Perm Products
Name the two general categories of perms
Alkaline and Acid
What perm is processed without heat
Alkaline perm
What refers to the ability of the hair to absorb moisture, liquids or chemicals
Porosity
What perm Tool is narrower in the center and wider in diameter at the ends
Concave rod
What are the last two perm procedures
Process and neutralize
What has a processing action that softens the protein structure and allows disulfide bonds to shift and assume shape of the perm rod
Alkaline and Acid perms
What perm is not recommended for highly porous hair
Alkaline perm
Also known as the pull test
Elasticity test
Also known as soft rods
Flexible tubes
Name the five-step procedure in perming
Distribute, section, wrap, process and neutralize
What perm causes minimal swelling, therefore it is essential that the hair be wrapped with firm, even tension
Acid perms
What perm is self-heating and self-timing, the p.H can very and an addictive is mixed with the perm solution to create heat through chemical reaction
Exothermic perm
What is the physical phase of perming
Distribute, section, wrap
Name the four basic techniques for applying end papers
Bookend, double-paper, single paper, cushion technique
What is the most common perm tool
Perm rod
what is also referred as “heat” perm and is popular in many Asian and European countries
Ionic/ Heat Perms
What reforms the disulfide bonds while lowering the pH of the hair
Neutralizer
What are the 3 main shapes of sections
Rectangular, circular and oblong
The size of the base in relation to the diameter of the rod and the position of the rod in relation to the base is called
Base control
The process of rotating or revolving hair around a tool from the ends of the hair hairstrand up to the base
Overlap technique
Name four perm tools
Applicator bottle, perm rods, tail comb, styling comb
Name four perm supplies
Shampoo cap, toweLs, cotton strip, plastic sectioning clips
What produce curls or waves that are uniform Throughout hairstrands
Straight perm rods
What is the most commonly used base control
Half-off base
What tool position creates the most volume
On base