History & Life Skills
Your Professional Image & Communicating For Success
Infection Control
Haircutting & Hairstyling
Chemical Textures & Haircoloring
Hair Removal, Facials, & Makeup
Manicures & Pedicures
100

African civilizations had a variety of hairstyles that were used as a symbol of tribal traditions and conveyed a message of age, _____________, power, and rank

marital status

100

The science of designing the workplace as well as its equipment and tools to make specific body movements more comfortable, efficient, and safe

Ergonomics

100

Reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances

allergy

100

The highest point on the top of the head

Apex

100

To balance orange in hair what color should be used?

Blue

100

Most common method of temporary hair removal

shaving

100

A colorless, inflammable liquid; miscible with water, alcohol, and ether; and has a sweetish odor or burning taste. It is used as a solvent.

acetone

200

The Egyptians were the first to infuse ____________ from the leaves, bark, and blossoms of plants for use as perfumes.

essential oils

200

Daily maintenance and cleanliness by practicing good healthful habits

personal hygiene

200

Chemical germicide formulated for use on skin

antiseptics

200

Process where molten steel is poured into a form to create shears

Cast

200

System for understanding color relationships

law of color

200

Also known as banding

Threading

200

Oils extracted using various forms of distillation from seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood, and/or resin of plants

essential oils

300

During the early period in Chinese history, nail tinting was closely tied to social status. Commoners caught wearing a royal nail color faced a punishment of ____

Death

300

The impression you project through both your outward appearance and your conduct in the workplace

professional image

300

One-celled microorganisms that have both plant and animal characteristics. Some are harmful and some are harmless

bacteria

300

Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it in order to check for precision of line and shape

Cross Checking

300

Absorbent papers used to control ends of the hair when wrapping and winding hair on perm rods

end papers

300

Substance used to remove hair by pulling it out of the follicle

epilator

300

A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock used in hot stone massages

basalt

400

Roman women used hair color to indicate their class in society. What color did noblewomen tint their hair

Red

400

Communication with a client that determines what the client's needs are and how to achieve the desired results

client consultation

400

Capable of destroying bacteria

bactericidal

400

A classic updo designed around a ponytail; technique used in formal hairstyling

Chignon

400

Active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline perms

ammonium thioglycolate

400

Means lack of lipids

Alipidic

400

Also known as pedicure paddles

foot files

500

During the middle ages women wore colored makeup on their cheeks and lips, but not their ______

Eyes

500

Also known as a client questionnaire, consultation card, or health history form.

Intake Form

500

Also known as a communicable disease 

contagious disease

500

Blowdryer attachment that causes the air to flow more softly and helps to accentuate or keep textural definition

diffuser

500

The measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid that affects how the fluid flows

viscosity

500

individual doses of serum in sealed vials

ampoules

500

A unique method of applying pressure with the thumb and index fingers to the hands and feet; it has demonstrated health benefits.

reflexology

600

During the Renaissance how did women convey their intelligence?

Shaved their eyebrows 

600

The act of sharing information between two or more people so that the information is successfully understood

effective communication

600

A bloodborne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver

hepatitis

600

The straight line used to remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts are

vertical cutting line

600

small, uncolored dyes that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent dye molecules 

aniline derivatives

600

The metal part of the brush that attaches the bristles to the handle

ferrule

600

The act of causing tiny unseen openings in the skin that can allow entry by pathogenic bacteria

microtrauma

700

The conscious act of planning your life, instead of just letting things happen

game planning

700

First step in the 10 step consultation method 

Review the intake form

700

Transmission of blood or body fluids through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking

direct transmission

700

The technique of forcing the hair between the thumb and the back of the comb to create tension

Ribboning

700

Also known as progressive haircolors

metallic haircolors

700

Products that contain chemicals that either loosen or dissolve dead cell buildup

chemical exfoliants

700

The list of services you are legally allowed to perform in your specialty in your state

scope of practice

800

Whose makeup would not crack under hot studio lights in 1908?

Max Factor

800

When standing to cut hair, position your legs ______ width apart

hip

800

Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs and cause diseases such as pneumonia

diplococci

800

The point where curls of opposite directions meet, forming a recessed area

indentation

800

Main active ingredient in true acid and acid-balanced waving lotions

glyceryl monothioglycolate

800

Distended capillaries caused by weakening of the capillary walls

couperose

800

An inorganic compound that degrades the protein in the callus cells

potassium hydroxide

900

Who marketed the first nail polish?

Charles Revson

900

To avoid ergonomic related injuries, keep your wrists __________ or in a neutral position as much as possible

Straight

900

Disease causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as HIV

bloodborne pathogens

900

Pin curls placed immediately behind or below a ridge to form a wave

ridge curls

900

Process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair, they remove a sulfur atom from disulfide bond and convert it into a lanthionine bond

lanthionization

900

Also known as hypertrichosis

hirsuties

900

An organic acid that derives originally from the bark of willow trees

salicylic acid

1000

Establishes the purpose and values for which an individual or institution lives and works by.

Mission Statement

1000

Fourth step in the 10 step consultation method

Analyze the client's hair

1000

Disinfectant used in the salon, commonly referred to as QUATS

quaternary ammonium compounds

1000

A process used to condition a new brass pressing comb so that it heats evenly

temper

1000

A thio based chemical service that reformats curly and wavy hair into looser and larger curls and waves

soft curl permanent

1000

Also known as intense pulsed light, that destroys the growth cells of the hair follicles

photoepilation

1000

An organic compound that has a super-hydrating effect on the skin cells

urea

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