Practice #2 Flashcards
When razor cutting, it is recommended that hair be cut…
A. Damp
B. Wet
C. Dry
D. Dry after straightening
B. Wet
When cutting extremely curly hair, it is recommended the hair be cut…
A. Damp
B. Wet
C. Dry
D. Dry after straightening
C. Dry
When cutting kinky hair, it is recommended the hair be cut…
A. Damp
B. Wet
C. Dry
D. Dry after straightening
D. Dry after straightening
Which governmental agency mandates the use of a P.D. Test prior to using aniline derivative tints…
A. Environmental Protection Agency
B. Food and Drug Administration
C. OSHA
D. State Board of Cosmetology
B. Food and Drug Administration
Clients hair has lightened to a Level 6, what is the exposed underlying pigment color and what is the correct Toner Shade to achieve a neutral color?
A. Yellow, Blue
B. Red, Green
C. Orange, Blue
D. Yellow, Violet
C. Orange, Blue
When giving a scissor haircut, the guideline is generally…
A. At the closed side of your hand
B. Above your fingers
C. Below your fingers
D. At your palm
C. Below your fingers
The amount of hair on a person's head is referred to as... A. Thickness B. Density C. Texture D. Both a and b
B. Density
Hair with its cuticle in place and tightly closed is said to have…
A. Good porosity
B. Bad porosity
C. Excellent porosity
D. Poor porosity
D. Poor porosity
Pediculosis Capitis is…
A. Athletes Foot
B. Lice
C. Ringworm
D. Head Lice
D. Head Lice
In the “shears-over-comb” technique, if the comb is held at an angle, the…
A. Hair will be shorter
B. Hair will be longer
C. Length will not be affected
D. Scalp will be less visible
A. Hair will be shorter
The red dermal light is used to treat…
A. Oily skin
B. Combination skin
C. Acneic skin
D. Dry skin
D. Dry skin
When using a hot iron, curling the hair from the ends towards the scalp is referred to as…
A. Spiral curling
B. Halo curling
C. Croquignole curling
D. None of the above
C. Croquignole curling
What type of roller set (wet set) placement would create the most volume?
A. On base
B. Half off base
C. No stem
D.Q No base
A. On base
In a pin-curl set, the clippies are inserted at the... A. Closed end B. Open end C. Base D. Circle
B. Open end
The concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution is known as…
A. H2O2
B. CO2
C. pH
D. NaCl
C. pH
The perimeter of the haircut is found at the…
A. Interior of the hair
B. Exterior of the hair
C. Outer edge
D. Nape
C. Outer edge
Which of the following lines would be used to add weight / volume in a haircut?
A. Vertical
B. Horizontal
C. Diagonal
D. Parallel
B. Horizontal
Which of the following is not a term used when referring to human hair wigs?
A. Remy
B. Fallen
C. Clubbed
D. Turned
C. Clubbed
The tissue beneath the Free Edge of the nail is known as…
A. Eponychium
B. Hyponychium
C. Perionychium
D. Pterygium
B. Hyponychium
In hair cutting, angles below 90 degrees are used primarily to…
A. Decrease weight
B. Build weight
C. Decrease movement
D. None of the above
B. Build weight
This type of guideline is used when you want to create a gradual increase in weight or length…
A. Traveling
B. Stationary
C. Temporary
D. Permanent
B. Stationary
Another name for Tesla (high frequency) current is…
A. Blue Ray
B. Violet Ray
C. White light
D. Ultra-violet Ray
B. Violet Ray
When giving a razor haircut, the guideline is generally…
A. At the closed side of your hand
B. Above your fingers
C. Below your fingers
D. At your palm
B. Above your fingers
Remy hair is…
A. Yak hair with its cuticle removed
B. Human hair with its cuticle removed
C. Synthetic hair
D. Human hair with its cuticle intact
D. Human hair with its cuticle intact
This type of relaxer is usually advertised as a “No-Lye” and marketed for “Sensitive Scalps”.
