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Cosmetology

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1. Nail services must not be performed on clients with a nail...
Wigs
Cuticle
Lunula
Disease

2. Health Hazards such as impure air and the inproper storage and use of food fall under the category of...
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Public Hygiene
Avoid touching the nail
Blow dryer

3. What type of thermal iron will produce an S pattern?
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Generator
Undulating
Vibration

4. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
Slightly acid
Hydrogen Peroxide
Closed circle
Stratum Lucidum

5. Healthy skin's pH level of 4.5 to 5.5 is...
The Acid Mantle
MSDS
Slightly acid
4.5 to 5.5

6. Your finger bowls should contain warm water and...
Fever Blisters
Antibacterial Soap
Immersion
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level

7. The technical term for sizing a wig is...
Inventory control system
Blow dryer
Under-bevel
Blocking

8. The soles of the feet and the palms of the hand are the only places where which layer is found?
Stratum Lucidum
Wigs
Overloading
Shape or pattern

9. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Perm rod
Onychia
Temporary color procedures
Cortex

10. Which type of hair is the least difficult to press?
Trapezius
The same as the length of the roller
MSDS
Medium

11. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
Communicable diseases
Supplying stypic powder os spray and dressing to injury.
Incandescent light
Powders

12. Where should you apply the first bead of nail acrylic?
Good posture
It is the toughest layer of the skin
retailing
At the free edge

13. The pH measurement scale has which of the fallowing characteristics?
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Haircut
Undulating

14. The ability of hair to stretch and then return to its natural shape without breaking is refered to as...
Be written in a short and concise manner
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities
Cuticle
Elasticity

15. Hue is another term for...
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Complementary colors
Assets
Color

16. Fallowing a acrylic nail service - brushes should be cleaned...
Size of the circle
Be written in a short and concise manner
Stratum corneum
In a brush cleaner

17. What type of rinse is used after a color service to prevent the color from fading?
Hydrogen Peroxide
Acid-balanced
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Red hair

18. Toners are pastl color used...
On pre-lightened hair
Cosmetology
Brain
2 1/2 times

19. Keeping your lower abdomen flat - your chin level and your head up are key parts in having...
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Backcombing
Scalp toner
Good posture

20. A list of all the property you own is called your...
Assets
Refer the client to a physician
Fever Blisters
May cause the peroxide to become weak

21. Professional development is...
Joint
Medium
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
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22. After applying the dehydrant and prior to applying the primer when doing a sculptured nail service - you should...
Veins
Avoid touching the nail
Break disulfide bonds
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

23. What quality is notable about the stratum corneum?
Passes through a small part of the body
Reception area
It is the toughest layer of the skin
All

24. What means that all becteria is killed or destroyed?
Trapezius
Sterilization
No stem
Undulating

25. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
May cause the peroxide to become weak
Sterilization
MSDS
Haircut

26. What determines the size and shape of the new curl configuration?
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Perm rod
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Pilica Polonica

27. Strong disulfide bonds are found in the which layer of the hair?
retailing
Cortex
At the free edge
Backcombing

28. Amino acids that create protiens are linked together end to end by...
Blood spill procedure
The Acid Mantle
Public Hygiene
Peptide bonds

29. These muscles extend across the front of the chest...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Blood spill procedure
Base Control
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle

30. A skin patch test must be done at least how many hours before the actual procedure that requires thepredisposition test?
90 degree angle cut
Fluorescent
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Closed circle

31. Alkaline waves carry a pH of...
Circle
Skin
8.0 to 9.5
It is the toughest layer of the skin

32. What do ordinary soaps do?

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33. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Reception area
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Backcombing

34. Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?
Cosmetology
The same as the length of the roller
Sterilization
May cause the peroxide to become weak

35. The power source used most often in a salon is a...
2 1/2 times
Backcombing
Generator
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles

36. What organ controls all body functions?
Trapezius
Circle
Hydrogen Peroxide
Brain

37. The purposeof a waving lotion is to...
Fever Blisters
Blocking
Density
Break disulfide bonds

38. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
No stem
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Blood spill procedure
Change furnace filters regularly

39. A resume should describe your attributes and...
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
Be written in a short and concise manner
Maxillae
Toupee

40. Derm Means...
Incandescent light
MSDS
Blow dryer
Skin

41. A bleeding wound should be treated by...
Undulating
Assets
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
Break disulfide bonds

42. The ph of the acid mantle will normally be...
Record cards
Lunula
4.5 to 5.5
Color

43. The six general cosmetic classifacations used in the cosmetology industry are...
Disease
The Acid Mantle
Toupee
Based on how well a substance combines with another

44. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Inventory control system
Incandescent light
Skin
Shape or pattern

45. Which of the fallowing will help a Stylist determine the proper perm solution for a client?
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Break disulfide bonds
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Reception area

46. What adds a refreshing - stimulating feeling to the scalp and may have mild antiseptic properties?
Vibration
Complementary colors
Skin tumors
Scalp toner

47. The projection used to create the arrangement of hair lengths that are the same throughout the head form is...
90 degree angle cut
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Products used on the hair
Electricity

48. Key information on a specific product reguarding ingredients - assiciated hazards - combustion levels - storage requirements is provided by...
MSDS
Scalp abrasions
Generator
Immersion

49. Permanent hair removal requires the use of...
Electricity
Sterilization
Powders
Temporary color procedures

50. The combination of the size of th base and the position of the curl in relation to the base is called...
Density
Base Control
Cataphoresis
Refer the client to a physician