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Cosmetology and Beauty Therapy encompasses skincare, haircare, and aesthetic treatments. This hub provides practice questions related to cosmetic chemistry, skin anatomy, and specialized treatments like hair removal. It is a valuable resource for students preparing for vocational and aesthetician certification exams.

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Cosmetology and Beauty Therapy Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the following statements in

True: If the statement admits what the writer says. False: If the statement contradicts what the writer says. Not Given: If nothing has been mentioned by the writer.

The scars of pigmentation disappears gradually.

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Not Given
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The passage clearly states 'treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more.' This indicates that pigmentation marks/scars fade gradually over time rather than disappearing instantly. The word 'gradually' accurately reflects the slow, multi-month treatment timeline described.

Multiple choice

The highest ratio of Pigmentation is among

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. teenagers

  2. females

  3. males
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The passage states 'It occurs primarily in women' referring to melasma/pigmentation. This directly establishes that females have the highest incidence of pigmentation. The other options (teenagers, males) are not mentioned as primary groups affected by this condition.

Multiple choice

Wood`s Lamp Technology

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. helps in curing such cases

  2. takes few months to deliver result

  3. is not as effective
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Multiple choice

Hyper-Pigmentation refers to

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. excess amount of melanin produced

  2. least amount of melanin produced

  3. when obesity occurs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hyper-pigmentation refers to increased melanin production that causes darkening of the skin. The prefix 'hyper-' means excess or increased. The passage describes 'brown patches' caused by excess pigmentation. Option A 'excess amount of melanin produced' correctly defines the biological basis of hyper-pigmentation.

Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the following statements in

True: If the statement admits what the writer says. False: If the statement contradicts what the writer says. Not Given: If nothing has been mentioned by the writer.

Treatment is a steady process.

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Not Given
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The passage states 'treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more.' A slow, consistent process over several months can be accurately described as a 'steady process.' The word 'steady' implies continuous, gradual progress over time, which matches the description of treatment taking several months.

Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the following statements in

True: If the statement admits what the writer says. False: If the statement contradicts what the writer says. Not Given: If nothing has been mentioned by the writer.

Melasma occurs in whole body.

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Not Given
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The passage explicitly states melasma manifests on the forehead, cheeks, nose, and upper lip - all facial areas. It does not occur on the whole body, making 'False' the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Pigmentation occurs due to

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. eating fast food

  2. cosmetic Problem

  3. undiagnosed disorders
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the following statements in

True: If the statement admits what the writer says. False: If the statement contradicts what the writer says. Not Given: If nothing has been mentioned by the writer.

Epidermal Melasma is more widely used than Dermal Melasma.

Passage 1:PIGMENTATION- UNMASK THE MASK
Melasma is a skin condition that manifests as brown patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose and upper lip. It occurs primarily in women being commonly associated with pregnancy, oral contraception, hormone replacement therapy and sun exposure. Over 30% of patients have a family history.

Broad spectrum sunscreens with an SPF over 30 protecting against both UVA and UVB rays are essential. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion and laser surgery may help but many equally harm by causing irritation and aggravation. Besides pigmentation can recur upon sun exposure and /or hormonal imbalance.

Two points to remember are that treatment is a slow process usually taking several months or more and that results depend upon the depth of pigmentation. Epidermal Melasma (where pigment is located superficially in the upper skin layer) is much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma (where pigment is deeply embedded) and whose treatment basically helps to control any spread.

According to the Wood’s Lamp Surgery that the pigmentation on the cheeks are epidermal while that on the forearms are dermal. In this case facial pigmentation could be successfully treated whereas the forearm pigmentation could be prevented from spreading. But could not be completely cured. Technology like Wood’s  Lamp is invaluable in accurately diagnosing such cases. After a few doses of Sepia you will be delighted to find your hyper pigmentation fading and you can face the future with confidence.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Not Given
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The passage states Epidermal Melasma is 'much more successfully treated than dermal Melasma' but says nothing about which type is 'more widely used'. Treatment success and usage frequency are different concepts.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the suitable option.

Vitamin E cream, a moisturising emollient, _______ maintaining soft, healthy looking skin.

  1. having been used for

  2. used for

  3. has been used for

  4. having used for
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The present perfect passive 'has been used for' correctly indicates an ongoing action about Vitamin E cream's purpose. The subject 'Vitamin E cream' receives the action (passive voice), and the present perfect tense connects past usage to present relevance. Options A and D use incorrect perfect participles, while B is only a past participle without the auxiliary verb needed for present tense.

Multiple choice

Which of the following compounds can be naturally formed by human skin when exposed to sunlight?

  1. Formoterol

  2. Fructose

  3. Fumaric acid

  4. Furan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Fumaric acid is found in fumitory bolete mushrooms , lichen and Iceland moss. It is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle used by cells to produce energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from food. Human skin naturally produces fumaric acid when exposed to sunlight.

Multiple choice

Which among the following does not characterise human skin?

  1. Skin contains DNA-repair enzymes.

  2. Human skin can appear hairless.

  3. The skin has two layers of ectodermal tissue.

  4. Severely damaged skin will try to heal by forming scar tissue.

  5. The skin is the largest organ in the human body.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The skin has multiple layers of ectodermal tissue and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs.

Multiple choice

The bounce back or stretchy properties of the human skin is because of _____________________.

  1. the stratum corneum

  2. the stratum lucidum

  3. the stratum granulosum

  4. the stratum spinosum

  5. the stratum basale
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

It is the outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of dead cells. Cells of the stratum corneum contain a dense network of keratin, a protein that helps keep the skin hydrated by preventing water evaporation. These cells can also absorb water, further aiding in hydration. In addition, this layer is responsible for the "spring back" or stretchy properties of skin.

Multiple choice

A dishonest hair dresser uses a mixture having 6 parts of pure aftershave lotion and 4 parts of pure water. After taking out some quantity of the mixture, he adds equal amount of pure water to the remaining mixture such that the amount of aftershave lotion and water becomes equal. What part of the mixture was taken out?

  1. 1/7

  2. 2/7

  3. 1/8

  4. 10/6

  5. 1/6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Let quantity of pure aftershave lotion= 6kg and quantity of pure water=4kg Therefore, total quantity of the mixture=10kg Again let x kg of mixture is taken out of 10 kg of mixture. Now, the amount of aftershave lotion left=(6-(6x/10)) kg And the amount of water left=(4-(4x/10)) kg Thus, the amount of water after adding x kg of water becomes (4-(4x/10)+x)kg=(4+(6x/10)) kg According to the question, (6-(6x/10))=(4+(6x/10)) 12x/10=2 x=10/6 Therefore, 1/6 of the10 kg mixture is taken out. It is the correct answer.