COLORADO COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS VERIFIED
●● chemical application preparation ONLY for virgin color and color
retouch
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. sanitize hands
2. sections hair into four equal quadrants and clips hair
3. applies protective cream around entire hairline
●● virgin color to darker on right front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire right front quadrant divides hair into 1/4 inch subsections
2. applies tint from scalp to ends
3. maintains even saturation of hair strands
4. ensures no chemical are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● relaxer retouch on left front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire left front quadrant divides hair into 1/8 inch subsection
, 2. applies relaxer onto 2 inch new growth
3. maintains even saturation of hair strands with relaxer
4. ensures no chemical products are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● color retouch on left front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire left front quadrant divides hair into 1/4 to 1/2 inch
subsections
2. saturates new growth with color evenly over front and back of hair
strands
3. applies color to new growth area
4.4. ensured no chemical products are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● no-base virgin relaxer on left rear quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire left rear quadrant divides hair into 1/2 inch subsections
2. maintains saturation to hair strands with relaxer
3. applies relaxer 1/2 inch from scalp and 1 inch from hair ends
4. ensured no chemical products are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● bleach retouch on left front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. workin in left front quadrant divides hair into 1/8 inch subsections
COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A PLUS VERIFIED
●● chemical application preparation ONLY for virgin color and color
retouch
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. sanitize hands
2. sections hair into four equal quadrants and clips hair
3. applies protective cream around entire hairline
●● virgin color to darker on right front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire right front quadrant divides hair into 1/4 inch subsections
2. applies tint from scalp to ends
3. maintains even saturation of hair strands
4. ensures no chemical are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● relaxer retouch on left front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire left front quadrant divides hair into 1/8 inch subsection
, 2. applies relaxer onto 2 inch new growth
3. maintains even saturation of hair strands with relaxer
4. ensures no chemical products are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● color retouch on left front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire left front quadrant divides hair into 1/4 to 1/2 inch
subsections
2. saturates new growth with color evenly over front and back of hair
strands
3. applies color to new growth area
4.4. ensured no chemical products are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● no-base virgin relaxer on left rear quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. to entire left rear quadrant divides hair into 1/2 inch subsections
2. maintains saturation to hair strands with relaxer
3. applies relaxer 1/2 inch from scalp and 1 inch from hair ends
4. ensured no chemical products are left on mannequin skin or ears
●● bleach retouch on left front quadrant
Answer: time allowed: 10 minutes
1. workin in left front quadrant divides hair into 1/8 inch subsections
