Cosmetology State Board

Question 1

Five Basic Nail Shapes

Answer 1

Square, squoval, round, oval, and pointed.

Question 2

Onycholysis

Answer 2

lifting the nail without shedding

Question 3

Verruca

Answer 3

warts caused by infectious virus

Question 4

Onychocryptosis

Answer 4

Ingrown nail caused by filing the nail too much, to tight fitted shoes

Question 5

Onychocryptosis Unguium

Answer 5

Nail fungus caused by a parasite, very contagious

Question 6

Hang Nails

Answer 6

Caused by dry cuticles and carelessness in removing the cuticle.

Question 7

Onychorrhexis

Answer 7

Split or brittle nails caused by injury, careless filing, vitamins deficiencies, illness, frequent exposure to strong chemicals

Question 8

Leuconchia

Answer 8

white spots on the nail plate caused by injury to the base of the nail.

Question 9

Furrows

Answer 9

Nail disorder with vertical lines down the nail plate caused by nutrition, injury or illness

Question 10

Corrugations

Answer 10

Nail disorder wavy ridges caused by uneven growth

Question 11

Toner

Answer 11

Used to pre-lighten the hair to achieve pale and delicate colors after decoloring

Question 12

Conditioning Fillers

Answer 12

Protein conditioner with will equalize porosity and fill the holes

Question 13

Color fillers

Answer 13

used to replace the missing primary colors

Question 14

Oxidative

Answer 14

Demi-permenant color

Question 15

Non-oxidative color

Answer 15

Temporary; physical change only

Question 16

Double process blonde

Answer 16

Decolorizing and toning

Question 17

Melanin

Answer 17

The mire of it the longer the processing time (scalp processes faster because of the heat the body puts off)

Question 18

Lift

Answer 18

Lightening by breaking up the melanin to decolorize hair

Question 19

Deposit

Answer 19

means that product only deposits color because it does not have ammonia or high alkalinity

Question 20

Developer

Answer 20

Oxidizing agent H202 when mixed with ammonia it will break up the melanin and allow it to lift or lighten.

Question 21

Semi Permanent color

Answer 21

temporary color, non-oxidative, stains cuticle and fades with each wash

Question 22

Demi-permanent color

Answer 22

Oxidative deposit only, depends or changes the tone.

Question 23

Permanent color

Answer 23

lightens and deposits at the same time. can’t shampoo out

Question 24

Primary Colors

Answer 24

red, blue, yellow

Question 25

Brown

Answer 25

unequal combo of primary

Question 26

Black

Answer 26

Equal parts of primary colors

Question 27

Warm Tones

Answer 27

Red, orange and yellow

Question 28

Cool tones

Answer 28

Blue, green and violet

Question 29

Neutral tones

Answer 29

Perfect combo of warm and cool tones

Question 30

Eumelanin

Answer 30

Brown to black pigment

Question 31

Pheomelanin

Answer 31

Red to yellow pigment

Question 32

Coarse Texture

Answer 32

Largest diameter, greatest amount of melanin. longest lift

Question 33

Medium texture

Answer 33

Has a balance of melanin (average lift)

Question 34

Fine Texture

Answer 34

Smallest diameter, prone to damage, lifts faster