Cosmetology State Board Practice Test
Corrugations *** Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or
injuries.
Furrows *** Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia *** White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis *** Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and
frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails *** Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium *** Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis *** Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes.
Verruca *** Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis *** lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes *** squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner *** used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring
Conditioning filler *** protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
, Color filler *** used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative *** Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color *** temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde *** decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? *** Melanin - the more there is the longer the process. Scalp
processes faster because of body heat
Lift *** lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit *** means that product only deposits color because it does not contain ammonia or high
alkalinity necessary to lift
developer *** oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the melanin and give
ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color *** non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color *** oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color *** lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients, penetrates the
cortex, can't shampoo out
Corrugations *** Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or
injuries.
Furrows *** Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia *** White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis *** Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and
frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails *** Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium *** Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis *** Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting shoes.
Verruca *** Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis *** lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes *** squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner *** used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring
Conditioning filler *** protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
, Color filler *** used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative *** Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color *** temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde *** decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? *** Melanin - the more there is the longer the process. Scalp
processes faster because of body heat
Lift *** lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit *** means that product only deposits color because it does not contain ammonia or high
alkalinity necessary to lift
developer *** oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the melanin and give
ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color *** non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color *** oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color *** lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients, penetrates the
cortex, can't shampoo out
