Vocab
Industry coined term referring to artificial haircolor products and services; the addition of color on or into the hair shaft
What is haircoloring
System for understanding color relationships
What is Color Theory
This neutralizes yellow or other unwanted tones
What is temporary colors
An oxidizing agent that supplies oxygen gas for the development of color molecules when mixed with an oxidative haircolor product
What is Developer
The term used to describe the process of coloring hair back to its natural color
What is a Tint Back
Coloring some strands of the hair darker than the natural hair color
What is lowlighting
The strongest primary color
What is Blue
This can act as a filler in color correction
What is Demipermanant color
The three forms of hydrogen peroxide
What is Cream, Liquid, and Dry
A process that lightens and deposits color, or only deposits color in the hair in one, single application
What is single-process haircolor
Haircolor products that contain compound or metallic dyes, which build up on the hair; not used professionally
What is progressive colors
Refers to the degree of concentration or amount of pigment in a color
What is saturation
Can serve as a non-peroxide toner for pre-lightened hair
What is Semipermanent Haircolor
Also known as aniline derivative tints, penetrating tints, synthetic-organic tints, and amino tints
What is Oxidation Tints
A combination of equal parts of a permanent haircolor, hydrogen peroxide, and shampoo that is applied like a regular shampoo
What is a soap cap
Deposit-only haircolor product formulated to last through several shampoos
What is semipermanent haircolors
Color number 6. on the Level System
What is Orange/Gold
This haircolor usually contains ammonia
What is Permanant Haircolors
Metallic or mineral dyes combined with a vegetable tint
What are compound dyes
What is the other name for the free-form technique
What is Balyage
Test used to identify an allergy to aniline derivative products
The three ash or drap colors
What are blue, green, and violet
These haircolors typically have a PH of 2.0-4.5
What is temporary colors
The addition of this results in increased lifting power, which is controlled by how much is added to the haircolor product
What is activators
Used when a retouch application does not quite match the former color application
What is a soap cap