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Cosmetology
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The term given for selling products for client's home care is...
Itching
4.5 to 5.5
retailing
Blood spill procedure
2. A list of all the property you own is called your...
Products used on the hair
Peptide bonds
Assets
Square
3. What will produce a small and strong pincurl?
It is the toughest layer of the skin
Change furnace filters regularly
Closed circle
No stem
4. What adds a refreshing - stimulating feeling to the scalp and may have mild antiseptic properties?
Scalp toner
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Stratum Germinativum
Inventory control system
5. The first design element - which describes the outline or silhouette of an object - is...
Form
Solid
Under-bevel
Circle
6. What form of matter is hair?
Overloading
2 1/2 times
Products used on the hair
Solid
7. If appliances are causing more current to flow than what the circuit is designed for - a problem called what could occur?
Overloading
Incandescent light
Cuticle
Good posture
8. Nail growth originates from active tissue known as the matrix located in the...
Mantle
2/3 mineral matter
Axon
Shape or pattern
9. In order to maintain fresh air in a salon - it is important to...
Change furnace filters regularly
Antibacterial soap
Cuticle
Sanitation
10. What should be followed for any cut that may occur during a manicure?
Disease and medication
Public Hygiene
Blood spill procedure
Vibration
11. Where would you record vital client information such as the name - address and the condition of a client's hair and scalp?
Backcombing
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Scalp toner
Record cards
12. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
2/3 mineral matter
Onychia
Communicable diseases
All
13. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
MSDS
Incandescent light
Under-bevel
Good posture
14. What type of face is characterized by a broad - straight forehead and hairline - with a broad jaw line?
Sanitation
Square
Faradic
Form
15. To keep the hair in optimal condition after a chemical hair relaxing service you should recommend that you client...
Density
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
16. After applying the dehydrant and prior to applying the primer when doing a sculptured nail service - you should...
Refer the client to a physician
Color
Be written in a short and concise manner
Avoid touching the nail
17. Which type of light can create blue or cool tones?
Closed circle
Onychia
All
Fluorescent
18. What maintains the acid balance of the hair and skin?
Be written in a short and concise manner
Public Hygiene
The Acid Mantle
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
19. The temperature of the pressing comb can be tested by...
Elasticity
Dandruff
Placing it against a paper towel and looking for a change of color.
Disease
20. The ability of hair to stretch and then return to its natural shape without breaking is refered to as...
Under-bevel
Elasticity
retailing
Pattern
21. Theae are designed to cover the entire head and are worn for specific purposes...
Cortex
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Wigs
Follicle
22. What determines the size and shape of the new curl configuration?
On pre-lightened hair
Axon
90 degree angle cut
Perm rod
23. Washing your hands is an example of...
24
Sanitation
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Mantle
24. Warts are the most common...
Skin tumors
Stratum corneum
4.5 to 5.5
Slightly acid
25. To achieve maximum volume - which tool position should be used?
Hair that has been pre-lightened (bleached)
On base
Haircut
Cataphoresis
26. Which process uses the positive electrode to force acidic solution into the skin without breaking the skin?
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Cataphoresis
Refer the client to a physician
Using a thioglycolate-based product
27. What is the whitened - half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail?
Wigs
Overloading
Nonporous surfaces
Lunula
28. Your arms shake as you touch the client with the fingertips or palms in this type of message...
Vibration
The acid mantle
90 degree angle cut
Using a thioglycolate-based product
29. Which of the fallowing is vital in order to allow close management of products purchased for retailing in the salon?
It is the toughest layer of the skin
90
Inventory control system
A mild form of ammonium thioglycolate
30. What is a technique used to push back the shorter lengths of hair toward the base to create a cushion and add volume to the hairatyle?
Clarifying
Backcombing
Cuticle
The Acid Mantle
31. The ph of the acid mantle will normally be...
Elasticity
MSDS
A commitment to constatly improve yourself
4.5 to 5.5
32. Benefits derived from what current are believed to be improved blood circulation - improved muscle tone - stimulation of hair growth and increased glandular activity?
Faradic
Antibacterial Soap
Passes through a small part of the body
Human Hepatitis B
33. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Toupee
Refer the client to a physician
The Acid Mantle
The HIV Virus
34. The pH measurement scale has which of the fallowing characteristics?
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
No stem
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Joint
35. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
All
Maxillae
Color
Onychia
36. Applying pressure to motor points will have which of the fallowing effects?
Antibacterial Soap
Passes through a small part of the body
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Cortex
37. Key information on a specific product reguarding ingredients - assiciated hazards - combustion levels - storage requirements is provided by...
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Cataphoresis
1 level lighter
MSDS
38. The circular motion used to massage the finger is called what type of movement
Lunula
Joint
Mantle
Public Hygiene
39. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
The skin and it's layers
Veins
24
Pattern
40. Keeping your lower abdomen flat - your chin level and your head up are key parts in having...
Overloading
Good posture
Antibacterial soap
Stratum Lucidum
41. All impliments must be thoroughly cleaned before...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Dandruff
Immersion
42. What means that all becteria is killed or destroyed?
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Slightly acid
Backcombing
Sterilization
43. A high alkaline shampoo used to remove residue and dirt build up is an example of this type of shampoo...
Circuit breaker
Clarifying
Trapezius
Onychia
44. What protects the scalpand hairline from caustic chemicals?
Brain
Orange
Protective base cream
It is the toughest layer of the skin
45. In a well-organized salon the client should be greeted in the...
Reception area
Be written in a short and concise manner
Perm rod
Stratum Lucidum
46. A skin patch test must be done at least how many hours before the actual procedure that requires thepredisposition test?
retailing
4.5 to 5.5
24
Solid
47. Which of the fallowing can affect hair growth by either stimulating the onset of the telogen phase or by causing the production of abnormal - brittle hair?
Disease and medication
Follicle
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Conditioning
48. Alkaline waves carry a pH of...
Avoid touching the nail
8.0 to 9.5
Passes through a small part of the body
It is the toughest layer of the skin
49. Hair is made up primarily of...
Refer the client to a physician
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Keratin
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
50. An equal mixture of red and yellow creates what color?
Cosmetology
Orange
Clarifying
Measures how hard the electrons are being forced or pushed by a source.