Missouri State Boards Study Guide for
Cosmetology Exam 2025
A term used to encompass a broad range of specialty areas, including hairstyling,
nail technology, and esthetics. - answer-✔Cosmetology
The art and science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails, and hair and
includes the study of cosmetics and their application. - answer-✔Cosmetology
haircutting and hairstyling were practiced in some form as early as _____? -
answer-✔ice age
knowing the history of your profession can help you predict and understand ___ -
answer-✔upcoming trends
had a variety of hairstyles ad they were used as a symbol of tribal traditions and
converted a message of age, martial status, power and rank - answer-✔Africans
The first to cultivate beauty with extravagant fashions and use cosmetics as part of
their personal beautification habits, religious ceremonies, and preparation of the
deceased for burial - answer-✔Egyptians
used to stain hair and nails a warm, rich red - answer-✔henna
first to infuse essential oils from leaves, bark, and blossoms - answer-✔Egyptians
,Built a personal cosmetics factory by the Dead Sea - answer-✔Queen Cleopatra
Stained her nails red by dipping them in henna, wore lavish makeup designs, and
used custom-blended essential oils as signature scents - answer-✔Queen Nefertiti
rubbed tinted mixture of gum arabic, gelatin, beeswax, and egg whites onto their
nails to color them crimson or ebony - answer-✔Chinese
gold and silver were the royal colors - answer-✔Chou Dynasty
applied white lead onto their faces, kohl around their eyes, and vermillion on
cheeks and lips - answer-✔greeks
Brilliant red pigment made by grinding cinnabar to a fine powder - answer-
✔vermillion
noble women tinted their hair red, middle class women tinted their hair blond, and
poor women colored their hair black - answer-✔romans
Also known as the medieval period, the time between the collapse of the Roman
Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance - answer-✔Middle Ages
transition from midivil to modern history, didn't wear colors on lips, cheeks, or
eyes, but took great pride in in physical appearance and wore elaborate clothing -
answer-✔Renaissance
,Pinch their cheeks and bitten the lips to induce natural color rather than use
cosmetics - answer-✔victorian age
followed trends set by celebrities and society figures in the ___ - answer-
✔Twentieth Century
1904, The makeup developed by __________ was popular with movie stars
because it would not cake or crack, even under hot studio lights. - answer-✔Max
Factor
Invented a heavily wired machine that supplied electrical current to metal rods
around which hair strands were wrapped. - answer-✔Charles nessler
The overlap method of wrapping hair around a perm tool - answer-✔Croquinole
former slave, suffered from a scalp condition that caused her to lose her hair and
experiment with home remedies. She eventually started to sell "Madam Walkers
Wonderful Hair Grower" - answer-✔Sarah Breedlove
cosmetic industry grew rapidly in ___ - answer-✔1920s
preheat perm was introduced in __ - answer-✔1930s
In 1932, ______ of Revlon fame marketed the first nail polish, as opposed to nail
stain, borrowing formulas from the automobile paint industry - answer-✔Charles
Revson
, In 1932, ________ introduced the first permanent haircolor product and founded a
company called Clairol. - answer-✔Lawrence Gelb
In 1938, _______ invented the cold wave that used no machines or heat, and was
considered to be the precurser to the modern perm - answer-✔Arnold F. Willatt
developed another method of permanent waving in ___ - answer-✔1940s
Alkaline waves, also known as _____, were developed in 1941. - answer-✔cold
waves
introduction of tube mascara, improved hair care and nail products, and then boom
and death of the weekly salon appointment in ____ to ___ - answer-✔1950-2000
Introduced a newer of highlighting in the 1970s, but hair weaving using aluminum
foil. - answer-✔French hairdressers
The world's first ammonia-free haircolor was invented by _____ in 1985 - answer-
✔Farouk Shami
The individual credited with coining the term day spa is: - answer-✔Noel
DeCaprio
important to your careers future and it holds the key to individual development and
personal motivation, gives you knowledge and confidence. - answer-✔Continuing
Education
