glossary words
Trichology is what?
The study of hair
A client walks into a salon and is looking to get a haircut. She sits down in your chair and as you do the consultation you notice white flakes. What does she have and how would you continue.
Your client has dandruff.
You will continue with the service as long as the scalp is not irritated.
You can also suggest at home products to help.
________ is located at the base of the follicle.
hair bulb
what are the COHNS elements?
Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur.
what are the three parts to a consultation?
pre-service
requested service
post-service
Wave pattern refers to...
the amount of movement or shape of the hair strand.
You have a middle school girls mom call the salon and says her daughters scalp has been itching severely and she would like for you to check her hair for head lice. What would you do?
You would politely say that state board does not allow you to let someone into the salon knowing they potentially have head lice.
You can refer them to a head lice clinic.
what layer of skin is the hair root located?
epidermis
what protein is hair made of?
Keratin
what is a solution?
is a stable, uniform mixture of two or more substances.
Eumelanin consists of ...
Pheomelanin consists of...
brown and black
yellow and red
You have a client coming in for a color and they tell you that they have not shampooed their hair in 10 days. How would you proceed?
You would need to shampoo and clarify their hair before applying the color.
This is because the color will have a hard time breaking through all the dirt and oils on the hair and the color will not be able to penetrate the hair cuticle.
you will also have to dry the hair before applying the color.
_______ is the hair's outermost layer.
hair cuticle
what is a strong chemical side bond?
Disulfide bonds
what is a pure substance?
is a chemical combination of matter in definite proportions.
Trichoptilosis is the technical term for...
Split ends
You are doing a scalp analysis on your client, and you notice red circular lesions on their scalp. What do they have and how would you proceed.
Ring worm
You would stop the service advise them that they will need to see a physician that you cannot continue the service today.
You will then clean your station and everything that is around the client when they leave.
what is the fibrous protein layer of the hair?
cortex
what are the 3 side bonds.
Hydrogen, salt, disulfide.
what is suspensions?
are unstable physical mixtures of undissolved particles in a liquid.
what is the technical term for head lice?
Pediculosis capitis
your client comes in for a scalp treatment. What are the steps of the service?
Drape the client
detangle their hair
shampoo their hair
divide the hair into 4 quadrants
Apply treatment to the scalp in 1/2-inch subsections
apply a cap
place them under a hood dryer for 10 min
do scalp massage for 10 min
shampoo and style
what are the three layers of the skin?
Epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer
_____ link together end to end. A very strong chemical bond joins them called _______. they form a long chain called________.
Amino acids
Peptide bond
Polypeptide chain
what are miscible and immiscible liquids?
miscible liquids are mutually soluble. they can be mixed together to form solutions.
Immiscible liquids are not capable of being mixed together to form stable solutions.