TEXAS BARBER STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔the innermost layer of the hair - ✔✔medulla (thin hair doesnt have a medulla)
✔✔what bonds are broken with water and heat - ✔✔hydrogen bonds
✔✔what bonds are broken with chemicals - ✔✔sulfur bonds or disulfide bonds
✔✔how is hair texture measured - ✔✔The diameter of a hair strand
✔✔the ability of the hair to absorb moisture - ✔✔porosity
✔✔the ability of the hair to stretch - ✔✔elasticity
✔✔measures the amount of individual hair strands per square inch - ✔✔density
✔✔the technical term for any abnormal hair loss - ✔✔alopecia
✔✔premature hair loss is - ✔✔Alopecia prematura *prematura key word*
✔✔hair loss in round patches - ✔✔alopecia areata *area key word for round*
✔✔hair loss caused by syphilis - ✔✔Alopecia syphilitica
✔✔male pattern baldness or horseshoe shaped hair loss - ✔✔androgenic alopecia *by
genetics*
✔✔Normal scalp hair loss occurring in old age? - ✔✔Alopecia Senilis *senior key word*
✔✔the two most common ANIMAL parasitic infections seen by barbers - ✔✔pediculosis
and scabies
✔✔An infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is: - ✔✔pediculosis capitis
✔✔caused by itch mites - ✔✔scabies
✔✔the bacterial infections that barbers may encounter in the shop - ✔✔staphylococci
infections *furuncle or boil*
✔✔the science of dealing with hair its diseases and care - ✔✔trichology
, ✔✔draping the towel for wet and chemical services requires the use of - ✔✔two towels
and a waterproof cape
✔✔stroking the face skin to soothe and relax - ✔✔effleurage
✔✔A kneading, pinching, squeezing massage movement - ✔✔Petrissage
✔✔A deep rubbing massage movement in which pressure is applied to the skin while
moving over an underlying structure is: - ✔✔friction
✔✔Tapping, slapping, and hacking movements are known as: - ✔✔percussion or
tapotement
✔✔The rapid shaking of the body part while the balls of the fingertips are pressed firmly
on the point of application is called - ✔✔vibration
✔✔Draws impurities out, tighten, tone, hydrate, sooth, and nourish the skin? - ✔✔mask
or pack
✔✔the practice of shaving the beard against the grain of the hair - ✔✔close shaving
✔✔Shaving the beard across the grain while completing each shave stroke? - ✔✔once
over shave *one single lather*
✔✔Removes any rough or unshaven spots? - ✔✔second time over *a form of close
shaving*
✔✔Hair that is too short will emphasize fullness of the? - ✔✔round face (create height
on top to lengthen and an off center part)
✔✔the widest section of the head is the - ✔✔crest *also known as the horseshoe,
headband, temporal, parietal ridge*
✔✔the highest point on top of the head - ✔✔apex
✔✔the angle or degree at which a section of the hair is held from the head -
✔✔elevation * also known as projection*
✔✔the most common angle used in mens haircutting - ✔✔90 degree elevation
✔✔in razor cutting the hair should always be - ✔✔Clean and damp
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔the innermost layer of the hair - ✔✔medulla (thin hair doesnt have a medulla)
✔✔what bonds are broken with water and heat - ✔✔hydrogen bonds
✔✔what bonds are broken with chemicals - ✔✔sulfur bonds or disulfide bonds
✔✔how is hair texture measured - ✔✔The diameter of a hair strand
✔✔the ability of the hair to absorb moisture - ✔✔porosity
✔✔the ability of the hair to stretch - ✔✔elasticity
✔✔measures the amount of individual hair strands per square inch - ✔✔density
✔✔the technical term for any abnormal hair loss - ✔✔alopecia
✔✔premature hair loss is - ✔✔Alopecia prematura *prematura key word*
✔✔hair loss in round patches - ✔✔alopecia areata *area key word for round*
✔✔hair loss caused by syphilis - ✔✔Alopecia syphilitica
✔✔male pattern baldness or horseshoe shaped hair loss - ✔✔androgenic alopecia *by
genetics*
✔✔Normal scalp hair loss occurring in old age? - ✔✔Alopecia Senilis *senior key word*
✔✔the two most common ANIMAL parasitic infections seen by barbers - ✔✔pediculosis
and scabies
✔✔An infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice is: - ✔✔pediculosis capitis
✔✔caused by itch mites - ✔✔scabies
✔✔the bacterial infections that barbers may encounter in the shop - ✔✔staphylococci
infections *furuncle or boil*
✔✔the science of dealing with hair its diseases and care - ✔✔trichology
, ✔✔draping the towel for wet and chemical services requires the use of - ✔✔two towels
and a waterproof cape
✔✔stroking the face skin to soothe and relax - ✔✔effleurage
✔✔A kneading, pinching, squeezing massage movement - ✔✔Petrissage
✔✔A deep rubbing massage movement in which pressure is applied to the skin while
moving over an underlying structure is: - ✔✔friction
✔✔Tapping, slapping, and hacking movements are known as: - ✔✔percussion or
tapotement
✔✔The rapid shaking of the body part while the balls of the fingertips are pressed firmly
on the point of application is called - ✔✔vibration
✔✔Draws impurities out, tighten, tone, hydrate, sooth, and nourish the skin? - ✔✔mask
or pack
✔✔the practice of shaving the beard against the grain of the hair - ✔✔close shaving
✔✔Shaving the beard across the grain while completing each shave stroke? - ✔✔once
over shave *one single lather*
✔✔Removes any rough or unshaven spots? - ✔✔second time over *a form of close
shaving*
✔✔Hair that is too short will emphasize fullness of the? - ✔✔round face (create height
on top to lengthen and an off center part)
✔✔the widest section of the head is the - ✔✔crest *also known as the horseshoe,
headband, temporal, parietal ridge*
✔✔the highest point on top of the head - ✔✔apex
✔✔the angle or degree at which a section of the hair is held from the head -
✔✔elevation * also known as projection*
✔✔the most common angle used in mens haircutting - ✔✔90 degree elevation
✔✔in razor cutting the hair should always be - ✔✔Clean and damp
