FLORIDA COSMETOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔The following agency is responsible for enforcing the law that patch tests be
administered: - ✔✔FDA
✔✔The angle at which you hold the hair out from the scalp for cutting is called -
✔✔elevation
✔✔A cosmetologist or manicurist can work on a nail with onychosis - ✔✔As long as no
infection or inflammation is present
✔✔What type of color requires repeated applications and has a cumulative affect to
make the hair darker? - ✔✔Progressive dye
✔✔Which of the following does not normally contribute to causing a nail fungus? -
✔✔Excessive use of nail primer
✔✔From the lightest blonde hair color to black there are how many levels of color -
✔✔10
✔✔The hydroxide relaxer breaks the disulfide bond converting them to lanthionine
bonds which can: - ✔✔Never be performed
✔✔A thio relaxer is applied to - ✔✔Damp hair
✔✔Protective gloves must be worn when working on skin that - ✔✔Has acne
✔✔A patch test is not required for - ✔✔Temporary certified color
✔✔Which of the following is a measurement of electrical pressure - ✔✔volt
✔✔Aniline derived tints are - ✔✔penetrating
✔✔How can a fragile or broken nail best be protected - ✔✔By applying a nail wrap
✔✔Penetrating hair color acts on the - ✔✔Cortex
✔✔The health of the hair is affected mostly by - ✔✔Overall physical and emotional
health
✔✔The three possible shapes of hair when viewed as a cross section are round, oval,
and - ✔✔Nearly flat
,✔✔Sebaceous glands produce - ✔✔oil
✔✔The specialized blood vessels that nourish the individual cells of the body are called
- ✔✔Capillaries
✔✔Aging can have the following effect on the skin - ✔✔loss of elasticity
✔✔How long before the chemical service for the patch test be given? - ✔✔24-48 hours
✔✔The normal pH range of human skin is - ✔✔4.5-5.5
✔✔A delinquent Florida salon license expires - ✔✔At the end of the biennium (2 year
period) in which it became delinquent
✔✔A polymer substance would most likely exist in - ✔✔Styling gel
✔✔A caustic alkaline preparation, used for the temporary removal of superfluous hair by
dissolving it at the skin surface level is an - ✔✔Depilatory
✔✔What type of disinfectant is most effective against viral organisms? - ✔✔And EPA
registered disinfectant solution
✔✔Which of the following types of hair color will not penetrate the cuticle into the
cortex? - ✔✔Temporary
✔✔Which of the following would not be used in thinning hair - ✔✔electric clipper
✔✔Bacilli are ____________ shaped bacteria - ✔✔rod
✔✔A cosmetologist in violation of a continuing education requirement, May, by rule of
the board, be required to take a refresher course or refresher course and examination.
The refresher course maybe up to ______ hours - ✔✔48 hours
✔✔When cutting hair with electric clippers, the hair should be - ✔✔Dry
✔✔A greenish cast in the hair may be offset by treating with - ✔✔A warm tone color
✔✔Colors that approved by the FDA and do not require sensitive test prior to use are -
✔✔Certified colors
✔✔In general it was preferable to braid hair - ✔✔Dry
, ✔✔Then and can be accomplished by - ✔✔Slithering
✔✔A cool tone hair color may be a good choice for a person who has which of the
following skin tones - ✔✔Olive
✔✔Which disease can be transmitted via direct contact with the blood stream? - ✔✔HIV
✔✔What can be used to remove the skin on the soles of the feet? - ✔✔Pumice stone
✔✔The living tissue at the base of the nail plate is the - ✔✔Eponychium
✔✔Which part of the nail anatomy, if destroyed, can cause the nail to not grow again? -
✔✔nail matrix
✔✔Hair that is determined to have too much orange could not be corrected by using -
✔✔A warm tone, such as red or yellow, will not cancel orange
✔✔Sweat and sebaceous glands are examples of - ✔✔Exocrine glands
✔✔The integumentary system consist of - ✔✔The skin and it's appendages
✔✔In the ideal eyebrow shape, the highest point of the ridge is - ✔✔Directly Above the
outside rim of the iris when the client is looking straight ahead
✔✔If bleeding occurs during a nail service, you should treat with - ✔✔antiseptic
✔✔Cold cream is a - ✔✔Water in oil emulsion
✔✔For a natural affect shape the nails to conform to the shape of the - ✔✔Clients
fingers
✔✔Which of the following values is considered a neutral pH reading - ✔✔7
✔✔When shampooing, the back of the Cape should be - ✔✔Draped over the back of
the chair
✔✔The practice of keeping your body fresh and clean, cleansing the teeth, wearing
clean clothes is called - ✔✔personal hygiene
✔✔The ideal nail shape is generally considered to be - ✔✔oval
✔✔After a sodium hydroxide relaxer has been rinsed - ✔✔Shampoo the hair with an
acid balanced neutralizing shampoo using tepid water
