OHIO COSMETOLOGY TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔convex - ✔✔receding forehead
✔✔Square face shape - ✔✔wide at the jawline and temples
✔✔Hair pressing - ✔✔Method of temporarily straightening extremely curly or unruly hair
by means of a heated iron or comb.
✔✔Predisposition test - ✔✔Also known as a Patch Test, is applying a small amount of
product on the skin to check for sensitivity and/or an allergic reaction to a
product/chemical
✔✔Electrolysis - ✔✔removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric
current through the hair root
✔✔dappen dish - ✔✔Special container that holds monomer liquid and polymer powder.
✔✔Epilator - ✔✔Removes the hair from the bottom of the follicle
✔✔Cuticle (Hair) - ✔✔tough, clear outside covering of the hair shaft
✔✔Medulla - ✔✔Innermost layer of the hair
✔✔hydrogen peroxide - ✔✔main ingredient in developer or neutralizer
✔✔Curette - ✔✔A small, scoop-shaped implement used for more efficient removal of
debris from the nail folds, eponychium, and hyponychium areas.
✔✔Anode - ✔✔Positive electrode
✔✔Cathode - ✔✔Negative electrode
✔✔Dermis - ✔✔Inner layer of skin aka true skin
✔✔suderiferous glands - ✔✔sweat glands
✔✔sebaceous glands - ✔✔oil glands
✔✔lesion - ✔✔damage of skin through injury or disease
✔✔Pyogenic granuloma - ✔✔Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red
tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
, ✔✔Leukonychia - ✔✔White spots on the nail
✔✔Lunula - ✔✔The half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail
✔✔furrows - ✔✔Indented vertical lines down the nail plate
✔✔Nail pterygium - ✔✔Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the
nail plate; usually caused by serious injury
✔✔ Infection control - ✔✔Protecting against the spread of infectious germs and other
organisms.
✔✔Decontamination - ✔✔Removing pathogens and other substances from tools and
surfaces
✔✔3 levels of decontamination are? - ✔✔Sterilization disinfection
Sanitation
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔Most effective way of decontamination against microbes.
Completely destroys all living organisms on a surface.
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔Controls microorganisms on non porous surfaces. Do not uses on
human skin nails or hair.
✔✔Sanitation - ✔✔Significantly reduce the number of pathogens found on a surface.
✔✔EPA - ✔✔Environmental protection agency. Must approve all disinfectants.
✔✔MSDS - ✔✔Material safety data sheet. Directions for proper use, safety perceptions,
active ingredients
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Occupational safety and health administration. Regulated safety and
health standards in the work place.
✔✔Types of disinfectants - ✔✔Quats, phenols, and alcohol bleach and commercial
cleaners
✔✔Quats - ✔✔Quaternary ammonium compounds. Disinfects 10-15 minutes
✔✔Types of bacteria - ✔✔Non pathogenic and pathogenic
✔✔Non pathogenic - ✔✔Helpful and harmless
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔convex - ✔✔receding forehead
✔✔Square face shape - ✔✔wide at the jawline and temples
✔✔Hair pressing - ✔✔Method of temporarily straightening extremely curly or unruly hair
by means of a heated iron or comb.
✔✔Predisposition test - ✔✔Also known as a Patch Test, is applying a small amount of
product on the skin to check for sensitivity and/or an allergic reaction to a
product/chemical
✔✔Electrolysis - ✔✔removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric
current through the hair root
✔✔dappen dish - ✔✔Special container that holds monomer liquid and polymer powder.
✔✔Epilator - ✔✔Removes the hair from the bottom of the follicle
✔✔Cuticle (Hair) - ✔✔tough, clear outside covering of the hair shaft
✔✔Medulla - ✔✔Innermost layer of the hair
✔✔hydrogen peroxide - ✔✔main ingredient in developer or neutralizer
✔✔Curette - ✔✔A small, scoop-shaped implement used for more efficient removal of
debris from the nail folds, eponychium, and hyponychium areas.
✔✔Anode - ✔✔Positive electrode
✔✔Cathode - ✔✔Negative electrode
✔✔Dermis - ✔✔Inner layer of skin aka true skin
✔✔suderiferous glands - ✔✔sweat glands
✔✔sebaceous glands - ✔✔oil glands
✔✔lesion - ✔✔damage of skin through injury or disease
✔✔Pyogenic granuloma - ✔✔Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red
tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
, ✔✔Leukonychia - ✔✔White spots on the nail
✔✔Lunula - ✔✔The half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail
✔✔furrows - ✔✔Indented vertical lines down the nail plate
✔✔Nail pterygium - ✔✔Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the
nail plate; usually caused by serious injury
✔✔ Infection control - ✔✔Protecting against the spread of infectious germs and other
organisms.
✔✔Decontamination - ✔✔Removing pathogens and other substances from tools and
surfaces
✔✔3 levels of decontamination are? - ✔✔Sterilization disinfection
Sanitation
✔✔Sterilization - ✔✔Most effective way of decontamination against microbes.
Completely destroys all living organisms on a surface.
✔✔Disinfection - ✔✔Controls microorganisms on non porous surfaces. Do not uses on
human skin nails or hair.
✔✔Sanitation - ✔✔Significantly reduce the number of pathogens found on a surface.
✔✔EPA - ✔✔Environmental protection agency. Must approve all disinfectants.
✔✔MSDS - ✔✔Material safety data sheet. Directions for proper use, safety perceptions,
active ingredients
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Occupational safety and health administration. Regulated safety and
health standards in the work place.
✔✔Types of disinfectants - ✔✔Quats, phenols, and alcohol bleach and commercial
cleaners
✔✔Quats - ✔✔Quaternary ammonium compounds. Disinfects 10-15 minutes
✔✔Types of bacteria - ✔✔Non pathogenic and pathogenic
✔✔Non pathogenic - ✔✔Helpful and harmless
