also known as ruffing, technique to build a soft cushion or mesh two or more curl patterns together for a uniform and smooth comb out
What is Backbrushing
Narrow rows of visible braids that lie close to the scalp
What is Cornrows
Also known as a weave, attachment method in which hair extensions are secured to the client's own hair by sewing to a cornrow
What is Braid and Sew method
Active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline perms
What is Ammonium Thioglycolate
A tool that visually represents the relationships between colors
What is Color Wheel
Also known as teasing, combing small sections of hair towards the scalp, causing shorter hair to mat at the scalp and form a cushion base
What is Backcombing
simple two strand braid in which hair is picked up from the sides and added to that strands as they are crossed over each other
What is Fishtail Braid
Also known as open caps, machine made from human or artificial hair what is woven into rows or wefts, wefts are then sewn to elastic strips in a circular pattern to fit the head shape
What is Capless Wig
Perm activated by an outside heat source
What is Endothermic Waves
Predominant tone of a color
What is Base color
Stationary or nonmoving foundation of a pin curl or the panel of hair on which a roller is placed
What is Base
Two or three long simple inverted thick cornrows created around the head then wrapped and pinned
What is Halo braids
Hair that has been shed from the head or gathered from a brush opposed to hair that has been cut off
What is Fallen hair
Main active ingredient in true acid and acid balanced waving lotions
What is Glyceryl Monothioglocolate
also known as undertone, the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process
What is Contributing Pigment
Pin curls sliced from a shaping and formed without lifting the hair from the head
What is Carved curls
also known as a french braid
What is Invisible braid
What is Fusion bonding
relaxers that do not require application of a protective base cream
What is No base relaxers
No lift, deposit only color, meant to deepen or change the tone of natural hair color
What is Demi permanent haircolor
Pin curls that produce waves that get smaller towards the ends
What is Closed-centered curls
Synthetic fiber used to make hair extensions, highly heat resistant, and made specifically for braided styles
What is Kanekalon
Hair or synthetic fibers added or integrated at the base of a persons natural hair
What is Hair Additions
Conditioners with an acidic pH that restore the hairs natural pH before the final neutralizing shampoo for hydroxide relaxers
What is Normalizing lotions
The strength of a color
What is Intensity
Used to give a finished appearance to hair ends turned either under or over
What is End curls
braiding technique in which the first side section goes over the middle on then the second goes over the middle one then the other side goes over the middle strand
What is Overhand technique
Hair additions that are secured to the base of the clients natural hair to add length , volume , texture or color
What is Hair Extensions
Adds wave or curl to the hair
What is Permanent waving
Visible line separating colored hair from new growth
What is Line of Demarcation
Technique used to keep curly hair smooth and straight
What is Hair wrapping
Braid created with two strands that are twisted around each other
What is Rope braid
Small wig used to cover the top or crown of the head or hair attachment of some sort
What is Hairpieces
permanent waves that curl only specific areas of the head
What is Partial perm
Also known as progressive haircolor
What is Metallic haircolor
What is Pressing comb
Free hanging braids
What is Single braids
Also known as hand knotted wigs
What is Hand tied wigs
have a pH between 4.5 and 7.0 and require heat to process, process more slowly than alkaline waves and do not usually produce as firm of a curl as alkaline waves
What is True Acid Waves
also known as vegetable dye haircolors
What is Natural based haircolors
Clamp that presses the hair against the barrel or rod of a thermal iron
What is Shell
Board of fine upright nails through which human hair extensions are combed
What is Hackle
Commonly known as I TIPS or individual tip
What is Linking
Use reduction and oxidation to break disulfide bonds and then reform them to a more relaxed texture. uses the same ATG that is used in permanent waving, but a higher concentration and a higher pH above 10
What is Thio Relaxers
What is Law of Color
Two Rows of ridge curls, usually on the side of the head
What is Skip Waves
Flat leather pad with very close fine teeth that sandwich human hair extensions
What is Drawing board
Round topped block with a head shape used for making, servicing and displaying hair pieces
What is Wig Block
Perm that uses an ingredient other than ATG as the primary reducing agent , such as cysteamine
What is Thio free waves
Contain small, uncolored dyes that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent dye molecules within the cortex
What is Aniline Derivatives