CHEMISTRY TEST FOR COSMETOLOGY,
ESTHETICIAN, MANICURING, BARBER
STATE BOARD QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Surface active agents in
shampoos that help remove
oil and dirt off of the scalp
and hair are called:
A. Powders.
B. Lipids.
C. Surfactants.
D. Emulsions. - Answer-C. Surfactants.
The head of the surfactant
molecule that dissolves in water
and is water-loving, is called:
A. Alcohol.
B. Hydrophilic.
C. Tail.
D. Lipophilic. - Answer-B. Hydrophilic.
The tail of the surfactant
molecule that attracts the oil
from scalp and hair, and is
called oil-loving, is called:
A.Lipophilic.
B. Head.
C. Volatile.
D. Non of the above. - Answer-A.Lipophilic.
Ointments are mixtures
that contain petroleum jelly,
wax or oil, and are used in a
salon as:
A. Styling waxes.
B. Pomades.
C. Hair pastes.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Alcohols are substances
that are:
, A. Colorless.
B. Quick to evaporate.
C. Volatile.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Cetyl and cetearyl alcohols
are fatty and nonvolatile oils
that are used in:
A.Matter.
B. Liquids.
C. Conditioners.
D. Beverages. - Answer-C. Conditioners.
Alkalonamines are used in
hair products instead of
ammonia to:
A. Neutralize acids and raise the pH.
B. Neutralize alkaline, lower the pH.
C. Used as a base for conditioners.
D. Used in eye creams. - Answer-A. Neutralize acids and raise the pH.
Ammonia is a substance
that raises the pH and:
A.Softens and swells the hair.
B. Is colorless with pungent odor.
C. is made of nitrogen and hydrogen.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Sweet colorless oily
substance used in creams is:
A.Glycerin.
B. Alkalonamine.
C. Pure water.
D. All of the above. - Answer-A.Glycerin.
Water is a solvent that is
made of hydrogen and:
A. Nitrogen.
B. Ammonia.
C. Oxygen.
D. Soda. - Answer-C. Oxygen.
Atom is the
smallest particle of
an element that is
capable of showing:
ESTHETICIAN, MANICURING, BARBER
STATE BOARD QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Surface active agents in
shampoos that help remove
oil and dirt off of the scalp
and hair are called:
A. Powders.
B. Lipids.
C. Surfactants.
D. Emulsions. - Answer-C. Surfactants.
The head of the surfactant
molecule that dissolves in water
and is water-loving, is called:
A. Alcohol.
B. Hydrophilic.
C. Tail.
D. Lipophilic. - Answer-B. Hydrophilic.
The tail of the surfactant
molecule that attracts the oil
from scalp and hair, and is
called oil-loving, is called:
A.Lipophilic.
B. Head.
C. Volatile.
D. Non of the above. - Answer-A.Lipophilic.
Ointments are mixtures
that contain petroleum jelly,
wax or oil, and are used in a
salon as:
A. Styling waxes.
B. Pomades.
C. Hair pastes.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Alcohols are substances
that are:
, A. Colorless.
B. Quick to evaporate.
C. Volatile.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Cetyl and cetearyl alcohols
are fatty and nonvolatile oils
that are used in:
A.Matter.
B. Liquids.
C. Conditioners.
D. Beverages. - Answer-C. Conditioners.
Alkalonamines are used in
hair products instead of
ammonia to:
A. Neutralize acids and raise the pH.
B. Neutralize alkaline, lower the pH.
C. Used as a base for conditioners.
D. Used in eye creams. - Answer-A. Neutralize acids and raise the pH.
Ammonia is a substance
that raises the pH and:
A.Softens and swells the hair.
B. Is colorless with pungent odor.
C. is made of nitrogen and hydrogen.
D. All of the above. - Answer-D. All of the above.
Sweet colorless oily
substance used in creams is:
A.Glycerin.
B. Alkalonamine.
C. Pure water.
D. All of the above. - Answer-A.Glycerin.
Water is a solvent that is
made of hydrogen and:
A. Nitrogen.
B. Ammonia.
C. Oxygen.
D. Soda. - Answer-C. Oxygen.
Atom is the
smallest particle of
an element that is
capable of showing:
