Oklahoma Esthetician Practice Test

Fifty-one of the 64 answers come from Subchapter 7 of the Board's rules: sanitation, scope, peels, lashes and wax.

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Scientific concepts: infection control 22

  • A glue stone or lash tile is used to pull lashes from during an Oklahoma service. How often is it disinfected? OAC 175:10-7-33(i)
  • A lash studio in Norman is choosing a recliner for its clients. Which surface does OAC 175:10-7-33.1 call for? OAC 175:10-7-33.1(a)
  • A nozzle or dropper is used to rinse a client's eye during an Oklahoma lash service. What does the rule say about it? OAC 175:10-7-33.1(e)
  • A Tulsa esthetician lays a clean extractor on a clean surface and reaches for the disinfectant spray. How much does OAC 175:10-7-5(f) call for? OAC 175:10-7-5(f)
  • An Edmond lash artist is restocking adhesive. Which kind does OAC 175:10-7-33.1(c) allow? OAC 175:10-7-33.1(c)
  • An Oklahoma day spa has four treatment rooms and a changing area. Where must its vented, covered containers for soiled linens stand? OAC 175:10-7-12(g)
  • An Oklahoma esthetician holds a clean cotton swab between her lips while she adjusts the lamp, then uses it on the patron. What does the rule say about that? OAC 175:10-7-18(f)
  • An Oklahoma spa runs its extractors through an autoclave after disinfecting them. What does the rule say that step is for? OAC 175:10-7-5(i)
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Scientific concepts: infection control, continued

  • Before a makeup service in Oklahoma, what goes on the tray or counter, under the implements and supplies? OAC 175:10-7-33(h)
  • Besides before any service, after which three things does Oklahoma's rule tell every licensee to wash the hands? OAC 175:10-7-18(b)
  • Household bleach is one of Oklahoma's two disinfectant options. What is the lowest strength of sodium hypochlorite the rule accepts? OAC 175:10-7-6(o)(2)
  • How does an Oklahoma licensee portion lashes out of their package for one service? OAC 175:10-7-33.1(d)
  • The removable parts of an electrical facial tool have been disinfected in an Oklahoma salon. Which other part does the rule say must be disinfected too? OAC 175:10-7-6(l)
  • What does Oklahoma's towel rule require on the headrest of a facial chair? OAC 175:10-7-12(c)
  • What goes into the wash with towels meant for an Oklahoma salon's towel warmer? OAC 175:10-7-12(j)
  • What is the 'wet sanitizer' that Oklahoma's rule tells a facialist to place cleaned and rinsed items in? OAC 175:10-7-5(d)
  • What waste container does Oklahoma's rule ask for in a room used for waxing or another service? OAC 175:10-7-4(h)
  • Where do unopened and part-used trays of lash extensions belong between appointments, under OAC 175:10-7-33.1(d)? OAC 175:10-7-33.1(d)
  • Which barrier does Oklahoma's eyelash extension rule require on the client? OAC 175:10-7-33.1(a)
  • Which of these lash tools does Oklahoma's rule have cleaned and disinfected after each client, not thrown away? OAC 175:10-7-33.1(b)
  • Which soap does Oklahoma's hand washing rule say is not recommended? OAC 175:10-7-18(b)
  • Why does Oklahoma's rule let a licensee spray metal instruments with an approved oil base disinfectant? OAC 175:10-7-6(b)

Scientific concepts: chemicals, products and makeup hygiene 10

  • A peel's label calls for a patch test. Which of these does OAC 175:10-7-28 accept from an Oklahoma licensee? OAC 175:10-7-28(a)
  • A Stillwater esthetician wants to decant her peel solutions into matching bottles. What does OAC 175:10-7-3(c) say they must stay in? OAC 175:10-7-3(c)
  • An Oklahoma spa sets out a makeup display that the public can reach. What must be on hand? OAC 175:10-7-33(g)
  • How is liquid foundation taken from its bottle in an Oklahoma salon? OAC 175:10-7-33(e)
  • How often is a makeup pencil sharpener cleaned out and disinfected in Oklahoma? OAC 175:10-7-33(c)
  • How should makeup that comes in a cake format be readied for application in Oklahoma? OAC 175:10-7-33(f)
  • Lotion is dispensed from a pump in an Oklahoma treatment room. Which part of the container must hands never touch? OAC 175:10-7-28(d)
  • OAC 175:10-7-33(a) steers makeup artists away from one kind of pencil. Which? OAC 175:10-7-33(a)
  • Which storage place does Oklahoma's rule name for chemicals? OAC 175:10-7-3(d)
  • Who is liable for knowing a product used in an Oklahoma service? OAC 175:10-7-28(a)

