COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD
PRACTICE TEST (146 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+) 2026 UPDATE
Corrugations - answer-Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth
due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - answer-Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition,
injury or illness.
Leuconchia - answer-White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - answer-Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - answer-Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - answer-Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - answer-Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting
shoes.
Verruca - answer-Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - answer-lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - answer-squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
, Toner - answer-used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
Conditioning filler - answer-protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the
holes
Color filler - answer-used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - answer-Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - answer-temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - answer-decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - answer-Melanin - the more there is the longer the
process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - answer-lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - answer-means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - answer-oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - answer-non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in
each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - answer-oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
PRACTICE TEST (146 QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+) 2026 UPDATE
Corrugations - answer-Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth
due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - answer-Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition,
injury or illness.
Leuconchia - answer-White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of the nail
Onychorrhexis - answer-Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin
deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - answer-Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - answer-Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis - answer-Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or tight fitting
shoes.
Verruca - answer-Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - answer-lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - answer-squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
, Toner - answer-used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after
decoloring
Conditioning filler - answer-protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the
holes
Color filler - answer-used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - answer-Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - answer-temporary - physical change only. Semi-permanent.
Double process blonde - answer-decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - answer-Melanin - the more there is the longer the
process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift - answer-lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit - answer-means that product only deposits color because it does not contain
ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer - answer-oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the
melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color - answer-non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in
each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color - answer-oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
