COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A product that can be applied to the skin to reduce microbes is called a(n):
a. sterilizer
b. antiseptic
c. disinfectant
d. EPA-registered disinfectant - ANSWER: b. antiseptic
A skip wave is a combination of flat pincurls and:
a. fingerwaves
b. barrel waves
c. volume waves
d. transitional waves - ANSWER: a. Finger waves
Acids tend to taste:
a. sour
b. sweet
c. salty
d. bitter - ANSWER: a. Sour
All of the following categories of disinfectant products are designed to kill specific
organisms EXCEPT:
a. virucidal
b. antiseptic
c. tuberculocidal
d. pseudomonacidal - ANSWER: b. antiseptic
,All of the following descriptions identify possible causes of paronychia EXCEPT:
a. nutritional deficiency
b. infected hangnail
c. bacterial infection
d. prolonged exposure of hands to water - ANSWER: a. nutritional deficiency
All of the following implements are used to sculpt, taper and remove bulk EXCEPT:
a. shears
b. razor
c. rollers
d. thinning shears - ANSWER: C. Rollers
All of the following supplies need to be discarded after each use EXCEPT:
a. wax
b. sheets
c. removal strips
d. single-use gloves - ANSWER: B. sheets
Always store disinfectants in containers that are:
a. clear
b. plastic
c. labeled
d. unclear - ANSWER: c. labeled
An approved EPA-registered hospital disinfectant is required for use when:
a. tools are new
b. clients request it
c. tools are used to apply product to the skin
,d. tools come in contact with blood or body fluids - ANSWER: d. tools come in
contact with blood or body fluids
An example of a wheal lesion is:
a. hives
b. tumors
c. bullas
d. pimples - ANSWER: a. hives
Another term for tinea pedis is:
a. hangnail
b. athlete's foot
c. tinea unguium
d. contact dermatitis - ANSWER: b. Athletes foot
As a salon professional you will want to find an approved EPA-registered disinfectant
that is effective and:
a. expensive
b. corrosive
c. slow-acting
d. quick-acting - ANSWER: d. quick-acting
Bacteria can enter the body through all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a. nose
b. mouth
c. healthy skin
d. break in the skin - ANSWER: c. healthy skin
Before beginning any makeup application, you will need to:
, a. style the client's hair
b. wax the client's eyebrows
c. ask client to remove all jewelry
d. clean, tone, moisturize and protect the skin - ANSWER: d. clean, tone, moisturize
and protect the skin
Cells that have absorbed melanin to distribute pigmentation to other cells are
located in what layer of the skin?
a. stratum lucidum
b. stratum corneum
c. stratum spinosum
d. stratum granulosum - ANSWER: c. stratum spinosum
Clients with this type of neck need mass and fullness around the neck:
a. full
b. long
c. short
d. lanky - ANSWER: b. long
Complete immersion means:
a. double the contact time
b. the entire tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant
c. none of the tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant
d. twenty-five percent of the tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant - ANSWER: b.
the entire tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant
Cuticle remover cream contains which of the following ingredients?
a. bleach
b. salicylic acid
COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
A product that can be applied to the skin to reduce microbes is called a(n):
a. sterilizer
b. antiseptic
c. disinfectant
d. EPA-registered disinfectant - ANSWER: b. antiseptic
A skip wave is a combination of flat pincurls and:
a. fingerwaves
b. barrel waves
c. volume waves
d. transitional waves - ANSWER: a. Finger waves
Acids tend to taste:
a. sour
b. sweet
c. salty
d. bitter - ANSWER: a. Sour
All of the following categories of disinfectant products are designed to kill specific
organisms EXCEPT:
a. virucidal
b. antiseptic
c. tuberculocidal
d. pseudomonacidal - ANSWER: b. antiseptic
,All of the following descriptions identify possible causes of paronychia EXCEPT:
a. nutritional deficiency
b. infected hangnail
c. bacterial infection
d. prolonged exposure of hands to water - ANSWER: a. nutritional deficiency
All of the following implements are used to sculpt, taper and remove bulk EXCEPT:
a. shears
b. razor
c. rollers
d. thinning shears - ANSWER: C. Rollers
All of the following supplies need to be discarded after each use EXCEPT:
a. wax
b. sheets
c. removal strips
d. single-use gloves - ANSWER: B. sheets
Always store disinfectants in containers that are:
a. clear
b. plastic
c. labeled
d. unclear - ANSWER: c. labeled
An approved EPA-registered hospital disinfectant is required for use when:
a. tools are new
b. clients request it
c. tools are used to apply product to the skin
,d. tools come in contact with blood or body fluids - ANSWER: d. tools come in
contact with blood or body fluids
An example of a wheal lesion is:
a. hives
b. tumors
c. bullas
d. pimples - ANSWER: a. hives
Another term for tinea pedis is:
a. hangnail
b. athlete's foot
c. tinea unguium
d. contact dermatitis - ANSWER: b. Athletes foot
As a salon professional you will want to find an approved EPA-registered disinfectant
that is effective and:
a. expensive
b. corrosive
c. slow-acting
d. quick-acting - ANSWER: d. quick-acting
Bacteria can enter the body through all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a. nose
b. mouth
c. healthy skin
d. break in the skin - ANSWER: c. healthy skin
Before beginning any makeup application, you will need to:
, a. style the client's hair
b. wax the client's eyebrows
c. ask client to remove all jewelry
d. clean, tone, moisturize and protect the skin - ANSWER: d. clean, tone, moisturize
and protect the skin
Cells that have absorbed melanin to distribute pigmentation to other cells are
located in what layer of the skin?
a. stratum lucidum
b. stratum corneum
c. stratum spinosum
d. stratum granulosum - ANSWER: c. stratum spinosum
Clients with this type of neck need mass and fullness around the neck:
a. full
b. long
c. short
d. lanky - ANSWER: b. long
Complete immersion means:
a. double the contact time
b. the entire tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant
c. none of the tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant
d. twenty-five percent of the tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant - ANSWER: b.
the entire tool is covered by the liquid disinfectant
Cuticle remover cream contains which of the following ingredients?
a. bleach
b. salicylic acid
