Chemistry
Cosmetics
Perms
Relaxers
Curl Reformation
100
A change in the physical characteristics of a substance without creating a new substance.
What is a Physical Change
100
Any substance that is able to dissolve another substance.
What is a Solvent.
100
A wrapping pattern in which perm rods are placed in a staggered configuration to help avoid splits in a design.
What is Bricklay Wrap
100
A chemical reducing agent that causes the hair to soften and swell
What is Ammonium Thioglycolate.
100
The two chemical processes used in a Curl Reformation service.
What is Relaxing and Perming.
200
A unit of measurement that indicates whether a substance is acidic, neutral or alkaline.
What is potential Hydrogen (pH)
200
Formed when two or more non mixable substances are united with the help of a binder or gum-like substance.
What are Emulsions.
200
A product used in perm services which rebonds and restores disulfide bonds.
What is Neutralizer
200
Relaxer application method in which the chemical is first applied to the most resistant area 1/4" to 1/2' away from the scalp and the roots last.
What is a Virgin Application
200
Reduces peptide bonds so hair can relax and become straight; thio-based product.
What is Curl Rearranger.
300
The backbone of all protein molecules; forms when two amino acids attach.
What is a Peptide Bond
300
Ingredients in shampoos that are used to remove oil from the hair.
What are Surfactants.
300
Waves that carry a pH of approximately 8.0-9.5
What are Alkaline waves.
300
Also known as a chemical blow-out, a technique used to loosen or relax tightly curled hair patterns by approximately 50% of their natural shape
What is a Curl Diffusion
300
Assists hair to assume new shape of rod when wrapping hair in perm rods; milder form of thio
What is Curl Booster
400
A sulfur-containing side bond that is formed between protein structures.
What is the Disulfide Bond
400
The natural pH of hair.
What is 4.5-5.5
400
Waves that contain glyceryl monothioglycolate and uses an endothermic method of heat to speed up processing.
What is Acid waves.
400
The pH of ammonium thioglycolate
What is 8.5-9.5
400
The main ingredient found in rearrangers
What is Ammonium Thioglycolate
500
The five elements found in hair.
What are Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur. (COHNS)
500
This means that a shampoo molecule is "oil-loving"
What is lipophilic.
500
The inventor of the first heat permanent waving machine in 1905.
Who is Charles Nessler
500
Type of relaxer generally used on curly, tightly curled and resistant hair.
What is Sodium Hydroxide Relaxer
500
The diameter of the tool used in reformation services is many times larger than the diameter of the natural curl pattern.
What is 2 times larger.
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