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California Cosmetology State Board Final Exam Practice
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Corrugations - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Nail disorder - Horizontal wavy ridges caused by
uneven growth due to illness or injuries.
Furrows - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Nail disorder - vertical lines down the nail plate caused by
nutrition, injury or illness.
Leuconchia - CORRECT ANSWER >>> White spots on the nail caused by injury to the base of
the nail
Onychorrhexis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing,
vitamin deficiencies, illness, and frequent exposure to strong chemicals.
Hang Nails - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Caused by dry cuticle and carlessness in removing
the cuticle
Onychomycosis Unguium - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Nail fungus caused by a parasite. very
contagious
Onychocryptosis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, or
tight fitting shoes.
Verruca - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Warts caused by infectious virus
Onycholysis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> lifting of the nail without shedding
5 Basic Nail Shapes - CORRECT ANSWER >>> squoval, round, oval, pointed, square
Toner - CORRECT ANSWER >>> used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate
colors after decoloring
Conditioning filler - CORRECT ANSWER >>> protein conditioner that will equalize porosity
and fill the holes
Color filler - CORRECT ANSWER >>> used to replace the missing primary colors
Oxidative - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Demi- permenant and permenant color
Non-oxidative color - CORRECT ANSWER >>> temporary - physical change only.
Semipermanent.
Double process blonde - CORRECT ANSWER >>> decolorizing and toning
What affects lightener working time? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Melanin - the more there is
the longer the process. Scalp processes faster because of body heat
Neutral tones - CORRECT ANSWER >>> perfect combo of both cool and warm tones
Eumelanin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Brown to black pigments
Pheomelanin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Red to yellow pigments
Coarse texture - CORRECT ANSWER >>> largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin,
processing time and lift is affected
medium texture - CORRECT ANSWER >>> has a balance of melanin, typically no problems
Fine texture - CORRECT ANSWER >>> smallest diameter, least amount of melanin, more
susceptible to darker drabber results, more prone to damage
Alkaline Wave - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER >>> AKA heat waves- glycerol monothioglycolate. ph - 7.8-
8.2. will require heat to speed processing
Endothermic - CORRECT ANSWER >>> required added heat source
Exothermic - CORRECT ANSWER >>> self heating
Croguiqnole - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Wrapping technique from ends to scalp, causes tighter
curls on ends. also referred to as "overlapping method"
Spiral - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is not perpendicular to rod - spiraled from topbottom of
rod
On base placement - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is held 45* forward
1/2 off base placement - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is held 90* straight up
Off base placement - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hair is held 45* down
End paper techniques - CORRECT ANSWER >>> double flat, bookend, cushion wrap
Lanthionization - CORRECT 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 : - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Thio relaxers
Elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER >>> ability to stretch and return to original length without
breaking. wet - 50%, dry - 20%
Melanin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> color pigment. eumelanin, and pheomelanin
acid mantle - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 4.5-5.
Muscle massage - CORRECT ANSWER >>> massage from insertion to origin
insertion - CORRECT ANSWER >>> attached end to another muscle or movable bone
origin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> fixed attachment to a bone or tissue
Efflerage - CORRECT ANSWER >>> light continuous stroking/no pressure, soothing/relaxing
Functions of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> protection, sensations, heat regulation,
excretion, secreation
Skin - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Largest organ of the body, first defense against disease, germs,
and environment.
Spread wax on in: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> same direction as hair growth
Pull wax strip off in: - CORRECT ANSWER >>> opposite direction of hair growth
Methods of temporary hair removal - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Shaving, tweezing, electronic
tweezers, depilatories (nair)
Ph Scale ranges from - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 0 - 14
Acid ph balance - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 0 - 7
Neutral ph balance - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 7
Alkaline ph balance - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 7 - 14
Infection Control - CORRECT ANSWER >>> controlling germs - sanitation
3 Methods of infection control - CORRECT ANSWER >>> sanitation, disinfecting, sterilization
Sanitation - CORRECT ANSWER >>> removing visible dirt
disinfecting - CORRECT ANSWER >>> kills most bacteria but not all
Sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER >>> kills all microbial life
Marvacide - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hospital grade, EPA registered, effective against HIV,
tuberculosis and hepatitis
Hypertrichosis - CORRECT ANSWER >>> unsusal amount of hair growth
Terminal hair - CORRECT ANSWER >>> very dark visible hair
Vellus hair - CORRECT ANSWER >>> baby fine hair
EPA - CORRECT ANSWER >>> environmental protection agency
Where should you test foundation? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> jawline
What are complimentary colors? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> colors on opposite sides of the
color wheel: red & green, blue & orange, and yellow & violet
Another name for strip lashes - CORRECT ANSWER >>> band lashes
Corrective make up is used to do what to the face - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hide
imperfections
What are MSDS Sheets? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Material Safety Data Sheet
What do MSDS Sheets list? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Chemical safety info for a product
What are the hazards categorized as on MSDS sheets? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Physical and
health
Builds weight in a hair cut - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Horizontal line
Reduces weight in a hair cut - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Vertical line
Weight distributed on top or bottom, used for blending -^ CORRECT ANSWER^ >>> Diagonal
line
4 Basic Hair cuts - CORRECT ANSWER >>> 180, 90, 45, 0
Porosity - CORRECT ANSWER >>> How well hair absorbs moisture - non porous, normal anor
over porous
Elasticity - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Hairs ability to stretch
Growth Direction - CORRECT ANSWER >>> whirls, callics
3 types of bonds - CORRECT ANSWER >>> hydrogen bond, salt bond, disulfide bond
Hydrogen bond - CORRECT ANSWER >>> broken by water or heat, weak bond, 1/3 of hair
strength
Salt bond - CORRECT ANSWER >>> affected by ph. 1/3 of hair strength
Disulfide bond - CORRECT ANSWER >>> strong chemical bonds, can be broken and reformed
with perm solution. bleaching and coloring hair can weaken bond as well. 1/3 of hair strength
Perm papers - CORRECT ANSWER >>> absorbant papers that control ends of hair
Acid on ph does what to cuticle - CORRECT ANSWER >>> closes cuticle
Alkaline on ph does what to cuticle? - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Swells the cuticle , blows it
open
Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the study of the structure of the organs and systems of
the human body
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the study of the functions and activities performed by
body structures
Cells - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the basic units of living matter
The cells of living things are composed of a substance called what? -^ CORRECT ANSWER
>>> protoplasm
Histology - CORRECT ANSWER >>> AKA microscope anatomy, the study of tiny structures
only visible through microscope
Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER >>> the science that deals with structures and properties of
matter and how it changes under different conditions
Organic Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER >>> Stustances that contain carbon and were alive
Inorganic Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER >>> study of substances that do not contain
carbon
Matter - CORRECT ANSWER >>> anything that takes of space and has mass
3 types of matter - CORRECT ANSWER >>> solid, liquid, gas
