Color
Theory
Theory
Red, Yellow, Blue
What are the three primary colors?
Colors that can emphasize or distract from skin tone or eye color, or neutralize or refine unwanted tones in the hair.
What are complementary colors?
Also known as undertone, this refers to the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process.
What is contributing (or underlying) pigment?
The two things to identify before beginning any color service.
What are the client's hair color and structure?
Two types of haircolor NOT typically used in salons.
What are metallic and natural haircolor?
What is filler?
A test performed 24-48 hrs before each application of haircolor formulated with aniline derivative dyes.
What is a patch test?
Orange, Green, Violet
What are the secondary colors?
Hair type that contains melanin that is tightly packed together. It colors more quickly and can look darker.
What is fine-textured hair?
The underlying pigment seen when lightened to a level 9 on the color scale.
What is yellow?
The layer of the hair where non-oxidative haircolor deposits hair dye molecules.
What is the cuticle?
Tones that can be added to a haircolor formula to intensify a result.
What are intensifiers or boosters?
Clear liquid developers, cream developers, and dedicated developers
What are three kinds of peroxide?
A reason you would avoid applying haircolor.
What are abrasions on the scalp?
It teaches the law of color and is a system of understanding color relationships.
What is color theory?
Must be taken into account when applying haircolor to ensure proper coverage.
What is density?
The underlying pigment seen when lightened to a level 6 on the color scale?
What is orange
Oxidative hair dye molecules are deposited on this layer of the hair strand.
What is the cortex?
Non-oxidative haircolor that makes only a physical change on the hair shaft.
What is temporary haircolor?
A product that helps change the hair texture by eroding the cuticle layers and causing curl reduction.
What is a lightener?
Removing mineral buildup from chlorine or well water by purifying the hair with a product that is formulated to remove mineral buildup.
What is a common haircolor solution?
The primary color that is the strongest and can bring depth or darkness to any color?
What is blue?
The degree of porosity with a tight cuticle, making it difficult for moisture or chemicals to penetrate, and therefore requires a longer processing time.
What is low porosity?
Haircolor that softens and balances colors
What are natural base colors?
The hair that contains moderately grouped melanin which has an average reaction to haircolor.
What is medium-textured hair?
Color that is gentler than permanent haircolor, but still requires a patch test as it contains aniline-derivative dyes.
What is traditional semi-permanent haircolor?
The best way to obtain pale blonde results.
What is double processing?
Gently rinse with tepid water and lightly shampoo at the first sign of even minor damage during the lightening process.
How do you stop the decolorizing process?
The hair level considered to be the darkest according to the level system.
What is level 1?
Colors that, when added together, will neutralize each other.
What are complementary colors?
Haircolor that is brighter and reflects light.
What are warm base colors?
Hair that has loosely grouped melanin granules, so haircolor can take longer to process.
What is course-texture?
Haircolor meant to deepen or change the tone of natural hair color.
What is demi-permanent hair color?
Fast-acting, strong, and formulated to lift the hair from four to seven levels.
What are off-scalp lighteners?
Explains to clients that there is risk involved in any chemical service.
What is a release statement?
The identification of haircolor that comes after the company's haircolor name.
What is the number and letter?
Natural hair color that needs special attention concerning the amount and density when coloring.
What is grey hair?
Haircolor that is more ash and reveals less gold
What are cool base colors?
Four classifications of hair to consider before beginning a haircolor service.
What are hair texture, density, elasticity, and porosity?
Introducing clients to haircolor services, blending or camouflaging gray hair, and adding a gloss to create added richness and shine.
What are the benefits of demi-permanent haircolor?
Lighteners categorized as oil or cream, and create overall blonding and lightening retouches.
What are on-scalp lighteners?
A time to review the procedure and application techniques required to achieve the targeted color, total service cost, and follow-up maintenance.
What is a client consultation?