PENNSYLVANIA COSMETOLOGY STATE LAW
EXAM 2023/2024 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ With cotton pledgets or sterilized gauze. Answer: How are
powders and lotions applied to the skin?
◉ Must follow manufacturer directions and the regulations of the
FDA that appear on or within the container or packaging of the
product. Answer: What is the State Law concerning hair tinting?
◉ To prevent the cape from becoming "common use of". Answer:
Why is it a State Law to use a paper sanex or towel around the
client's neck?
◉ They must be washed, rinsed and disinfected after each use.
Answer: What is the State Law concerning all equipment and tools
used in the salon?
◉ It is prohibited to practice or teach cosmetology for compensation
or to use and maintain any place for the practice or teaching of
cosmetology for compensation. Answer: When is it unlawful to
practice without a license?
, ◉ Diagram of the shop layout and completion of all State and local
requirements. Answer: What must be submitted to the State Board
before a salon may be licensed?
◉ Owner must be 18 years of age. Answer: What is the minimum age
required to own a salon?
◉ 180 square feet and at least 10 feet wide. Answer: What is the
minimum floor space for a one operator salon?
◉ 60 square feet. Answer: How many additional square feet are
required for each stylist in a salon?
◉ The owner or the designated person in charge of the salon in the
owner's absence. Answer: Who is in charge of the salon?
◉ The name of the owner and/or designated in charge must be
posted in a conspicuous place in the salon and be readily available
during regular business hours to State Board Inspectors. Answer:
How does the State Board Inspector know who is in charge of the
salon?
◉ A sign at or near the main entrance to the salon that is visible
from the road. Answer: What method of advertising is used to
identify the entrance to a salon?
EXAM 2023/2024 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ With cotton pledgets or sterilized gauze. Answer: How are
powders and lotions applied to the skin?
◉ Must follow manufacturer directions and the regulations of the
FDA that appear on or within the container or packaging of the
product. Answer: What is the State Law concerning hair tinting?
◉ To prevent the cape from becoming "common use of". Answer:
Why is it a State Law to use a paper sanex or towel around the
client's neck?
◉ They must be washed, rinsed and disinfected after each use.
Answer: What is the State Law concerning all equipment and tools
used in the salon?
◉ It is prohibited to practice or teach cosmetology for compensation
or to use and maintain any place for the practice or teaching of
cosmetology for compensation. Answer: When is it unlawful to
practice without a license?
, ◉ Diagram of the shop layout and completion of all State and local
requirements. Answer: What must be submitted to the State Board
before a salon may be licensed?
◉ Owner must be 18 years of age. Answer: What is the minimum age
required to own a salon?
◉ 180 square feet and at least 10 feet wide. Answer: What is the
minimum floor space for a one operator salon?
◉ 60 square feet. Answer: How many additional square feet are
required for each stylist in a salon?
◉ The owner or the designated person in charge of the salon in the
owner's absence. Answer: Who is in charge of the salon?
◉ The name of the owner and/or designated in charge must be
posted in a conspicuous place in the salon and be readily available
during regular business hours to State Board Inspectors. Answer:
How does the State Board Inspector know who is in charge of the
salon?
◉ A sign at or near the main entrance to the salon that is visible
from the road. Answer: What method of advertising is used to
identify the entrance to a salon?
