Cosmetology State Board Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Question : Corrugations
CORRECT ANSWER : Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy
ridges caused by uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Question : Furrows
CORRECT ANSWER : Nail disorder - vertical lines down
the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness.
Question : Leuconchia
CORRECT ANSWER : White spots on the nail caused by
injury to the base of the nail
Question : Onychorrhexis
CORRECT ANSWER : Split or brittle nails caused by
injury, careless filing, vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Question : Hang Nails
CORRECT ANSWER : Caused by dry cuticle and
carlessness in removing the cuticle
Question : Onychomycosis Unguium
CORRECT ANSWER : Nail fungus caused by a parasite.
very contagious
Question : Onychocryptosis
CORRECT ANSWER : Ingrown nail caused by filing the
nail too much, or tight fitting shoes.
Question : Verruca
CORRECT ANSWER : Warts caused by infectious virus
Question : Onycholysis
CORRECT ANSWER : lifting of the nail without shedding
Question : 5 Basic Nail Shapes
CORRECT ANSWER : squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Question : Toner
CORRECT ANSWER : used on pre-lightened hair to
achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring
Question : Conditioning filler
CORRECT ANSWER : protein conditioner that will equalize
porosity and fill the holes
Question : Color filler
CORRECT ANSWER : used to replace the missing primary
colors
Question : Oxidative
CORRECT ANSWER : Demi- permenant and permenant
color
Question : Non-oxidative color
CORRECT ANSWER : temporary - physical change only.
Semi-permanent.
Question : Double process blonde
CORRECT ANSWER : decolorizing and toning
Question : What affects lightener working time?
CORRECT ANSWER : Melanin - the more there is the
longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Question : Lift
CORRECT ANSWER : lightening by breaking up the
melanin to decolorize hair
Question : Deposit
CORRECT ANSWER : means that product only deposits
color because it does not contain ammonia or high alkalinity necessary to lift