Cosmetology State Board Practice Test
(146 questions and answers)
Corrugations - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven
growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition,
injury or illness.
Leuconchia - (Correct Answer) White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - (Correct Answer) Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - (Correct Answer) Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - (Correct Answer) Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - (Correct Answer) Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight
fitting shoes.
Verruca - (Correct Answer) Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - (Correct Answer) lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - (Correct Answer) squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - (Correct Answer) used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
Conditioning filler - (Correct Answer) protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the
holes
Color filler - (Correct Answer) used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - (Correct Answer) Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - (Correct Answer) temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - (Correct Answer) decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - (Correct Answer) Melanin - the more there is the longer
the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
, Lift - (Correct Answer) lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - (Correct Answer) means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - (Correct Answer) oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up
the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in
each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color - (Correct Answer) lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline
ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
Primary colors - (Correct Answer) Red, Blue, Yellow
Brown - (Correct Answer) unequal combo of primary color
Black - (Correct Answer) Equal parts of primary colors
Warm tones - (Correct Answer) red, orange, yellow
Cool tones - (Correct Answer) blue, green, violet
Neutral tones - (Correct Answer) perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin - (Correct Answer) Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin - (Correct Answer) Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture - (Correct Answer) largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin, processing time
and lift is affected
medium texture - (Correct Answer) has a balance of melanin, typically no problems
Fine texture - (Correct Answer) smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more susceptible to
darker drabber results, more prone to damage
Alkaline Wave - (Correct Answer) AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and
ammonia). ph - 9.0-9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT
Acid Wave - (Correct Answer) AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-8.2. will
require heat to speed processing
Endothermic - (Correct Answer) required added heat source
(146 questions and answers)
Corrugations - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven
growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - (Correct Answer) Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition,
injury or illness.
Leuconchia - (Correct Answer) White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - (Correct Answer) Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - (Correct Answer) Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - (Correct Answer) Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - (Correct Answer) Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight
fitting shoes.
Verruca - (Correct Answer) Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - (Correct Answer) lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - (Correct Answer) squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - (Correct Answer) used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
Conditioning filler - (Correct Answer) protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the
holes
Color filler - (Correct Answer) used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - (Correct Answer) Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - (Correct Answer) temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - (Correct Answer) decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - (Correct Answer) Melanin - the more there is the longer
the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
, Lift - (Correct Answer) lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - (Correct Answer) means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - (Correct Answer) oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up
the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in
each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - (Correct Answer) oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color - (Correct Answer) lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline
ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
Primary colors - (Correct Answer) Red, Blue, Yellow
Brown - (Correct Answer) unequal combo of primary color
Black - (Correct Answer) Equal parts of primary colors
Warm tones - (Correct Answer) red, orange, yellow
Cool tones - (Correct Answer) blue, green, violet
Neutral tones - (Correct Answer) perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin - (Correct Answer) Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin - (Correct Answer) Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture - (Correct Answer) largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin, processing time
and lift is affected
medium texture - (Correct Answer) has a balance of melanin, typically no problems
Fine texture - (Correct Answer) smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more susceptible to
darker drabber results, more prone to damage
Alkaline Wave - (Correct Answer) AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and
ammonia). ph - 9.0-9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT
Acid Wave - (Correct Answer) AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-8.2. will
require heat to speed processing
Endothermic - (Correct Answer) required added heat source
