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Whenbrazorbcuttingbitbisbrecommendedbthatbthebhairbbebcut?b-bANS>>b Wet
b Whenbcuttingbextremelybcurlybhairbitbisbrecommendedbthatbthebhairbbebcut?b-bANS>>b Dry
Whenbcuttingbkinkybhair,bitbisbrecommendedbthebhairbbebcut?b-
b
ANS>>b Drybafterbstraightening
b
bWhichbgovernmentalbagencybmandatesbthebusebofbabP.D.bTestbpriorbtobusingbanilinebderiva
tivebtints?b-bANS>>b FoodbandbDrugbAdministration
bClientsbhairbhasblightenedbtobabLevelb6,bwhatbisbthebexposedbunderlyingbpigmentbcolorband
bwhatbisbthebcorrectbtonerbshadebtobachievebabneutralbcolor?b-bANS>>b Orange;bBlue
Whenbgivingbabscissorbhaircut,bthebguidelinebisbgenerally?b-bANS>>b Belowbyourbfingers
b
Thebamountbofbhairbonbabperson'sbheadbisbreferredbtobas?b-bANS>>b Density
b
b Hairbwithbitsbcuticlebinbplacebandbtightlybclosedbisbsaidbtobhave?b-bANS>>b PoorbPorosity
PediculosisbCapitisbis?b-bANS>>b HeadbLice
b
bInbtheb"shears-over-comb"btechnique,bifbthebcombbisbheldbatbanbangle,btheb-
bANS>>b Hairbwillbbebshorter
Thebredbdermalblightbisbusedbtobtreat?b-bANS>>b DrybSkin
b
bWhenbusingbabhotbiron,bcurlingbthebhairbfrombthebendsbtowardsbthebscalpbisbreferredbtobas
-bANS>>b Croquignolebcurling
Whatbtypebofbrollerbsetb(wetbset)bplacementbwouldbcreatebthebmostbvolume?b-
b
ANS>>bOnbBase
b
Inbabpin-curlbset,bthebclippiesbarebinsertedbatbtheb-bANS>>b OpenbEnd
b
Thebconcentrationbofbhydrogenbionsbinbabsolutionbisbknownbasb-bANS>>b pH
b
Thebperimeterbofbthebhaircutbisbfoundbatbtheb-bANS>>b OuterbEdge
b
Whichbofbthebfollowingblinesbwouldbbebusedbtobaddbweight/bvolumebinbabhaircut?b-
b
ANS>>bHorizontal
b
Pbabgbeb 1b|b55
, 2
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbabtermbusedbwhenbreferringbtobhumanbhairbwigs?b-
bANS>>bClubbed
b ThebtissuebbeneathbthebFreebEdgebofbthebnailbisbknownbasb-bANS>>b Hyponychium
Pageb|b2 bInbhairbcutting,banglesbbelowb90bdegreesbarebusedbtobprimarilybtob-bANS>>b BuildbWeight
Thisbtypebofbguidelinebisbusedbwhenbyoubwantbtobcreatebabgradualbincreasebinbweightborblen
b
gth.b-bANS>>b Stationary
bAnotherbnamebforbTelsab(highbfrequency)bcurrentbis?b-bANS>>b VioletbRay
Whenbgivingbabrazorbhaircut,bthebguidelinebisbgenerally?b-bANS>>b AbovebYourbFingers
b
bRemybhairbis?b-bANS>>b Humanbhairbwithbthebcuticlebintact.
Thebtypebofbrelaxerbisbusuallybadvertisedbasbab"No-
b
Lye"bandbmarketedbforb"SensitivebScalps"b-bANS>>b Guanidine
bMostbrelaxersbonbthebmarketbcontain?b-bANS>>b Sodium
bEyebTabbingbinvolves?b-bANS>>b Thebapplicationbofbindividualblashes.
