Hair Color & Structure
What is another name for undertone?
What do we use the level system for?
Determine the lightness or darkness of haircolor
Blue & Orange
Yellow & Violet
Red & Green
Which haircolor type can be a good introduction to haircolor services, or a low-commitment option for self expression. This type also comes in a variety of color options ranging from subtle to bold.
Semi-permanent
When should a patch test be performed?
24-48 hours before the service.
What part of the hair structure has no role in haircolor?
What are 2 other names for a haircolor chart?
Shade charts or swatch charts
Complementary colors neutralize each other. They can emphasize or distract from skin tone or eye color.
What are the 2 classifications of oxidative haircolor?
Demi permanent & permanent
What should you avoid before applying color?
Brushing the hair & scalp roughly
Hair with what porosity is characterized by a lifted cuticle which allows chemicals to easily penetrate?
High
For best results, what type of lighting do you want to use to analyze haircolor?
Natural
How does tone play into formulating haircolor for a client?
Tone answers which color to use based on the client's desired results
Which color type has large pigment molecules that only deposit a coating of haircolor on the cortex, which can be removed by shampooing the hair?
Temporary
What are we using to protect our client and ourselves during a color service?
Chemical cape, towels, barrier cream for the client, gloves for us.
Why do you need to determine a client's hair density & porosity before mixing hair color?
Density - how much haircolor needed for proper coverage
Porosity - determines processing time
Wall color and what else are essential to haircolor results?
Proper lighting
Warm
Which color type can lighten & deposit color simultaneously, & in a single process?
Permanent
Why do you need to wait to mix any colors until you are ready to use them?
Which hair texture has tightly packed melanin, colors faster & looks darker?
Fine
When looking at a standard color chart what do the letters & numbers of a 6RVv represent?
6 - level, RV highest pigment concentration, v secondary pigment concentration
List all primary, secondary & tertiary colors
Red, blue, yellow
Green, violet, orange
Red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange
What is used to equalize porosity & deposit color molecules in 1 application to provide a uniform contributing pigment?
Color fillers
What can clients use to preserve the longevity and the hair's natural health?
High quality salon products at home