Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 Questions and Answers) 2026

Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146
questions and answers)

Corrugations - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth
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due to illness or injuries.
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Furrows - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition,
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injury or illness.
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Leuconchia - (Correct Answer) White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
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Onychorrhexis - (Correct Answer) Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
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deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
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Hang Nails - (Correct Answer) Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
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Onychomycosis Unguium - (Correct Answer) Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




Onychocryptosis - (Correct Answer) Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




fitting shoes.
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Verruca - (Correct Answer) Warts caused by infectious virus
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Onycholysis - (Correct Answer) lifting of the nail without shedding ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




5 Basic Nail Shapes - (Correct Answer) squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
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Toner - (Correct Answer) used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
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decoloring
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Conditioning filler - (Correct Answer) protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the
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holes
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Color filler - (Correct Answer) used to replace the missing primary colors
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Oxidative - (Correct Answer) Demi- permenant and permenant color
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Non-oxidative color - (Correct Answer) temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent. ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




Double process blonde - (Correct Answer) decolorizing and toning
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, What affects lightener working time? - (Correct Answer) Melanin - the more there is the longer the
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process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
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Lift - (Correct Answer) lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
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Deposit - (Correct Answer) means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
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ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
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developer - (Correct Answer) oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up
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the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
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Semi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




each shampoo.
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Demi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




Permanent color - (Correct Answer) lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline
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ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
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Primary colors - (Correct Answer) Red, Blue, Yellow ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




Brown - (Correct Answer) unequal combo of primary color
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Black - (Correct Answer) Equal parts of primary colors
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Warm tones - (Correct Answer) red, orange, yellow
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Cool tones - (Correct Answer) blue, green, violet
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Neutral tones - (Correct Answer) perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
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Eumelanin - (Correct Answer) Brown to black pigments ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




Pheomelanin - (Correct Answer) Red to yellow pigments ji ji ji ji ji ji ji




Coarse texture - (Correct Answer) largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin, processing time
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and lift is affected
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medium texture - (Correct Answer) has a balance of melanin, typically no problems
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Fine texture - (Correct Answer) smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more susceptible to
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darker drabber results, more prone to damage
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Alkaline Wave - (Correct Answer) AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and
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ammonia). ph - 9.0-9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT
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