Hair and Scalp Properties
What is the technical term for the study of the hair?
Trichology
What is OSHA?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
What is temporary hair loss after pregnancy?
Postpartum alopecia
How to ensure an even amount of hair in each subsection to produce more precise results?
Partings
What are the three primary colors?
Blue, yellow, and red
What are two types of melanin?
Eumelanin and Pheomelanin
What is MRSA?
Methicillin Resistant staphylococcus aureus
What is a topical medication applied to the scalp and used to stimulate it, coming in 2% and 5% strength?
Minoxidil
What is a haircut that is cut at 90-degree elevation and is over directed to maintain length and weight at the perimeter?
Long-layered haircut
What hair color is ideal for covering unpigmented hair, refreshing permanent color, depositing tonal changes without lifting, and corrective coloring?
Demi permanent
What type of hair always has a medulla?
Beard Hair
What are QUATS?
Quaternary ammonium compounds
What is the partial or complete loss of hair from where it typically grows?
Alopecia
How do layers create movement and volume in the hair?
Releasing weight
What is the visible line that separates colored hair from new growth?
Line of demarcation
How much Protein is hair made up of?
90%
What are four modes of pathogen transmission?
Respiratory, airborne, direct, and indirect.
What is terminal hair that is on a women's body in irregular areas like upper lip, chest, chin, and cheeks?
Hirsuties
How do you layer hair at a high elevation to create a uniform layered haircut?
Interior guide
What are metallic hair colors also called?
Gradual
What is Tinea?
Ringworm; a highly contagious fungal infection of the skin or scalp.
What are the two primary types of bacteria?
Nonpathogenic and Pathogenic
What hair loss is characterized by terminal hair miniaturization and a shortened anagen phase?
Androgenic alopecia
What is the hanging level at which a blunt haircut falls?
Weight Line
What are the four categories of haircoloring?
Temporary, semipermanent, demipermanent, and permanent