COSMETOLOGY FLORIDA STATE
BOARD CLINICAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
1. In the "scissor over comb" technique, you should work with an area: - ANS No wider than
the comb.
2. An Acid- balance rinse may be used - ANS to preserve the color in tinted hair
3. After a permanent wave what advise should the cosmetologist give to the client for at home
maintenance to help ensure the perm does not quick relax : - ANS *Use an alkaline shampoo
followed by alkaline rinse .
*Brush the hair frequently during the first three days to even out the curl.
*Use a moisturizing conditioner
*Use an acid balance shampoo followed by an acid rinse
4. After applying permanent wave solution , if the cotton turns purple or the hair gets
excessively hot , most likely the client has previous used - ANS Metallic - based hair color
5. After a toner has been rinsed out and the hair gently shampooed and rinsed - ANS apply
an acid conditioner to close the cuticle , lower the ph, and help prevent fading
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,6. Although somewhat less irritating to the scalp , this type of relaxer is actually harsher to the
hair to than hydroxide relaxers. - ANS Guanidine
7. Always store hydrogen peroxide in: - ANS An opaque container in a dark, cool location
8. The angle which you hold the hair out from the scalp for cutting is called - ANS elevation
9. Aniline derivatives - ANS Contain small, uncolored dyes that combine with hydrogen
peroxide to form larger, permanent dye molecules within the cortex. Oxidants tints,Certified
colors,deposit only tints,progressive tints. Aniline derived tints is :penetrating .
10. Ash, smoky, and drab are terms used to describe: - ANS green, blue, violet
11. Before a chemical service , have the client remove her - ANS jewelry
12. Before placing a hot iron in the hair , Test for temperature by - ANS testing it on a piece of
tissue paper or damp towel
13. Both semi-permanent and demi-permanent color affect the hair by: - ANS Both colors
work by depositing pigment only
14. certificate colors are commonly used in - ANS temporary color rinses
15. A client with extremely curly wiry hair wants it temporarily straightened. Previously , she has
experienced unsatisfactory results from thermal hair straightening. You should attempt the
following treatment - ANS A hard or double press involves two applications of the pressing
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, combs on each side of the hair and is recommended for extremely curly , wiry hair or when the
results of a soft press are not satisfactory.
16. Soft press - ANS A hair straightening technique using a thermal pressing comb once on
each side of the hair shaft; removes 50 to 60% of curl
17. Compound dyes are a combination of metallic salts dyes and: - ANS vegetables dyes
18. The direction of hair growth results from - ANS The direction of the hair follicle
19. During a lightening process, which of the following will lighten the fastest - ANS fine light
hair
20. An example of a progressive hair color product is - ANS metallic tints
21. A flexible comb, well suited for closed tapering at the nape using the scissors over comb
technique is a : - ANS Barbering technique. The thin, flexible , and fine tooth barber comb is
ideal for this purpose.
22. The following statement regarding guanidine relaxers is not true - ANS *They cause less
scalp irritation than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
*They contain no lye
*They have a lower ph than thio relaxers
*they are harsher to the hair than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
23. The following type of relaxer is often advertised as a no lye relaxer - ANS guanidine
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BOARD CLINICAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
1. In the "scissor over comb" technique, you should work with an area: - ANS No wider than
the comb.
2. An Acid- balance rinse may be used - ANS to preserve the color in tinted hair
3. After a permanent wave what advise should the cosmetologist give to the client for at home
maintenance to help ensure the perm does not quick relax : - ANS *Use an alkaline shampoo
followed by alkaline rinse .
*Brush the hair frequently during the first three days to even out the curl.
*Use a moisturizing conditioner
*Use an acid balance shampoo followed by an acid rinse
4. After applying permanent wave solution , if the cotton turns purple or the hair gets
excessively hot , most likely the client has previous used - ANS Metallic - based hair color
5. After a toner has been rinsed out and the hair gently shampooed and rinsed - ANS apply
an acid conditioner to close the cuticle , lower the ph, and help prevent fading
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,6. Although somewhat less irritating to the scalp , this type of relaxer is actually harsher to the
hair to than hydroxide relaxers. - ANS Guanidine
7. Always store hydrogen peroxide in: - ANS An opaque container in a dark, cool location
8. The angle which you hold the hair out from the scalp for cutting is called - ANS elevation
9. Aniline derivatives - ANS Contain small, uncolored dyes that combine with hydrogen
peroxide to form larger, permanent dye molecules within the cortex. Oxidants tints,Certified
colors,deposit only tints,progressive tints. Aniline derived tints is :penetrating .
10. Ash, smoky, and drab are terms used to describe: - ANS green, blue, violet
11. Before a chemical service , have the client remove her - ANS jewelry
12. Before placing a hot iron in the hair , Test for temperature by - ANS testing it on a piece of
tissue paper or damp towel
13. Both semi-permanent and demi-permanent color affect the hair by: - ANS Both colors
work by depositing pigment only
14. certificate colors are commonly used in - ANS temporary color rinses
15. A client with extremely curly wiry hair wants it temporarily straightened. Previously , she has
experienced unsatisfactory results from thermal hair straightening. You should attempt the
following treatment - ANS A hard or double press involves two applications of the pressing
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, combs on each side of the hair and is recommended for extremely curly , wiry hair or when the
results of a soft press are not satisfactory.
16. Soft press - ANS A hair straightening technique using a thermal pressing comb once on
each side of the hair shaft; removes 50 to 60% of curl
17. Compound dyes are a combination of metallic salts dyes and: - ANS vegetables dyes
18. The direction of hair growth results from - ANS The direction of the hair follicle
19. During a lightening process, which of the following will lighten the fastest - ANS fine light
hair
20. An example of a progressive hair color product is - ANS metallic tints
21. A flexible comb, well suited for closed tapering at the nape using the scissors over comb
technique is a : - ANS Barbering technique. The thin, flexible , and fine tooth barber comb is
ideal for this purpose.
22. The following statement regarding guanidine relaxers is not true - ANS *They cause less
scalp irritation than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
*They contain no lye
*They have a lower ph than thio relaxers
*they are harsher to the hair than sodium hydroxide relaxers.
23. The following type of relaxer is often advertised as a no lye relaxer - ANS guanidine
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