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Cosmetology Clinical exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Question 1: What does a cold wave do to the hair?
CORRECT ANSWER : It softens and expands the hair strand
Question 2: Size of the rod will determine?
CORRECT ANSWER : Size of the curl
Question 3: A client complained that her hair was straight after a
permanent wave. What is the cause of the problem?
CORRECT ANSWER : Undeproccesing
Question 4: After a chemical relaxer, the cosmetologist noticed
the hair went back to its natural wave. Why is this?
CORRECT ANSWER : Insufficient processing time
Question 5: How long does a Alkaline perm process for?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5 to 20 mins
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Question 6: A client comes in need of a touch up on her roots.
She has light brown hair and her regrowth is dark brown. What is the application process?
CORRECT ANSWER : Applycolor to the new growth only.
Question 7: What should the first step be in a hair cut?
CORRECT ANSWER: Section the hair
Question 8: After the process of a perm wave, the clients neck
and hairline were red and sensitive. What did the cosmetologist fail to do?
CORRECT ANSWER : Apply protective cream
Question 9: If the cosmetologist burns the clients ear with a
thermal iron, what should be done?
CORRECT ANSWER : Apply aloe Vera/ 1% gentian violet jelly
Question 10: While the client is processing with a perm wave,
her eyes start to irritate, what should you do?
CORRECT ANSWER : Flush with cold water
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Question 11: If the client has a mild cut, what should you do?
CORRECT ANSWER : Apply pressure with a clean cloth
Question 12: In a roller set, full volume curl is achieved by?
CORRECT ANSWER : 45 degree angle and place on base
Question 13: For low elevation or 0 degree cut, you would part
the hair into
CORRECT ANSWER : 4 sections
Question 14: It is best to use the finger weave lotion when?
CORRECT ANSWER : Hair is damp
Question 15: What does a neutralizer contain?
CORRECT ANSWER : Hydrogen peroxide
Question 16: If the cosmetologist runs out of warm medium
brown hair color, what can she mix to make the color?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1/2 dark brown and 1/2 light brown
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Question 17: A client wants to get a soft curl perm (reformation
curl) but she already chemically relaxed her hair, what is done?
CORRECT ANSWER : The client can not get the perm
Question 18: The roots will process lighter due to?
CORRECT ANSWER : Body heat
Question 19: If a clients hair is overly curly, what is the mildest
hair relaxer the cosmetologist can use?
CORRECT ANSWER : Ammonium thioglycolate
Question 20: The mixture of all the primary colors in equal parts
gives you
CORRECT ANSWER : Black
Question 21: The mixture of unequal parts of the primary colors
gives you