Free Michigan Cosmetology Exam Flashcards

Debris can shield microorganisms and interfere with the disinfectant. Clean the implement first, then apply the appropriate disinfectant exactly as its label directs.

Discard it in the appropriate covered waste container. A single-use item cannot be reliably cleaned and disinfected for reuse.

Store cleaned and disinfected tools in a covered clean container, physically separated from used or contaminated items. Never return a used tool to clean storage.

Use a clean sanitary spatula or an appropriate dispenser. Do not double-dip or touch the shared product with fingers or a used applicator.

Stop the service and prevent further exposure. Put on appropriate protective equipment, care for and cover the wound, isolate contaminated items, and clean and disinfect the area according to the exposure procedure.

An SDS explains a chemical's hazards, safe handling and storage, required protection, first-aid response, spill measures, and disposal considerations.

The label specifies the approved organisms, dilution, surface compatibility, contact time, and safety precautions. Effectiveness depends on following those directions exactly.

It is the period a cleaned surface or implement must remain visibly wet with the correctly prepared disinfectant. Wiping it dry too soon can prevent effective disinfection.

Cleaning removes soil; disinfection destroys many disease-causing microorganisms on nonporous surfaces; sterilization destroys all microbial life, including bacterial spores.

Replace them when torn, punctured, or contaminated in a way that could spread material to a clean surface. Remove them without touching bare skin to the contaminated exterior, then wash hands.

Continuing could spread infection to the cosmetologist, other clients, tools, and surfaces. Do not diagnose; explain the safety concern and recommend appropriate medical evaluation when indicated.

Water lowers resistance and increases the path for electric current through the body, raising shock risk. Dry hands and keep electrical equipment away from wet areas before use.

Ventilation removes airborne vapors and particulates from the breathing zone. It reduces inhalation exposure but does not replace closed containers, safe handling, or other required controls.

The cosmetologist must verify a safe temperature to prevent burns. Never rely only on a machine setting or assume the client will warn you in time.

A smooth nonporous surface can be cleaned and disinfected between clients. Porous exposed material can absorb contaminants and cannot be adequately disinfected.

It identifies goals, prior services, allergies, medications, conditions, and contraindications so the cosmetologist can choose, alter, or decline the service safely and obtain informed consent.

The cortex. It contains keratin structures and pigment and is the main site affected by permanent color, lightening, and chemical texture services.

The cuticle is more raised or damaged, so hair absorbs and loses moisture or chemicals quickly. Formulas, timing, and technique may need adjustment to avoid uneven or excessive processing.

The cortex has reduced ability to stretch and return without breaking. Weak, overly elastic, or snapping hair signals damage and may contraindicate or require modification of a chemical service.

Texture is the diameter of an individual strand; density is the number of strands in a given scalp area. Both affect product choice, section size, timing, and the visual result.

The matrix. Injury to the matrix can alter growth or permanently deform the nail plate, while the nail bed supports the plate as it advances.

A damaged barrier increases irritation, chemical absorption, bleeding, and infection risk. The service should be altered or declined according to the condition and product directions.

A predisposition test checks for possible sensitivity to a product as directed by its manufacturer. A strand test previews processing and color response on a small section of hair.

Stop the service immediately, remove the product as directed, and follow the product's emergency guidance. Severe or systemic symptoms require prompt emergency assistance.

Refer when the analysis shows a suspicious, infectious, inflamed, open, or otherwise abnormal condition outside cosmetology scope. A cosmetologist recognizes contraindications but does not diagnose disease.

Test it safely before it touches the client's hair or scalp, then choose heat appropriate to the hair's condition and texture. Excess heat can burn the client or damage the hair.

Textured hair may spring shorter when dry or released from tension. Planning for its natural fall helps prevent an unexpectedly short or uneven result.

Level describes relative lightness or darkness; tone describes the color character, such as warm, cool, gold, red, or ash. A formula must account for both.

Opposites on the color wheel neutralize each other: violet counters yellow, blue counters orange, and green counters red. The amount used must match the unwanted tone and target result.

Developer supplies hydrogen peroxide to oxidize dye precursors and can lighten natural pigment. Strength and mixing ratio must follow the manufacturer's directions and desired service.

It reveals how the hair processes, the likely timing, and the resulting color on that hair's porosity and history. It can expose incompatibility or damage before the full application.

Heat from the scalp accelerates chemical action near the roots. Application order is adjusted to avoid roots becoming lighter or processing faster than the midlengths and ends.

Disulfide bonds in the hair cortex. Chemical texture products break or rearrange enough of these bonds so the hair can be reshaped, then stabilize the new configuration as directed.

Neutralizer oxidizes and reforms disulfide bonds after the hair has taken the rod shape. Proper rinsing, blotting, application, and timing help stabilize the curl.

It checks the developing curl pattern and processing progress. The result guides whether processing should continue or stop according to product directions.

They use different chemical reactions and leave the hair in incompatible states. Applying one over hair treated with the other can cause severe weakening and breakage.

Abrasions, irritation, or inflammation increase the risk of chemical injury. Do not brush, scratch, or otherwise disturb the scalp before the service, and follow all product contraindications.

Previously colored, lightened, relaxed, or waved hair may process faster and tolerate less stress. Analyze porosity and elasticity, test as appropriate, and avoid overlapping incompatible or damaging chemicals.

Effleurage. It is used to apply or distribute product and to begin or end a massage with gentle, controlled contact.

Over-exfoliating sensitive, inflamed, injured, or recently treated skin can damage the barrier and increase irritation. Consultation, product directions, and contraindications determine whether to modify or decline it.

Isolation prevents several natural lashes from being bonded together. That avoids pulling, discomfort, and interference as lashes grow at different rates.

Stop immediately and follow the product's eye-exposure directions, including prompt flushing when directed. Do not continue the service; obtain medical help when symptoms persist or the label calls for it.

Apply it in the direction of hair growth and remove the strip quickly against growth while supporting the skin, unless the product directs otherwise.

Double-dipping can transfer skin cells, blood, or microorganisms into the shared product and expose later clients. Use a new applicator for every dip.

Open, irritated, sunburned, infected, or recently injured skin is unsafe to wax or treat. Also check medications, recent procedures, and product-specific contraindications during consultation.

Treat them as contaminated: place them in the designated used-item area, clean them, and disinfect them for the full label contact time before clean storage and reuse.

The nail plate is the hardened keratin structure that grows forward. The nail bed is the living tissue beneath it that supports the plate.

Michigan shop inspection requirements prohibit its use or possession. Nail products must be permitted, properly labeled, and used with the ventilation and safety controls their manufacturers require.

Do not thin or abrade the plate enough to expose or injure the nail bed. Use controlled pressure and an appropriate abrasive while preserving the natural plate.

Closing them keeps airborne nail dust and debris from contaminating the product. Local source capture, ventilation, and clean files or buffers further control workstation contamination.