Perm 1
Product that softens the protein structure and allows the disulfide bonds to shift, assuming the shape of the tool.
What is perm solution?
Advanced version of the double-paper technique; one paper is used to control the ends of the hair by positioning the paper on top of the strand and sliding it down partially past the ends.
What is Single-paper technique?
Curl reformation service is performed on the new growth only-to match the previously curl reformed hair.
What is retouch curl reformation?
Performed by pressing the back of the comb against the scalp area to determine the degree of relaxation; also known as the comb test.
What is relaxation test?
Chemical product used to soften the disulfide bonds in hair straightening procedure.
What is relaxer?
Process used to determine processing time and curl size prior to a perm.
What is preliminary test curl?
A method of wrapping hair around a perm tool base to ends or ends to base; results in a corkscrew shaped curl.
What is spiral wrapping technique?
Service used on natural, untreated or virgin hair to reform tightly curled texture into a looser curl or wave pattern.
What is virgin curl reformation?
Process of loosening or reducing of the hair's existing texture as when straightening curly or tightly curled hair.
What is relaxing?
Action that redistributes the relaxer on the hair strand and helps relax and reform the bonds to a straighter position.
What is smoothing?
Perm tool used to produce curls or waves that are uniform throughout the hair strands.
What is straight perm rods?
Main ingredient found in alkaline perms.
What is Thioglycolic acid?
The process of rotating or revolving hair around a tool from ends of the hairstrand to the base.
What is overlap (croquignole) wrapping?
Strong alkaline products that have a pH of 11.5 - 14 and designed to straighten curly, tightly curled and resistant hair.
What is Sodium Hydroxide?
Advanced relaxer service that results in straight hair by using both chemicals and heat to restructure the bonds in the hair.
What is Thermal reconditioning?
Versatile wrapping pattern that adapts to the curves of the head; includes a central rectangle and two sections at each side.
What is contour perm?
Self timing and self heating; uses an additive that creates heat through a chemical reaction mixed with perm solution.
What is exothermic perm?
Tool or curl is centered between the top and bottom partings of the base; results in most volume and strongest base strength.
What is on base?
Chemical relaxer is applied first to the most resistant area 1/4" to 1/2" away from the scalp and up to the porous ends.
What is virgin relaxer?
Product that contains a derivative of sodium hydroxide or bisulfate; contains calcium, potassium, guanidine or lithium hydroxide.
What is no-lye relaxer?
End paper wrapping technique that uses one end paper folded in half horizontally.
What is bookend technique?
Common perm tool that is narrower in diameter in the center and wider in the diameter at the ends.
What is concave perm rod?
Porous paper used to control the hair ends and keep hair smoothly wrapped around the perm tool.
What is end paper?
Important side bond containing sulfur; directly affected by perming and relaxing.
Relaxer applied to only selected areas of the head; used mainly when the nape area and sides are closely tapered or when the perimeter hairline is frizzy.
What is partial relaxer?