What is the area in the back of the head below the occipital bone called?
Nape
100
What is the process of shaping and directing the hair into a pattern of “S” shaped waves, through the use of the fingers, combs, and waving lotion (gel)?
Finger waving
100
What are the tiny grains of pigment in the cortex that give hair it’s natural color called?
Melanin
100
What is the medical branch of science that studies skin and its nature, structure, functions, diseases, and treatment known as?
Dermatology
100
What is the pH of hair and skin?
5
200
What is the triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners called?
Fringe area
200
What is the basis for patterns, lines, waves, curls, and rolls that are used in a wide range of hairstyles?
Pin curls
200
Name 3 wave patterns.
Straight, Wavy, and Curly
200
What is a specialist in the cleansing, preservation of health, and beautification of the skin and body know as?
Esthetician
200
Surfactants have two heads; hydrophilic and lipophilic. What does hydrophilic do?
Attracts water
300
What is a line that is parallel to the floor called?
Horizontal lines
300
_____________________ is to create similar curls to stand up pin curls, but easier and on rollers
Roller Curls
300
Name the 3 hair textures
coarse, medium, and fine
300
What is the outermost layer of skin that is a protective cover for the body called?
Epidermis
300
Conditioners deposit proteins or _______________________ to restore strength, give body or protect against damage.
moisturizer
400
What are lines that are perpendicular to the floor called?
Vertical lines
400
What is known as teasing, ratting, matting, lacing, and involves combing the hair from end to base?
back combing
400
What is the measurement of the number of hairs per square inch on the scalp known as?
Density
400
What is the underlying or inner layer of skin that is about 25 times thicker then the outer layer called?
Dermis
400
What is technique that uses electric irons, curling or straightening called?
Thermal Hairstyling
500
The angle at which a subsection is lifted to cut is known as what?
Elevation
500
What is the technique called that keeps curly or extremely curly hair smooth and straight?
Hair wrapping
500
Porosity is the ability of the hair to absorb moisture and is directly related to the condition of the _____ ______.
Cuticle layer
500
Skin color primarily depends on _________________, which are tiny granules of pigment.
Melanin
500
What is the technique of drying and styling damp hair in one operation called?