California Cosmetology Written ExamClient Consultation and AnalysisEasy
A cosmetologist runs her fingers through a client's hair and finds that the strand feels neither very thin nor very thick, sitting comfortably between fine and coarse. How would this hair texture be classified?
- AMedium texture
- BCoarse texture
- CWiry texture
- DFine texture
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Correct answer: A. Medium texture
Medium (or normal) texture is the most common hair texture and falls between fine and coarse in diameter. It typically processes chemical services at standard, average times.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Coarse texture has the largest diameter, feels thick.
- C. Wiry is a description of curl pattern/resistance, not a standard texture classification.
- D. Fine texture has the smallest diameter, feels thin.
Medium Texture
The most common hair texture, with a diameter between fine and coarse; considered 'normal' texture.
- Processes chemicals at standard/average times
- Most common texture among clients
- Compared against fine and coarse on a texture scale
Memory trick: Fine, Medium, Coarse — like Small, Medium, Large