Theory
This beauty pioneer is known for early hair pressing methods using petroleum jelly and a heated comb.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This strong alkaline product, with a pH of 11.5–14, is designed to straighten tightly curled hair.
What is sodium hydroxide?
This term refers to the hair’s ability to absorb moisture, liquids, or chemicals.
What is porosity?
This first Service Essential involves greeting the client with a handshake and tone of voice to build rapport.
What is Connect?
Before any relaxer service, you must do this simple hygiene practice to prevent the spread of infection.
What is wash your hands?
This inventor, famous for his “smoke hood” and traffic signal, also created the first human hair straightener.
Who is Garrett A. Morgan?
These items, like caps, cloth towels, protective gloves, and plastic sectioning clips, are needed for a relaxer service.
What are supplies?
Before applying a chemical relaxer, this type of cream is applied around the hairline and ears.
What is a base cream?
During the Consult step, you help the client fill out this important document.
What is a consultation form?
Performing a relaxer over hair treated with metallic salts can cause breakage, hair damage, uneven texture, and this visible issue.
What is distinct discoloration?
One early relaxer formula mixed lye, white potatoes, and this type of ash.
What is potash (wood ashes)?
This chemical reducing agent, with a pH of 8.5–9.5, causes hair to soften and swell during relaxer processing.
What is ammonium thioglycolate?
This method of applying relaxer products helps spread and reform the bonds to a new straighter position.
What is brushing?
Name two factors you analyze about a client during a relaxer service consultation.
What are face and body shape, physical features, lifestyle, climate effects, hair and scalp type, or hair condition?
After removing hair and debris, tools like bowls and applicator brushes must be disinfected using this type of product.
What is an EPA-registered disinfectant solution, wipe, or spray?
This term was used to describe a hairstyle worn predominantly by African American male entertainers, created using a variation of lye relaxers mixed with eggs.
What is “Congolene” or “Conk”?
Name two tools used to perform a relaxer service that are not chemical products.
What are an applicator brush and a non-metal tail comb?
This test, also known as the comb test, helps determine if the hair has relaxed to the desired degree.
What is the relaxation test?
After finishing the service, you suggest this to maintain the healthy condition of the client’s hair and scalp.
What are recommended products?
If a relaxer accidentally gets into a client’s eyes, you should flush the eyes thoroughly with this.
What is lukewarm water?
This chemical, at a pH of 14, could erode the hair’s cuticle layer, making hair extremely limp and straight.
What is lye?
Besides supplies and tools, this category includes equipment fixtures like the hydraulic chair, timer, and shampoo bowl needed for a relaxer service.
What is equipment?
This product locks the hair into its new, straighter shape and restores broken disulfide bonds after a relaxer.
What is an acid-balanced neutralizer?
This form, required by some malpractice insurance companies, ensures the school or salon is not responsible for damages.
What is the release form?
What must you never do when hair has previously been treated with ammonium thioglycolate (thio relaxer) or sodium hydroxide?
What is apply the opposite relaxer chemical