What is the process of permanently rearranging the basic structure of extremely curly hair into a straight form?
100
base and no base
What are the two types of formulas for sodium hydroxide chemical hair relaxers?
100
lanthionization
What is the process of breaking the hair's disulfide bonds during processing and converting them to lanthionine bonds when the relaxer is rinsed from the hair ?
100
a neutralizing shampoo
What is the best type of shampoo to use after the chemical relaxer?
100
soft curl permanent
The combination of a a thio relaxer and a thio permanent wrapped on large tools is called a:
200
sodium hydroxide
What is the general type of relaxers that do not require pre-shampooing?
200
processing, neutralizing, conditioning
What are the three basic steps used in chemical hair relaxing?
200
stabilizer
The scalp and skin are protected from possible burns when using a hair relaxer by applying:
200
scalp area, hair ends
When applying sodium hydroxide relaxer, the processing cream is applied last to the ____ and ______.
200
wearing protective gloves
What is one safety precaution that must be followed with all chemical hair relaxing services?
300
neutralizer
What is the chemical required to stop the action of the chemical relaxer?
300
mild
What is the strength of relaxer is determined by the strand test. General guidelines suggest that for fine, tinted, or lightened hair, the following strength is used:
300
rinsed
After the hair has been processed with a sodium hydroxide relaxer and before the shampoo, the hair should be thoroughly:
300
periodic patch testing
Inspecting the action of the relaxer by stretching the strands to see how fast the natural curls are being removed is called:
300
lye relaxers
Sodium hydroxide relaxers are commonly called:
400
the hair's porosity
What is the processing time of the relaxer affected by?
400
strong or super
What is the strength of relaxer is determined by the strand test. General guidelines suggest that for coarse virgin hair, the following strength is used:
400
body heat
The relaxer cream is applied near the scalp last because processing is accelerated in this area by:
400
warm
When hair has be sufficiently straightened, the hair is rinsed rapidly and thoroughly with ______ water.
400
each curl is blotted with a towel
When processing is complete for a soft curl permanent, what is done after rinsing the hair thoroughly with warm water?
500
neutralizer
What stops the action of any chemical relaxer that may remain in the hair after rinsing?
500
soften and swell
The action of a sodium hydroxide relaxer causes the hair to:
500
on the full hairline and around the ears
If using a "no base" relaxer, it is recommended that a protective cream be applied:
500
to the new growth only
When performing a sodium hydroxide retouch, where is the product applied first.
500
normalizing lotion
What is used to restore the hair and scalp to their normal acidic pH?