Haircutting
All hair elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length.
Uniform layers
Applying relaxer beginning at the mid shaft, .5 inch from the scalp and includes the intire strand up to the porous ends.
virgin relaxer
Technique known by combing the hair from the shaft to the scalp, causing strands to mat at the scalp and form a cushion.
back combing
Hair removal method that involves pulling one hair at a time out by the root using tweezers.
Tweezing
Made from a very thin synthetic mesh with a loose weave.
Fiberglass wrap
The direction the hair grows from the scalp, also referred to as natural fall.
growth pattern
The active Ingredient in alkaline perm solution.
ammonium thioglycolate
Shaping and directing the hair into an S pattern using the fingers, a styling comb, and styling lotion or foam.
finger waving
Known as photoepilation
Intense pulsed light
Dry manicures,meaning eliminating soaking nails in water.
Waterless manicure
The visual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang togethe.
weight line
Known as undertone.
contributing pigment
Creates volume and vertical corkscrew effect by winding a strand around the rod.
spiral curl
Removal of hair by means of an electric current that destroys the hair’s growth cell.
Electrolysis
Where the nail plate cells are formed and extends from under the nail fold at the nail plate’s base.
Matrix
The best way to maintain control of the subsections when cutting with a vertical or diagonal cutting line.
cutting palm-to-palm
The medical term for hair grayness or whiteness.
canities
Within curl shapes, one-and-a- half turn creates
a wave
Removing any remaining powder residue from the skin.
Cleansing the area
Separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactio.
Onycholysis
Sometimes called the ”danger zones”
the crown area and around the ears
As soon as hydrogen peroxide is mixed into lightener, it begins to release oxygen, a process known as..
oxidation
A greasy, waxy, or oily styling aid that gives the hair a shiny and slick appearance or a matte finish.
pomade
Excessive hair growth on the face, chest, underarms, and groin, especially in women
Hirsutism
Bitten nails
Onychophagy