Basic
Terms
Terms
Also known as head shape; the shape of the head, which greatly affects the way the hair falls and behaves.
Head form
Thin, continuous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
Line
Also known as guide; section of hair, located either at the perimeter or the interior of the cut, which determines the length the hair will be cut. Usually the first section that is cut to create a shape.
Guidelines
Hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face, around the ears, and on the neck.
Hairline
Also referred to as an all-purpose comb, this tool is used for most haircutting procedures. It can be 6 to 8 inches (15–20cm) long and has fine teeth at one end and wider teeth at the other
Styling or cutting comb
Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or the behavior of the hair changes, such as ears, jawline, occipital bone, apex, and so on; used to establish design lines that are proportionate.
Reference points
______ are used to create one-length and low-elevation haircuts and to add weight
Horizontal lines
Outer line of a hairstyle.
perimeter
Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp; also referred to as natural fall or natural fallingposition.
Growth pattern
This tool is mainly used to section and subsection the hair.
Tail comb
Widest area of the head, usually starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.
Parietal ridge
______ remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts and are used with higher elevations
Vertical lines
Inner or internal part.
Interior
Hair density is the number of individual hair strands on ______ of scalp.
1 square inch
These shears, also known as scissors, are mainly used to cut blunt or straight lines in hair. They may also be used to slide cut, point cut, or to implement other texturizing techniques
Haircutting shears
Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull.
Occipital bone
_______ are between horizontal and vertical and they have a slanting or sloping direction
Diagonal lines
Guideline that does not move.
stationary guideline
Hair texture is based on the _______ or ________ of each hair strand, usually classified as coarse, medium, and fine
thickness or diameter
Are mainly used to remove bulk from the hair. They are sometimes referred to as thinning shears, tapering shears, or notching shears
Texturizing shears
Highest point on the top of the head.
Apex
1. A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward the face.
2. A type of diagonal line that creates movement away from the face.
1. Diagonal forward
2. Diagonal back
Also known as movable guideline; guideline that moves as the haircutting progresses, used often when creating layers or graduation.
Traveling guideline
there are four characteristics that determine the behavior of the hair:
Growth patterns
Texture
Density
Elasticity
This comb is mainly used to detangle hair. The wide-tooth comb is rarely used when performing a haircut.
Wide-tooth comb