Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146
questions) 2025 newest edition
1/2 off base placement - hair is held 90* straight up
3 Methods of infection control - sanitation, disinfecting, sterilization
3 types of bonds - hydrogen bond, salt bond, disulfide bond
3 types of matter - solid, liquid, gas
4 Basic Hair cuts - 180*, 90*, 45*, 0*
5 Basic Nail Shapes - squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
acid mantle - 4.5-5.5
Acid on ph does what to cuticle - closes cuticle
Acid ph balance - 0-7
Acid Wave - AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-8.2. will require heat
to speed processing
, Alkaline on ph does what to cuticle? - Swells the cuticle , blows it open
Alkaline ph balance - 7-14
Alkaline Wave - AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and ammonia). ph - 9.0-
9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT
Ammonium Sulfate relaxer - classified as "low ph" or "no lye", will not relax extremely
curly hair
Anatomy - the study of the structure of the organs and systems of the human body
Another name for strip lashes - band lashes
Atoms - Particles from which all matter is composed
Black - Equal parts of primary colors
Bloodborne pathogens - disease causing bacteria or viruses carried through the body in
blood or body fluids
Brown - unequal combo of primary color
Builds weight in a hair cut - Horizontal line
Cells - the basic units of living matter
questions) 2025 newest edition
1/2 off base placement - hair is held 90* straight up
3 Methods of infection control - sanitation, disinfecting, sterilization
3 types of bonds - hydrogen bond, salt bond, disulfide bond
3 types of matter - solid, liquid, gas
4 Basic Hair cuts - 180*, 90*, 45*, 0*
5 Basic Nail Shapes - squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
acid mantle - 4.5-5.5
Acid on ph does what to cuticle - closes cuticle
Acid ph balance - 0-7
Acid Wave - AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-8.2. will require heat
to speed processing
, Alkaline on ph does what to cuticle? - Swells the cuticle , blows it open
Alkaline ph balance - 7-14
Alkaline Wave - AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and ammonia). ph - 9.0-
9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT
Ammonium Sulfate relaxer - classified as "low ph" or "no lye", will not relax extremely
curly hair
Anatomy - the study of the structure of the organs and systems of the human body
Another name for strip lashes - band lashes
Atoms - Particles from which all matter is composed
Black - Equal parts of primary colors
Bloodborne pathogens - disease causing bacteria or viruses carried through the body in
blood or body fluids
Brown - unequal combo of primary color
Builds weight in a hair cut - Horizontal line
Cells - the basic units of living matter
