Cuticle
What do I do from injury and moisture loss?
Protects
What am I composed of?
Soft Keratin and Air Spaces
I make up how much percentage of the hairs total weight.
85%
Atoms are made up of 3 tiny particles. What are they called?
Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons
This has a strong smell and is responsible for raising the pH of hair by removing positive ions.
Ammonia
I am made up of what type of scales?
Translucent
What part of the hair shaft am I?
Innermost
Strongest
What does the acronym COHNS stand for?
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulphur
This is what binds everything in the color tube together and varies depending on company
Base
My scales do what in order for chemicals to work and moisture to be trapped?
Expand and Contract
Does every hair type have a medulla?
No
I consist of what type of twisting fibers?
Keratin Protein
How many Amino Acids are found in Hair?
18 related to hair
The natural coloring matter or substance that lives in the base, can be oxidative or direct
Color Pigment
If I have fine hair how many layers of scales do I have?
This is the unknown part of the Medulla?
The Function
What can be found in the Cortex?
Melanin and Keratin Protein
What type of bonds link Polypeptide chains together to form a Helix Coil?
Side Bonds; salt, hydrogen, disulfide
An oxidative agent that provides the necessary oxygen to develop color molecules; varies in volume
Developer
If I am coarse how many layers do I have?
Up to 18
T/F I may not run through the entire hair shaft
True
I am partially responsible for the hair's what?
Texture and Formation
The number of Helix Coils,Micro Fibrils,Macro Fibrils,&Fibrils will determine what?
The diameter of the hair
The higher the ___ the more ___ is released
Volume; Oxygen