bWhenbcuttingbhairbusingb"Double-Notched"bthinningbshears,bwhatbwillbbebthebresult?b-
bANS>>b Removesblessbhairbthanbwithb"Single-Notch"bshears
b Inbhairbcutting,bthebareababovebthebparietalbcrestbisbreferredbtobasbthe?b-bANS>>b Interior
bAb"hand-tied"borb"hand-knotted"bwigbisba?b-bANS>>b CapbWig
ProcessbwherebthebSodiumbHydroxidebRelaxerbremovesbonebatombofbsulphurbfrombthebdis
b
ulphidebbond?b-bANS>>b Lantionization
bTheb"shear-over-comb"bmethodbusuallybemploysbthisbtypebofbcomb?b-
bANS>>b BarberbComb
b Whatbisbthebeffectbofb"CertifiedbColors"bonbthebhairbshaft?b-bANS>>b Coatbthebcuticle
bAb"weft"bwillbbebfoundbinba?b-bANS>>b CaplessbWig
bTurnedbHairbis?b-bANS>>b Hairbwithbcuticleb"turned"binbonebdirection
bAllbofbthebfollowingbarebtruebofbGuanidinebRelaxersbexceptb-
bANS>>b HavebablowerbpHbthanbmostbthiobrelaxers.
Pbabgbeb 2b|b55
, 3
bNeutralizers,bStabilizers,bandbFixativesballbtendbtobfallbwherebonbthebpHbscale?b-
bANS>>bBelowb7
bVellusbhairbcanbbebdistinguishedbfromblanugobhair,bbecauseb -bANS>>b Vellusbhairbhas
b littleborbnobpigment.
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b Thebhairbfoundbonbabman'sbfacebisbreferredbtobasb-bANS>>b Barba
b Machinebmadebwigsbare?b-bANS>>b CaplessbWigs
b Canbnotbbebthermalbstyledborbwetbset.b-bANS>>b Syntheticbhairbwigs
b Thisbagencybapprovesbandbregulatesbthebefficacybofbproductsbusedbforbdisinfection.b-
b ANS>>b EPA
Client'sbhairbhasbbeenblightenedbtobpalebyellow,bclientbwantsbitbneutralb(nobwarmborbashbton
b
es,buseb-bANS>>b VioletbToner
b Thebevenbmixturebofbbluebandbyellowbmakes?b-bANS>>b Green
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbpin-curlbsetsbwillbcreatebthebMOSTbvolume?b-bANS>>b Nobstem
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbpin-curlbsetsbwillbcreatebthebLEASTbvolume?b-bANS>>b HalfbStem
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbroller-setsbwillbcreatebthebMOSTbvolumeb-bANS>>b OnbBase
bThebpointbwherebthebnailbentersbthebskinbatbthebnailbbasebisbreferredbtobasbthe?b-
bANS>>bEponychium
bClient'sbhairbhasblightenedbtobpalestbyellow,bstylistbappliesbabbluebtoner.bWhatbisbthebresult?
b-bANS>>b Green
b Whatbshouldbbebdonebbeforebeachbclient?b-bANS>>b SanitizebHands
b Whatbdobusebonbyourbclientbifbtheybarebbleeding?b-bANS>>b Powderedballum
b Whatbkindbofbshampoobisbusedbonboilybhair?b-bANS>>b Balancing
bWhenbshouldbyoubcleanbthebneckbonbthebshampoobbowl?b-bANS>>b Afterbeachbuse
bWhatbdobyoubusebtobincreasebthebdiameterbofbthebhair?b-bANS>>b ProteinbConditioner
b Ab180bdegreebhaircutbwillbgivebyou?b-bANS>>b LongbLayers
b Allbbelongbtobabpinbcurlbexcept?b-bANS>>b Barrel
Pbabgbeb 3b|b55
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b an:b-
EitherbabfingerbwaveborbthebshapebyoubareblookingbforbwhenbyoubcoldbwavebisbbANS>>
b S-Shape
Whatbpermbwouldbyoubusebonbextremebporousbhair?b-bANS>>b TruebAcidbWave
b
Pageb|b4 bWhatbisbthebbenefitbforbusingbablowbpHbperm?b-bANS>>b MinimalbSwelling
bWhatbshouldbyoubNOTbdobwhilebshampooingbifbabclientbisbgettingbabchemicalbservice?b-
bANS>>b Scratchbthebscalp
Whybcouldbyourblicensebbebsuspended?b-bANS>>b Youbarebabthreatbtobpublic.
