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MINNESOTA COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN PRACTICAL EXAM VERSION
A& B LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
If redness and swelling were found around the test area when
performing a predisposition test, which of the following steps
should NOT be taken? - ANSWER-Proceed with the service
Once a color formula has been mixed, any leftover product should
be: - ANSWER-Discarded
What should be applied when draping for color service to prevent
irritating and staining the hairline? - ANSWER-Barrier cream
The chemical phase of perming involves all of the following
EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Wrapping hair around the perm tool
The physical phase of perming includes: - ANSWER-Wrapping
hair around the perm tool
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The two major phases of permanent waving are: - ANSWER-
physical and chemical
What are the two basic wrapping techniques for rotating strands
around a perm tool? - ANSWER-Spiral and overlap
What term refers to the way perm tools are arranged around the
clients head while wrapping? - ANSWER-Perm pattern
A neutralizer rebounds and restores the disulfide bonds in
addition to which of the following? - ANSWER-Reduces the
swelling caused by alkalinity
Acid perms are in the ph range of: - ANSWER-6.9-7.2
Alkaline perms carry a ph of: - ANSWER-8.0-9.5
For perming, the ph of neutralizer will range from: - ANSWER-2.5-
7
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In alkaline perms, the perm solution chemically breaks or reduces
the: - ANSWER-Strong disulfide bonds
It is essential to completely rinse the perm solution before
applying the: - ANSWER-Neutralizer
The alkalinity of cold waves causes the hair fiber to soften and: -
ANSWER-Swell
What is applied to a clients hairline to prior to a perm service to
the skin? - ANSWER-Barrier cream
What reduces the swelling of the hair and re-hardens the bonds in
the new shape during a perm process? - ANSWER-Applying a
neutralizer
What structure must be permanently broken to change the hair
from straight to wavy or curly formation? - ANSWER-Disulfide
bonds
MINNESOTA COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN PRACTICAL EXAM VERSION
A& B LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
||BRANDNEW!!!||
If redness and swelling were found around the test area when
performing a predisposition test, which of the following steps
should NOT be taken? - ANSWER-Proceed with the service
Once a color formula has been mixed, any leftover product should
be: - ANSWER-Discarded
What should be applied when draping for color service to prevent
irritating and staining the hairline? - ANSWER-Barrier cream
The chemical phase of perming involves all of the following
EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Wrapping hair around the perm tool
The physical phase of perming includes: - ANSWER-Wrapping
hair around the perm tool
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The two major phases of permanent waving are: - ANSWER-
physical and chemical
What are the two basic wrapping techniques for rotating strands
around a perm tool? - ANSWER-Spiral and overlap
What term refers to the way perm tools are arranged around the
clients head while wrapping? - ANSWER-Perm pattern
A neutralizer rebounds and restores the disulfide bonds in
addition to which of the following? - ANSWER-Reduces the
swelling caused by alkalinity
Acid perms are in the ph range of: - ANSWER-6.9-7.2
Alkaline perms carry a ph of: - ANSWER-8.0-9.5
For perming, the ph of neutralizer will range from: - ANSWER-2.5-
7
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In alkaline perms, the perm solution chemically breaks or reduces
the: - ANSWER-Strong disulfide bonds
It is essential to completely rinse the perm solution before
applying the: - ANSWER-Neutralizer
The alkalinity of cold waves causes the hair fiber to soften and: -
ANSWER-Swell
What is applied to a clients hairline to prior to a perm service to
the skin? - ANSWER-Barrier cream
What reduces the swelling of the hair and re-hardens the bonds in
the new shape during a perm process? - ANSWER-Applying a
neutralizer
What structure must be permanently broken to change the hair
from straight to wavy or curly formation? - ANSWER-Disulfide
bonds
