for Illinois / Illinois Cosmetology State
Board Practice Exam – Study Guide
Immunity - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Resistance of an organism to infectious
disease.
How can you burn someone during a waxing service? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER--
--By heating the wax in a microwave or on a stove top.
A terry wrap - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----What you should offer a client for
draping when waxing underarms.
How often should capes and linens be laundered? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
After each use.
, Sterilization - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The only way to kill bacterial spores.
What is the step when disinfecting implements? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Wash with soap and water.
Sanitizing a surface - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The lowest level of
decontamination.
Scabies - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----An external parasite.
How often should you disinfect a foot spa? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----After
each use.
Underwriters laboratories - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Certifies the safety of
pedicure chairs and hair dryers.
First degree burn - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Redness and irritation without
blisters.
Hospital Grade Disinfectants - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----To clean blood and
bodily fluids off of surfaces.