b
Howbdobyoubrenewbyourblicense?b-bANS>>b Mailbinbanbapplication.
b
Howbmanybhoursbdobyoubneedbbeforebworkingbonbabclientbinbabsecondarybeducationbschool
b
?b-bANS>>b 150
Howbmanybhoursbdobyoubneedbbeforebworkingbonbabclientbinbabpublicbbeautybschool?b-
b
ANS>>b 250
b
Whatbwouldbyoubusebabdoublebprocessbcolorbon?b-bANS>>b GraybHair
b
Whenbusingbabdryer,bthebtoolbthatbwouldbgivebyoubabcurlyblookbisba?b-bANS>>b Diffuser
b
Whichbmethodbisbbestbforbputtingbextensionsbinbfinerbhair?b-bANS>>b Fusion
b
Whatbisbabcrackbinbthebskinbthatbpenetratesbthebdermis?bie:bchappedblipsborbhandsb-
b
ANS>>b Fissure
b
bThebmainbreasonbabclientbdesiresbabwigbisbbecausebtheybarebexperiencing?b-
bANS>>bHairbloss
Abthreebstrand,bunderhandbbraidbonbthebscalp.b-bANS>>b CornbRows
b
Hairbbraidedbwhenbwetbcan?b-bANS>>b Causebbreakage.
b
Tobtakebbulkboutbofbabwigbyoubmust?b-bANS>>b Layerbit
b
Linensbshouldbbebcleanedbwith?b-bANS>>b Bleach
b
Cleanbfloorsbwith?b-bANS>>b Bleach
b
Acetonebonbacrylicbnailsbwill?b-bANS>>b Dissolvebthebacrylic.
b
Whitebspotsbonbthebnailbcausedbbybdamagebtobthebbasebofbthebnail.b-bANS>>bLeukonychia
b
Pbabgbeb 4b|b55
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Whenbrazorbcuttingbitbisbrecommendedbthatbthebhairbbebcut?b-bANS>>b Wet
b Whenbcuttingbextremelybcurlybhairbitbisbrecommendedbthatbthebhairbbebcut?b-bANS>>b Dry
Whenbcuttingbkinkybhair,bitbisbrecommendedbthebhairbbebcut?b-
b
ANS>>b Drybafterbstraightening
b
bWhichbgovernmentalbagencybmandatesbthebusebofbabP.D.bTestbpriorbtobusingbanilinebderiva
tivebtints?b-bANS>>b FoodbandbDrugbAdministration
bClientsbhairbhasblightenedbtobabLevelb6,bwhatbisbthebexposedbunderlyingbpigmentbcolorband
bwhatbisbthebcorrectbtonerbshadebtobachievebabneutralbcolor?b-bANS>>b Orange;bBlue
Whenbgivingbabscissorbhaircut,bthebguidelinebisbgenerally?b-bANS>>b Belowbyourbfingers
b
Thebamountbofbhairbonbabperson'sbheadbisbreferredbtobas?b-bANS>>b Density
b
b Hairbwithbitsbcuticlebinbplacebandbtightlybclosedbisbsaidbtobhave?b-bANS>>b PoorbPorosity
PediculosisbCapitisbis?b-bANS>>b HeadbLice
b
bInbtheb"shears-over-comb"btechnique,bifbthebcombbisbheldbatbanbangle,btheb-
bANS>>b Hairbwillbbebshorter
Thebredbdermalblightbisbusedbtobtreat?b-bANS>>b DrybSkin
b
bWhenbusingbabhotbiron,bcurlingbthebhairbfrombthebendsbtowardsbthebscalpbisbreferredbtobas
-bANS>>b Croquignolebcurling