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔The following agency is responsible for enforcing the law that patch tests be
administered: - ✔✔FDA
✔✔The angle at which you hold the hair out from the scalp for cutting is called -
✔✔elevation
✔✔A cosmetologist or manicurist can work on a nail with onychosis - ✔✔As long as no
infection or inflammation is present
✔✔What type of color requires repeated applications and has a cumulative affect to
make the hair darker? - ✔✔Progressive dye
✔✔Which of the following does not normally contribute to causing a nail fungus? -
✔✔Excessive use of nail primer
✔✔From the lightest blonde hair color to black there are how many levels of color -
✔✔10
✔✔The hydroxide relaxer breaks the disulfide bond converting them to lanthionine
bonds which can: - ✔✔Never be performed
✔✔A thio relaxer is applied to - ✔✔Damp hair
✔✔Protective gloves must be worn when working on skin that - ✔✔Has acne
✔✔A patch test is not required for - ✔✔Temporary certified color
✔✔Which of the following is a measurement of electrical pressure - ✔✔volt
✔✔Aniline derived tints are - ✔✔penetrating
✔✔How can a fragile or broken nail best be protected - ✔✔By applying a nail wrap
✔✔Penetrating hair color acts on the - ✔✔Cortex
✔✔The health of the hair is affected mostly by - ✔✔Overall physical and emotional
health
✔✔The three possible shapes of hair when viewed as a cross section are round, oval,
and - ✔✔Nearly flat
,✔✔Sebaceous glands produce - ✔✔oil
✔✔The specialized blood vessels that nourish the individual cells of the body are called
- ✔✔Capillaries
✔✔Aging can have the following effect on the skin - ✔✔loss of elasticity
✔✔How long before the chemical service for the patch test be given? - ✔✔24-48 hours
✔✔The normal pH range of human skin is - ✔✔4.5-5.5
✔✔A delinquent Florida salon license expires - ✔✔At the end of the biennium (2 year
period) in which it became delinquent
✔✔A polymer substance would most likely exist in - ✔✔Styling gel
✔✔A caustic alkaline preparation, used for the temporary removal of superfluous hair by
dissolving it at the skin surface level is an - ✔✔Depilatory
✔✔What type of disinfectant is most effective against viral organisms? - ✔✔And EPA
registered disinfectant solution
✔✔Which of the following types of hair color will not penetrate the cuticle into the
cortex? - ✔✔Temporary
✔✔Which of the following would not be used in thinning hair - ✔✔electric clipper
✔✔Bacilli are ____________ shaped bacteria - ✔✔rod
✔✔A cosmetologist in violation of a continuing education requirement, May, by rule of
the board, be required to take a refresher course or refresher course and examination.
The refresher course maybe up to ______ hours - ✔✔48 hours
✔✔When cutting hair with electric clippers, the hair should be - ✔✔Dry
✔✔A greenish cast in the hair may be offset by treating with - ✔✔A warm tone color
✔✔Colors that approved by the FDA and do not require sensitive test prior to use are -
✔✔Certified colors
✔✔In general it was preferable to braid hair - ✔✔Dry
, ✔✔Then and can be accomplished by - ✔✔Slithering
✔✔A cool tone hair color may be a good choice for a person who has which of the
following skin tones - ✔✔Olive
✔✔Which disease can be transmitted via direct contact with the blood stream? - ✔✔HIV
✔✔What can be used to remove the skin on the soles of the feet? - ✔✔Pumice stone
✔✔The living tissue at the base of the nail plate is the - ✔✔Eponychium
✔✔Which part of the nail anatomy, if destroyed, can cause the nail to not grow again? -
✔✔nail matrix
✔✔Hair that is determined to have too much orange could not be corrected by using -
✔✔A warm tone, such as red or yellow, will not cancel orange
✔✔Sweat and sebaceous glands are examples of - ✔✔Exocrine glands
✔✔The integumentary system consist of - ✔✔The skin and it's appendages
✔✔In the ideal eyebrow shape, the highest point of the ridge is - ✔✔Directly Above the
outside rim of the iris when the client is looking straight ahead
✔✔If bleeding occurs during a nail service, you should treat with - ✔✔antiseptic
✔✔Cold cream is a - ✔✔Water in oil emulsion
✔✔For a natural affect shape the nails to conform to the shape of the - ✔✔Clients
fingers
✔✔Which of the following values is considered a neutral pH reading - ✔✔7
✔✔When shampooing, the back of the Cape should be - ✔✔Draped over the back of
the chair
✔✔The practice of keeping your body fresh and clean, cleansing the teeth, wearing
clean clothes is called - ✔✔personal hygiene
✔✔The ideal nail shape is generally considered to be - ✔✔oval
✔✔After a sodium hydroxide relaxer has been rinsed - ✔✔Shampoo the hair with an
acid balanced neutralizing shampoo using tepid water
