Nevada State Board of Cosmetology Theory Test Questions and Answers 100% Accurate
Question: How should nails be filed?
Correct answer: Outer edge/corner to center
Question: What product should not be used on a client's feet?
Correct answer: Disinfectant
Question: Which service is outside the scope of practice for a
licensed cosmetologist or nail technician?
Correct answer: Cutting calluses (cutting/shaving calluses is
illegal)
Question: How often must pedicure chairs be disinfected?
Correct answer: After every client
Question: What product can be applied to the skin to reduce
or prevent the growth of bacteria/microbes?
Correct answer: Antiseptic
Question: What should be done prior to using a thermal iron?
Correct answer: Test iron on white tissue paper or cloth
Question: Where should nail primer be placed?
Correct answer: Natural nail
Question: What is the outermost layer of hair?
Correct answer: Cuticle
Question: What is the innermost layer of hair?
Correct answer: Medulla
Question: What pH is neutral?
Correct answer: 7
Question: When should hair color not be applied to the scalp?
Correct answer: If showing signs of abrasions
Question: What is the intense light method used to destroy the
growth cells of the hair follicle for hair removal called?
Correct answer: Photoepilation
Question: What is AMP a unit of?
Correct answer: Electric strength
Question: What is a constant, stable guide to which all lengths
are directed referred to as?
Correct answer: Stationary design line
Question: What is a design line used as a length guide for
sculpting uniformly layered forms referred to as?
Correct answer: Mobile/traveling
Question: What is a moveable guide that consists of a small
amount of previously cut hair known as?
Correct answer: Mobile/traveling
Question: What is hair pressing also known as?
Correct answer: Silking
Question: What are dart alterations of a wig made vertically
to achieve?
Correct answer: Remove width in the nape area
Question: What is the purpose of a neutralizer in hair
processing?
Correct answer: Stop processing and reform and harden the
hair
Question: What conditions should be avoided when
massaging or performing nail services (contraindications)?
Correct answer: High blood pressure and varicose veins
Question: How do nail technicians soften calluses?
Correct answer: Callus softener, pumice/foot file. Never use
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