Hair
Chemical Services
Nails
Skin
Sanitation
100

If you want hair to be longer toward the front on a layered haircut, overdirect the sections to a stationary guide at the _____.

back of the ears

100

Which bonds are relatively weak physical side bonds resulting from an attraction between negative and positive electrical charges, and are easily broken by changes in pH?

Salt Bonds

100

As it grows, the _____ slides across the nail bed.

nail plate

100

What service involves the succession of strokes in which the hands glide over an area of the body with varying degrees of pressure or contact?

Effleurage

100

As of June 2015, both federal and state laws require that manufacturers supply a(n) _____ for all chemical products manufactured and sold.

SDS

200

A(n) _____ is a basic haircut, cut at a 90-degree elevation and then overdirected to maintain length and weight at the perimeter.

layered cut

200

What is a hydroxide relaxer that does not require the application of a protective base?

No Base Relaxer

200

Which implement is durable, easy-to-use, made of plastic, metal, glass, or ceramic, and used for soaking the client’s fingers in warm water to soften the skin and cuticle?

Finger Bowl

200

Light therapy using a light-emitting diode (LED) uses blue light to treat skin that is _____.

Acne-Prone

200
Define bloodborne pathogens

Disease causing microorganisms carried in the body by the blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and HIV.

300

The technique used to check a haircut for precision of line and shape is called _____.

cross checking

300

Neutral base colors are often used to _____.

cover grey hair

300

Normal, healthy nails grow in a variety of shapes, depending upon the shape of the _____.

Matrix

300

The layer of skin that is seen and treated by the cosmetologist is the _____.

Stratum corneum

300

Organisms that grow, feed, and find shelter on or in a host organism are called _____.

Parasites

400

What tough exterior layer of the hair has the purpose of surrounding the inner layers and protecting the hair from damage?


Cuticle 

400

The concentration and strength of hydrogen peroxide (developler) is measured in terms of _____.

volume

400

What is a petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties to hold moisture in the skin?

Paraffin

400

Which term describes follicles impacted with solidified sebum and dead cell buildup that appear as small bumps just underneath the skin’s surface?

Closed Comedones 

400

What is the process that completely destroys all microbial life, including spores?

Sterilization 

500

Under what circumstances shoulda hair not be pressed with a hot comb?

When the client has a scalp abrasion, a contagious scalp condition, a scalp injury, or chemically damaged hair.

500

Why do permanent waves need to be neutralized? 

Neutralization stops the action of the waving solution and rebuilds the hair into its new curly form.

500

When clipping his own nails, Jose accidentally (and painfully) clips the skin under the nail between the fingertip and the free edge. What has he clipped?

Hyponychium

500

The underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the derma corium, cutis, or true skin, is the _____.

dermis

500

What is the difference between cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, and sterilizing? 

cleaning: soap and water to remove visible dirt

sanitizing: reducing the number of disease-causing germs on cleaned surfaces to a safe level

disinfecting: destroys harmful organisms on environmental surfaces

sterilizing: the process that destroys all microbial life