FLORIDA COSMETOLOGY STATE
BOARD CLINICAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
The process of permanently altering overly curly hair into a wavy or straight pattern is called?
Chemical relaxing
Prior to the relaxing service, you should perform a
Hair analysis
Ammonia Thioglycolate acid is used in
Thio relaxers
The two most common types relaxers are
Ammonia Thioglycoltate and sodium hydroxide
Another term for Javanese straightener service is
Thermal reconditioning
The technique of relaxing the hair by 50 percent of its natural curl pattern is called
Curl diffusion
The relaxer service used on natural, untreated hair, to relax it by 85 percent of its natural
pattern is called a
Virgin relaxer
for a virgin relaxer service, the relaxer is applied
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, off the scalp, then back to the scalp and ends
processing is increased at the scalp area from
body heat
the relaxer service which applies the relaxer to the new growth only is called
relaxer retouch
when doing a retouch relaxer, overlapping onto perviously relaxed hair may cause
breakage
a zonal relaxer is applied to
a specific area of the head
another term for a curl reformation service is a
soft curl perm
the relaxing service that first relaxes the hair and then perms it on rods is a
double process perm
the main ingredient in a soft curl relaxer service is
ammonia thioglycolate
which of the following conditions are a contraindication for a relaxer service
metallic dyes
never do a soft curl over hair that has
relaxed with sodium hydroxide
it is recommended that hair not be relaxed more than
80-85%
in determining which relaxer to use texture and ____ are key factors
porosity
the ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original form is
elasticity
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BOARD CLINICAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
The process of permanently altering overly curly hair into a wavy or straight pattern is called?
Chemical relaxing
Prior to the relaxing service, you should perform a
Hair analysis
Ammonia Thioglycolate acid is used in
Thio relaxers
The two most common types relaxers are
Ammonia Thioglycoltate and sodium hydroxide
Another term for Javanese straightener service is
Thermal reconditioning
The technique of relaxing the hair by 50 percent of its natural curl pattern is called
Curl diffusion
The relaxer service used on natural, untreated hair, to relax it by 85 percent of its natural
pattern is called a
Virgin relaxer
for a virgin relaxer service, the relaxer is applied
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, off the scalp, then back to the scalp and ends
processing is increased at the scalp area from
body heat
the relaxer service which applies the relaxer to the new growth only is called
relaxer retouch
when doing a retouch relaxer, overlapping onto perviously relaxed hair may cause
breakage
a zonal relaxer is applied to
a specific area of the head
another term for a curl reformation service is a
soft curl perm
the relaxing service that first relaxes the hair and then perms it on rods is a
double process perm
the main ingredient in a soft curl relaxer service is
ammonia thioglycolate
which of the following conditions are a contraindication for a relaxer service
metallic dyes
never do a soft curl over hair that has
relaxed with sodium hydroxide
it is recommended that hair not be relaxed more than
80-85%
in determining which relaxer to use texture and ____ are key factors
porosity
the ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original form is
elasticity
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