Cosmetology Operator License Examination — Written Examination — Information & Free Practice
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Cosmetology Operator License Examination — Written Examination
Examination outline
Licensing and Regulation (20%)
- Health and Safety
- Responsibilities of the Practitioner
Infection Control (28%)
- Cleaning and Disinfecting — Implements
- Cleaning and Disinfecting — Equipment
- Cleaning and Disinfecting — Work Environment
- Safety Procedures — Exposure Incidents
- Safety Procedures — Patch Test
- Safety Procedures — Strand Test
- Skin — Diseases
- Skin — Disorders
- Nail — Diseases
- Nail — Disorders
- Hair Analysis — Disorders
- Scalp Analysis — Diseases
- Scalp Analysis — Disorders
Hair and Scalp Care (40%)
- Physiology
- Products — Cleansing
- Products — Conditioning Treatments
- Haircutting
- Hairstyling — Hair Extensions
- Hairstyling — Thermal
- Chemical Texture Services — Chemical Theory
- Chemical Texture Services — Relaxer
- Chemical Texture Services — Permanent Wave
- Chemical Texture Services — Soft Curl Reformation
- Haircoloring — Color Theory
- Haircoloring — Types of Hair Color and Lightener
- Haircoloring — Application
Nail Care (6%)
- Manicuring
- Pedicuring
- Nail Enhancements — Acrylic
- Nail Enhancements — Tips
Skin Care (6%)
- Facials — Treatments
- Facials — Massage
- Hair Removal — Contraindications
- Hair Removal — Methods of Hair Removal
- Eyelash Extensions
Examination sources
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Written Examination: official outline introduction
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Written Examination content outline: Licensing and Regulation
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Written Examination content outline: Infection Control
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Written Examination content outline: Hair and Scalp Care
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Written Examination content outline: Nail Care
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Written Examination content outline: Skin Care
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Written Examination: scored items and passing score
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Examination Payment and Scheduling Procedures: eligibility and sequence
- PSI operator-cib Candidate Information Bulletin
Examination Fee: written
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.