MISSOURI BARBER STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Hair loss caused by syphilis? - ✔✔Alopecia Syphilitica
✔✔The two most common animal infections seen by barbers? - ✔✔Pediculosis Capitis
and scabies
✔✔An infestation of the hair and scalp with hair lice? - ✔✔Pediculosis Capitis
✔✔Caused by the itch mite? - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔The bacterial infections that barbers may encounter in the shop? - ✔✔Staphylococci
infections* Furuncle or boil*
✔✔The science dealing with hair, its diseases and care? - ✔✔Trichology
✔✔Draping for wet and chemical services require the use of? - ✔✔Two towels and a
waterproof cape
✔✔Stroking to sooth and relax? - ✔✔Effleurage
✔✔Kneading, pinching, squeezing, or rolling with light firm pressure? - ✔✔Petrissage
✔✔Deep rubbing? - ✔✔Friction
✔✔Tapping, slapping, or hacking movement? - ✔✔Percussion or tapotement
✔✔Rapid shaking movement? - ✔✔Vibration
✔✔Draws impurities out, tighten, tone, hydrate, sooth, and nourish the skin? - ✔✔Mask
or pack
✔✔The practice of shaving the beard against the grain of the hair? - ✔✔Close Shave
✔✔Shaving the beard across the grain while completing each shave stroke? - ✔✔Once
over the shave* done with one single lather*
✔✔Removed any rough or unshaven spots? - ✔✔Second Time over* a form of close
shaving*
✔✔Hair that is too short will emphasize fullness of the? - ✔✔Round face create height
on top to lengthen and an off center part*
, ✔✔The wildest section of the head? - ✔✔Crest* also known as the horseshoe,
temporal, or hatband*
✔✔The highest point on the top of the head? - ✔✔Apex
✔✔The angle or degree at which a section of hair is held from the head? -
✔✔Elevation* also knows as projection*
✔✔The most common angle used in men's haircutting? - ✔✔90 degree elevation
✔✔In razor cutting the hair should always be? - ✔✔Clean and damp
✔✔Makes the hair look like all the hair is the same length? - ✔✔Blunt Cut *0 degrees*
women's haircutting
✔✔The most common elevation is? - ✔✔45 Degree elevation*women's haircutting*
creates layers
✔✔Long layers are achieved by cutting the hair at? - ✔✔180 Degree elevation
*women's haircutting*
✔✔Roller sits directly on base? - ✔✔On Base *full volume curl*
✔✔Roller sites halfway on halfway behind the base?1 - ✔✔Half Off Base *medium
Volume*
✔✔Roller sits completely off the base? - ✔✔Off Case *slight lift*
✔✔Restructure straight hair into a different wave pattern? - ✔✔Permanent Waving
✔✔Restructure procedure used to restructure over-curly hair into a larger curl? -
✔✔Reformation curl *also knows as the soft curl perm, or Jheri curl*
✔✔The process used to straighten over curly hair? - ✔✔Chemical hair relaxing
✔✔Rod type used to produce a tight curl formation? - ✔✔Concave *most commonly
used*
✔✔Used for Loose wave formation or body wave? - ✔✔Straight Rod
✔✔Stops the action of permanent wave solution and reforms the hair? - ✔✔Neutralizer
✔✔The science and art of changing the color of hair? - ✔✔Haircoloring
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Hair loss caused by syphilis? - ✔✔Alopecia Syphilitica
✔✔The two most common animal infections seen by barbers? - ✔✔Pediculosis Capitis
and scabies
✔✔An infestation of the hair and scalp with hair lice? - ✔✔Pediculosis Capitis
✔✔Caused by the itch mite? - ✔✔Scabies
✔✔The bacterial infections that barbers may encounter in the shop? - ✔✔Staphylococci
infections* Furuncle or boil*
✔✔The science dealing with hair, its diseases and care? - ✔✔Trichology
✔✔Draping for wet and chemical services require the use of? - ✔✔Two towels and a
waterproof cape
✔✔Stroking to sooth and relax? - ✔✔Effleurage
✔✔Kneading, pinching, squeezing, or rolling with light firm pressure? - ✔✔Petrissage
✔✔Deep rubbing? - ✔✔Friction
✔✔Tapping, slapping, or hacking movement? - ✔✔Percussion or tapotement
✔✔Rapid shaking movement? - ✔✔Vibration
✔✔Draws impurities out, tighten, tone, hydrate, sooth, and nourish the skin? - ✔✔Mask
or pack
✔✔The practice of shaving the beard against the grain of the hair? - ✔✔Close Shave
✔✔Shaving the beard across the grain while completing each shave stroke? - ✔✔Once
over the shave* done with one single lather*
✔✔Removed any rough or unshaven spots? - ✔✔Second Time over* a form of close
shaving*
✔✔Hair that is too short will emphasize fullness of the? - ✔✔Round face create height
on top to lengthen and an off center part*
, ✔✔The wildest section of the head? - ✔✔Crest* also known as the horseshoe,
temporal, or hatband*
✔✔The highest point on the top of the head? - ✔✔Apex
✔✔The angle or degree at which a section of hair is held from the head? -
✔✔Elevation* also knows as projection*
✔✔The most common angle used in men's haircutting? - ✔✔90 degree elevation
✔✔In razor cutting the hair should always be? - ✔✔Clean and damp
✔✔Makes the hair look like all the hair is the same length? - ✔✔Blunt Cut *0 degrees*
women's haircutting
✔✔The most common elevation is? - ✔✔45 Degree elevation*women's haircutting*
creates layers
✔✔Long layers are achieved by cutting the hair at? - ✔✔180 Degree elevation
*women's haircutting*
✔✔Roller sits directly on base? - ✔✔On Base *full volume curl*
✔✔Roller sites halfway on halfway behind the base?1 - ✔✔Half Off Base *medium
Volume*
✔✔Roller sits completely off the base? - ✔✔Off Case *slight lift*
✔✔Restructure straight hair into a different wave pattern? - ✔✔Permanent Waving
✔✔Restructure procedure used to restructure over-curly hair into a larger curl? -
✔✔Reformation curl *also knows as the soft curl perm, or Jheri curl*
✔✔The process used to straighten over curly hair? - ✔✔Chemical hair relaxing
✔✔Rod type used to produce a tight curl formation? - ✔✔Concave *most commonly
used*
✔✔Used for Loose wave formation or body wave? - ✔✔Straight Rod
✔✔Stops the action of permanent wave solution and reforms the hair? - ✔✔Neutralizer
✔✔The science and art of changing the color of hair? - ✔✔Haircoloring
