Cosmetology State Board Practice Test
146 Questions And Answers | Verified
Corrugations CORRECT ANSWERS Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows CORRECT ANSWERS Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia CORRECT ANSWERS White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base
of the nail
Onychorrhexis CORRECT ANSWERS Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails CORRECT ANSWERS Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium CORRECT ANSWERS Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very contagious
Onychocryptosis CORRECT ANSWERS Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much,
or tight fitting shoes.
Verruca CORRECT ANSWERS Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis CORRECT ANSWERS lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes CORRECT ANSWERS squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner CORRECT ANSWERS used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring
Conditioning filler CORRECT ANSWERS protein conditioner that will equalize porosity and fill the holes
Color filler CORRECT ANSWERS used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative CORRECT ANSWERS Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color CORRECT ANSWERS temporary - physical change only. Semi-
permanent.
Double process blonde CORRECT ANSWERS decolorizing and toning What affects lightener working time? CORRECT ANSWERS Melanin - the more there is
the longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Lift CORRECT ANSWERS lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair
Deposit CORRECT ANSWERS means that product only deposits color because it does not contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift
developer CORRECT ANSWERS oxidizing agent H2O2 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the melanin and give ability to lift or lighten
Semi-permanent color CORRECT ANSWERS non-oxidative, temporary color, stains cuticle, fades in each shampoo.
Demi-permanent color CORRECT ANSWERS oxidative, deposit only, deepens or changes the tone
Permanent color CORRECT ANSWERS lightens and deposits at the same time. more alkaline ingredients, penetrates the cortex, can't shampoo out
Primary colors CORRECT ANSWERS Red, Blue, Yellow
Brown CORRECT ANSWERS unequal combo of primary color
Black CORRECT ANSWERS Equal parts of primary colors
Warm tones CORRECT ANSWERS red, orange, yellow
Cool tones CORRECT ANSWERS blue, green, violet
Neutral tones CORRECT ANSWERS perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin CORRECT ANSWERS Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin CORRECT ANSWERS Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture CORRECT ANSWERS largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin, processing time and lift is affected
medium texture CORRECT ANSWERS has a balance of melanin, typically no problems
Fine texture CORRECT ANSWERS smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more susceptible to darker drabber results, more prone to damage
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