NIC PRACTICAL EXAM FOR COSMETOLOGY:

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1 NIC PRACTICAL EXAM Practical Exam Services Time Maximum Minimum points possible points possible Set Up and Client Protection 10 minutes 13 9.75 Blow Dry/Thermal Curling 20min 32 24 Haircutting 30min 33 24.75 Chemical Waving 20min 35 26.25 Virgin Hair to Lighten/Color Retouch 20 min (10 each) 35 26.25 Virgin Relaxer/Relaxer Retouch 20 min(10 each) 32 24 Manicure 20min 41 30.75 Sculptured Nail 20min 36 27 Hair Removal of Eyebrows Not timed 43 32.25 TOTAL 300 225

VIRGIN HAIR LIGHTENING (10 MINUTES) Verbal Instructions for Set Up: "You have 2 minutes to remove the supplies from your kit forthe virgin hair lightening application and hair coloring retouch sections of this examination. Please do not begin any procedures until the verbal instructions have been read ond you are instructed to begin. You may begin set up. " Sanitize hands Set up SMA and drape model 1. 2 Tint brushes 3. Cholesterol 5. Protectivecream 7. Bottle water 2. Q-tip for PDtest 4. 1 Bowl 6. Trashbag Verbal Instructions: "You will now perform the virgin hair lightening application section of this examination. You will be observed for client protection, safety and infection control procedures. You will have 10 minutes to complete the virgin hair lightening section. You will be informed when you have 5 minutes remaining. Upon completion, you will step back until instructed to apply the hair coloring retouch section. You will have 10 minutes to complete the hair coloring retouch section. You will be informed when you have 5 minutes remaining. The instructions will be repeated. You may begin." Virgin Tint to Lighten Procedure: 1. Sanitize hands and section hair into 4 2. Apply protective cream around hairline 3. Put Gloves on and perform PD test 4. Using a spatula put cholesterol into bowl 5. Subsection hair Ys JJ (subsection should be paper thin) 6. Apply cholesterol }2" off the scalp to the porous ends (do not include last inch from ends) 7. Apply to the top of each subsection ***When finished, take a step back until the Hair Color Retouch begins***

HAIR COLOR RETOUCH (10 MINUTES) Verbal Instructions: (After Completion of Virgin Tint to Lighten) "You have 10 minutes to complete the hair coloring section. You will be informed when you havel; minutes remaining. You may begin." Hair Color Retouch Procedure: 1. Outline hair color retouch quadrant with cholesterol 2. Subsection hair W' wide (subsection should be paper thin) 3. Apply cholesterol on scalp out to 2" 4. Apply to front and back of each subsection 5. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials

BLOW DRY STYUNG AND THERMAL CURLING (20 MINS) Set up implements that are visibly clean Sanitize hands 1. SMA 2. 2 Vent brushes 3. Blow dryer 4. 2 hard rubber combs S. White paper towel 6. 4 plastic clips Procedure for Blow Drying 1. Turn curling iron on and sanitize hands 2. Drape client and lightly spray hair with water bottle 3. Section hair from middle of left eye back to the top of the right ear. Section the rest out of the way using clips. 4. Direct air flow to protect the scalp 5. Control hair with vent brush 6. Demonstrate drying of hair. Procedure for Thermal Curling 1. Test the temperature of the iron on a white paper towel 2. Subsection hair same width as barrel starting in top back and no longer than 3 inches 3. Establish three 12 off base curls on top and four on the side 4. Distribute the hair evenly around the iron and form a complete curl 5. Use hard rubber comb to protect the scalp 6. Form curl so that hair is smooth and unmarked 7. Dispose of soiled materials in soiled container 8. Lightly spray white towel and wrap curling iron after unplugging and set to the side

111 HAIRCUTTING (30 MINS) Sanitize hands Lightly spray down hair and comb back Apply blue paper towel over white SMA 1. Razor 2. 2 combs 3. 2 Shears 4. 6 plastic clips 5. Blue paper towel (to place razor and shears over) Procedure: 1. Sanitize hands 2. Section hair into four dropping off your length guide at the nape 3. Cut 1" from the length guide with the razor using 0 elevation 4. Drop down hair from below the ears and take vertical sections using 90 elevation and cut 1" with razor connecting to the length guide. 5. From the ears up connect the rest of the hair using 90 elevation and cut 1" with the shears using radial (pie) sections and a traveling guide. ***Step back when you are done with your haircut. Examiner will come by and check it*** Clean Up Procedure: Remove any hair clippings from skin, drape and work area Remove hair from floor completely (Sweep)

CHEMICAL WAVING (20 MINS) l. New sanex 2. Cotton coil 3. 20 perm rods 4. 8 clips Sanitize hands 5. Gloves 6. End paper 7. Protective cream 8. 2 combs 9. Spatula 10. Simulated lotion bottle Procedure: 1. Sanitize hands 2. Apply new sanex strip on client 3. Section hair into 5 sections (two in front, three in back). Only work on middle back section 4. Spray working section with water 5. Subsections should not be longer than the length of the rod and no wider than the perm rod 6. Distribute hair evenly across end paper and extend end papers beyond hair ends 7. Wrap hair smoothly and evenly around rod and place bands correctly **Wait for Instructions** 8. Apply cotton and/or protective cream around the whole middle section 9. Put gloves on and apply simulated product across entire rod using cotton to catch any drips **Wait for Instructions** 10. Unwrap rod 11'2 turns and hold hair in a relax position that shows an "5" pattern. **Wait for Instructions** 11. Remove all rods and brush hair straight back 12. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials

