TEXAS BARBER STATE BOARD SHAVING
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ the body's ability to destroy and resist pathogens.
Answer: immunity
⩥ cape types in barbering.
Answer: shampoo (waterproof) and haircutting
⩥ Cost for a Class A Barber certificate and renewal.
Answer: $55
⩥ How often the Class A barber certificate is renewed.
Answer: every 2 years
⩥ the process that destroys all microbial life including spores.
Answer: sterilization
⩥ in this cut, all hair strands are cut to the same length at a 90 degree
elevation, straight out from where the hair grows.
Answer: uniform-layered cut
,⩥ single-process haircolor.
Answer: deposits color and lightens at the same time
⩥ loose skin tends to do this, and can result in nicks or cuts.
Answer: push out in front of the razor
⩥ in a perm, this placement results from wrapping the hair at a 45
degree angle below the perpendicular (or 90 degree) base.
Answer: off-base
⩥ parting subsections opposite from the elevation or direction the hair
was cut to ensure the precision of the cut or blend.
Answer: cross-checking
⩥ The essential elements in human hair are.
Answer: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur
⩥ partial or total removal of natural or artificial pigment from the hair.
Answer: hair lightening
⩥ while the right hand holds and strokes the razor, the fingers of the left
hand.
,Answer: gently stretch the skin in area being shaved
⩥ contact with broken skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially
infectious materials, as a result of an employee doing their duties.
Answer: exposure incident
⩥ if you come across a client with head lice a barber should.
Answer: stop services immediately and refer the client to a physician for
proper care
⩥ in a second-time over shave what stroke is used, and how?.
Answer: free hand stroke, across the grain
⩥ before you remove your gloves during an exposure incident.
Answer: all tools and implements that were in contact with blood or
body fluid must be thoroughly cleaned and immersed into hospital grade
EPA registered disinfectant
⩥ application of hair color to hair that has not previously been colored.
Answer: virgin application
⩥ hair conditioners' pH range.
Answer: 3.0 to 5.5
, ⩥ technical term applied to any deformity of the nail.
Answer: onychosis
⩥ the angle or degree a section of hair is held from the head for cutting,
relative from where it grows.
Answer: elevation
⩥ an acute bacterial infection of a hair follicle that produces a boil.
Answer: furuncle
⩥ services that chemically change the hair's natural wave pattern.
Answer: chemical texture services
⩥ three types of chemical texture services.
Answer: permanent waving, curl reformation, and relaxer
⩥ this removes any rough or uneven spots, and follows the first time
over shave.
Answer: second time over shave
⩥ generally, during chemical services, the more porous the hair.
ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ the body's ability to destroy and resist pathogens.
Answer: immunity
⩥ cape types in barbering.
Answer: shampoo (waterproof) and haircutting
⩥ Cost for a Class A Barber certificate and renewal.
Answer: $55
⩥ How often the Class A barber certificate is renewed.
Answer: every 2 years
⩥ the process that destroys all microbial life including spores.
Answer: sterilization
⩥ in this cut, all hair strands are cut to the same length at a 90 degree
elevation, straight out from where the hair grows.
Answer: uniform-layered cut
,⩥ single-process haircolor.
Answer: deposits color and lightens at the same time
⩥ loose skin tends to do this, and can result in nicks or cuts.
Answer: push out in front of the razor
⩥ in a perm, this placement results from wrapping the hair at a 45
degree angle below the perpendicular (or 90 degree) base.
Answer: off-base
⩥ parting subsections opposite from the elevation or direction the hair
was cut to ensure the precision of the cut or blend.
Answer: cross-checking
⩥ The essential elements in human hair are.
Answer: carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur
⩥ partial or total removal of natural or artificial pigment from the hair.
Answer: hair lightening
⩥ while the right hand holds and strokes the razor, the fingers of the left
hand.
,Answer: gently stretch the skin in area being shaved
⩥ contact with broken skin, blood, body fluid, or other potentially
infectious materials, as a result of an employee doing their duties.
Answer: exposure incident
⩥ if you come across a client with head lice a barber should.
Answer: stop services immediately and refer the client to a physician for
proper care
⩥ in a second-time over shave what stroke is used, and how?.
Answer: free hand stroke, across the grain
⩥ before you remove your gloves during an exposure incident.
Answer: all tools and implements that were in contact with blood or
body fluid must be thoroughly cleaned and immersed into hospital grade
EPA registered disinfectant
⩥ application of hair color to hair that has not previously been colored.
Answer: virgin application
⩥ hair conditioners' pH range.
Answer: 3.0 to 5.5
, ⩥ technical term applied to any deformity of the nail.
Answer: onychosis
⩥ the angle or degree a section of hair is held from the head for cutting,
relative from where it grows.
Answer: elevation
⩥ an acute bacterial infection of a hair follicle that produces a boil.
Answer: furuncle
⩥ services that chemically change the hair's natural wave pattern.
Answer: chemical texture services
⩥ three types of chemical texture services.
Answer: permanent waving, curl reformation, and relaxer
⩥ this removes any rough or uneven spots, and follows the first time
over shave.
Answer: second time over shave
⩥ generally, during chemical services, the more porous the hair.
