Florida Cosmetology clinical EXAM AND STUDY
GUIDE NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Florida Cosmetology clinical EXAM AND STUDY
GUIDE NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1. **What does a cold wave do to the hair?**
- It softens and expands the hair strand.
2. **Size of the rod will determine?**
- Size of the curl.
3. **A client complained that her hair was straight after a permanent wave. What is the
cause of the problem?**
- Underprocessing.
4. **After a chemical relaxer, the cosmetologist noticed the hair went back to its natural
wave. Why is this?**
- Insufficient processing time.
,5. **How long does an alkaline perm process for?**
- 5 to 20 minutes.
6. **A client comes in needing a touch-up on her roots. She has light brown hair and her
regrowth is dark brown. What is the application process?**
- Apply color to the new growth only.
7. **What should the first step be in a haircut?**
- Section the hair.
8. **After the process of a perm wave, the client's neck and hairline were red and
sensitive. What did the cosmetologist fail to do?**
- Apply protective cream.
9. **If the cosmetologist burns the client’s ear with a thermal iron, what should be
done?**
- Apply aloe Vera or 1% gentian violet jelly.
10. **While the client is processing with a perm wave, her eyes start to irritate. What
should you do?**
- Flush with cold water.
11. **If the client has a mild cut, what should you do?**
- Apply pressure with a clean cloth.
12. **In a roller set, full volume curl is achieved by?**
- 45-degree angle and place on base.
,13. **For low elevation or 0-degree cut, you would part the hair into:**
- 4 sections.
14. **It is best to use the finger wave lotion when?**
- Hair is damp.
15. **What does a neutralizer contain?**
- Hydrogen peroxide.
16. **If the cosmetologist runs out of warm medium brown hair color, what can she mix
to make the color?**
- 1/2 dark brown and 1/2 light brown.
17. **A client wants to get a soft curl perm (reformation curl), but she already chemically
relaxed her hair. What is done?**
- The client cannot get the perm.
18. **The roots will process lighter due to?**
- Body heat.
19. **If a client’s hair is overly curly, what is the mildest hair relaxer the cosmetologist
can use?**
- Ammonium thioglycolate.
20. **The mixture of all the primary colors in equal parts gives you:**
- Black.
, 21. **The mixture of unequal parts of the primary colors gives you:**
- Brown.
22. **How long does a semi-permanent color last?**
- 4 to 6 shampoos.
23. **A good mild alkaline shampoo has a pH of?**
- 8.0-9.0.
24. **What kind of haircut creates the most bulk?**
- 0 degree.
25. **A pin curl consists of what three parts?**
- Base, stem, circle.
26. **What is the pH for a thio relaxer?**
- 8 to 10.
27. **Prior to a manicure, implements should be?**
- Covered in a disinfecting tray.
28. **To achieve the best finger wave results, you should?**
- Follow the natural growth pattern.
29. **What corrective makeup is applied to close set eyes?**
- Extend eye shadow to the outer corners.
GUIDE NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Florida Cosmetology clinical EXAM AND STUDY
GUIDE NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
1. **What does a cold wave do to the hair?**
- It softens and expands the hair strand.
2. **Size of the rod will determine?**
- Size of the curl.
3. **A client complained that her hair was straight after a permanent wave. What is the
cause of the problem?**
- Underprocessing.
4. **After a chemical relaxer, the cosmetologist noticed the hair went back to its natural
wave. Why is this?**
- Insufficient processing time.
,5. **How long does an alkaline perm process for?**
- 5 to 20 minutes.
6. **A client comes in needing a touch-up on her roots. She has light brown hair and her
regrowth is dark brown. What is the application process?**
- Apply color to the new growth only.
7. **What should the first step be in a haircut?**
- Section the hair.
8. **After the process of a perm wave, the client's neck and hairline were red and
sensitive. What did the cosmetologist fail to do?**
- Apply protective cream.
9. **If the cosmetologist burns the client’s ear with a thermal iron, what should be
done?**
- Apply aloe Vera or 1% gentian violet jelly.
10. **While the client is processing with a perm wave, her eyes start to irritate. What
should you do?**
- Flush with cold water.
11. **If the client has a mild cut, what should you do?**
- Apply pressure with a clean cloth.
12. **In a roller set, full volume curl is achieved by?**
- 45-degree angle and place on base.
,13. **For low elevation or 0-degree cut, you would part the hair into:**
- 4 sections.
14. **It is best to use the finger wave lotion when?**
- Hair is damp.
15. **What does a neutralizer contain?**
- Hydrogen peroxide.
16. **If the cosmetologist runs out of warm medium brown hair color, what can she mix
to make the color?**
- 1/2 dark brown and 1/2 light brown.
17. **A client wants to get a soft curl perm (reformation curl), but she already chemically
relaxed her hair. What is done?**
- The client cannot get the perm.
18. **The roots will process lighter due to?**
- Body heat.
19. **If a client’s hair is overly curly, what is the mildest hair relaxer the cosmetologist
can use?**
- Ammonium thioglycolate.
20. **The mixture of all the primary colors in equal parts gives you:**
- Black.
, 21. **The mixture of unequal parts of the primary colors gives you:**
- Brown.
22. **How long does a semi-permanent color last?**
- 4 to 6 shampoos.
23. **A good mild alkaline shampoo has a pH of?**
- 8.0-9.0.
24. **What kind of haircut creates the most bulk?**
- 0 degree.
25. **A pin curl consists of what three parts?**
- Base, stem, circle.
26. **What is the pH for a thio relaxer?**
- 8 to 10.
27. **Prior to a manicure, implements should be?**
- Covered in a disinfecting tray.
28. **To achieve the best finger wave results, you should?**
- Follow the natural growth pattern.
29. **What corrective makeup is applied to close set eyes?**
- Extend eye shadow to the outer corners.
