Safety and Disinfection
Cleaning tools with warm soapy water and submerging in an EPA registered disinfectant
What is Disinfecting?
The dried, dead cells that surround the cortex
What are Cuticle Scales?
Connect polypeptide chains side-by-side and are responsible for the hair’s strength and elasticity
What are Side Bonds?
Chemically altering naturally curly or wavy hair into a straighter form
What is Chemical Relaxing?
Requires a protective base cream to be applied to the hairline and scalp
What is a Base Relaxer?
Used to protect Guests’ clothing and skin against chemicals and/or irritation
What is Draping?
Cortical fibers grouped together produce
What is Cortex?
Matter altered permanently to a completely different form
What is Chemical Change?
The application of a chemical straightening process in which product is applied first to the midshaft, the roots, and lastly the ends
What is a Virgin Hair Relaxer?
What is Guanidine Hydroxide?
A disease that is caused by overexposure to certain products or ingredients
What is Occupational Disease?
Protein building blocks of hair that link together and form tiny protein fibers
What are Amino Acids?
Physical side bond easily broken by water or heat
What are Hydrogen Bonds?
Applying a chemical that reconnects the disulfide bonds for thio relaxers and permanent waves
What is Neutralizing?
What is the average processing time of most Hydroxide relaxers?
What is between 18-20 minutes?
Mandates that every chemical located within a business has a SDS available
What is OSHA?
Very strong and create a spiral chain effect
What is Peptide Bond?
Weak physical side bonds easily broken by change in pH
What are Salt Bonds?
What is a soft curl reformation also called?
What is Jheri Curl
Chemical compounds with the additive ingredient ammonia; process in the same manner as a perm; have a low pH
What are Thioglycolate Relaxers?
A form affirming that your Guest was advised of potential risks associated with a chemical service
What is a Release Statement?
Spiraling chain of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds
What is Polypeptide Chain?
Strong chemical side bonds that can only be broken by chemical solutions
What are Disulfide Bonds?
This process neutralizes any remaining alkaline residue left by a hydroxide relaxer
What is Hydroxide Neutralization?
High alkaline content; available in varying formulas; strongest relaxer with an alkaline pH above 12
What are Hydroxide Relaxers?