Hair Facts
Wavy hair can recoil up to 5%, curly hair can recoil up to 30%, and coily hair can recoil up to 75% of its true length
What is shrinkage?
When oils, conditioners, and other treatments are applied to the hair prior to shampooing to enhance moisturization and conditioning during cleansing
What is pre-pooing?
Hairstylist, Jheri Redding invented this popular 1960s hairstyle
What is the Jheri curl?
With high porosity hair, this can be used to make deep conditioning more effective
What is heat/steam?
A person who buys a lot of different products in the quest of finding the “perfect” ones for his/her hair
What is a product junkie?
The tangled/knotted hair at the base of a woman’s head
What is "The Kitchen"?
A synthetic compound found in conditioners and gels; acts as a sealant for hair, but does not allow more moisture to get into the hair shaft, creating product buildup
What is silicone?
She was one of the first women to become a self-made millionaire and invented one of the first lines of African American hair products in the early 1900s
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
This is directly responsible for determining hair porosity
What is the cuticle?
A tried and true product that has achieved good results and a person remains loyal to
What is a Holy Grail?
The source of protein that makes up hair
What is Keratin?
Makes your shampoo lather
What do sulfates do?
This hairstyle originated from a movement of militant Africans who vowed not to cut their hair as a form of protest
What are Dreadlocks?
The ___ in a strand of hair determines the tightness of a curl
What are bonds?
As a dessert it can add weight to your body; as a styling product it can add body to your hair
What is mousse?
The outermost layer of hair that consists of overlapping scale-like segments, that lay flat if the hair is healthy, and are usually open on dry or damaged hair
What is the cuticle?
When diluted with water this ingredient can be used to restore pH balance of the hair; making it less frizzy and increase shine
What is Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)?
In the 18th century, this hair invention became popular among the royal elite
What are wigs?
This is used to describe Type 4 hair
What is kinky/coily?
A formerly black-owned hair care company, acquired by L’oreal in 2014
What is Carol's Daughter?
On average how much hair a person sheds in a given day
What is 50-100 strands?
The reason people with curly hair should shampoo less
They have less sebaceous glands so their scalps aren’t as oily as someone with straight hair
Hairstyling was a lucrative business but it wasn't until the late 1800s that Martha Matilda Harper opened this
What is the first hair salon?
These are the names of the two hair typing systems
What are Andre Walker’s and LOIS?
A product line inspired by Sofi Tucker who sold Shea Butter, African Black Soap and her homemade hair and skin preparations all over the countryside of Sierra Leone in 1912
What is Shea Moisture?