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Cosmetology State Board Practice Test, Exams of Nursing

A practice test for the Cosmetology State Board exam. It contains 146 questions and answers covering topics such as nail disorders, hair texture, wave types, skin layers, massage techniques, corrective makeup, and more. The questions are designed to test the knowledge of cosmetology students and professionals. detailed explanations of each answer, making it a useful study tool for those preparing for the exam.

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2023/2024

Available from 01/19/2024

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Download Cosmetology State Board Practice Test and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) Cosmetology State Board Practice Test 146 Questions & Answers/ A+ Score Solutions 2024. 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. Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) Leukonychia - 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 carelessness’ 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 Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) medium texture - Answer: has a balance of melanin, typically no problems Fine texture - Answer: smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more susceptible to darker drabber results, more prone to damage Alkaline Wave - Answer: AKA cold waves - ammonium thioglycolate (thio and ammonia). ph - 9.0-9.6, no tension, solution causes hair to swell, processes at RT Acid Wave - Answer: AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-8.2. will require heat to speed processing Endothermic - Answer: required added heat source Exothermic - Answer: self heating Croguiqnole - Answer: Wrapping technique from ends to scalp, causes tighter curls on ends. also referred to as "overlapping method" Spiral - Answer: hair is not perpendicular to rod - spiraled from top-bottom of rod On base placement - Answer: hair is held 45* forward 1/2 off base placement - Answer: hair is held 90* straight up Off base placement - Answer: hair is held 45* down Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) End paper techniques - Answer: double flat, bookend, cushion wrap Lanthionization - Answer: hydroxide relaxer removes 1 of the sulfer atoms converting from a disulfide bond converting it into a lanthionine bond, which is only 1 sulfur atom. can never be reformed Sodium relaxers are not compatible with : - Answer: Thio relaxers Elasticity - Answer: ability to stretch and return to original length without breaking. wet - 50%, dry - 20% Melanin - Answer: color pigment. eumelanin, and pheomelanin Hair layers - Answer: medulla, cuticle, and cortex Medulla - Answer: center core of hair, does nothing Cuticle - Answer: 7-14 scale like layers, outer layer of hair Cortex - Answer: has hair pigment (melanin), 90% of hair weight, elasticity, strength, all chemical changes Skin Layers - Answer: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous tissue Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) Epidermis - Answer: Outer layer of skin, protective/water proof, contains keratin and fats, stratum germinativum Stratum Germinativum - Answer: basal cell layer of epidermis that produces melanin that protects from uv rays Dermis - Answer: "True skin" sensitive layer of connective tissue, 25x thicker than the epidermis, 70% of layer is made of collagen protein, elastin, and blood vessels Sebaceous glands - Answer: oil/sebum glands Sudoriferous glands - Answer: sweat glands subcutaneous tissue - Answer: fatty layer, below the dermis acid mantle - Answer: 4.5-5.5 Muscle massage - Answer: massage from insertion to origin insertion - Answer: attached end to another muscle or movable bone origin - Answer: fixed attachment to a bone or tissue Efflerage - Answer: light continuous stroking/no pressure, soothing/relaxing Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) visible braid - Answer: under technique corrective base to use for yellow - Answer: violet corrective base to use for orange - Answer: blue corrective base to use for red - Answer: green in a test curl you look for what shaped pattern? - Answer: "S" pattern Bloodborne pathogens - Answer: disease causing bacteria or viruses carried through the body in blood or body fluids OSHA - Answer: occupational safety and health administrations EPA - Answer: environmental protection agency Where should you test foundation? - Answer: jawline What are complimentary colors? - Answer: colors on opposite sides of the color wheel: red & green, blue & orange, and yellow & violet Another name for strip lashes - Answer: band lashes Corrective make up is used to do what to the face - Answer: hide imperfections Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) What are MSDS Sheets? - Answer: Material Safety Data Sheet What do MSDS Sheets list? - Answer: Chemical safety info for a product What are the hazards categorized as on MSDS sheets? - Answer: Physical and health Builds weight in a hair cut - Answer: Horizontal line Reduces weight in a hair cut - Answer: Vertical line Weight distributed on top or bottom, used for blending - Answer: Diagonal line 4 Basic Hair cuts - Answer: 180*, 90*, 45*, 0* Over direction - Answer: pulling hair away from its natural fall Head shape changes how often? - Answer: every half inch Fingerwaves - Answer: the process of shaping and directing hair into a pattern of "s" shaped waves throughout the use of fingers, combs, and waving lotion or gel Pin curls - Answer: serve as the basis for patterns, lines, waves, curls and rolls that are used in a wide range of hair styles Cosmetology State Board Practice Test (146 questions) Roller set - Answer: used to create many of the same effects as stand up pin curls Parts of a pin curl - Answer: base, stem, circle Ammonium Sulfate relaxer - Answer: classified as "low ph" or "no lye", will not relax extremely curly hair Quanidine hydroxide - Answer: known as "no lye" always has to be mixed with an activator, less scalp irritation, more drying to hair, swells hair more Characteristics of hair - Answer: density, texture, elasticity, porosity, growth direction, length Texture - Answer: diameter of the hair, fine - medium - coarse Density - Answer: hairs per square inch - thick or thin Porosity - Answer: How well hair absorbs moisture - non porous, normal anor over porous Elasticity - Answer: Hairs ability to stretch Growth Direction - Answer: whirls, callics