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Cosmetology

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To keep the hair in optimal condition after a chemical hair relaxing service you should recommend that you client...
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
It is the toughest layer of the skin

2. The common cold - hepatitis and measles are examples of...
Good posture
Soothe and stimulate nerve and muscles
Oxygen
Communicable diseases

3. Weekly rinses are applied and...
Not rinsed out
Scalp abrasions
Backcombing
Using a thioglycolate-based product

4. Do not perform skin services when this type of lesion is present on the client's skin...
Stratum Lucidum
Fever Blisters
Resealable plastic bag inside a waste can liner for disposal
Products used on the hair

5. What is the device used to protect a circuit from being overloaded?
Keratin
Slightly acid
6
Circuit breaker

6. Hair additions are an appropriate choice for clients who want to add length - density - texture and /or...
Skin tumors
Refer the client to a physician
Color
Base Control

7. Mixing peroxide in a metal bowl...
Itching
On base
Toupee
May cause the peroxide to become weak

8. Keeping your lower abdomen flat - your chin level and your head up are key parts in having...
Disease
Good posture
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
Overloading

9. The outer covering of the hair fiber is called the...
Keratin
Circle
Faradic
Cuticle

10. Warts are the most common...
Maxillae
1 level lighter
Skin tumors
Based on how well a substance combines with another

11. Color found opposite each other on the color wheel are called...
Temporary color procedures
Hydrogen Peroxide
Complementary colors
Inventory control system

12. 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?
Red hair
All
Antibacterial soap
Disease and medication

13. Your finger bowls should contain warm water and...
Cosmetology
Antibacterial Soap
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Oxygen

14. If you cut the hair in a forward head position with the client's neck stretched - when the head is returned to an upright position what effect is achieved?
Under-bevel
Acid balance of the hair and skin should be maintained at the 4.5 to 5.5 range level
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Inventory control system

15. What type of rods produce small firm curls?
Small diameter rods
Skin tumors
Haircut
Blow dryer

16. The cuticle is the...
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
Blocking
Reception area
Size of the circle

17. Which type of light can create blue or cool tones?
Refer the client to a physician
Fluorescent
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Incandescent light

18. The physical phase of a chemical relaxing treatment includes; smoothing the hair - rinsing the product from the hair and applying...
Neutralizer or neutralizing shampoo
Not rinsed out
Shape or pattern
Veins

19. What protects the scalpand hairline from caustic chemicals?
Protective base cream
Circle
Keratin
Not rinsed out

20. Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?
Cosmetology
Cataphoresis
Semi-permanent coloring
Color

21. The integumentary system is made up of...

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22. What should be dne if a client has an infectious disease or disorder of the scalp?
Refer the client to a physician
Density
No stem
Avoid touching the nail

23. Fallowing a acrylic nail service - brushes should be cleaned...
Change furnace filters regularly
In a brush cleaner
Avoid touching the nail
Square

24. What do ordinary soaps do?

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25. The pH measurement scale has which of the fallowing characteristics?
Vibration
Reception area
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail

26. An inflammation of the nail matrix is a/an...
Orange
Onychia
Nail matrix and nail bed meet
Slightly acid

27. The first design element - which describes the outline or silhouette of an object - is...
Form
Generator
Applying pressure with gauze and a gloved hand
All

28. The purposeof a waving lotion is to...
4.5 to 5.5
Break disulfide bonds
Veins
1 level lighter

29. What part of a curl is the hair that is positioned around the roller?
Medium
Base Control
The HIV Virus
Circle

30. Hair grows from a tube-like 'pocket' called a root sheath or a/an...
Blocking
Follicle
Scalp abrasions
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

31. Theae are designed to cover the entire head and are worn for specific purposes...
Strip the skin of it's acid mantle
Skin
The same as the length of the roller
Wigs

32. Alkaline waves carry a pH of...
Density
Return the the salon for conditioning treatments
8.0 to 9.5
Not rinsed out

33. Universal precautions require you to preform infection control procedures with which clients?
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail
All
Mantle
Protective base cream

34. The technical term for sizing a wig is...
Not rinsed out
Size of the circle
Blocking
Density

35. Benefits derived from what current are believed to be improved blood circulation - improved muscle tone - stimulation of hair growth and increased glandular activity?
Sanitation
Circle
Faradic
Dandruff

36. The term texture character refers to the...
Shape or pattern
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Orange
Cortex

37. A high alkaline shampoo used to remove residue and dirt build up is an example of this type of shampoo...
Clarifying
Ranges from 0 to 14 with 7 being neutral
Dandruff
Red hair

38. The ability of hair to stretch and then return to its natural shape without breaking is refered to as...
Pectoralis Major & Pectoralis Minor
Record cards
Elasticity
Powders

39. What determines the width and strength of the wave?
Size of the circle
4.5 to 5.5
Requires a wall receptacle containing 3 holes.
Circuit breaker

40. What does a local shock do?
Passes through a small part of the body
Incandescent light
Wigs
Red hair

41. This element is the most abundant on earth
Lunula
Refer the client to a physician
Oxygen
Loose and pliable overlapping skin around the nail

42. Which vessels are dark in color because they carry oxygeen-poor blood?
90 degree angle cut
Vibration
Orange
Veins

43. Cosmetology Codes of Ethics are designed to do all of the fallowing - EXCEPT...
Color
Human Hepatitis B
Cosmetology
Cause cosmetologist to be insecure about their abilities

44. You should wash and sanitize hands with a liquid...
Perm rod
The same as the length of the roller
Antibacterial soap
Refer the client to a physician

45. Fires in electrical circuits occur if...
90 degree angle cut
Color
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Too many appliances use the same wall socket and overload the circuit.

46. Bone is the hardest structure in the body and is composed of 1/3 organic matter and...
2 1/2 times
8.0 to 9.5
2/3 mineral matter
Toupee

47. A piece of equipment used to air form wet hair using brushes - combs and fingers to create temporary direction and texture changes is called a...
The texture - elasticity and porosity of the clients hair
Blow dryer
Perm rod
On base

48. Which light generally makes the hair appear warmer than it actually is?
Based on how well a substance combines with another
Incandescent light
Antibacterial Soap
Immersion

49. What form of matter is hair?
Solid
Not rinsed out
Orange
Follicle

50. What adds a refreshing - stimulating feeling to the scalp and may have mild antiseptic properties?
Scalp toner
Electricity
Maxillae
Incandescent light