Definitions
chapter 7
combs, shears & razors
anatomy &
physiology
shampoos
history of
barbering
100

solutions that have a ph below 7.0

acids

100

general haircutting and styling

all purpose comb

100

largest and most complex nerve tissue

brain

100

also known as acid balanced shampoo

ph balanced shampoo

100

a shaved patch of the head

tonsure

200

solutions that have a ph above 7.0

alkalis

200

combing through tight curl patterns 

pick

200

basic units of all things living

cells

200
define what creates a color enhancing shampoo 

they are created by combing the surfactant with basic colors 

200

latin for beard

barba

300

are a basic building block of all matter 

atom

300

shears that have been made by heating steel to a liquid for pouring into a mold

cast shears

300

thick-walled, muscular, flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the arteriole 

arteries

300

what shampoo contains anti fungal agents such as pryrithione zinc, selenium sulfide or ketoconzole

medicated shampoos

300

early practitioners who cut hair, shaved, and performed bloodletting and dentistry

barber-surgeons

400

what is a chemical change?

change in the chemical composition of a substance by which a new substance is formed

400

a razor made of hardened steel blade that requires honing & stropping to produce a cutting edge

conventional straight razor

400

the study of the minute structure of the various tissues and organs that make up the entire body of an organism 

histology 

400

what helps rebalance and restore the ph level of the hair by neutralizing any alkali or unwanted residue

neutralizing shampoo

400

what's does NABBA stand for 

national association of barber boards of America 

500

characteristics that can only be determined with a chemical reaction 

chemical properties 

500

what is also known as blending shears

thinning shears

500

bones of the fingers or toe

phalanges

500

also know as moisturizing shampoo 

conditioning shampoo

500

employer organization formed prior to the establishment of barber licensing and laws

master barber group

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