Skin care and services: scope, devices, peels, lashes and wax 19

  • A hand treatment at a Broken Arrow spa ends with a paraffin dip. How does OAC 175:10-7-34(g) have the paraffin given to each client? OAC 175:10-7-34(g)
  • A peel used under the exception in OAC 175:10-7-29(c) passes its expiration date. What does the rule require? OAC 175:10-7-29(c)(1)(E)
  • An Oklahoma esthetician wants to use a commercially available peel that is stronger than the usual limit. What must the manufacturer's documentation show? OAC 175:10-7-29(c)(1)(B)
  • An Oklahoma salon dips disinfected plastic spatulas into the wax pot. How many dips does each spatula get? OAC 175:10-7-34(c)
  • Besides a facialist, a barber or a cosmetologist, who may perform eyelash extensions in Oklahoma? OAC 175:10-9-55(b)
  • 'Collagen induction therapy' is the rule's other name for which procedure, which Oklahoma places beyond a facialist's license? OAC 175:10-7-29(a)(1)(C)
  • Dermabrasion uses a specialized instrument to sand away the top layers of the skin. How does OAC 175:10-7-29 treat it? OAC 175:10-7-29(a)(1)(F)
  • How does Oklahoma's scope of practice rule describe microblading? OAC 175:10-7-29(a)(1)(B)
  • The last waxing client of the morning has left a Lawton spa. In what state must the wax pot sit until the next one, under OAC 175:10-7-34(b)? OAC 175:10-7-34(b)
  • OAC 175:10-7-34(h) gives a reason for its ban on going back into the wax pot with a used stick. Which two viruses does it name? OAC 175:10-7-34(h)
  • To use a peel above Oklahoma's usual strength limit, what must the licensee herself be able to document? OAC 175:10-7-29(c)(1)(C)
  • Under OAC 175:10-7-33(l), which hair may be lightened with a commercially available product as part of beautifying services? OAC 175:10-7-33(l)
  • Unless every exception condition is met, a chemical peel in Oklahoma is used at 30 percent or less, or with a pH not less than what value? OAC 175:10-7-29(c)(1)
  • What is cryolipolysis, as Oklahoma's scope of practice rule defines it? OAC 175:10-7-29(a)(1)(E)
  • What must an Oklahoma esthetician prominently display for the microdermabrasion equipment she uses? OAC 175:10-7-29(c)(2)
  • When may an Oklahoma esthetician use the same applicator for an entire waxing service? OAC 175:10-7-34(c)
  • Which of these counts as 'puncturing the skin' in OAC 175:10-7-29, and so falls outside an Oklahoma facialist's license? OAC 175:10-7-29(a)
  • Which of these is on Oklahoma's list of esthetic devices approved by rule? OAC 175:10-7-29(b)
  • Which service does OAC 175:10-9-55 reserve to a licensed facialist, cosmetologist or barber, and to no other license? OAC 175:10-9-55(c)

Oklahoma examination and license rules (extra) 13

  • A candidate brings a live model to an Oklahoma Board examination. How old must the model be, at the least? OAC 175:10-9-25(f)
  • A candidate who has been serving clients under a Board permit learns she has not passed on her second try. What does OAC 175:10-9-31(b) do to that permit? OAC 175:10-9-31(b)
  • An Enid candidate misses her test date and asks to be excused. Which reason fits the 'emergency circumstance' of OAC 175:10-9-31? OAC 175:10-9-31(a)
  • An inspector walks into a Muskogee skin care studio and looks at the wall. Which text of the Board does OAC 175:10-7-17(b) expect to find posted? OAC 175:10-7-17(b)
  • An Oklahoma facialist graduate waits more than a year, and under five, to register for the examination. How many clock hours of review must she show? OAC 175:10-9-33(a)
  • An Oklahoma licensee marries and changes her name. Within how many days must the Board be told? OAC 175:10-11-1(f)
  • An Oklahoma student may pre-register for the Board examination when she lacks no more than how many clock hours of the course? OAC 175:10-9-26(a)
  • An Oklahoma student pre-registers for the examination before finishing the course. What will the Board not issue her until the course is complete? OAC 175:10-9-26(a)
  • For which applicants does the Oklahoma Board itself give a State-specific safety and sanitation exam, on its Exams page? Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Exams page
  • How many clock hours is the Esthetician/Facialist curriculum in Oklahoma's Board rules? OAC 175:10-3-39(b)
  • What stands in for wax on the Oklahoma Board's supply list for the esthetics practical? Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Esthetics exam page
  • Where, besides a licensed Establishment, does OAC 175:10-7-1(b) say an Oklahoma licensee may provide services? OAC 175:10-7-1(b)
  • Which of these is on the Oklahoma Board's supply list for the esthetics practical? Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Esthetics exam page

