Cosmetology State Board Exam Questions/ Past State board exams
questions. 110% reliable. Each question is copied from a packet
printed out by State board advisers and given to students by their
cosmetology instructors.
The nail tip meets the free edge? - Answer: The well
Level system? - Answer: The lightness or darkness of hair color
Main reducing agent or ingredient in an acid wave? - Answer: Thioglycolic acid
To equalize the hair's porosity and deposit a base color? - Answer: Filler
Black to brown color pigment? - Answer: Eumelanin
Draping for a chemical service? - Answer: Towel, drape, towel
White spots on the nail? - Answer: Leukonychia
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, Also known as prickly heat; an acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands? -
Answer: Miliaria Rubra
Scalp inflammation marked by fatty types of dandruff? - Answer: Pityriasis Capitis
Steatoides
Middle layer of the hair? - Answer: Cortex
Disinfectant left on counter tops for 10 minutes in a salon? - Answer: EPA
disinfectant
Base position used for most volume? - Answer: On base
Bonds broken in a wet set? - Answer: Hydrogen
Visible part of the nail? - Answer: Nail plate
During a manicure, when do you soften the cuticles? - Answer: After shaping the
nail.
When performing a permanent wave when is the piggy-back technique useful? -
Answer: On long hair
Piece used to cover a bald spot on a man's head? - Answer: Toupee
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questions. 110% reliable. Each question is copied from a packet
printed out by State board advisers and given to students by their
cosmetology instructors.
The nail tip meets the free edge? - Answer: The well
Level system? - Answer: The lightness or darkness of hair color
Main reducing agent or ingredient in an acid wave? - Answer: Thioglycolic acid
To equalize the hair's porosity and deposit a base color? - Answer: Filler
Black to brown color pigment? - Answer: Eumelanin
Draping for a chemical service? - Answer: Towel, drape, towel
White spots on the nail? - Answer: Leukonychia
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, Also known as prickly heat; an acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands? -
Answer: Miliaria Rubra
Scalp inflammation marked by fatty types of dandruff? - Answer: Pityriasis Capitis
Steatoides
Middle layer of the hair? - Answer: Cortex
Disinfectant left on counter tops for 10 minutes in a salon? - Answer: EPA
disinfectant
Base position used for most volume? - Answer: On base
Bonds broken in a wet set? - Answer: Hydrogen
Visible part of the nail? - Answer: Nail plate
During a manicure, when do you soften the cuticles? - Answer: After shaping the
nail.
When performing a permanent wave when is the piggy-back technique useful? -
Answer: On long hair
Piece used to cover a bald spot on a man's head? - Answer: Toupee
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