BARBERING STATE BOARD PRACTICE EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
● Instant Condtioners - Treatment used to add moisture and protein to
hair.
● Tissues - Made of cells similar in shape, size, structure, and function.
● Freeform Blowdrying - Quick and easy hair drying method commonly
used technique at home.
● Freeform Drying Acheievement - Build fullness into the style allowing
hair to fall in nature lines of the cut.
● Blowdryer Distance from Head - 6 to 10 inches.
● Pediculosis Capitis - Head Lice
● Alopecia - Technical term for hair loss.
,● Shaving Movements - 14.
● Backhand Shaving Strokes - 2, 6,9, and 12 (optional).
● Reverse Freehand Strokes - 5,10,13, and 14.
● Reverse Backhand Strokes - Neck shave and sideburns.
● Straight Razor Balance - Weight and length of blade relative to the
handle.
● Grind of Razor - Shape of Razor after ground; concave and wedge.
● Grind of Shear - Flat grind of associated with German shears: Hollow
ground blades seen in convex shear styles.
● Hot Towel Prohibition - Chapped, blistered, thin, sensitive, pustuled,
abrasive, and lesioned skin.
● Acne - Skin disorder; chronic inflammation of sebaceous glands;
commonly occur on face, back, and chest.
, ● Primary Colors - Basic or true colors that can't be created by mixing;
red, yellow, and blue.
● Secondary colors - Created by mixing equal amounts of primary
colors; orange, green, and violet.
● Epicranius - Broad muscle consisting of occipitalis and frontalis;
cover top of skull.
● Buccinator - Muscle between upper and lower jaw compressing the
cheeks which expel air through the lips.
● Pathogen - Harmful bacteria.
● Bloodborne pathogens - Disease causing bacteria or viruses that's
carried through the body in blood or bodily fluids.
● 3 levels of decontamination - Sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization.
● sanitation and disinfection - Most used in the barbershop.
● Percentage of alcohol used to disinfect. - 70%.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
● Instant Condtioners - Treatment used to add moisture and protein to
hair.
● Tissues - Made of cells similar in shape, size, structure, and function.
● Freeform Blowdrying - Quick and easy hair drying method commonly
used technique at home.
● Freeform Drying Acheievement - Build fullness into the style allowing
hair to fall in nature lines of the cut.
● Blowdryer Distance from Head - 6 to 10 inches.
● Pediculosis Capitis - Head Lice
● Alopecia - Technical term for hair loss.
,● Shaving Movements - 14.
● Backhand Shaving Strokes - 2, 6,9, and 12 (optional).
● Reverse Freehand Strokes - 5,10,13, and 14.
● Reverse Backhand Strokes - Neck shave and sideburns.
● Straight Razor Balance - Weight and length of blade relative to the
handle.
● Grind of Razor - Shape of Razor after ground; concave and wedge.
● Grind of Shear - Flat grind of associated with German shears: Hollow
ground blades seen in convex shear styles.
● Hot Towel Prohibition - Chapped, blistered, thin, sensitive, pustuled,
abrasive, and lesioned skin.
● Acne - Skin disorder; chronic inflammation of sebaceous glands;
commonly occur on face, back, and chest.
, ● Primary Colors - Basic or true colors that can't be created by mixing;
red, yellow, and blue.
● Secondary colors - Created by mixing equal amounts of primary
colors; orange, green, and violet.
● Epicranius - Broad muscle consisting of occipitalis and frontalis;
cover top of skull.
● Buccinator - Muscle between upper and lower jaw compressing the
cheeks which expel air through the lips.
● Pathogen - Harmful bacteria.
● Bloodborne pathogens - Disease causing bacteria or viruses that's
carried through the body in blood or bodily fluids.
● 3 levels of decontamination - Sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization.
● sanitation and disinfection - Most used in the barbershop.
● Percentage of alcohol used to disinfect. - 70%.
