Milady Cosmetology Final Exam Questions
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Dry hair and scalp should be treated with products that contain moisturizers and ______. -
Answers✔Emollients
What type of haircutting lines are parallel to the floor and relative to the horizon? -
Answers✔Horizontal lines
What type of shampoo, also known as powder shampoo, cleanses the hair without the use of soap
and water? - Answers✔Dry
Which type of texture shear adds increased blending? - Answers✔Texturizing
Grooming brushes that add polish and shine to the hair have a bristle mixture consisting of
_____. - Answers✔Boar and nylon
Hydroxide chemical relaxers break disulfide bonds and convert them to _____ bonds. -
Answers✔Lanthionine
The best overall blade edge for a hair stylist is _____, because it will give you the smoothest cut
and is the sharpest edge possible. - Answers✔Convex
What type of shampoo can leave the hair dry, brittle, porous, and causes fading in colored treated
hair? - Answers✔High-pH shampoo
A ____ shampoo is designed to re-balance the pH level of your hair by neutralizing any alkali
and unwanted residues in the hair. - Answers✔Neutralizing
Which guideline is used in a blunt, one-length haircut, or used in overdirection to create a length
or weight increase? - Answers✔Stationary
Placed completely off their base, _____ curls offer a curl option with only slight lift and volume.
- Answers✔Off-base
Arc base pin curls are also known as half-moon or ____ base curls. - Answers✔C-shaped base
curls
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The body's first line of defense against infection is _____. - Answers✔Healthy, uncompromised
skin
When manipulating the scalp during a shampoo, being at the front hairline and work in a(n)
______. - Answers✔Back-and-forth movement
When your shear is properly fitted, the thumb hole will rest at or slightly over the ______. -
Answers✔Cuticle area of the thumb
When hand washing, it is important to rub hands together for a minimum of how long? -
Answers✔20 seconds
The changes involved in oxidation haircoloring, wet setting, thermal styling, permanent waving,
and chemical hair relaxing take place within the _____. - Answers✔Cortex
As a rule of thumb, coarse and gray hair can withstand more heat than ____. - Answers✔Fine
hair
Which organisms are pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like bunches of grapes? -
Answers✔Staphylococci
Often called simply "the shampoo," this first step of the service actually encompasses three
different processes: scalp care and massage, shampooing, and _____. - Answers✔Conditioning
Chemical products that destroy all bacteria, fungi, and viruses (but not spores) on surfaces are
known as _____. - Answers✔Disinfectants
What is the elevation, or degrees, contained in a blunt or one-length haircut? - Answers✔0
What is the growth phase during which new hair is produced? - Answers✔Anagen
You should use the _____ degree of tension when cutting hair with strong growth patterns, or
around the ears, to compensate for the hair being pushed up when it dries. - Answers✔Minimum
Which facial shape is 1 1/2 times longer than its width across the brow? - Answers✔Oval face
A general rule of thumb when cutting hair is to stand or sit directly in front of the area you are
cutting, and to keep your body weight _____. - Answers✔Centered
Hair is composed of protein that grows from cells originating within the ______. -
Answers✔Hair follicle
What element of hair design defines form and space, while creating the shape, design, and
movement of a hairstyle? - Answers✔Line
Inflammation is characterized by which of the following? - Answers✔Swelling
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