Infection Control
Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in another organism (referred to as the host)
Parasites
Styling that does not use chemicals or alter textured hair's natural curl or coil pattern.
Natural Hair Styling
involves being precise in your haircut and applying a systematic plan
Precision Hair cutting
primary color and secondary color combined
Tertiary Color
the total loss of hair on all parts of the body
Alopecia Universalis
Transmission of pathogens through touching, kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking
Direct Transmission
Terms that describe the direction of pin curls.
Clockwise and Counterclockwise
combs hair away from its natural falling position before cutting to increase a hair design's length
Over Direction
Maximum amount of levels that hair can be lightened before damage occurs
Four
a parasitic infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice
Pediculous Capitis
All manufacturers are required by law to have these for all products sold
SDS (MSDS)
Classic hairstyle with ponytail that can be ornamented with flowers or kept simple.
Chignon
cutting below the fingers, do not cut past the second knuckle.
Safe hair cutting positioning
scale for identifying lightness or darkness
level system
Technical term for dandruff
Pityriasis
Registers all types of disinfectants sold in the united states.
EPA
A cleansing conditioner that refreshes and adds moisture to the hair in-between the weekly shampoo routine.
Co-wash
Cutting technique that uses the tips of the shears
Point Cutting
used to remove unwanted undertones caused by pre-lightening
Toners
contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite treated by physician
Scabies
The methods used to eliminate or reduce the transmission of infectious organisms from one person to another.
Infection Control
Removes about 60 to 75 percent of the curl from the hair
Medium Press
A haircut with a visual buildup of weight in which the hair ends appear to be stacked.
Graduated Hair Cut
technique where strand of color are colored darker than natural hair
Low-lighting
Technical term for split ends
trichopitilosis