COLORADO COSMETOLOGY
WRITTEN FINAL PAPER 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ What is not a step in decontaminating workstations when there is an
exposure incedent? Answer: discard all disposable contaminated
material in the nearest trash receptacle
◉ What cannot be used to remove the calluses from the foot? Answer:
Blade
◉ What does not contain a strong alkali known as lye or sodium
hydroxide? Answer: neutralizers
◉ What is not one of the most important factors to consider in hair
analysis? Answer: growth pattern
◉ What type of conditioner should NOT be used on braids? Answer:
creamy
◉ What is not a virus that plagues humans? Answer: milaria rubra
◉ What is the MOST common way the HIV virus can be spread?
Answer: cuts
,◉ What is the proper way to wash hands? Answer: wat, lather, scrub,
rinse, dry
◉ What is the appropriate treatment for eye irritation? Answer: flush eye
with plenty of clean water
◉ What precaution MUST be taken when applying exfoliating foot
scrubs? Answer: put on gloves
◉ What application method produces a more natural looking acrylic
nail? Answer: press and smooth
◉ What is NOT a step involved in the removal of fabric wraps? Answer:
soak in non-acetone polish remover
◉ What may happen is water is added to a disinfectant? Answer: it may
foam
◉ How many cranial bones do humans have? Answer: 8
◉ What is the deepest layer of the epidermis? Answer: stratum
germinativum
, ◉ What are the three stages of hair growth in the correct order? Answer:
anagen, catagen, telogen
◉ What scalp condition shows as bald areas with small black dots,
round scaly areas of dry skin and a puss-filled sores? Answer: Tinea
capitis
◉ What are the three components of a pincurl? Answer: base, stem,
circle
◉ What are the two types of guides that can be used when cutting hair?
Answer: travelling and stationary
◉ What percentage of peroxide is found in 20-volume developer?
Answer: 6%
◉ What is the pH of hair, skin, and nails? Answer: 4.5-5.5
◉ What is the white, half-moon shape at the base of the nail? Answer:
lunula
◉ What is onchophagy? Answer: bitten nails
◉ A coiled, corkscrew shaped bacteria cell that causes syphilis and
cholera is: Answer: spirilla
WRITTEN FINAL PAPER 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADE A+
◉ What is not a step in decontaminating workstations when there is an
exposure incedent? Answer: discard all disposable contaminated
material in the nearest trash receptacle
◉ What cannot be used to remove the calluses from the foot? Answer:
Blade
◉ What does not contain a strong alkali known as lye or sodium
hydroxide? Answer: neutralizers
◉ What is not one of the most important factors to consider in hair
analysis? Answer: growth pattern
◉ What type of conditioner should NOT be used on braids? Answer:
creamy
◉ What is not a virus that plagues humans? Answer: milaria rubra
◉ What is the MOST common way the HIV virus can be spread?
Answer: cuts
,◉ What is the proper way to wash hands? Answer: wat, lather, scrub,
rinse, dry
◉ What is the appropriate treatment for eye irritation? Answer: flush eye
with plenty of clean water
◉ What precaution MUST be taken when applying exfoliating foot
scrubs? Answer: put on gloves
◉ What application method produces a more natural looking acrylic
nail? Answer: press and smooth
◉ What is NOT a step involved in the removal of fabric wraps? Answer:
soak in non-acetone polish remover
◉ What may happen is water is added to a disinfectant? Answer: it may
foam
◉ How many cranial bones do humans have? Answer: 8
◉ What is the deepest layer of the epidermis? Answer: stratum
germinativum
, ◉ What are the three stages of hair growth in the correct order? Answer:
anagen, catagen, telogen
◉ What scalp condition shows as bald areas with small black dots,
round scaly areas of dry skin and a puss-filled sores? Answer: Tinea
capitis
◉ What are the three components of a pincurl? Answer: base, stem,
circle
◉ What are the two types of guides that can be used when cutting hair?
Answer: travelling and stationary
◉ What percentage of peroxide is found in 20-volume developer?
Answer: 6%
◉ What is the pH of hair, skin, and nails? Answer: 4.5-5.5
◉ What is the white, half-moon shape at the base of the nail? Answer:
lunula
◉ What is onchophagy? Answer: bitten nails
◉ A coiled, corkscrew shaped bacteria cell that causes syphilis and
cholera is: Answer: spirilla
