Texas Barber Exam Practice Test
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Hair and nails are chiefly composed of a horny substance called?
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Keratin
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An even and smooth brush out cut over the entire head is called?
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Quo vidas
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Which of the following is an implement?
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Emery board
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What should be done after draping the client?
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Brush the hair
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How often must a barber, manicurist or barber technician license be renewed?
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Every two years
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How do you renew an individual license that has been expired for more than five years?
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Pay a 75 dollar exam fee, pass both written and practical exams, and pay current license fees
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How many hours does it take to complete a barbers course in order to obtain a Texas Barbers license?
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1500 hours
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What is required to be attached to the original license?
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A recent photo
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How do you replace a lost or destroyed license or permit?
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Submit a written request to the board
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How many hours are required for a refresher course?
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300 hours
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What services may a barber technician perform?
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Cleansing,massaging and beautifying of the scalp, face, arms or hands
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Where can a barber technician work?
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Where the barber board has issued a barber shop permit
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What class of barber license is issued in Texas?
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Class A registered
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What is the delinquency fee for late renewal of a certificate, license or permit?
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30 for each year or part of a year
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Which test is given to determine the actual color and the condition of the hair?
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Strand test
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A patch test is performed where?
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In inner bend of the elbow
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Hydrogen peroxide can be in the form of a?
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Tablet, cream or liquid
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Toners are?
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Tonic lotions with an alcohol content of 4 to 15 percent used on normal and combination skin types
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A rinse used to highlight the color or add color to the hair is a?
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Color rinses
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Temporary color makes a?
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Physical change
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The partial or total removal of natural pigment of artificial color from the hair is called?
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Lightening
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The disadvantages of an acid- balanced perm?
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Harmful to delicate or fragile hair
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Advantage of an alkaline balanced perm?
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Room temperature processing
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Curls designed to provide strong curls with only slight lift are called?
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Off base curls
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The degree most commonly used in haircut ting, tapering, and blending effects is the?
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90 degree angle
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The angle at which the hair is held while being cut is?
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Degrees or elevations
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Guidelines that move as the haircut progresses, used often when creating layers or graduation ; also referred to as a moving or movable guidelines?
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Traveling guide
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A guide used for overall length looking design is a?
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Stationary guide
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To shave over the face a second time is known as a?
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Close shaving
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What requires frequent scalp treatments?
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Pityriasis
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In common household bleach used to provide the sanitizing agent chlorine is called?
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Sodium hypochlorite
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Lathering the face serves to?
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Cleanse the face, soften the hair, create a smooth flat surface
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What can cleanse, soften, smooth, stimulate and refresh the face?
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Face packs
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The type of massage involving a deep rubbing movement is called?
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Friction
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Chemical services drapes include the following?
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Towel, drape, towel
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A dulce or boil is an acute bacterial infection of the?
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Hair follicle
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A condition of dry, scaly skin, characterized by absolute or partial deficiency of sebum is?
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Aseatosis
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The loss of hair in round patches or bald spots is called?
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Alopecia areata
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The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is called?
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Porosity
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The cortex of the hair contains?
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Coloring matter or pigment
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A small involuntary muscle attached to the inner side of a follicle is the?
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Arrector pili muscle
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Water, shampooing and acid solutions will break?
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Hydrogen bonds
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Permanent waves or chemical hair relaxers are required to break?
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Sulphur bonds
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The layer of the hair that needs to be penetrated for the hair to absorb color is?
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Cuticle layer
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What glands regulate body temperature and help to eliminate waste products?
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Sweat glands
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Sudoriterous is also known as?
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Sweat glands
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A diffuser is used on a?
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Blow dryer
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For safety, shears need to be closed and resting in the palm while combing the hair is called?
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Palming
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Which finger goes into the gap of the still blades of the hair cutting shears?
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Ring finger
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What is a weight line?
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The heaviest perimeter of a 0 or 45 degree cut
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What should you do with an emery board after each use?
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Discard or give to the customer
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What provides vital information about products ranging from ingredient content and associated hazards, combustion levels and storage requirements?
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Material safety data sheets
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Disinfect implements with fine cutting edges with?
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70 percent ethyl or 99 percent isopropyl
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Phenols are used to?
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Disinfect implements
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No type of chemical service should be performed when?
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Blemishes or abrasions are found
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Bactericides, fungicides, and virucides are classified as?
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Hospital level disinfectants
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Aids is caused by?
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HIV
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The destruction of bacteria may be accomplished by the use of?
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Disinfectants
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Resistance to a disease is known as?
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Immunity
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Disease that spreads from one person to another is called a?
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Communicable disease
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What is the process of rearranging the basic structure of over curly hair to straight?
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Chemical hair relaxer or perm
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Where can bacteria be found?
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Skin, air, in water, decayed matter, bodily secretions, on clothing or beneath nails, on all surfaces
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What does OSHA do?
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Regulates, establishes and maintains health and safety standards
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How can AIDS be transmitted?
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Through blood or bodily fluids
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What lubricates the skin and preserves the softness of the hair?
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Sebum
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What is the innermost layer of the hair?
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Medulla
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What is a fissure?
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A crack in the skin into the derma
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What is a scale?
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An accumulation of dry or greasy flakes such as abnormal or excessive dandruff
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Give an example of a double process?
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Bleach and tone pre softening and tinting toner and color application
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Oily substances which lubricate the skin and preserves the softness of the hair is?
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Sebum
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How do you obtain a barber license in Texas?
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1500 clock hours, written and practical exam
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What comb is used for detangling?
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Wide toothed comb
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What destroys most bacteria?
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Disinfectants
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What is the ideal face type?
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Oval
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What prevents burning and or scalp irritation of the scalp and skin?
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Basing with petroleum jelly
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What massage is squeezed, rolled or pinched with a light firm pressure?
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Petrissage
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What is a taper cut?
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Conforms to shape of head, shorter at the bottom graduating to lengthier at crown and top
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What elevation is a 45 degree?
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Medium elevation
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What is porosity?
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The hairs ability to absorb moisture
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What potential hydrogen level of alkaline?
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7-14
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Why do you hold your left hand behind the razor when shaving?
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To stretch the skin
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What base do you use to produce volume curls?
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On base
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What is number 1 on the color chart?
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Black
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The most common pus forming bacteria are?
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Staphylococci
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Hard water _.
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Does not lather easily
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Soft water lathers?
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Easily
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What is the proper draping procedure for a chemical service?
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2 towels, 1 folded in half lengthwise, fasten the chair cloth over towel, making sure cape does not touch skin, use other towel to do drape or shampoo
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Pus-forming organisms that grow in bunches or clusters are called?
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Staphylococci
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A 20 percent sodium hypochlorite is what percent if water?
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80 percent
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What size rod is used on thin hair?
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1 inch or smaller
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The technical name for a local infection with pus is called?
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Pustule
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What are the three primary colors?
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Yellow red and blue
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When applying the processor, the barber must wear?
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Protective gloves
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A rinse formulated to prevent the stripping of permanent hair color is an?
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Acid balanced rinse
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The agent used for removing pigment from the hair shaft is called?
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Hydrogen peroxide
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Effleurage is used for its?
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Soothing and relaxing effects
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A poisoned state caused by the absorption of a pathogenic microorganism into the bloodstream?
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Sepsis
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The hair cortex is the?
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Middle layer
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What is required to break sulfur bonds?
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Chemical solutions
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How does an out of state barber obtain a Texas barber license?
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Present to board all required documents and application fee for a two year class A license
