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Cosmetology State Board Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Cosmetology

A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to the cosmetology state board exam. It covers a wide range of topics, including hair care, skin care, nail care, and chemical services. Designed to help students prepare for the exam and gain a deeper understanding of the cosmetology industry.

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A hair cut between 90 and 45 degrees? ✔✔Graduated layers.
Going back to natural hair color? ✔✔A tint back service
A sugar base wax is a form of a: ✔✔Epilator.
The widest area of the head is the ? ✔✔Parietal ridge.
Fissure? ✔✔Crack in the lip
Covers redness in the face? ✔✔Green tint makeup
To remove bulk from a wig? ✔✔Graduated/uniform layers
To disinfect abrasive nail files and buffers? ✔✔70% alcohol
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A hair cut between 90 and 45 degrees? ✔✔Graduated layers. Going back to natural hair color? ✔✔A tint back service A sugar base wax is a form of a: ✔✔Epilator. The widest area of the head is the? ✔✔Parietal ridge. Fissure? ✔✔Crack in the lip Covers redness in the face? ✔✔Green tint makeup To remove bulk from a wig? ✔✔Graduated/uniform layers To disinfect abrasive nail files and buffers? ✔✔70% alcohol

Cosmetology State Board Exam

Questions and Answers Latest

(2025/2026) Graded A+| Already Passed

A must be for disinfectants used in a salon? ✔✔Bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal balancing shampoo? ✔✔Used on oily hair The nail tip meets the free edge? ✔✔The well Level system? ✔✔The lightness or darkness of hair color Main reducing agent or ingredient in an acid wave? ✔✔Thioglycolic acid To equalize the hair's porosity and deposit a base color? ✔✔Filler Black to brown color pigment? ✔✔Eumelanin Draping for a chemical service? ✔✔Towel, drape, towel

When performing a permanent wave when is the piggy-back technique useful? ✔✔On long hair Piece used to cover a bald spot on a man's head? ✔✔Toupee How should you perform a full haircut on a wig? ✔✔Dry, on the client's head Chemical compounds that lighten the hair by dispersing, dissolving, and discolorizing artificial pigment from the hair? ✔✔Lighteners How many cells are produced during mitosis and what are they called? ✔✔2 daughter cells Highly alkaline permanent wave would be given on what hair type? ✔✔Resistant, coarse hair Follicle contains? ✔✔Hair root Sebaceous glands are connected to? ✔✔The hair follicle.

All chemical changes take place in the ✔✔Cortex Used to protect around the hairline when performing a chemical relaxer service? ✔✔Protective/base cream Tool used to give a soft effect in a haircut? ✔✔Razor Number of sections in a basic perm? ✔✔ 9 When shampooing the hair, placing both hands on the head and sliding them to the back of the head is called? ✔✔Sliding Repair a damaged nail by? ✔✔Nail wrap Regulates all safety standards in a workplace? ✔✔OSHA The invisible braid uses? ✔✔Overhand

What determines the texture of the hair? ✔✔Diameter of the hair strand If a temporary color rinse is applied to normal hair, it will? ✔✔Coat the cuticle layer Why is an antiseptic applied to tweezed areas during arching? ✔✔to avoid infection What type of manicure is suggested for dry cuticles and brittle nails? ✔✔Nail oil. Why is it necessary to use a conditioner-filler during a chemical relaxer retouch service? ✔✔It helps even the porosity Nerves and Vessels are found in what part of the nail? ✔✔lunula What is the peak of a finger wave? ✔✔Ridge During the processing time in chemical waving, the hair will do what? (another word for swell) ✔✔Expand

What is made of cells, blood, calcium carbonate, and calcium phosphate? ✔✔bones Disulfide bonds are broken by the: ✔✔Chemical wave solution What are tint removers designed to remove? ✔✔Artificial pigment A client with Onychomycosis(abnormal condition and fungal infection in the toe and finger nails) should be referred to a? ✔✔Physician Scalp manipulations should not be performed if? ✔✔Abrasions are present. The shortest processing time in chemical waving is usually required for hair which is? ✔✔Fine Frequent shampooing with highly alkaline shampoo may cause the hair to become what? ✔✔Dry When tinting lightened hair back to it's natural shade, it is necessary to add what? ✔✔A filler.

what is the tube-like pocket that contains the hair? ✔✔Follicle What facial massage movement has a soothing and relaxing effect? ✔✔Effleurage The mobility of a pin curl is determined by the? ✔✔Stem What type of hair coloring is designed to last 4 - 6 shampoos? ✔✔Temporary rinses Hair is primarily composed of: ✔✔Keratin A chemical compound used to slow the growth of bacteria is called? ✔✔Antiseptic What protects the skin from irritation and stains around the hairline? ✔✔Protective cream Prelightening the hair is usually necessary when using a: ✔✔Toner

A lightener retouch should FIRST be applied to: ✔✔New growth What is the most effective level of infection control? ✔✔Sterilization In a lightener retouch, hair breakage may result if: ✔✔The lightener overlaps What is the MAIN ingredient in a chemical hair relaxer? ✔✔Sodium hydroxide What test determines if a wig is made of human hair or synthetic fiber? ✔✔Match test What type of hair is MOST difficult to press? ✔✔Coarse and overly curly The science of nature, structure, function, and diseases of the muscles in called: ✔✔Myology What condition would PREVENT a cosmetologist from preforming a service on a client? ✔✔Tinea Capitus The first step in the decontamination process is called: ✔✔Cleaning

An imported wool fiber available in black or brown with a matte finish that is used in hair extensions is: ✔✔Lin A single line of color, or series of repeated lines, creates a: ✔✔Bold, dramatic accent Suspensions differ from solutions. With that said, Suspensions contain particles that are: ✔✔undissolved To avoid over processing and scalp irritation in a virgin relaxer application, start at least: ✔✔1/ inch away from the scalp