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Glaze
Describes a haircolor service that adds shine, warmth, and color to the hair
Gloss
hair treatment and product that contains oxidative dyes and designed to add extreme shine to hair
Highlighting
refers to any technique that involves partial lightening or coloring, coloring some of the hair strands lighter than the natural color to add a variety of lighter shades and the illusion of depth
Slicing
coloring technique that invloves taking a narrow 1/8 inch hair section by making a straight part at the scalp, positioning the hair over the foil, and applying lightener or color
Lowlighting
technique of coloring strands of hair darker than the natural color
Primary colors
(red, yellow, blue) Pure or fundamental colors that cannot be created by combining other colors
Secondary color
color obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors
Weaving
involves taking 1/8 inch hair sections by making a straight part at the scalp, then separating select strands using a tail comb to go in and out of the section; lightener or color is applied only to those strands
strand test
determines how the hair will react to the color formula and how long the formula should be left on the hair
new growth
part of the hair shaft between the scalp and previously colored hair
Semipermanent haircolor
deposit-only haircolor that is not mixed with a developer and is formulated to last through several shampoos
tone
pre-lightening
first step of double-process haircoloring; used to lift or lighten the natural pigment before the toner application
lightener
also called bleach or decolorizer, chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing, dissolving, and decolorizing the natural hair pigment
law of color
system for understanding color relationship
visible line separating colored hair from new growth
toners
permanent haircolor products mixed with a low-volume developer that are used primarily on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors
developers
has a pH between 2.5 and 4.5, when mixed with an oxidative haircolor, supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop color molecules and create a change in hair color
color wheel
a chart, usually circular, used as a tool that visually represents the relationships between colors; shows harmonizing and contrasting colors and illustrates the rules and guidelines of color theory
balayage
also known as free-form technique or freestyle hair painting, painting lightener directly onto clean, dry hair for a more natural-looking highlight
Hair Color
(two words) Natural color of hair
tertiary color
intermediate color achieved by mixing a secondary color and its neighboring primary color on the color wheel in equal amounts
volume
measures the concentration and strength of hydrogen peroxide
single-process haircoloring
process that lightens or deposits color in the hair in a single application
haircolor
(one word) Professional, industry-coined term referring to artificial haircolor products and services