OR Barber study guide
OR Barber · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Oregon Barber Licensing Examination is the written, knowledge-based assessment that Oregon uses as one part of qualifying a candidate for a barbering license. It is intended for people who have completed the required barbering training or apprenticeship and are ready to demonstrate that they understand both the practical craft and the rules that govern working in a licensed Oregon shop. The OR Barber study guide has 5 sections and about 1,893 words.
01Hair Cutting and Styling
Haircutting questions are really geometry questions. Learn to name and control four variables: sectioning (how the hair is parted for control), elevation (the angle at which hair is held away from the head), distribution (where the hair is directed relative to its natural fall, including overdirection), and tension (how firmly the hair is held).
379 words, about 2 min02Shaving and Facial Hair Services
Every shave and beard service starts with a hair-growth map. Hair grows in patterns and directions; shaving with the grain removes length with the least irritation, while against the grain gives a closer shave at higher risk of razor burn, ingrown hairs, and folliculitis.
399 words, about 2 min03Sanitation, Disinfection, and Safety
Sanitation reduces the number of microbes on a surface. Disinfection destroys most pathogenic organisms on nonporous surfaces using an EPA-registered product.
379 words, about 2 min04Oregon Barbering Laws and Rules
Oregon barbering is governed by statute (ORS 690) and administrative rules (OAR chapter 817, including the Board of Barbering and Hair Design division), administered by the Oregon Health Licensing Office (HLO) . Statutes set the framework; rules carry the operational detail - sanitation standards, scope, facility requirements, and discipline.
386 words, about 2 min05Anatomy, Physiology, and Skin and Scalp Care
Cells form tissues, tissues form organs, organs form systems. For barbering, the systems that matter most are the skeletal (skull bones: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, zygomatic, maxilla, mandible), the muscular (frontalis, occipitalis, temporalis, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius, platysma), the nervous (the trigeminal nerve's ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular branches carry sensation to the face and scalp; the facial nerve is the motor nerve for expression), and the circulatory (common carotid dividing into internal and external; facial and superficial temporal arteries supplying the face and scalp).
350 words, about 2 min