How this list was compiled: Examination: the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering's Exams page (https://oklahoma.gov/cosmo/exams.html) says its test administrator is the only provider of the NIC Theory Examination for Oklahoma, Facialist/Esthetician among the theory-based exams, and its Esthetics exam page (https://oklahoma.gov/cosmo/exams/esthetics.html) asks for 600 hours of study and a written and practical exam passed with a minimum of 75 percent, with the Board's own supply list for the practical. The administrator's page for the Board (https://provexam.com/test-information/oklahoma-state-board-of-cosmetology-barbering) lists Esthetics 2025 at 110 questions, 10 of them unscored pilot questions, 90 minutes, passing score 75. Outline of the theory examination: the National Esthetics Theory Examination bulletin of the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC), effective September 1, 2025 (https://prov-testing.github.io/nic_cib/esthetics_national_theory_english_2025.html): Scientific Concepts 55 percent, Skin Care and Services 45 percent. Facts: Oklahoma Administrative Code Title 175, Chapter 10, as the Secretary of State's rules site gave each live section on the day of reading (https://rules.ok.gov/code?titleNum=175), and the two Board pages named. Each question names its rule and links to Title 175 on the rules site or to the Board's page. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the public texts named. Nothing comes from a real examination, the sample questions in a bulletin, a practice product, a textbook or a prep course.

How it works

This unofficial Oklahoma esthetician practice test asks what the Board's rules say. It is not affiliated with the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC) or its test administrator.

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Where the outline meets Oklahoma's rules

The NIC bulletin of September 1, 2025 splits the theory examination between Scientific Concepts, 55 percent, and Skin Care and Services, 45 percent. Subchapter 7 of the Board's Chapter 10 speaks to the first on infection control and chemicals, and to the second on devices, peels, lashes and wax.

How the 64 questions divide

Twenty-two are on infection control and 10 on chemicals, products and makeup hygiene. Nineteen cover the scope of practice rule, esthetic devices, peels, lash services and wax. Thirteen are examination and license rules, the Board's practical supply list among them.

  • Microblading, microneedling and permanent makeup count as puncturing the skin, beyond a facialist's license (OAC 175:10-7-29(a)).
  • A new spatula for each dip into the wax pot, or the wax for one service in a single use cup (OAC 175:10-7-34(c)).
  • Makeup pencils are sharpened before each use and the sharpener disinfected after each use (OAC 175:10-7-33).

Questions and answers

How many questions are on the Oklahoma esthetician written exam?

Esthetics 2025, the NIC theory test, runs 110 questions in 90 minutes on the test company's page for the Board; 10 are unscored pilot questions. Rule 175:10-9-25 puts the minimum passing grade at 75 percent on each portion, written and practical.

What is on the Oklahoma esthetics practical exam?

The Board gives it and posts a supply list on its Esthetics exam page: drapes, cleansing cream, an extraction tool, tweezers, a mock wax product with strips, massage cream, a mask, and makeup from foundation to lip color.

Does Oklahoma have a state law test for estheticians?

Not for school graduates. The Board's Exams page lists its own State-specific safety and sanitation exams for lash specialists, the blowdry and makeup credentials and reciprocity applicants. The examination and license group on this page is extra.

Are these the real Oklahoma esthetician exam questions?

No. Each was written for this site from a section of OAC Title 175, Chapter 10, or from the Board's exam pages. Skin science fills much of the real theory test and is not asked: no Oklahoma rule states it. The Washington page covers it.

How many hours is esthetician school in Oklahoma?

The Board's rule prescribes a 600 clock hour curriculum for the Esthetician/Facialist course (OAC 175:10-3-39), and its Esthetics exam page asks for 600 hours of study or the equivalent number of credit hours.

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