PSI WRITTEN COSMETOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Para-Phenylenediamine -
correct answer ✅an oxidizing agent used in most hair colors.
A long layered hair style, cut using 180° of overdirection: -
correct answer ✅Longer at the perimeter with a shorter interior
Osteology -
correct answer ✅Study of bones
when cutting with the clipper: -
correct answer ✅Move the clipper AGAINST the direction of hair
growth
onychia -
correct answer ✅Inflammation of the nail matrix
When is the hand massage performed in a nail procedure: -
correct answer ✅Before applying polish
How many levels of hair can you lift, SAFELY? -
correct answer ✅7
, PSI WRITTEN COSMETOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When should a licensee retain a copy of the certificate of
completion for a continuing education course? -
correct answer ✅2 years after the date of course completion
Nail pterygium -
correct answer ✅Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is
stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as
burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancement
products.
Guideline: -
correct answer ✅always a previously cut subsection
The hair that cosmetologists usually cut: -
correct answer ✅Terminal Hair
Progressive dyes -
correct answer ✅Products that produce increased absorption with
each application; Darken hair over multiple applications.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Para-Phenylenediamine -
correct answer ✅an oxidizing agent used in most hair colors.
A long layered hair style, cut using 180° of overdirection: -
correct answer ✅Longer at the perimeter with a shorter interior
Osteology -
correct answer ✅Study of bones
when cutting with the clipper: -
correct answer ✅Move the clipper AGAINST the direction of hair
growth
onychia -
correct answer ✅Inflammation of the nail matrix
When is the hand massage performed in a nail procedure: -
correct answer ✅Before applying polish
How many levels of hair can you lift, SAFELY? -
correct answer ✅7
, PSI WRITTEN COSMETOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When should a licensee retain a copy of the certificate of
completion for a continuing education course? -
correct answer ✅2 years after the date of course completion
Nail pterygium -
correct answer ✅Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is
stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as
burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancement
products.
Guideline: -
correct answer ✅always a previously cut subsection
The hair that cosmetologists usually cut: -
correct answer ✅Terminal Hair
Progressive dyes -
correct answer ✅Products that produce increased absorption with
each application; Darken hair over multiple applications.
