Hair Cutting
Foundations
Foundations
This is the foundational skill upon which all hair designs are built.
What is haircutting?
This material is commonly used to manufacture professional haircutting shears.
What is steel?
This type of haircut has all the hair coming to one hanging level, forming a weight line.
What is a blunt haircut?
This technique cuts the hair by moving the shears along the hair rather than making a straight blunt cut.
What is slide cutting?
This tool allows hair to be cut very close to the scalp.
What are clippers?
This type of section separates the head at the parietal ridge to below the crown.
What is a horseshoe section?
This term refers to the direction hair grows from the scalp.
What is growth pattern?
These shears are made by pouring molten steel into a mold.
What are cast shears?
This haircut creates a gradual buildup of weight.
What is a graduated haircut?
This technique uses a comb and shears together to cut the hair.
What is scissor-over-comb?
This technique uses a comb and clippers together to remove hair.
What is clipper-over-comb?
This method of holding the shears allows the stylist to hold the comb and shears at the same time.
What is palming?
This is the basic element of a haircut that establishes a visual direction or boundary.
What is line?
These shears are made by pressing or hammering steel into shape
What are forged shears?
This type of haircut removes weight by creating shorter interior lengths.
What is a layered haircut?
This technique removes bulk from the hair and is one of the advanced cutting techniques covered in the chapter.
What is texturizing?
This haircut is short on the bottom and sides and becomes longer up the head.
What is a fade?
This technique thins hair to graduated lengths using a sliding movement of partially opened shears.
What is effilating?
This term describes the degree or angle at which the hair is held away from the head while cutting.
What is elevation?
These shears are designed to remove bulk from the hair.
What are texturizing shears?
This haircut is characterized by longer layers and is identified separately from a standard layered haircut in the chapter.
What is a long-layered haircut?
This technique involves cutting into the ends of the hair to create a softer, less blunt line.
What is point cutting?
When performing a razor cut, this should be used with each cut so the razor remains sharp.
What is a new razor?
For a vertical or diagonal cutting line, this technique is used to maintain control.
What is palm-to-palm cutting?
This haircutting concept occurs when hair is directed away from its natural fall before it is cut, influencing the resulting length.
What is overdirection?
After every client, this maintenance step should be performed on the inside of the shear blades using a soft cloth.
What is wiping the inside of the blades with a soft cloth with scissor oil?
When performing this type of cutting, the stylist keeps the body weight centered and firm.
What is proper body position?
This technique uses the razor or shears to remove weight and create movement by cutting along the surface of the hair.
What is slicing?
The tools that help maintain certain lengths when working on your men's cuts.
What are guards?
Used razor blades must be discarded in this type of container.
What is a puncture-proof container?