Cosmetology State Boards Written Exam (CO)

Pus-forming bacterial cells that form grapelike bunches or clusters and are present in abcesses are called:

What treatment soothes and moisturizes the skin?

Which is true about alkaline perms?

Sodium hydroxide relaxers have a pH of:

The outer covering of the hair shaft made up of overlapping layers of transarent scales is called the:

What is the average amount of daily hair loss?

In the case of a chemical injury to the eye, which of the following steps is recommended?

Chemical burns should be treated by:

The vividness, brightness or saturation of a color is referred to as:

Ingredients, associated hazards, combustion levels & storage requirements of a product is provided by:

People with lighter colored hair have melanin in the:

A type of massage method that uses pressure on specific point of the hands and feet is known as:

The resting stage of hair growth, when the hair bulb has no attached root sheath is referred to as the:

The living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail is known as the:

The loss of pigment in the hair as a person ages is called:

Hair that has been pulled out from the roots will grow back under which of the following circumstances?

What determines the direction of the form in long hair design?

Which of the following terms defines the art and science of beauty care?

During which stage of growth do bacterua reproduce and grow rapidly?

A condition which beads or nodes form on the hair shaft is called:

What length is the spiral perm technique most often used on?

A benefit of massage is:

Which part of the nail serves as a watertight seal that oritects the matrix against infection?

In addition to tension and perm solution, what do acid perms use to perform the processing action?

All of the following statements are precautions regarding disinfectants, EXCEPT:

The regulating agency under the Department of Labor that enforces safety and health standards in the workplace is:

Located at the bottom of the follicle and supplying nourishment to the germinal matrix is the:

Catagen, a brief transitional stage, lasts for what amount of time?

What is formed when sebum produced by the oil glands mixes with the body's perspiration?

In which long hair design technique is the hair wrapped or wound around itself?

The interlacing or tying together of a single strand or 2 strands of hair is called a:

The long hair design procedures are distribute, section, part, apply and:

Destroying or killing all microbes is:

The tighter the curl patter, the:

Which of the following is the next step after removing all hair from a brush during a disinfection procedure?

The brush that allows the greatest airflow to the hair for quick drying is called the:

Styling products for the hair are used to add a range of support and:

This science looks at what body movements, tools & equipment benefits the health and comfort of the stylist and client:

The overlap (croquignole) perm technique produces which result?

Alkaline perms carry a pH of:

Eumelanin is the type of melanin that produces:

If the layers of the cuticle are very close together, the hair has which type of porosity?

Relaxer strengths for ammonium thioglycolate are categorized as all of the following, EXCEPT:

All of the following statements are true about color, EXCEPT:

Sodium hydroxide relaxers are generally used on which type of hair?

Another name for split or brittle nails is:

If the skin isn't broken following a heat or electrical burn, which action is recommended to treat the area?

Small cracks starting in the cuticle and splitting the hair entirely are known as brittle hair, fragilitis crinium or:

A communicable disease referss to a disease that is:

Which of the following would be considered a universal precaution?