COSMETOLOGY TEXAS STATE BOARD
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When razor cutting it is recommended that the hair be cut? - ANSWER: Wet
When cutting extremely curly hair it is recommended that the hair be cut? -
ANSWER: Dry
When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut? - ANSWER: Dry
after straightening
Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using aniline
derivative tints? - ANSWER: Food and Drug Administration
Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underlying pigment
color and what is the correct toner shade to achieve a neutral color? - ANSWER:
Orange; Blue
When giving a scissor haircut, the guideline is generally? - ANSWER: Below your
fingers
The amount of hair on a person's head is referred to as? - ANSWER: Density
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Hair with its cuticle in place and tightly closed is said to have? - ANSWER: Poor
Porosity
Pediculosis Capitis is? - ANSWER: Head Lice
In the "shears-over-comb" technique, if the comb is held at an angle, the -
ANSWER: Hair will be shorter
The red dermal light is used to treat? - ANSWER: Dry Skin
When using a hot iron, curling the hair from the ends towards the scalp is referred
to as - ANSWER: Croquignole curling
What type of roller set (wet set) placement would create the most volume? -
ANSWER: On Base
In a pin-curl set, the clippies are inserted at the - ANSWER: Open End
The concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution is known as - ANSWER: pH
The perimeter of the haircut is found at the - ANSWER: Outer Edge
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Which of the following lines would be used to add weight/ volume in a haircut? -
ANSWER: Horizontal
Which of the following is not a term used when referring to human hair wigs? -
ANSWER: Clubbed
The tissue beneath the Free Edge of the nail is known as - ANSWER:
Hyponychium
In hair cutting, angles below 90 degrees are used to primarily to - ANSWER:
Build Weight
This type of guideline is used when you want to create a gradual increase in weight
or length. - ANSWER: Stationary
Another name for Telsa (high frequency) current is? - ANSWER: Violet Ray
When giving a razor haircut, the guideline is generally? - ANSWER: Above Your
Fingers
Remy hair is? - ANSWER: Human hair with the cuticle intact.
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The type of relaxer is usually advertised as a "No-Lye" and marketed for "Sensitive
Scalps" - ANSWER: Guanidine
Most relaxers on the market contain? - ANSWER: Sodium
Eye Tabbing involves? - ANSWER: The application of individual lashes.
When cutting hair using "Double-Notched" thinning shears, what will be the
result? - ANSWER: Removes less hair than with "Single-Notch" shears
In hair cutting, the area above the parietal crest is referred to as the? - ANSWER:
Interior
A "hand-tied" or "hand-knotted" wig is a? - ANSWER: Cap Wig
Process where the Sodium Hydroxide Relaxer removes one atom of sulphur from
the disulphide bond? - ANSWER: Lantionization
The "shear-over-comb" method usually employs this type of comb? - ANSWER:
Barber Comb
What is the effect of "Certified Colors" on the hair shaft? - ANSWER: Coat the
cuticle