Whatbtypebofbrollerbsetb(wetbset)bplacementbwouldbcreatebthebmostbvolume?b-
b
ANS>>bOnbBase
b
Inbabpin-curlbset,bthebclippiesbarebinsertedbatbtheb-bANS>>b OpenbEnd
b
Thebconcentrationbofbhydrogenbionsbinbabsolutionbisbknownbasb-bANS>>b pH
b
Thebperimeterbofbthebhaircutbisbfoundbatbtheb-bANS>>b OuterbEdge
b
Whichbofbthebfollowingblinesbwouldbbebusedbtobaddbweight/bvolumebinbabhaircut?b-
b
ANS>>bHorizontal
b
Pbabgbeb 1b|b55
, 2
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbnotbabtermbusedbwhenbreferringbtobhumanbhairbwigs?b-
bANS>>bClubbed
b ThebtissuebbeneathbthebFreebEdgebofbthebnailbisbknownbasb-bANS>>b Hyponychium
Pageb|b2 bInbhairbcutting,banglesbbelowb90bdegreesbarebusedbtobprimarilybtob-bANS>>b BuildbWeight
Thisbtypebofbguidelinebisbusedbwhenbyoubwantbtobcreatebabgradualbincreasebinbweightborblen
b
gth.b-bANS>>b Stationary
bAnotherbnamebforbTelsab(highbfrequency)bcurrentbis?b-bANS>>b VioletbRay
Whenbgivingbabrazorbhaircut,bthebguidelinebisbgenerally?b-bANS>>b AbovebYourbFingers
b
bRemybhairbis?b-bANS>>b Humanbhairbwithbthebcuticlebintact.
Thebtypebofbrelaxerbisbusuallybadvertisedbasbab"No-
b
Lye"bandbmarketedbforb"SensitivebScalps"b-bANS>>b Guanidine
bMostbrelaxersbonbthebmarketbcontain?b-bANS>>b Sodium
bEyebTabbingbinvolves?b-bANS>>b Thebapplicationbofbindividualblashes.
bWhenbcuttingbhairbusingb"Double-Notched"bthinningbshears,bwhatbwillbbebthebresult?b-
bANS>>b Removesblessbhairbthanbwithb"Single-Notch"bshears
b Inbhairbcutting,bthebareababovebthebparietalbcrestbisbreferredbtobasbthe?b-bANS>>b Interior
bAb"hand-tied"borb"hand-knotted"bwigbisba?b-bANS>>b CapbWig
ProcessbwherebthebSodiumbHydroxidebRelaxerbremovesbonebatombofbsulphurbfrombthebdis
b
ulphidebbond?b-bANS>>b Lantionization
bTheb"shear-over-comb"bmethodbusuallybemploysbthisbtypebofbcomb?b-
bANS>>b BarberbComb
b Whatbisbthebeffectbofb"CertifiedbColors"bonbthebhairbshaft?b-bANS>>b Coatbthebcuticle
bAb"weft"bwillbbebfoundbinba?b-bANS>>b CaplessbWig
bTurnedbHairbis?b-bANS>>b Hairbwithbcuticleb"turned"binbonebdirection
bAllbofbthebfollowingbarebtruebofbGuanidinebRelaxersbexceptb-
bANS>>b HavebablowerbpHbthanbmostbthiobrelaxers.
Pbabgbeb 2b|b55
, 3
bNeutralizers,bStabilizers,bandbFixativesballbtendbtobfallbwherebonbthebpHbscale?b-
bANS>>bBelowb7
bVellusbhairbcanbbebdistinguishedbfromblanugobhair,bbecauseb -bANS>>b Vellusbhairbhas
b littleborbnobpigment.
