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MINNESOTA COSMETOLOGY WRITTEN
PRACTICAL EXAM VERSION A& B NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 200+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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VERSION A
When sculpting with a razor, all the following results are achieved
EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Regular alternation of short and long lengths
Which finger should be placed in the finger grip to control the still blade when holding shears? - ANSWER-Ring
A design line that is used as length guide for sculpting uniformly layered forms is referred to as - ANSWER-Mobile
The two types of finger and shear position that are while cutting are - ANSWER-Parallel and nonparallel
With a parallel finger and shear position, the fingers are positioned: -
ANSWER-Equal distance away form the parting
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Which of the following guidelines is important to consider while positioning fingers/shears? - ANSWER-Palm the shears to avoid cutting the client
What type of design line is used to sculpt solid form? - ANSWER- Stationary
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the solid form? - ANSWER-Interior activation
Which of the following projections angles are used to sculpt solid form?
- ANSWER-Natural fall and 0 degrees
All of the following are true about uniformly layered form EXCEPT: -
ANSWER-Rectangular or oval shape
Texturizing reduces bulk without: - ANSWER-Shortening the overall
length appearance of length
Which texturizing technique can be performed with shears or clippers? - ANSWER-Notching
A level 12 color is - ANSWER-The lightest level 2 / 4
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Of the following descriptions, which is the lightest hair color level? - ANSWER-Level 10
Which of the following is a numbering system that identifies the lightness or darkness of hair colors? - ANSWER-Level system
If a client has approximately 25-30% gray hair, apply a color: - ANSWER-
One level lighter than the darker shade
Chemical services should not be performed on hair that has been
colored with any of the following products EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Weekly
rinses
Which colors coat only the surface of the cuticle and do not enter the cortex? - ANSWER-Temporary
A 30 volume hydrogen peroxide solution will generally lift the hair how many more levels than a 20 volume - ANSWER-One level
A powder lightener without buffering agents and conditioners could NOT be used for which of the following procedures? - ANSWER-Double- processed blonde 3 / 4
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Cream hair colors are generally mixed with a cream developer and are
applied with a: - ANSWER-Bowl and brush
Dark hair goes through how many stages of lightening or degrees of decolorization? - ANSWER-10
Demi-permanent colors a NOT designed to: - ANSWER-Lift existing
natural hair color
Fillers have many advantages and include all of the following actions
EXCEPT: - ANSWER-Lift and deposit color in a single process
Hair should never be lightened or decolorized to: - ANSWER-white
If the hair is overlightened a toner may cause the hair to appear: -
ANSWER-Ashy or gray
Peroxide can act as an oxidizer and lift or subtract color when activated by - ANSWER-A higher ph substance
What can be mixed with a cream on-the-scalp lightener to speed the oxidation process? - ANSWER-Activator
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