1R BASIC FACIAL (10 Minutes) 1. Hair drape 2. 2 Towels Disinfects new area 3. Cleanser 4. Massage cream Use protective covering 5. Toner 6. Tissues 7. Cotton 8. Trash bag Sanitize hands 9. Spatula Procedure: 1. Apply hair drape completely covering hair 2. Re-sanitize hands 3. Remove cleanser using a spatula over trash 4. Apply cleanser over entire face in an upward motion 5. Remove cleanser with tissue in an upward motions 6. Remove massage cream using a spatula over trash 7. Distribute massage cream over entire face in an upward motion 8. Demonstrate massage movement maintaining continuous contact 9. Remove massage cream with tissue in an upward motion 10. Remove all residual massage product with tissue 11. Apply toner on cotton ball over trash 12. Apply toner over entire face jn an upward motion 13. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials

MANICURE (20 MINUTES) Disinfect manicuring table Sanitize hands. Set up SMA 1. 2 Towels 2. Manicure bowl 3. Polish remover 4. Cuticle remover 5. Cuticle oil 6. Lotion 7. ~ailfile - 8. Buffer 9. Q-tips/Cotton balls 10.Cuticle pusher 11. Basecoat 12. Red coat 13. Top coat 14. Alcohol 15. Trash bag 16. Throwaway papers Procedure: 1. Fill manicuring bowl with water (Use water from spray bottle to pour into bowl) 2. Sanitize your hands and sanitize model's hands 3. Shape free edge from corner to center 4. Establish a uniform length and shape 5. Immerse fingers in manicure bowl for at least 1 minute 6. Dry hand 7. Apply cuticle remover with O-tip (Saturate Q-tip w/cuticle Remover over trash bag) 8. Push back cuticle from corner to center using circular motions 9. Clean under free edge with Q-tip and polish remover (Saturate Q-tip w/polish remover over trash bag) 10. Lightly buff nail 11. Apply cuticle oil with Q-tip (Saturate Q-tip w/cuticle oil over trash bag) 12. Apply lotion and massage palm, back of hand and fingers using continuous contact 13. Clean lotion from nail plate using cotton ball and polish remover (Pour over trash bag) 14. Apply base coat 15. Apply Red polish and top coat (Polish should be smooth and even. Cuticle and skin should be free of polish) 16. Turn hand toward examiner to indicate you are finished 17. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials

SCULPTURED NAIL (20 MINUTES) e Sanitize Hands _e. Set upsma 1. Nail powder 2. Nail liquid 3. Nail forms 4. Nail brush 5. Nail file 6. Buffer 7. Nail primer 8. Q-tip/Cotton ball - 9. Trash bag 10. Throwaway papers Procedure: 1. Sanitize hands and clients index finger 2. Remove shine from nail plate, clean nail plate and cuticle of dust 3. Apply nail form to fit under free edge 4. Apply primer (do not get primer on cuticle) S. Apply sculptured nail product over nail plate and making sure it extends the free edge *Cuticle and surrounding skin must remain free of product* 6. File and shape nail and free edge (Nail should be smooth, even, beveled and balanced) 7. Buff nail 8. Turn hand towards the examiner to indicate that you are finished 9. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials

VIRGIN RELAXER (10 MINUTES) Sanitize hands Check draping, if needed apply new sanex strip 1. 2 Tint brushes 3. Cholesterol S... Spatula 2. Protective cream 4. 1 Bowl 6.. Trash bag Virgin Relaxer Procedure: 1. Sanitize hands 2. Apply protective cream around hairline 3. Put gloves on and using a spatula put cholesterol into bowl 4. Subsection hair}ls" (subsection should be paper thin) 5. Apply cholesterol Yz" off the scalp to the porous ends (1" from ends) 6. Apply to front and back of each subsection ***When finished, take a step back until the Relaxer Retouch begins***

RELAXER RETOUCH (10 MINUTES) Sanitize hands Check draping, if needed apply new sanex strip 2. 2 Tint brushes 3. Cholesterol 5; Spatula 2. Protective cream 4. 1 Bowl 6. Trash bag Relaxer Retouch Procedure: 1. Apply protective cream 2. Subsection hair ls" wide (subsection should be paper thin) 3. Apply cholesterol slightly off scalp out 2 inches 4. Apply to front and back of each subsection 5. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials

71 HAIR REMOVAL OFTHE EYEBROWS (This section is not timed as the examiner will instruct each candidate individually to demonstrate the procedure) 1. Antiseptic 2. Tweezers 3. Gloves (2 pairs) 4. Muslin (cloth strip) 5. Head draping 6. Simulated wax (lotion) Disinfect table 7. Powder 8. Q-tips Sanitize hands 9. Cotton balls 10. Wooden applicator sticks 11. NewSMA Post-Epilating 12. Trash bag -.13...Eyepads Apply head draping to model.. Procedure for Tweezing: 1. Put on gloves and apply eye pads over eyes 2. Apply antiseptic to eyebrow with Q-tip 3. Apply a cotton ring around index finger 4. Hold skin taut (without slack) 5. Simulate tweezing in direction of hair growth 6. Apply antiseptic with Q-tip 7. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials in trash bag and keep same glove on for waxing t. ***Wait until instructed (individually) to demonstrate soft waxing*** Procedures for Waxing: 1. Apply antiseptic to other eyebrow with O-tip 2. Apply powder with Q-tip 3. Remove simulated wax (lotion) with spatula and test wax on wrist 4. Apply simulated wax (lotion) in direction of hair growth (thin layer) 5. Smooth on fabric Strip in direction of hair growth 6. Hold skin taut and pull fabric in opposite direction of hair growth 7. Apply post-epilating product with O-tip 8. Apply antiseptic 9. Clean up and dispose of soiled materials