansing stimulating waving to remove
hair beautifying or similar work on the body or manicuring the nails of any person
What may esthetician practice - ANSWER✔✔-Practice skin care
What does homebound mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Anyone that is ill, disabled or otherwise unable to
travel to a salon
How old must u be to becomes an instructor? - ANSWER✔✔-18 or older
What does manicuring mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Cleansing cutting shaping beautifying or messaging
of the hands, feet or nails of any person
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, What does skin care mean? - ANSWER✔✔-Use of cosmetic preparartions, antiseptics, tonics
lotions creams or otherwise messaging cleansing stimulating or similar work on the body of any
person
What would be some exemptions from needing a cosmetology license? - ANSWER✔✔-1.) Services
in case of an emergency
2.) Services provided by persons practicing cosmetology upon members of their immediate family
3.) Skin care provided under the supervision, control and responsibility to in a hospital clinic or
physicians office
How many members of the state board of cosmetology? - ANSWER✔✔-5
Who appoints the State board members? - ANSWER✔✔-The governor
How long is each term for each member? - ANSWER✔✔-3 yrs
Who can remove a state board member and some reasons y? - ANSWER✔✔-The governor can
remove them for misconduct, malfeasance, neglect of duty in office, crime in office, gross
incompetency or habitual drunkeness
What are the qualifications of a state board member? - ANSWER✔✔-1.) Each member of the
board must be a citizen of the state
2.) 3 of the board members must be licensed cosmologists
3. One of the other two must have professional experiences as a secondary teacher or postsecondary
teacher
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