COSMETOLOGY TEXAS STATE BOARD WRITTEN EXAM
2023-2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When razor cutting it is recommended that the hair be cut?
Wet
When cutting extremely curly hair it is recommended that the hair be cut?
Dry
When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut?
Dry after straightening
Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using
aniline derivative tints?
Food and Drug Administration
Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underlying pigment
color and what is the correct toner shade to achieve a neutral color?
Orange; Blue
When giving a scissor haircut, the guideline is generally?
Below your fingers
The amount of hair on a person's head is referred to as?
Density
Hair with its cuticle in place and tightly closed is said to have?
low Porosity
Pediculosis Capitis is?
Head Lice
In the "shears-over-comb" technique, if the comb is held at an angle, the
Hair will be shorter
The red dermal light is used to treat?
Dry Skin
,When using a hot iron, curling the hair from the ends towards the scalp is
referred to as
Croquignole curling
What type of roller set (wet set) placement would create the most volume?
On Base
In a pin-curl set, the clippies are inserted at the
Open End
The concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution is known as
pH
The perimeter of the haircut is found at the
Outer Edge
Which of the following lines would be used to add weight/ volume in a haircut?
Horizontal
Which of the following is not a term used when referring to human hair wigs?
Clubbed
The tissue beneath the Free Edge of the nail is known as
Hyponychium
In hair cutting, angles below 90 degrees are used to primarily to
Build Weight
This type of guideline is used when you want to create a gradual increase in
weight or length.
Stationary
Another name for Telsa (high frequency) current is?
Violet Ray
When giving a razor haircut, the guideline is generally?
Above Your Fingers
Remy hair is?
Human hair with the cuticle intact.
The type of relaxer is usually advertised as a "No-Lye" and marketed for
"Sensitive Scalps"
Guanidine
,Most relaxers on the market contain?
Sodium
Eye Tabbing involves?
The application of individual lashes.
When cutting hair using "Double-Notched" thinning shears, what will be the
result?
Removes less hair than with "Single-Notch" shears
In hair cutting, the area above the parietal crest is referred to as the?
Interior
A "hand-tied" or "hand-knotted" wig is a?
Cap Wig
Process where the Sodium Hydroxide Relaxer removes one atom of sulphur from
the disulphide bond?
Lantionization
The "shear-over-comb" method usually employs this type of comb?
Barber Comb
What is the effect of "Certified Colors" on the hair shaft?
Coat the cuticle
A "weft" will be found in a?
Capless Wig
Turned Hair is?
Hair with cuticle "turned" in one direction
All of the following are true of Guanidine Relaxers except
Have a lower pH than most thio relaxers.
Neutralizers, Stabilizers, and Fixatives all tend to fall where on the pH scale?
Below 7
Vellus hair can be distinguished from lanugo hair, because
Vellus hair has little or no pigment.
The hair found on a man's face is referred to as
Barba
Machine made wigs are?
, Capless Wigs
Can not be thermal styled or wet set.
Synthetic hair wigs
This agency approves and regulates the efficacy of products used for
disinfection.
EPA
Client's hair has been lightened to pale yellow, client wants it neutral (no warm or
ash tones, use
Violet Toner
The even mixture of blue and yellow makes?
Green
Which of the following pin-curl sets will create the MOST volume?
No stem
Which of the following pin-curl sets will create the LEAST volume?
Half Stem
Which of the following roller-sets will create the MOST volume
On Base
The point where the nail enters the skin at the nail base is referred to as the?
Eponychium
Client's hair has lightened to palest yellow, stylist applies a blue toner. What is
the result?
Green
What should be done before each client?
Sanitize Hands
What do use on your client if they are bleeding?
Powdered allum
What kind of shampoo is used on oily hair?
Balancing
When should you clean the neck on the shampoo bowl?
After each use
What do you use to increase the diameter of the hair?
2023-2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When razor cutting it is recommended that the hair be cut?
Wet
When cutting extremely curly hair it is recommended that the hair be cut?
Dry
When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut?
Dry after straightening
Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using
aniline derivative tints?
Food and Drug Administration
Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underlying pigment
color and what is the correct toner shade to achieve a neutral color?
Orange; Blue
When giving a scissor haircut, the guideline is generally?
Below your fingers
The amount of hair on a person's head is referred to as?
Density
Hair with its cuticle in place and tightly closed is said to have?
low Porosity
Pediculosis Capitis is?
Head Lice
In the "shears-over-comb" technique, if the comb is held at an angle, the
Hair will be shorter
The red dermal light is used to treat?
Dry Skin
,When using a hot iron, curling the hair from the ends towards the scalp is
referred to as
Croquignole curling
What type of roller set (wet set) placement would create the most volume?
On Base
In a pin-curl set, the clippies are inserted at the
Open End
The concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution is known as
pH
The perimeter of the haircut is found at the
Outer Edge
Which of the following lines would be used to add weight/ volume in a haircut?
Horizontal
Which of the following is not a term used when referring to human hair wigs?
Clubbed
The tissue beneath the Free Edge of the nail is known as
Hyponychium
In hair cutting, angles below 90 degrees are used to primarily to
Build Weight
This type of guideline is used when you want to create a gradual increase in
weight or length.
Stationary
Another name for Telsa (high frequency) current is?
Violet Ray
When giving a razor haircut, the guideline is generally?
Above Your Fingers
Remy hair is?
Human hair with the cuticle intact.
The type of relaxer is usually advertised as a "No-Lye" and marketed for
"Sensitive Scalps"
Guanidine
,Most relaxers on the market contain?
Sodium
Eye Tabbing involves?
The application of individual lashes.
When cutting hair using "Double-Notched" thinning shears, what will be the
result?
Removes less hair than with "Single-Notch" shears
In hair cutting, the area above the parietal crest is referred to as the?
Interior
A "hand-tied" or "hand-knotted" wig is a?
Cap Wig
Process where the Sodium Hydroxide Relaxer removes one atom of sulphur from
the disulphide bond?
Lantionization
The "shear-over-comb" method usually employs this type of comb?
Barber Comb
What is the effect of "Certified Colors" on the hair shaft?
Coat the cuticle
A "weft" will be found in a?
Capless Wig
Turned Hair is?
Hair with cuticle "turned" in one direction
All of the following are true of Guanidine Relaxers except
Have a lower pH than most thio relaxers.
Neutralizers, Stabilizers, and Fixatives all tend to fall where on the pH scale?
Below 7
Vellus hair can be distinguished from lanugo hair, because
Vellus hair has little or no pigment.
The hair found on a man's face is referred to as
Barba
Machine made wigs are?
, Capless Wigs
Can not be thermal styled or wet set.
Synthetic hair wigs
This agency approves and regulates the efficacy of products used for
disinfection.
EPA
Client's hair has been lightened to pale yellow, client wants it neutral (no warm or
ash tones, use
Violet Toner
The even mixture of blue and yellow makes?
Green
Which of the following pin-curl sets will create the MOST volume?
No stem
Which of the following pin-curl sets will create the LEAST volume?
Half Stem
Which of the following roller-sets will create the MOST volume
On Base
The point where the nail enters the skin at the nail base is referred to as the?
Eponychium
Client's hair has lightened to palest yellow, stylist applies a blue toner. What is
the result?
Green
What should be done before each client?
Sanitize Hands
What do use on your client if they are bleeding?
Powdered allum
What kind of shampoo is used on oily hair?
Balancing
When should you clean the neck on the shampoo bowl?
After each use
What do you use to increase the diameter of the hair?
