Characteristics of Hair
Fine, medium, or coarse
What is Texture
The predominant tone of an existing color
What is Base Color
Also known as quaternary color
What is Tertiary Colors
This coating usually last only until the next shampoo
What is Temporary Colors
Three forms of lighteners
What is cream, powder, and oil
refers to the number of hairs per square inch on the scalp
What is density
Products used to strip built-up color from the hair
What are Dye Removers
Yellow, red, and blue
What are Primary Colors
Is also known as a tint
What are Permanent Haircolors
Add temporary color as they lighten
What are oil lighteners
This is an indication of the strength of the cortex, including cross-bonds and melanin molecules
What is elasticity
Term used to describe the warmth or coolness of a color
Tone
Created by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors
What are Secondary Colors
Also known as no-lift, deposit-only haircolors, are longer lasting than semipermanent haircolors
What is Demipermanent Haircolor
Also called paste, speed, or quick lighteners
What are powder lighteners
The pigment that lies under the natural hair color
What is Contributing Pigment
Also known as balyage or baliage; the painting of a lightener on clean, styled hair
What is free-form technique
The basic name of a color
What is Hue
Usually last from six to eight shampoos
What is Semipermanent Haircolor
The most popular type of on-the-scalp lightener
Cream lighteners
Ranges from black to dark brown to red, and from dark blond to lightest blond
What is Natural Hair Color
A two-step combination of lightening
What is Double-process haircoloring
When mixed together these neutralize each other
What are Complementary Colors
This develops between the new growth and the previously colored hair
What is a line of demarcation
A permanent hair coloring product that is applied to pre-lightened hair for the purpose of achieving the desired color
What is a Toner