NJ STATE BOARD PROMETRIC
WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What is the age you have to be to receive your cosmetology license? - ANS 17
What kind of shoes should you wear to work in the salon - ANS Low heel closed toe
What is the second towel used for in a shave? - ANS Wiping the razor.
Where do you apply a color for a retouch - ANS up to the line of demarcation
What is it called when you twist and pull the hair from the root to remove it - ANS threading
What should the Cape not touch? - ANS the skin
If the hair is dry and brittle, what kind of porosity does it have? - ANS High porosity
What does it mean if there are bumps on the face when you're shaving? - ANS ingrown hairs
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, What should you do if there is blistered and chapped skin on the face for a client who wants a
shave? - ANS Do not shave the face until the skin is healed.
What test is performed during a relaxing service? - ANS a curl test
What service would be performed for hard cuticles? - ANS An oil Manicure
What would be done for someone with Onychophagy? - ANS Frequent manicures.
What should the position be of the practitioner when shampooing? - ANS shoulders back
What would have been affected if the density of the hair if it is destroyed? - ANS The papilla.
What is the cone shape projection at the base of the hair? - ANS The papilla
What are circular movements used for? - ANS Improve blood circulation and relaxation.
What is another word for petrissage? - ANS Kneading
What does spherical bacteria cause? - ANS Pneumonia.
What can a salon not do? - ANS rent a booth
What is disinfectant? - ANS Virucidal
Where is keratin made? - ANS In the stratum granulosum
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WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
What is the age you have to be to receive your cosmetology license? - ANS 17
What kind of shoes should you wear to work in the salon - ANS Low heel closed toe
What is the second towel used for in a shave? - ANS Wiping the razor.
Where do you apply a color for a retouch - ANS up to the line of demarcation
What is it called when you twist and pull the hair from the root to remove it - ANS threading
What should the Cape not touch? - ANS the skin
If the hair is dry and brittle, what kind of porosity does it have? - ANS High porosity
What does it mean if there are bumps on the face when you're shaving? - ANS ingrown hairs
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, What should you do if there is blistered and chapped skin on the face for a client who wants a
shave? - ANS Do not shave the face until the skin is healed.
What test is performed during a relaxing service? - ANS a curl test
What service would be performed for hard cuticles? - ANS An oil Manicure
What would be done for someone with Onychophagy? - ANS Frequent manicures.
What should the position be of the practitioner when shampooing? - ANS shoulders back
What would have been affected if the density of the hair if it is destroyed? - ANS The papilla.
What is the cone shape projection at the base of the hair? - ANS The papilla
What are circular movements used for? - ANS Improve blood circulation and relaxation.
What is another word for petrissage? - ANS Kneading
What does spherical bacteria cause? - ANS Pneumonia.
What can a salon not do? - ANS rent a booth
What is disinfectant? - ANS Virucidal
Where is keratin made? - ANS In the stratum granulosum
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