Perm / Relaxers
Electricity
Skin Theory
Nail Theory
Chemistry
100

The amino acid compound "COHNS" is made up of which elements?

Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur

100

The movement of electrons from one atom to another along a conductor and a form of energy that when in motion

Electricity


100

Classification that describes a person’s genetic skin attributes.

Skin Type

100
What is the correct term for the part of the nail we physically see, file and polish?
Nail Plate
100

The side bond most detrimental to a cosmetologist

Disulfide Bond

200

End bonds that join amino acids together are called:

Peptide Bonds


200

A material that does not allow electricity to flow through it, such as rubber, is known as:

Insulator or non-conductor

200

How many skin types are on the Fitzpatrick scale?


200

The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies underneath the free edge and protects the nail bed from infection


200

Basic substances that cannot be broken down to form simpler substances

Element

300

The more aggressive type of perm solution that softens and swells the cuticle is:

Alkaline Solution

300

Constant , even-flowing current that travels in one direction

Direct Current

300

Open comedones are clogged pores caused by a buildup of debris, oil, and dead skin cells in the follicles. What is their street name?

Blackheads

300

Onychocryptosis is the technical term for a common nail issue known as:

Ingrown Nails


300

The chemical reaction that combines a substance with oxygen to produce and oxide

Oxidation


400

Alkaline / Cold Waves contain which active ingredient?

BONUS POINT: what is the pH of an alkaline perm?

Ammonium Thioglycolate Acid (ATG)

pH = 9 - 9.6

400

Unit that measures the strength of an electrical current

AMP / Ampere

400

Which layer of the epidermis is the deepest layer, also called the basale layer, and is the live layer that produces new skin cells, is responsible for the growth of the epidermis and produces the melanin 

Stratum Germinativum 


400

Soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out.

Koilonychia

400

a pH balanced shampoo has a pH of what?

4.5 - 5.5

500

If a relaxer is "lye-based" it contains what ingredient?

Sodium Hydroxide

500

Prevents excessive current from flowing through a circuit

Fuse

500

The Epidermis has five layers but the dermis only has two. Name them! 

Papillary and Reticular

500

Three active ingredients in callus softeners include: 

Urea, Salicylic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide

500

Mixture of 2+ molecules that separate when left sitting and need shaken before use

Suspensions

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