MILADY BARBERING HAIR COLORING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES 2025
1. What determines the natural hair color of an individual?
A. The level of porosity
B. The amount and type of melanin present
C. The number of hair follicles
D. The rate of hair growth
Melanin, the pigment in the cortex of the hair shaft, determines hair color.
2. Which type of melanin produces brown to black hair colors?
A. Pheomelanin
B. Mixed melanin
C. Eumelanin
D. Trichomelanin
Eumelanin is responsible for dark hair shades, ranging from brown to black.
, 3. Which type of melanin gives hair red to yellow tones?
A. Eumelanin
B. Pheomelanin
C. Carotene
D. Trichomelanin
Pheomelanin imparts red, orange, and yellow tones to hair.
4. What is the outermost layer of the hair shaft?
A. Medulla
B. Cuticle
C. Cortex
D. Follicle
The cuticle is the protective outer layer of the hair.
5. Hair porosity affects:
A. Curl pattern
B. Growth rate
C. Color absorption
D. Hair texture
Porosity impacts how well the hair absorbs color and moisture.
6. What is the term for hair that is resistant to color absorption?
A. Coarse
B. Porous
C. Low porosity
D. Thin
Low porosity hair resists moisture and chemical penetration, including color.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES 2025
1. What determines the natural hair color of an individual?
A. The level of porosity
B. The amount and type of melanin present
C. The number of hair follicles
D. The rate of hair growth
Melanin, the pigment in the cortex of the hair shaft, determines hair color.
2. Which type of melanin produces brown to black hair colors?
A. Pheomelanin
B. Mixed melanin
C. Eumelanin
D. Trichomelanin
Eumelanin is responsible for dark hair shades, ranging from brown to black.
, 3. Which type of melanin gives hair red to yellow tones?
A. Eumelanin
B. Pheomelanin
C. Carotene
D. Trichomelanin
Pheomelanin imparts red, orange, and yellow tones to hair.
4. What is the outermost layer of the hair shaft?
A. Medulla
B. Cuticle
C. Cortex
D. Follicle
The cuticle is the protective outer layer of the hair.
5. Hair porosity affects:
A. Curl pattern
B. Growth rate
C. Color absorption
D. Hair texture
Porosity impacts how well the hair absorbs color and moisture.
6. What is the term for hair that is resistant to color absorption?
A. Coarse
B. Porous
C. Low porosity
D. Thin
Low porosity hair resists moisture and chemical penetration, including color.