Cosmetology State Board Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The study of the growth and structure of nails is known as - Answer Onyxology Etiology is the study of - Answer The cause of a disease Often referred to as the cuticle, it overlaps the lunula at the base of the nail - Answer Eponychium Infection at the nail base, usually with pus, untreated can cause loss of the nail - Answer Onychia Onychophagy refers to - Answer Bitten nails Onychia refers to a condition where - Answer Inflammation at the base of the nail with pus us...

The element used to define texture and line and tie design elements together is ________. - Answer Color Relaxers that contain two components and must be mixed immediately prior to use are _________. - Answer Guanidine Hydroxide Relaxers Hydroxide relaxers remove a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond, converting it into a ____________. - Answer Ianthionine Bond Two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head are called, __________. - Answer Skip Waves The active ingredient or red...

The muscle that covers the front lower leg and bends the foot up and in is called? - Answer Tibialis Anterior What yellowish fluid in the blood consists of approximately 90% water? - Answer Plasma Which part of the cell contains food substances for cellular growth and repair? - Answer Cytoplasm Which branch of the 5th cranial nerve consists of the lower 1/2 of the face and head? - Answer Mandibular What eye muscle allows eyelids to open and close? - Answer Orbicularis Oculi...

Corrugations - Answer Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or injuries. Furrows - Answer Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness. Leuconchia - Answer White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail Onychorrhexis - Answer Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals. Hang Nails - Answer...

Match Test - Answer To determine the difference between synthetic hair and natural hair. Extension - Answer Artificial hair braided, interwoven, sewn, or glued onto the existing hair. what must be done before attaching hair additions that require glue and why? - Answer A patch test; some clients might be allergic to the glue. Traction Alopecia - Answer If the hair is braided with improper tension causing hair loss. Removing pathogens and other substances from tools or surface...

Microbiology - Answer The study of small living organisms Bacteria - Answer one-cell organism Non-pathogenic - Answer Non-disease producing bacteria pathogenic - Answer causes infection and diseases Cocci - Answer Round-shape cells Staphylococci - Answer bacteria that grow in bunches Streptococci - Answer bacteria that grow in chains Diplococci - Answer bacteria that grow in pairs Bacilli - Answer Rod shaped bacteria Spirilla - Answer Spiral shaped ...

Graduated layers. - Answer A hair cut between 90 and 45 degrees? A tint back service - Answer Going back to natural hair color? Epilator. - Answer A sugar base wax is a form of a: Parietal ridge. - Answer The widest area of the head is the ? Crack in the lip - Answer Fissure? Green tint makeup - Answer Covers redness in the face? Graduated/uniform layers - Answer To remove bulk from a wig? 70% alcohol - Answer To disinfect abrasive nail files and buffers? ...

When working with hair that has been chemically relaxed, you should avoid using: - Answer Hot irons Incorrect placement of the rubber band of perm rods will cause band marks or: - Answer Breakage When performing test curls, the rod should be unwound approximately: - Answer 1 1/2 turns When checking for test curl development, the teest curl should relfect: - Answer firm S formation The term used to describe removing excess water before the application of a neutralizer is: - An...

Wet - Answer When razor cutting it is recommended that the hair be cut? Dry - Answer When cutting extremely curly hair it is recommended that the hair be cut? Dry after straightening - Answer When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut? Food and Drug Administration - Answer Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using aniline derivative tints? Orange; Blue - Answer Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underl...

Wet - Answer When razor cutting it is recommended that the hair be cut? Dry - Answer When cutting extremely curly hair it is recommended that the hair be cut? Dry after straightening - Answer When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut? Food and Drug Administration - Answer Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using aniline derivative tints? Orange; Blue - Answer Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underl...