A. Thioglycolate
B. Lithium Hydroxide
C. Guanidine
D. Sodium Hydroxide
C. Guanidine
Most relaxers on the market contain…
A. Thioglycolate
B. Lithium
C. Guanidine
D. Sodium
D. Sodium
Eye Tabbing involves…
A. The application of individual lashes
B. The application of Band lashes
C. The application of Strip lashes
D. The application of permanent eyeliner
A. The application of individual lashes
When cutting hair using “Double-Notched” thinning shears, what will be the result?
A. Creation of a more “Textured” look
B. Remove less hair than with “Single-notch” shears
C. Create more volume in finished style
D. Remove more hair than with “Single-Notch” shears
B. Remove less hair than with “Single-notch” shears
In hair cutting, the area above the parietal crest is referred to as the…
A. Top
B. Apex
C. Interior
D. Exterior
C. Interior
A “hand-tied” or “hand-knotted” wig is a…
A. Postiche
B. Cap wig
C. Capless wig
D. Fall
B. Cap wig
Process where the Sodium Hydroxide Relaxer removes one atom of sulphur from the disulphide bond…
A. Lanthionine
B. Lantionization
C. Reduction
D. Oxidation
B. Lantionization
The “shear-over-comb” method usually employs this type of comb…
A. Hard rubber comb
B. Styling comb
C. Barber comb
D. Wide tooth comb
C. Barber comb
What is the effect of “Certified Colors” on the hair shaft?
A. Coat the cortex
B. Enter the cortex
C. Partially enter the cortex
D. Coat the cuticle
D. Coat the cuticle
A “weft” will be found in a…
A. Cap wig
B. Capless wig
C. Postiche
D. None of the above
B. Capless wig
Turned Hair is…
A. Synthetic
B. Hair with cuticle “turned” in different directions
C. Human hair, before wig processing
D. Hair with cuticle “turned” in one direction
D. Hair with cuticle “turned” in one direction
All of the following are true of Guanidine Relaxers except…
A. Cause less skin / scalp irritation
B. More drying to the hair
C. Contain no lye
D. Have a lower pH than most Thio Relaxers
D. Have a lower pH than most Thio Relaxers
Neutralizers, Stabilizers, and Fixatives all tend to fall where on the pH scale?
A. Below 7
B. Above 7
C. At 7
D. None of the above
A. Below 7
Vellus hair can be distinguished from lanugo hair, because…
A. Vellus hair is longer
B. They are virtually indistinguishable
C. Vellus hair has pigment
D. Vellus hair has little/no pigment
D. Vellus hair has little/no pigment
The hair found on a man’s face is referred to as…
A. Vellus
B. Lanugo
C. Terminal
D. Barba
D. Barba
Machine made wigs are…
A. Postiche wigs
B. Cap wigs
C. Capless wigs
D. Usually under-knotted
C. Capless wigs
Synthetic hair wigs…
A. Can be thermal styled / wet set
B. Cannot be thermal styled / wet set
C. Are not considered “bounce back”
D. Require very low heat when thermal styling
A. Can be thermal styled / wet set
This agency approves & regulates the efficacy of products used for disinfection.
A. OSHA
B. EPA
C. FDA
D. None of the above
B. EPA
Client’s hair has been lightened to pale yellow, client wants it neutral (no warm or ash tones), use…
A. Blue toner
B. Neutral toner
C. Violet toner
D. Red toner
C. Violet toner
The even mixture of blue and yellow makes…
A. Dark yellow
B. Green
C. Light blue
D. None of the above
B. Green
Which of the following pin-curl sets will create the most volume…
A. No Stem
B. Half Stem
C. Full Base
D. Triangular
A. No Stem
Which of the following pin-curl sets will create the least volume…
A. No Stem
B. Half Stem
C. Full Base
D. Triangular
B. Half Stem
Which of the following roller-sets will create the most volume…
A. On Base
B. Half Off Base
C. Off Base
D. None of the above
A. On Base
The point where the nail enters the skin at the nail base is referred to as the…
A. Eponychium
B. Pterygium
C. Hyponychium
D. Nail Matrix
A. Eponychium
The ideal base for a roller-set is…
A. Square
B. Rectangular
C. Round
D. Triangular
B. Rectangular
Client’s hair has lightened to palest yellow, stylist applies a blue toner. What is the result?
A. Platinum blondes
B. Lightest neutral
C. Lightest neutral
D. Green
D. Green
