Life Skills
What foot and leg problems occur when barbers stand for too long.
What is foot ankle swelling?
How often should you be moving and rotating your wrist as you work.
What is as little as possible?
The first relaxers were made of potash (wood ashes), white potatoes, lard, and an alkaline chemical with a pH of 14.
What is Lye?
Relaxer with an alkaline pH of 11.5-14
What is Sodium Hydroxide?
The two phases involved with relaxing:
What is physical and chemical?
What prevents shoulder problems.
What is adjusting height of the chair when working on a client?
What can reaching around or over clients do to your back and neck as a barber?
What is create neck and back strain?
A later variation of the first relaxer was called "Congolene" or "Conk" and included this household ingredient.
What is eggs?
Relaxer with pH of 8.5-9.5:
What is Ammonium thioglycolate (thio)?
What can help prevent fatigue
What is rest and relaxation?
How should one stand while performing services.
What is with feet parallel to hips and back straight?
How many hours on average do most people need per night to get a substantial amount of rest.
What is 6-8 hours?
What is Madam C.J. Walker?
No-base sodium relaxers contain what to protect the hair and scalp from irritation?
What is oil?
Relaxer partings contain how many sections:
What is the condition wherein tendons become inflamed
What is tendonitis?
What unit of measurement is used for energy contained in food.
What is Calories?
Early pressing required what to be applied to the hair after is had been washed and dried?
What is Petroleum jelly?
Ammonia is a chemical reducing agent that causes the hair to:
What is soften and swell?
The four steps to ensure healthy skin are:
What is cleanse, tone, moisturize, and protect?
What is the science that looks at how you work; body movements, positions, tools, and equipment you use and how they affect your health and comfort.
What is ergonomics?
What type of health involves matters of public safety or hazards such as impure air or improper storage /use of food
What is Public hygiene?
The first straightening product for human hair was successfully created by an inventor in the early 1900s.
What is Garrett A. Morgan?
Sodium Hydroxide relaxers that do not contain Lye usually contain one of the following active ingredients:
What is Calcium, Potassium, Guanidine, or Lithium Hydroxide/bisulfate?
What of the following services require sterilization procedures; styling, perming, eletrolysis, and shampooing.
What is electrolysis?