The coloring matter that provides natural color to the hair, skin, and eyes
What is MELANIN?
The relationship of facial features and shapes to each other
What is Facial Proportion?
Strong, high pH disinfectants
What is Phenols?
An absence of pigment
What is Hypopigmentation?
Equal in proportion
What is Balance?
The soft, elastic, thick, inner layer made up of elongated cells that bond together tightly
What is Cortex?
____ bases act as shock absorbers and are gentle on the scalp and hair
hint* brush
What is cushion?
8 small bones that form the wrist
What is Carpals?
Most dangerous skin cancer
-dark brown/black spots or lesions with uneven shapes
The highest point of the head
What is Apex?
pH ranges from 7.1 to 14
What is Alkaline?
A method temporarily straightening highly textured hair by using a heated comb is known as ...
What is hair pressing?
Also known as athletes foot; a fungal infection that can occur on the feet and/or toes and spread to the toenails
What is Tinea Pedis?
Name 2 layers of the dermis
What is Papillary and Reticular?
A strong, fibrous protein; the building block for hair, skin, and nails
What is keratin?
_____ is an oxidizing agent, also known as hydrogen peroxide
What is Developer?
The chin and forehead align; the nose appears sunken, creating inward curvature
What is Concave Profile?
Translucent portion of the nail; also known as the nail body
What is Nail plate?
Nerve that carries messages to the brain and/or spinal cord to recognize touch
What is Sensory Nerve?
The texturizing technique using the tips of the shears to cut into the ends of the hair to create multiple lengths that will blend within the hair ends
What is point cutting?
Creates a physical change to the hair; deposit only hair color; lasts up to 4-6 weeks
What is Non-oxidative?
Also known as molding; is combing a section of hair in a circular movement over the surface of the head for the formation of waves or curls
What is Shaping?
Living skin at the base of the nail plate; partially overlaps the lunula
What is Eponychium?
Portion of the muscle that is joined to the bone to aid in movement
What is insertion?
Circular growth pattern; use special considerations when cutting
What is whorl?