MILADY COSMETOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED 2026/2027

MILADY COSMETOLOGY PRACTICE
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026/2027
TheGDeepestGlayerGofGtheGepidermis,GtheGbasalGcellGlayer,GisGalsoGknownGasGtheG-GCORRECTGANSWER-
StratumGGerminativum



TheGlayerGofGskinGthatGisGcomposedGofGseveralGlayersGofGdifferent-
shapedGcellsGandGisGresponsibleGforGtheGgrowthGofGtheGepidermisGisGthe:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
StratumGGerminativum



CosmetologyGprofessionalsGareGonlyGallowedGtoGuseGproductsGthatGremoveGdeadGskinGfromGthe:G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-stratumGcorneum




TheGlayerGofGskinGthatGweGseeGandGisGtreatedGbyGtheGpractitionerGisGthe:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-Corneum



TheGfattyGlayerGfoundGbelowGtheGdermisGisGthe:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-Subcutaneous



TheGmuscleGthatGcausesGgooseGbumpsGwhenGaGpersonGisGfrightenedGorGcoldGisGthe___G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-ArrectorGPiliGMuscle




TheGtinyGgranulesGofGcoloringGmatterGdepositedGinGcellsGthatGprovideGskinGwithGitsGcolorGare:G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-Melanin




TheGtwoGtypesGofGductGglandsGthatGextractGmaterialsGfromGtheGbloodGtoGformGnewGsubstancesGare:G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-SudoriferousG&GSebaceousGGlands




WaterGisGtheGnumberGoneGnutrientGofGtheGbodyGandGcomposesGwhatGpercentageGofGtheGbody'sGweight?G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-50GtoG70%

, TheGprincipalGfunctionsGofGtheGskinGareGprotection,Gsensation,GheatGregulation,Gexcretion,Gand:G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-SecretionG&GAbsorption




TheGthreeGmainGlayersGofGtheGhairGshaftGareGtheGcuticle,Gcortex,Gand:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-MedullaGLayer



AGweak,GtemporaryGsideGbondGthatGisGeasilyGbrokenGbyGwaterGandGheatGisGa:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
HydrogenGBond



AllGnaturalGhairGcolorGisGtheGresultGofGpigmentGlocatedGinGtheGcortexGcalled:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-Melanin



OilyGhairGandGscalpGareGcausedGbyGimproperGwashingGorGoveractive:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
SebaceousGGlands



TheGaverageGgrowthGofGhealthyGscalpGhairGisGaboutG______GperGmonth.G-GCORRECTGANSWER-1/2Ginch



AGconditionGthatGisGcharacterizedGbyGbrittlenessGandGtheGformationGofGnodularGswellingsGalongGtheGhairGs
haftGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-TrichorrhexisGNodosa



TheGmedialGtermGthatGisGusedGtoGdescribeGdandruffGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-Pityriasis



TineaGisGcharacterizedGbyGitchingGscalesGandGsometimesGpainfulGcircularGlesionsGandGisGcausedGby:G-
GCORRECTGANSWER-Fungus




AnGinfestationGofGtheGhairGandGscalpGwithGheadGliceGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-PediculosisGCapitis



AGcarbuncleGisGanGinflammationGofGtheGsubcutaneousGtissueGcausedGby:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-
Staphylococci



TheGtypeGofGfungalGinfectionGthatGisGcharacterizedGbyGredGpapulesGorGspotsGatGtheGopeningGofGtheGhairGfol
licleGis:G-GCORRECTGANSWER-TineaGCapitis