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BARBER STATE BOARD OHIO EXAM PRACTICE
WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|| LATEST AND COMPLETE VERSION
2025 2026 WITH EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
ASSURED PASS
Hydrogen Peroxide is a type of:
a. disinfectant
b. physical agent
c. sterilizer
d. antiseptic - ANSWER: d. antiseptic
For the optimal level of disinfection, the best choice would be:
a. 50 to 60% isopropyl alcohol
b. detergent
c. a hospital-level disinfectant
d. an antispetic - ANSWER: c. a hospital-level disinfectant
The group of disinfectants that are toxic and caustic and cause rubber
and plastic materials to soften is:
a. quats
b. antiseptics
c. 60% isopropyl alcohol
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d. phenols - ANSWER: d. phenols
When salt is dissolved in water, the salt is the:
a. solvent
b. solute
c. solution
d. strength - ANSWER: b. solute
Before you disinfect a brush, comb, shears, or other tool, you should:
a. rinse it with water
b. wash it with soap and hot water
c. wipe it with a clean cloth towel
d. wipe it with a fresh paper towel - ANSWER: b. wash it with soap
and hot water
Towels and other linens should be sanitized after use by:
a. washing in hot water and weak quat solution
b. washing in hot water and detergent and bleach
c. complete immersion in an EPA-registered disinfectant
d. complete immersion in Lysol solution - ANSWER: b. washing in
hot water with detergent and bleach
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Solutions with a pH below 7.0:
a. contract and harden the hair
b. taste bitter
c. feel slippery
d. turn litmus paper from red to blue - ANSWER: a. contract and
harden the hair
Solutions with a pH above 7.0:
a. tighten the skin
b. soften and swell the hair
c. turn litmus paper from blue to red
d. taste sour - ANSWER: b. soften and swell the hair
Oxidation and reduction are referred as:
a. dimineralization
b. redox reactions
c. distillation
d. ionization - ANSWER: b. redox reactions
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Dissolving a solid, liquid, or gas in another substance produces a/an:
a. solution
b. compound
c. surfactant
d. emulsion - ANSWER: a. solution
Mayonnaise is a type of:
a. solution
b. compound
c. emulsion
d. surfactant - ANSWER: c. emulsion
Cleansing lotions differ from cleansing creams in that lotions:
a. are usually oil-based
b. are heavier
c. are usually water-based
d. are harsher on the skin - ANSWER: c. are usually water- based
Depilatories remove superfluous hair by:
a. pulling it out of the follicle
BARBER STATE BOARD OHIO EXAM PRACTICE
WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|| LATEST AND COMPLETE VERSION
2025 2026 WITH EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS||
ASSURED PASS
Hydrogen Peroxide is a type of:
a. disinfectant
b. physical agent
c. sterilizer
d. antiseptic - ANSWER: d. antiseptic
For the optimal level of disinfection, the best choice would be:
a. 50 to 60% isopropyl alcohol
b. detergent
c. a hospital-level disinfectant
d. an antispetic - ANSWER: c. a hospital-level disinfectant
The group of disinfectants that are toxic and caustic and cause rubber
and plastic materials to soften is:
a. quats
b. antiseptics
c. 60% isopropyl alcohol
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d. phenols - ANSWER: d. phenols
When salt is dissolved in water, the salt is the:
a. solvent
b. solute
c. solution
d. strength - ANSWER: b. solute
Before you disinfect a brush, comb, shears, or other tool, you should:
a. rinse it with water
b. wash it with soap and hot water
c. wipe it with a clean cloth towel
d. wipe it with a fresh paper towel - ANSWER: b. wash it with soap
and hot water
Towels and other linens should be sanitized after use by:
a. washing in hot water and weak quat solution
b. washing in hot water and detergent and bleach
c. complete immersion in an EPA-registered disinfectant
d. complete immersion in Lysol solution - ANSWER: b. washing in
hot water with detergent and bleach
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Solutions with a pH below 7.0:
a. contract and harden the hair
b. taste bitter
c. feel slippery
d. turn litmus paper from red to blue - ANSWER: a. contract and
harden the hair
Solutions with a pH above 7.0:
a. tighten the skin
b. soften and swell the hair
c. turn litmus paper from blue to red
d. taste sour - ANSWER: b. soften and swell the hair
Oxidation and reduction are referred as:
a. dimineralization
b. redox reactions
c. distillation
d. ionization - ANSWER: b. redox reactions
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Dissolving a solid, liquid, or gas in another substance produces a/an:
a. solution
b. compound
c. surfactant
d. emulsion - ANSWER: a. solution
Mayonnaise is a type of:
a. solution
b. compound
c. emulsion
d. surfactant - ANSWER: c. emulsion
Cleansing lotions differ from cleansing creams in that lotions:
a. are usually oil-based
b. are heavier
c. are usually water-based
d. are harsher on the skin - ANSWER: c. are usually water- based
Depilatories remove superfluous hair by:
a. pulling it out of the follicle
