Study guides

California beauty exam study guides

Use these guides to plan focused practice, review safety topics, and prepare for exam day. Each guide links to the official material it uses and includes an original worked example.

Study plans

California cosmetology exam: 14-day study plan

Plan California cosmetology exam study across safety, consultation, hair, skin and nails with a flexible 14-day calendar, review log and timed practice.

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Study plans

California esthetician exam: 14-day study plan

Organize California esthetician exam prep with a flexible 14-day plan for safety, skin analysis, facials, hair removal, lashes, brows and makeup.

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Study plans

California manicurist exam: 14-day study plan

Prepare for California’s Manicurist written exam with a 14-day plan for infection control, workstation safety, nail analysis, skin care and services.

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Study plans

California barber exam: 14-day study plan

Build a California barber exam study plan covering safety, consultation, shaving concepts, cutting, styling, color, texture and skin care.

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Safety and topic guides

Cleaning vs. disinfection vs. sterilization

Understand cleaning, disinfection and sterilization with California tool rules, a method comparison, a discard checklist and an explained study example.

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Safety and topic guides

Salon chemical safety: labels, SDS and protection

Study salon chemical safety using labels and safety data sheets. Match hazards to protection, ventilation and storage with an explained practice case.

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Safety and topic guides

Patch test vs. strand test for hair color

Compare hair-dye patch tests and strand tests: purposes, limitations and product instructions, with FDA references and an original study example.

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Safety and topic guides

Esthetician consultation: when to defer a service

Practice esthetician consultation decisions: intake, skin analysis, contraindications, referral and eye-cosmetic safety, with official source links.

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Exam-day preparation

California beauty exam day: ID, timing and checklist

Prepare for California’s PSI written beauty exam with an ID and arrival checklist, official bulletin links, pacing suggestions and a study scenario.

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Study methods

Beauty exam study in English, Spanish and Vietnamese

Study beauty exam topics in English, Spanish and Vietnamese with PSI glossaries, a terminology routine and an explained sequence-word example.

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