100 sample questions that may be on the State Board Exam for Master Cosmetology. 90 minutes is alloted for you to take the exam, just like the State Board Exam.
Knowing what to say
Giving your opinion
Active listening
Selling skills
The darker the better
Enhance your best features
Look better than your clients
Be as plain as possible
Type of lotion used
Type of neutralizer used
Size of rods used
Length of time neutralizer is left on
Discuss the client's desired look
Analyze the client's clothing
Talk about the weather outside
Remove all magazines from the client
When a new client arrives and sits down
After every three clients
Right after each manicure
After every three manicures
Touching antiseptics
Getting wet or cold
Cleaning with disinfectants
Coughing or spitting
Hair
Beauty
Nails
Skin
Decontamination
Sanitation
Sterilization
Washing
The rate of hair growth is about 1/2 inch per month
The rate of hair growth is the same on all parts of the body
The rate of hair growth differs for men and women
The rate of hair growth declines with age
Suddenly falls out in round patches
Changes from oily to very dry
Produces excessive amounts of sebum
Turns gray very suddenly
Kill all dangerous germs on contact
Cannot reach germs hidden in nooks and crannies
Can be dangerous if used incorrectly
Are inexpensive and therefore should be used liberally
Dermis
Epidermis
Papillary layer
Subcutaneous layer
Disinfectants should not be used on skin, hair, or nails
Disinfectants destroy all microorganisms including bacterial spores
Disinfectants should be used only by healthcare professionals
Disinfectants are never used in salons
Tell the client that all instruments are sterilized after each use
Keep your instruments in sterilizing equipment when not in use
Tell the client that no one has ever gotten an infection in your salon
Keep metal, wood, and plastic implements separate from each other
Chronic inflammation on the nose & cheeks
Subcutaneous tumor of a sebaceous gland
Accumulation of sebaceous matter under the skin
Contagious disease of the sebaceous glands
Parasite
Nonpathogenic
Microbes
Saprophytes
Talking to the client continuously
Having the client visualize a relaxing scene
Maintaining and even rhythm and pressure
Telling the client when you are starting a movement
Is fastened as tightly as possible
Is under the neck strip
Does not touch the client's skin
Is a becoming style and color
Prevent the spread of disease
Discuss biology with clients
Avoid contracting food-borne illness
Avoid spreading AIDS in the salon
All objects are contaminated with microorganisms
Contamination can be avoided by means of frequent hand washing
Contamination in the salon is illegal an cause for losing one's license
The skin and hair can be sterilized to reduce contamination
Nail plate
Matrix
Nail root
Free edge
Avoid a lawsuit
Test for allergic reactions
Sell additional products
Avoid skin irritation
Wash your hands
Ask the client to wash his/her hands
Ask the client to remove any necklaces
Turn the client's collar in
Change the color of a client's hair
Change the texture of a client's hair
Make the client's hair appear fuller and longer
Give the client a good impression of the salon
Who are about to have a permanent
Who have chemically treated hair
Whose health does not permit shampoos
Who are allergic to shampoos
Square
Round
Oval
Pointed
In the drawer of the manicure table
In a jar filled with alcohol-soaked cotton
In an autoclave
On the top of the manicure table on a clean cloth
Leave the half moons at the base unpolished
Leave the tips of the nail unpolished
Leave the sides of the nail unpolished
Apply a very bright polish to the entire nail
Clip them off with scissors
File them off with an emery board
Apply a solvent and push them off
Use a non-acetone nail polish remover
Refer the client to a doctor for treatment
Treat the client with medicated powder and then give the pedicure
Use strict sanitary precautions to avoid spreading the infection
Give the pedicure as requested
Forehead and work downward
Back and forth upward
Cheeks and work in a circular motion
Neck and work upward
Holds its temperature better
Works up a better lather
Feels softer on the client's skin
Leaves an attractive residue behind
Coarse, resistant hair
Highlighted or tinted hair
Normal hair
Fine, resistant hair
Immediately before the hair coloring service
One hour before the hair coloring service
24-48 hours before the hair coloring service
Immediately after the hair coloring service
A shade lighter than the natural skin tone
The same as the natural skin tone
A shade darker then the natural skin tone
A rosy shade
Cheek
Nose
Jaw line
Earlobe
Shampooed and left moist
Saturated with water
Dry and cool
Very hot
Apply, wait 15 minutes, repeat, remove rods
Apply, rinse, repeat, and remove rods
Apply, repeat, wait 5 minutes, and remove rods
Remove rods, apply, rinse, and repeat
Very cool with no red highlights
Lighter than the desired shade
Black or very dark brown
Darker than the desired shade
Outer corner of the eye
Center of the eye
Inner corner of the eye
Cheekbone
Very dark hair may be damaged by extreme lightening
Hair lighteners are used as preliminary treatments and never by themselves
Lighteners are not effective in removing undesirable off-shades
Lightening has no effect on hair's porosity
The natural color tends to fade as the hair ages
Scalp massage increases the growth and prevents hair loss
Cutting the hair makes it grow faster and thicker
The hair's texture becomes coarse as it ages
The hair should be lighter at the base than at the ends
The hair should be lighter on the surface than underneath
The hair around the face should be lighter than the crown
The darker hair should always be the dominant color
Tone of a hair color
Texture of hair
Presence of pigment in the hair
Lightness or darkness of a color
Perform a strand test
Analyze the hair and scalp
Brush or comb the hair vigorously
Put protective cream around the neckliine
Roots of the hair when wet
Ends of the hair when wet
Entire head when wet
Entire head when dry
The razor guard should face you, the cosmetologist, while you use the razor
The razor can be used for thinning the hair as well as for haircutting
When combing the hair, put the razor down and hold the comb in your hand
Keep the hair damp while working to prevent dulling the blade of the razor
Shampoo the client's hair again
Proceed immediately with the next service
Ask the client for a tip
Clear away all hair clippings
Suits the client's hair type
Uses only natural ingredients
Will eliminate dandruff
Is tended for sun-damaged hair
Plaiting the strands on the surface
Braiding very narrow sections of hair
Braiding more than three sections at a time
Overlapping the braided strands on top
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