CALIFORNIA BARBER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔___ compounds are chloride based disinfecting agents effective for sanitizing tools
and cleaning countertops, but not effective against the more resistant organisms such
as TB and viruses. - ✔✔quats
✔✔What is the highest form of sanitation in the barbershop? - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔It is ____ when pimples, boils, swells, or inflammation can be observed by anyone -
✔✔objective symptoms
✔✔What are puss forming organisms that grow in bunches or clusters? -
✔✔staphylococci
✔✔___ are corkscrew shape shaped organisms - ✔✔spirilla
✔✔___ are used to physically rub or remove dead cells from the skins surface -
✔✔exfoliating scrubs
✔✔___ is a stroking movement. It is light, continuous movement that should be applied
in a slow and rhythmic manner over the skin, with no pressure - ✔✔Effleurage
✔✔Which colors cannot be created by combining other colors? - ✔✔primary colors
✔✔How long in advance should a client that is receiving a hair color service get a patch
test? - ✔✔1 to 2 days
✔✔Blade edges of shears refer to - ✔✔cutting edge
✔✔What are the 2 styles of shears? - ✔✔French and German
✔✔Shaving with a razor will not cause a ___ - ✔✔rash
✔✔The 14th stroke is - ✔✔reverse freehand
✔✔The polish of a razors surface refers to - ✔✔razor finish
✔✔Acid-balanced shampoos and normalizing lotions associated with hydroxide hair
relaxing act as a - ✔✔neutralizer
✔✔Disease producing bacteria or viruses that are carried through the body or bodily
fluids such as Hep and HIV are - ✔✔bloodborne pathogens
, ✔✔The ___ of the shears refers to the inside construction of the blade and the way it is
cut in preparation for sharpening and polishing - ✔✔grinds
✔✔____ forms the prominence of the cheeks - ✔✔zygomatic bones
✔✔__ is a tendon that connects occipitalis and the frontalis - ✔✔aponeurosis
✔✔What are the two types of blade edges and shears? - ✔✔Corrugated and Beveled
✔✔____ are known are white corpuscles or leukocytes - ✔✔White blood cells
✔✔What increases blood circulation and increases metabolism? - ✔✔Faradic current
✔✔___ are compounds of any element combined with oxygen - ✔✔oxides
✔✔___ is the chemical reaction that combines an element or compound with oxygen to
produce an oxide - ✔✔oxidation
✔✔___ is the deeper layer of the dermis, which supplies the skin with O2 and nutrients.
Contains sweats glands, blood vessels, and oil glands. - ✔✔reticular layer
✔✔What is also known as sweat glands? - ✔✔sudoriferous glands
✔✔What is a large blister containing a watery fluid, similar to a vesicle, but larger in
size? - ✔✔bulla
✔✔Hair is chiefly composed of a protein called - ✔✔keratin
✔✔___ refers to the degree of coarseness or fineness of each individual hair strand -
✔✔Texture
✔✔__ is the most desirable choice for hair solution - ✔✔human
✔✔What is the application of hair color to hair that has not been previously colored? -
✔✔Virgin application
✔✔The average hair growth is about 1/2" ____ - ✔✔per month
✔✔Petrissage is known for its - ✔✔Invigorating effect.
✔✔Effleurage is known for its - ✔✔soothing and relaxing effects
SOLUTION RATED A+
✔✔___ compounds are chloride based disinfecting agents effective for sanitizing tools
and cleaning countertops, but not effective against the more resistant organisms such
as TB and viruses. - ✔✔quats
✔✔What is the highest form of sanitation in the barbershop? - ✔✔sterilization
✔✔It is ____ when pimples, boils, swells, or inflammation can be observed by anyone -
✔✔objective symptoms
✔✔What are puss forming organisms that grow in bunches or clusters? -
✔✔staphylococci
✔✔___ are corkscrew shape shaped organisms - ✔✔spirilla
✔✔___ are used to physically rub or remove dead cells from the skins surface -
✔✔exfoliating scrubs
✔✔___ is a stroking movement. It is light, continuous movement that should be applied
in a slow and rhythmic manner over the skin, with no pressure - ✔✔Effleurage
✔✔Which colors cannot be created by combining other colors? - ✔✔primary colors
✔✔How long in advance should a client that is receiving a hair color service get a patch
test? - ✔✔1 to 2 days
✔✔Blade edges of shears refer to - ✔✔cutting edge
✔✔What are the 2 styles of shears? - ✔✔French and German
✔✔Shaving with a razor will not cause a ___ - ✔✔rash
✔✔The 14th stroke is - ✔✔reverse freehand
✔✔The polish of a razors surface refers to - ✔✔razor finish
✔✔Acid-balanced shampoos and normalizing lotions associated with hydroxide hair
relaxing act as a - ✔✔neutralizer
✔✔Disease producing bacteria or viruses that are carried through the body or bodily
fluids such as Hep and HIV are - ✔✔bloodborne pathogens
, ✔✔The ___ of the shears refers to the inside construction of the blade and the way it is
cut in preparation for sharpening and polishing - ✔✔grinds
✔✔____ forms the prominence of the cheeks - ✔✔zygomatic bones
✔✔__ is a tendon that connects occipitalis and the frontalis - ✔✔aponeurosis
✔✔What are the two types of blade edges and shears? - ✔✔Corrugated and Beveled
✔✔____ are known are white corpuscles or leukocytes - ✔✔White blood cells
✔✔What increases blood circulation and increases metabolism? - ✔✔Faradic current
✔✔___ are compounds of any element combined with oxygen - ✔✔oxides
✔✔___ is the chemical reaction that combines an element or compound with oxygen to
produce an oxide - ✔✔oxidation
✔✔___ is the deeper layer of the dermis, which supplies the skin with O2 and nutrients.
Contains sweats glands, blood vessels, and oil glands. - ✔✔reticular layer
✔✔What is also known as sweat glands? - ✔✔sudoriferous glands
✔✔What is a large blister containing a watery fluid, similar to a vesicle, but larger in
size? - ✔✔bulla
✔✔Hair is chiefly composed of a protein called - ✔✔keratin
✔✔___ refers to the degree of coarseness or fineness of each individual hair strand -
✔✔Texture
✔✔__ is the most desirable choice for hair solution - ✔✔human
✔✔What is the application of hair color to hair that has not been previously colored? -
✔✔Virgin application
✔✔The average hair growth is about 1/2" ____ - ✔✔per month
✔✔Petrissage is known for its - ✔✔Invigorating effect.
✔✔Effleurage is known for its - ✔✔soothing and relaxing effects
