PRACTICE EXAM #1- CALIFORNIA
COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
ACTUAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
UPDATE.
1. A fold of skin overlapping both sides of the nail may extend as far as the first knuckle:
Answer: Eponychium
2. The area from the nail root to the free edge, containing no blood vessels/nerves:
Answer: Nail plate/nail body
3. Onychophagy refers to:
Answer: Bitten nails
4. The technical term for bitten nails:
Answer: Onychophagy
5. Improper trimming of toenails may result in:
Answer: Onychocryptosis
6. High-quality brushes for fashioning acrylic nails are usually made from:
Answer: Sable
7. Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. test prior to using aniline tints?
Answer: FDA
, 8. Which governmental agency regulates cosmetics in the U.S.?
Answer: FDA
9. Which agency regulates and approves the efficacy of products for infection control?
Answer: EPA
10. Which governmental agency enforces health and safety standards for the workplace?
Answer: OSHA
11. "Fallen hair" is:
Answer: Non-Remy
12. The point where the nail enters the skin at the base of the nail is referred to as:
Answer: Eponychium
13. The tissue between the free edge of the nail (distal edge) is known as the:
Answer: Hyponychium
14. Pterygium refers to:
Answer: Forward growth of the cuticle
15. In the shears-over-comb method, holding the comb flat against the head will:
Answer: Make the hair longer
16. The most commonly used elevations in haircutting are:
Answer: 45 degrees and 90 degrees
COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
ACTUAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
UPDATE.
1. A fold of skin overlapping both sides of the nail may extend as far as the first knuckle:
Answer: Eponychium
2. The area from the nail root to the free edge, containing no blood vessels/nerves:
Answer: Nail plate/nail body
3. Onychophagy refers to:
Answer: Bitten nails
4. The technical term for bitten nails:
Answer: Onychophagy
5. Improper trimming of toenails may result in:
Answer: Onychocryptosis
6. High-quality brushes for fashioning acrylic nails are usually made from:
Answer: Sable
7. Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. test prior to using aniline tints?
Answer: FDA
, 8. Which governmental agency regulates cosmetics in the U.S.?
Answer: FDA
9. Which agency regulates and approves the efficacy of products for infection control?
Answer: EPA
10. Which governmental agency enforces health and safety standards for the workplace?
Answer: OSHA
11. "Fallen hair" is:
Answer: Non-Remy
12. The point where the nail enters the skin at the base of the nail is referred to as:
Answer: Eponychium
13. The tissue between the free edge of the nail (distal edge) is known as the:
Answer: Hyponychium
14. Pterygium refers to:
Answer: Forward growth of the cuticle
15. In the shears-over-comb method, holding the comb flat against the head will:
Answer: Make the hair longer
16. The most commonly used elevations in haircutting are:
Answer: 45 degrees and 90 degrees
