OHIO COSMETOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔what does a higher volume developer proofed when highlighting - ✔✔more lift
✔✔hair turning gray is usually affected by what process - ✔✔natural aging process
✔✔what's the base of a pincurl - ✔✔area between partings within a shape
✔✔what do horizontal lines do in hair designing - ✔✔add width and weight, open
narrow face
✔✔what removes excess waving lotion when perming - ✔✔rinsing
✔✔what's an integration headpiece - ✔✔openings in base to allow clients hair to be
pulled through, add length and volume
✔✔what's petrissage - ✔✔light or heavy kneading and rolling of the muscles
✔✔what are personal ethics - ✔✔establish your own personal system of moral
principles and values
✔✔what end result will occur if you overlap - ✔✔breakage
✔✔what's the primary ingredient in shampoo - ✔✔water
✔✔what's the catagen phase - ✔✔cell diffusion stops
✔✔what's the telogen phase - ✔✔resting stage, bulb isn't attached
✔✔what's the nail wall - ✔✔folds of the skin on either side of the nail groove
✔✔how do you treat a bleeding wound - ✔✔apply pressure, elevate, bandage
✔✔what are powders - ✔✔mixtures of organic and inorganic substances that don't
dissolve in water and have been sifted and mixed until free of coarse gritty particles
✔✔what's the lunula and describe - ✔✔half moon shape at the base of the nail, where
nail matrix and nail bed meet
✔✔what's the cuticle of the nail - ✔✔loose and pliable overlapping skin around nail
✔✔who introduced thermal irons - ✔✔marcel grateau
, ✔✔what's ringed hair - ✔✔alternating bands of gray and dark hair
✔✔how should clients with protruding ears wear their hair - ✔✔cover with longer hair or
have more volume and fullness at the sides if hair is short
✔✔what's activated texture - ✔✔rough, ends of hair are visible
✔✔what are bacteria - ✔✔one called microorganisms
✔✔what does ammonium thioglycolate do to the hair - ✔✔causes it to soften and swell
✔✔what's a double process color application - ✔✔hair is prelightened or decolorized
then toned or hair color is applied
✔✔what's the benefit of good posture - ✔✔enhances physical well being
✔✔what's a semi hand tied wig - ✔✔combinations of hand tied and machine made
✔✔how often do you clean a human hair wig - ✔✔every 2-4 weeks
✔✔where's pigment found in the hair - ✔✔cortex
✔✔what's another name for fever blisters - ✔✔herpes simplex
✔✔define an element - ✔✔atoms are the same
✔✔what does osha enforce - ✔✔safety and health standards
✔✔what do straight perm rods produce - ✔✔curls that are uniform throughout the hair
strands
✔✔what's a plain shampoo - ✔✔used on virgin hair in good condition, strong and
contain high alkaline or soap base
✔✔what's hypertrichosis - ✔✔abnormal coverage on areas of the body where normally
baby fine hair appears
✔✔what does conditioning treatments replace - ✔✔natural oils that are removed from
hair during the chemical relaxing process
✔✔what can be used during color consultation to aid in your design decisions - ✔✔hair
color swatches, magazines, pictures
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔what does a higher volume developer proofed when highlighting - ✔✔more lift
✔✔hair turning gray is usually affected by what process - ✔✔natural aging process
✔✔what's the base of a pincurl - ✔✔area between partings within a shape
✔✔what do horizontal lines do in hair designing - ✔✔add width and weight, open
narrow face
✔✔what removes excess waving lotion when perming - ✔✔rinsing
✔✔what's an integration headpiece - ✔✔openings in base to allow clients hair to be
pulled through, add length and volume
✔✔what's petrissage - ✔✔light or heavy kneading and rolling of the muscles
✔✔what are personal ethics - ✔✔establish your own personal system of moral
principles and values
✔✔what end result will occur if you overlap - ✔✔breakage
✔✔what's the primary ingredient in shampoo - ✔✔water
✔✔what's the catagen phase - ✔✔cell diffusion stops
✔✔what's the telogen phase - ✔✔resting stage, bulb isn't attached
✔✔what's the nail wall - ✔✔folds of the skin on either side of the nail groove
✔✔how do you treat a bleeding wound - ✔✔apply pressure, elevate, bandage
✔✔what are powders - ✔✔mixtures of organic and inorganic substances that don't
dissolve in water and have been sifted and mixed until free of coarse gritty particles
✔✔what's the lunula and describe - ✔✔half moon shape at the base of the nail, where
nail matrix and nail bed meet
✔✔what's the cuticle of the nail - ✔✔loose and pliable overlapping skin around nail
✔✔who introduced thermal irons - ✔✔marcel grateau
, ✔✔what's ringed hair - ✔✔alternating bands of gray and dark hair
✔✔how should clients with protruding ears wear their hair - ✔✔cover with longer hair or
have more volume and fullness at the sides if hair is short
✔✔what's activated texture - ✔✔rough, ends of hair are visible
✔✔what are bacteria - ✔✔one called microorganisms
✔✔what does ammonium thioglycolate do to the hair - ✔✔causes it to soften and swell
✔✔what's a double process color application - ✔✔hair is prelightened or decolorized
then toned or hair color is applied
✔✔what's the benefit of good posture - ✔✔enhances physical well being
✔✔what's a semi hand tied wig - ✔✔combinations of hand tied and machine made
✔✔how often do you clean a human hair wig - ✔✔every 2-4 weeks
✔✔where's pigment found in the hair - ✔✔cortex
✔✔what's another name for fever blisters - ✔✔herpes simplex
✔✔define an element - ✔✔atoms are the same
✔✔what does osha enforce - ✔✔safety and health standards
✔✔what do straight perm rods produce - ✔✔curls that are uniform throughout the hair
strands
✔✔what's a plain shampoo - ✔✔used on virgin hair in good condition, strong and
contain high alkaline or soap base
✔✔what's hypertrichosis - ✔✔abnormal coverage on areas of the body where normally
baby fine hair appears
✔✔what does conditioning treatments replace - ✔✔natural oils that are removed from
hair during the chemical relaxing process
✔✔what can be used during color consultation to aid in your design decisions - ✔✔hair
color swatches, magazines, pictures
