cutting techniques
The process of removing excess bulk or cutting for effect without shortening hair length is known as:
Texturizing
The space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point is an:
Angle
The highest point on the top of the head.
Apex
The direction in which the hair grows from the scalp.
Growth pattern
A cutting technique using the tips of the shears to create a broken edge.
Point cutting
The best cutting technique to maintain control of the subsection when cutting a vertical or diagonal cutting line.
Palm to palm
The straight lines used to build weight or create a one-length or low elevation haircut are:
Horizontal lines
The widest area of the head starting at the temples and ending at the top of the crown.
Parietal ridge
The outermost perimeter along the face, around the ears, and on the neck.
The 3 types of cutting techniques.
palm to palm, below the fingers, over the fingers.
A one length haircut where there is no elevation and there is a stationary guideline.
Blunt haircut
Lines that have a slanting or sloping direction are _______ lines.
Diagonal
Marks where the surface of the head changes, also used to establish design lines.
Reference points
Number of individual hair strands on 1 square inch of scalp.
Hair density
The 3 steps to proper posture and body position.
position the client, center your weight, work in front of your section.
The outer line of a cut is known as the:
Perimeter
Triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners.
Bang area
The amount of movement in a hair strand.
Wave pattern
Shears made by the process where molten steel is poured into a mold.
Cast shears
A method of blending and removing length where you glide the shears along the section without closing them completely.
Slide cutting
The section that separates the head at the parietal ridge to below the crown allowing you to have control when layering or graduating the hair.
Horseshoe section
The area between the apex and back of the parietal ridge.
The crown
On this type of hair texture razors may frizz or expand hair, also very short cuts do not work.
Coarse
The guideline inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter.
Interior guideline