This professional is responsible for educating clients about at-home maintenance and styling options for their hair.
What is a hairstylist?
This is a process that shapes and directs the hair into an S pattern through the use of the fingers, combs and finger-waving lotion, and was the rage in the 1920's and 1930's
What is finger waving?
This styling product, also known as liquid gel, makes the hair pliable enough to keep it in place during the finger waving procedure.
What is finger-waving lotion?
These curls serve as a basis for patterns, lines, waves, curls, and rolls that are used in a wide range of hairstyles and can be used on all types of hair, including straight, permanent waved or naturally curly hair.
What is pin?
This is the stationary (non-moving) foundation of the curl, on the area closest to the scalp.
What is base?
This is the section of the pin curl that lies between the base and first arc (turn) of the circle that gives the curl its direction and movement, and determines the amount of mobility or movement in a section of hair.
What is stem?
This type of curl is placed directly on the base of the curl and produces a tight, firm, long-lasting curl and allows minimum mobility?
What is no stem curl?
This type of curl is placed completely off base and allows for the greatest mobility.
What is full stem curl?
This is a section of hair that is molded in a circular movement in preparation for the formation of curls.
What is a shaping?
These pin curls produce even, smooth waves and uniform curls.
What are open center curls?
These pin curls produce waves that get smaller in size toward the end.
What are closed-center curls?
These terms for curls are used to describe the direction of pin curls.
What are clockwise and counterclockwise?
The base for these pin curls are usually recommended at the side front hairline for a smooth, upswept effect.
What is rectangular?
This pin curl base is recommended for use along the front hairline to prevent splits or breaks in the finished style.
What is triangular base?
This is the most commonly shaped pin curl base.
What is arc base?
Arc based pin curls are also known as half-moon or this.
What are C-shaped base curls?
This is the action of forcing hair between the thumb and the back of the comb to create tension.
What is ribboning?
These pin curls are sliced from a shaping and formed without lifting the hair from the head.
What are carved curls?
To form this, ridge curls are pin curls placed immediately behind or below a ridge.
What is a wave?
These are two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head.
What are skip waves?
These are large diameter pin curls that are similar to a roller, but do not have the same amount of tension.
What are barrel curls?
These pin curls are fastened to the head in a standing position to create height in the hair design.
What are cascade curls?
This is the panel of hair on which the roller is placed.
What is base?
This is how many times the hair is wrapped around a roller to create curls in the hair.
What is two and one-half turns?
Rollers should be placed here in a roller set where the least amount of volume is desired.
What is completely off base?