Pageb|b3
b Thebhairbfoundbonbabman'sbfacebisbreferredbtobasb-bANS>>b Barba
b Machinebmadebwigsbare?b-bANS>>b CaplessbWigs
b Canbnotbbebthermalbstyledborbwetbset.b-bANS>>b Syntheticbhairbwigs
b Thisbagencybapprovesbandbregulatesbthebefficacybofbproductsbusedbforbdisinfection.b-
b ANS>>b EPA
Client'sbhairbhasbbeenblightenedbtobpalebyellow,bclientbwantsbitbneutralb(nobwarmborbashbton
b
es,buseb-bANS>>b VioletbToner
b Thebevenbmixturebofbbluebandbyellowbmakes?b-bANS>>b Green
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbpin-curlbsetsbwillbcreatebthebMOSTbvolume?b-bANS>>b Nobstem
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbpin-curlbsetsbwillbcreatebthebLEASTbvolume?b-bANS>>b HalfbStem
bWhichbofbthebfollowingbroller-setsbwillbcreatebthebMOSTbvolumeb-bANS>>b OnbBase
bThebpointbwherebthebnailbentersbthebskinbatbthebnailbbasebisbreferredbtobasbthe?b-
bANS>>bEponychium
bClient'sbhairbhasblightenedbtobpalestbyellow,bstylistbappliesbabbluebtoner.bWhatbisbthebresult?
b-bANS>>b Green
b Whatbshouldbbebdonebbeforebeachbclient?b-bANS>>b SanitizebHands
b Whatbdobusebonbyourbclientbifbtheybarebbleeding?b-bANS>>b Powderedballum
b Whatbkindbofbshampoobisbusedbonboilybhair?b-bANS>>b Balancing
bWhenbshouldbyoubcleanbthebneckbonbthebshampoobbowl?b-bANS>>b Afterbeachbuse
bWhatbdobyoubusebtobincreasebthebdiameterbofbthebhair?b-bANS>>b ProteinbConditioner
b Ab180bdegreebhaircutbwillbgivebyou?b-bANS>>b LongbLayers
b Allbbelongbtobabpinbcurlbexcept?b-bANS>>b Barrel
Pbabgbeb 3b|b55
, 4
b an:b-
EitherbabfingerbwaveborbthebshapebyoubareblookingbforbwhenbyoubcoldbwavebisbbANS>>
b S-Shape
Whatbpermbwouldbyoubusebonbextremebporousbhair?b-bANS>>b TruebAcidbWave
b
Pageb|b4 bWhatbisbthebbenefitbforbusingbablowbpHbperm?b-bANS>>b MinimalbSwelling
bWhatbshouldbyoubNOTbdobwhilebshampooingbifbabclientbisbgettingbabchemicalbservice?b-
bANS>>b Scratchbthebscalp
Whybcouldbyourblicensebbebsuspended?b-bANS>>b Youbarebabthreatbtobpublic.
b
Howbdobyoubrenewbyourblicense?b-bANS>>b Mailbinbanbapplication.
b
Howbmanybhoursbdobyoubneedbbeforebworkingbonbabclientbinbabsecondarybeducationbschool
b
?b-bANS>>b 150
Howbmanybhoursbdobyoubneedbbeforebworkingbonbabclientbinbabpublicbbeautybschool?b-
b
ANS>>b 250
b
Whatbwouldbyoubusebabdoublebprocessbcolorbon?b-bANS>>b GraybHair
b
Whenbusingbabdryer,bthebtoolbthatbwouldbgivebyoubabcurlyblookbisba?b-bANS>>b Diffuser
b
Whichbmethodbisbbestbforbputtingbextensionsbinbfinerbhair?b-bANS>>b Fusion
b
Whatbisbabcrackbinbthebskinbthatbpenetratesbthebdermis?bie:bchappedblipsborbhandsb-
b
ANS>>b Fissure
b
bThebmainbreasonbabclientbdesiresbabwigbisbbecausebtheybarebexperiencing?b-
bANS>>bHairbloss
Abthreebstrand,bunderhandbbraidbonbthebscalp.b-bANS>>b CornbRows
b
Hairbbraidedbwhenbwetbcan?b-bANS>>b Causebbreakage.
b
Tobtakebbulkboutbofbabwigbyoubmust?b-bANS>>b Layerbit
b
Linensbshouldbbebcleanedbwith?b-bANS>>b Bleach
b
Cleanbfloorsbwith?b-bANS>>b Bleach
b
Acetonebonbacrylicbnailsbwill?b-bANS>>b Dissolvebthebacrylic.
b
Whitebspotsbonbthebnailbcausedbbybdamagebtobthebbasebofbthebnail.b-bANS>>bLeukonychia
b
Pbabgbeb 4b|b55
