NATIONAL BARBER-STYLING WRITTEN EXAMINATION CANDIDATE INFORMATION BULLETIN Please visit www.nictesting.org for the most current bulletin prior to testing. The National Barber-Styling examination is the national licensure examination for Barber-Stylists, which is developed and administered by the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC). This Candidate Information Bulletin includes the content outline covered by the NIC National Barber-Styling examination, sample questions and answers. The time allowed for the Barber-Styling written examination is 90 minutes. SCIENTIFIC Electricity and Light Shaving Procedures and ◊ Haircutting methods and CONCEPTS ◊ Types of electric current Facial Hair Design procedures 40% ◊ Safety devices ◊ Tools and equipment • Shears ◊ Electrotherapy ◊ Facial shaving • Clippers Infection Control and • Modalities (e.g., • Preparing the facial • Razor Safe Practices high frequency, hair for service • Tapering and faradic) ◊ Bacteriology • Positions and fading • Light therapy • Blending and • Types of bacteria strokes texturing • Growth and ◊ Mustaches and beards • Outline/neck shave reproduction Skin Histology ◊ Anatomy of the skin • Design ◊ Hair styling methods ◊ Viruses • Procedures • Layers of the skin • Blow-dry styling Types • • Glands of the skin • Thermal styling Transmission • • Types of nerves in HAIR CARE • Wet-hair styling ◊ Immunity the skin SERVICES ◊ Parasites • Skin color 20% ◊ Head shaving ◊ Methods of infection ◊ Functions of the skin • Preparation control ◊ Disorders of the skin Client Consultation • Safety • Sterilization ◊ Scalp analysis • Disinfection Hair and Scalp ◊ Hair analysis ◊ Hairpieces • Materials (i.e., • Sanitation ◊ Structure and growth of • Texture the hair human or ◊ Federal Regulations and • Density ◊ Disorders of the hair synthetic) Universal Precautions • Porosity ◊ Disorders of the scalp • Sizing • Elasticity • Attachment Tools, Implements, and • Color methods FACIAL AND Equipment • Resistant hair • Styling ◊ Safe usage SHAVING • Maintenance ◊ Care and maintenance SERVICES Draping Procedures 15% Related to Shampooing Treatment of the Hair and Anatomy and Physiology and Haircutting Scalp ◊ Cells Draping Procedures ◊ Shampoo service ◊ Tissues Related to Facial and Haircutting and Styling • Product selection ◊ Organs Shaving Services ◊ Basic principles • Procedures ◊ Physiological systems • Facial shapes ◊ Scalp treatments • Skeletal system Facial Treatments • Head forms • Product selection • Muscular system ◊ Massage manipulations ◊ Elements of design • Equipment • Nervous system ◊ Equipment • Procedures • Circulatory system ◊ Facials • Shape • Preparing the client • Line Chemistry • Skin types • Wave ◊ Water • Skin analysis pattern/texture ◊ Shampoos and • Products • Proportion and conditioners • Procedures balance ◊ Chemical agents (e.g. • Color chemical waving, chemical relaxing, hair coloring) ◊ Styling aids Revised 06/2008 C. Revised 03/2008 NIC BARBER-STYLING WRITTEN EXAMINATION CANDIDATE INFORMATION BULLETIN CHEMICAL SAMPLE QUESTIONS 5. Which of the following BARBER-STYLING SERVICES can permanently relieve REFERENCES split ends? 25% The following sample questions are similar to those on the NIC Barber- Milady’s Standard Textbook Draping Procedures Styling Written Examination. Each a. Applying oil to the of Professional Barbering, Related to Chemical question is followed by four answer ends 2006 Services choices. Only one choice is b. Using a styling gel on the ends Milady correct. Correct answers are listed 5 Maxwell Drive Safety Procedures Related following the sample questions. c. Moistening the Clifton Park, NY 12065 to Chemical Services ends (800) 347-7707 d. Cutting the ends www.Milady.com 1. Anthrax and tetanus Performing Client bacilli form which of Consultation the following types of 6. The diameter of a single Milady’s Standard Textbook ◊ Scalp analysis spore? strand of hair is also of Professional Barber- ◊ Hair analysis called Styling Rev. Ed., 1999 • Texture a. Mitosis Milady • Density b. Flagella a. growth pattern. 5 Maxwell Drive • Porosity c. Spherical b. porosity. Clifton Park, NY 12065 d. Infectious c. density. (800) 347-7707 • Elasticity www.Milady.com • Color d. texture. • Resistant hair 2. All French style shears 7. What should be NIC Health and Safety ◊ Record keeping performed FIRST Standards a. are cobalt metal. b. have a finger brace. before applying NIC, Inc., October 2002 Chemical Texture permanent hair color? www.nictesting.org Services c. are made in France. d. have tight pivots. ◊ Chemical waving (e.g. a. Strand test permanent waving) b. Patch test 3. Prior to a shaving c. Curl test • Procedures service the headrest • Products d. Texture test must be ◊ Reformation curls 8. Before sodium a. washed and dried. • Procedures hydroxide processing, • Products b. disinfected and hair should be analyzed covered. ◊ Chemical hair relaxing to determine its c. washed and removed. • Procedures a. acidity. d. sanitized and • Products b. alkalinity. sterilized. c. texture, porosity Haircolor and Lightener and elasticity. 4. To avoid damage to ◊ Color theory d. density, color and muscle tissue, the end bonds. • Law of color movements of a • Tone massage are directed • Level Answers ◊ Haircoloring a. away from the origin 1. c 4. b 7. b • Procedures of the muscle. 2. b 5. d 8. c • Products b. toward the origin of 3. b 6. d the muscle. ◊ Hair Lightener c. around the origin of • Procedures the muscle. • Products d. above the origin of the muscle. ◊ Mustaches and beards • Procedures • Products 2 Revised 06/2008 C. Revised 03/2008 .