Relax
Types of Relaxers
Safety & Protection
Relaxing Process
Relaxer Random
100
The process of permanently rearranging the basic structure of overly curly hair into straight form
What is chemical hair relaxing
100
Relaxers which are ionic compounds formed by a metal combined with oxygen and hydrogen are known as this
What is metal hydroxide relaxer
100
This is a main factor that affects the processing time of a relaxer
What is hair's porosity
100
The process of breaking the hair's disulfide bonds and converting them to lanthionine bonds
What is Lanthionization
100
The combination of a the relaxer and a the permanent wrapped on large tools can be called this
What is soft curl permanent
200
The action of sodium hydroxide cause the hair to ________ and __________
What is soften and swell
200
General guidlines suggest that this strength be used for fine, tinted, or lightened hair
What is mild
200
If these are present, a hair relaxing treatment should be avoided
What are scalp abrasions
200
This is the best type of shampoo to use after the chemical relaxer
What is neutralizing shampoo
200
After saturating the rods with neutralizer in a soft curl permanent, this is the next step
What is remove rods
300
This stops the action of the chemical relaxer
What is neutralizer
300
This and sodium hydroxide are the two most commonly used method of hair relaxing
What is thio
300
This is a safety precaution that must be followed with ALL chemical hair relaxing services
What is wearing protective gloves
300
When performing a relaxer retouch, product is applied to this area first
What is the new growth only
300
Another name for sodium hydroxide relaxers
What is lye relaxer
400
Before giving a relaxer service to overly curly hair, the cosmetologist must judge the hair's texture, porosity, __________, and _____________
What is elasticity and damage
400
These are the two main types of relaxer formula
What are base and no-base
400
You want to avoid doing this to the scalp with a comb or fingernails during hair relaxing
What is scratching
400
When applying sodium hydroxide relaxer, the processing cream is applied here last
What is the scalp and ends
400
After processing a soft curl perm, rinse the hair thoroughly and _____________ the rods
What is blot
500
These are the 3 basic steps of chemical hair relaxing
What are processing, neutralizing, conditioning
500
Of the general types of relaxers, this one does not require pre-shampooing
What is sodium hydroxide
500
By applying this, the scalp and skin are protected from possible burns when using a hair relaxer
What is base cream
500
When the hair has been sufficiently straightened, rinse rapidly and thoroughly with this type of water
What is warm
500
This is used to restore the hair and scalp to their normal acidic pH
What is normalizing lotion
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