TEXAS BARBER STATE BOARD SHAVING
FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Astringents are suitable for what type of skin?
Answer: Oily and acne prone
⩥ When should the customer desire to polish color be determined?
Answer: During the client consultation
⩥ The main function of an astringent cleaner is to?
Answer: Astringents may have an alcohol content up to 35% and may be
used to remove oily accumulation on the skin after a facial or shave.
⩥ When is the reverse backhand performed on the client?
Answer: The reverse backhand position is only used during a neck
shave.
⩥ When an astringent is too hard on the client's skin, what should be
applied?
Answer: Skin tonics or toners and fresheners are milder forms of
astringents.
,⩥ When using the hone, how should it be laying?
Answer: The razor should be stroked edge first.
⩥ How many saving areas are on the face?
Answer: 14
⩥ What stroke does the barber use on the left side of the ear outline?
Answer: Reverse freehand.
⩥ When shaving, a barber always gently glides with what point of the
blade leading?
Answer: The razor is stroked with the point leading.
⩥ What stroke is gliding away from the barber when the point of the
razor is leading forward movement?
Answer: The back hand position.
⩥ To maintain a client's protection during a shave service, the barber
should?
Answer: Analyze client prior to shave.
⩥ If a client has open wounds or abrasions, so the barber proceed with
the service?
,Answer: No.
⩥ How is the cutting stroke with a razor achieved?
Answer: The razor is positioned at a slight angle to the skin surface in
the point leading.
⩥ What can result when the skin is loose during the shave?
Answer: Cuts or nicks.
⩥ Which movement is used during lathering with the cushion tips of the
fingers?
Answer: Rotary movements.
⩥ Lather prepares the skin by?
Answer: Lathering cleanses the skin and softens the hair.
⩥ For a right handed barber, how many times is a backhand razor
positioned used on the right side of the face?
Answer: 2
⩥ What is a problem caused by the close shave during the second time
over shave?
Answer: It may irritate the skin and lead to infection or ingrown hairs.
, ⩥ A cosmetology or a barber establish it may be inspected by?
Answer: The department of licensing and regulation.
⩥ Which of the following is required to obtain a business specialty
permit?
Answer: An application on a department approved form and the required
inspection fee.
⩥ The Texas Department of Regulation has the power to?
Answer: Can issue, revoke, and/ or suspend licenses.
⩥ What must a barber and barber instructor do to renew their licenses?
Answer: They must renew on or before the expiration date. Licenses are
good for two years.
⩥ A shop license can be revoked if TDLR finds what?
Answer: Misuse and/or malpractice in the shop.
⩥ How many days does a licensed barber have to report a name change?
Answer: 10 Days.
⩥ After a change in ownership, what must the new owners of a shop do?
FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Astringents are suitable for what type of skin?
Answer: Oily and acne prone
⩥ When should the customer desire to polish color be determined?
Answer: During the client consultation
⩥ The main function of an astringent cleaner is to?
Answer: Astringents may have an alcohol content up to 35% and may be
used to remove oily accumulation on the skin after a facial or shave.
⩥ When is the reverse backhand performed on the client?
Answer: The reverse backhand position is only used during a neck
shave.
⩥ When an astringent is too hard on the client's skin, what should be
applied?
Answer: Skin tonics or toners and fresheners are milder forms of
astringents.
,⩥ When using the hone, how should it be laying?
Answer: The razor should be stroked edge first.
⩥ How many saving areas are on the face?
Answer: 14
⩥ What stroke does the barber use on the left side of the ear outline?
Answer: Reverse freehand.
⩥ When shaving, a barber always gently glides with what point of the
blade leading?
Answer: The razor is stroked with the point leading.
⩥ What stroke is gliding away from the barber when the point of the
razor is leading forward movement?
Answer: The back hand position.
⩥ To maintain a client's protection during a shave service, the barber
should?
Answer: Analyze client prior to shave.
⩥ If a client has open wounds or abrasions, so the barber proceed with
the service?
,Answer: No.
⩥ How is the cutting stroke with a razor achieved?
Answer: The razor is positioned at a slight angle to the skin surface in
the point leading.
⩥ What can result when the skin is loose during the shave?
Answer: Cuts or nicks.
⩥ Which movement is used during lathering with the cushion tips of the
fingers?
Answer: Rotary movements.
⩥ Lather prepares the skin by?
Answer: Lathering cleanses the skin and softens the hair.
⩥ For a right handed barber, how many times is a backhand razor
positioned used on the right side of the face?
Answer: 2
⩥ What is a problem caused by the close shave during the second time
over shave?
Answer: It may irritate the skin and lead to infection or ingrown hairs.
, ⩥ A cosmetology or a barber establish it may be inspected by?
Answer: The department of licensing and regulation.
⩥ Which of the following is required to obtain a business specialty
permit?
Answer: An application on a department approved form and the required
inspection fee.
⩥ The Texas Department of Regulation has the power to?
Answer: Can issue, revoke, and/ or suspend licenses.
⩥ What must a barber and barber instructor do to renew their licenses?
Answer: They must renew on or before the expiration date. Licenses are
good for two years.
⩥ A shop license can be revoked if TDLR finds what?
Answer: Misuse and/or malpractice in the shop.
⩥ How many days does a licensed barber have to report a name change?
Answer: 10 Days.
⩥ After a change in ownership, what must the new owners of a shop do?
