This professional is responsible for educating clients about at home maintenance and styling options for their hair.
What is a hairstylist?
This technique of drying and styling damp hair at one time revolutionized the hairstyling world.
What is blow-dry styling?
The point where curls of opposite directions meet forming a recessed area.
What is indentation?
This process shapes and directs the hair into an S pattern through the use of the fingers, combs, and a specialized lotion.
What is fingerwaving?
These rollers are used only on dry hair because using them on wet hair can snag and pull the hair.
What are Velcro rollers?
The panel of hair on which the roller is placed.
What is the base?
This nozzle attachment of a blow-dryer directs the air stream to any section of the hair more intensely.
What is a concentrator?
This substance is also known as liquid gel, it makes the hair pliable enough to keep it in place during the finger-waving procedure.
What is Finger-Waving Lotion?
The way the hair is wrapped around the roller to create curls in the hair.
What is two and 1/2 turns?
This is the stationary foundation of the curl, on the area closest to the scalp.
What is the base?
Also known as ruffing, this technique is used to build a soft cushion or to mesh two or more curl patterns together.
What is backbrushing?
This is also known as teasing, ratting, matting, or French lacing. It involves combing small sections of hair from the ends towards the scalp.
What is backcombing?
This is the most commonly shaped pin curl base.
What is an arc base?
This attachment is used to accentuate or keep textural definition by allowing the air to flow more softly.
What is a diffuser?
These curls serve as a basis for patterns, lines, waves, curls, and rolls that are used in a wide range of hairstyles and can be used on all types of hair.
What are Pin Curls?
A light, airy, whipped styling product that resembles shaving foam.
What is mousse or styling foam?
Large, flat brushes with staggered pin patterns that are used for mid to longer hair length.
What are paddle brushes?
Also known as texturizers, these styling products are lighter and less viscous than firm-hold gels, making them ideal to use for easy styling, defining, and molding.
What are liquid gels?
Large diameter pin curls that are similar to a roller, but do not have the same amount of tension.
What are barrel curls?
The most widely used hairstyling product.
What is hair spray?
Also known as serum, this adds gloss and sheen to the hair while creating textural definition.
What is silicone?
This styling technique is used to keep curly hair smooth and straight while retaining its shape.
What is hair wrapping?
Irons with straight edges that are used to create smooth, straight, styles even on very curly hair
What are flat irons?
The edge of a flat iron that is nearest to the stylist.
What is the inner edge?
Arc base pin curls are also known as ___ and ___ base curls.
What is half-moon or C-shaped base curls?
This process involves temporarily straightening extremely curly hair by means of a heated comb?
What is hair pressing?
Combs used for thermal curling should be made of this material.
What is hard rubber?
These curls offer a curl option with only slight lift and volume.
What are off-base curls?
Also referred to as the French pleat, a classic long hairstyle that is popular in the salon for clients attending formal functions.
What is the twist?
This base should be used in a roller set when the least amount of volume is desired.
What is completely off base?
!!!! Double Jeopardy B !!!!
What are cascade curls?
As a rule of thumb, coarse and gray hair can withstand more heat than which type of hair?
What is fine hair?
Pin-Curls that produce waves that get smaller in size toward the end.
What are closed-center curls?
!!!!Double Jeopardy A!!!!
What is a triangular base?
This section of the pin curl gives the curl its direction and movement, and determines the amount of mobility or movement in a section of hair.
What is the stem?
This hair type is very resistant to hair pressing and requires more heat and pressure.
What is wiry/curly hair?
A section of hair that is molded in a circular movement in preparation for the formation of curls.
What is a shaping?
This type of curl is placed directly on the base of the curl and produces a tight, firm, long-lasting curl and allows minimum mobility.
What is a No-Stem curl?
Grooming brushes generally consist of these two types of bristles.
What is boar and nylon?
These pin curls are placed immediately behind or below a ridge to form a wave.
What are ridge curls?
These curls are suitable for one length hair.
What are spiral curls?
Pin curls that produce even, smooth waves and uniform curls.
What are open-center curls?
Ribboning consists of forcing hair between these two spots to create tension.
What is between the thumb and the back of the comb?
This base is usually recommended at the side front hairline for a smooth, upswept effect when pin curling.
What is a rectangular base?
This determines the correct temperature setting of the iron for thermal curling.
What is the texture of the hair?
This type of curl is placed completely off base and allows for the greatest mobility.
What is a Full-Stem curl?
These two terms are used to describe the direction of pin curls.
What is clockwise and counter-clockwise?
Pressing combs with less space between the teeth produce this.
What is a smooth press?
This is created by two rows of ridge curls on the side of a head.
What are skip waves?
Good quality pressing combs are generally made out of these two materials.
What is stainless steel or brass?
The temperature of the pressing comb should always be tested using this.
What is light paper?
These are two general types of injuries that can occur in hair pressing.
What are burns and skin rashes?
Also known as Marcel waving, this method of waving and curling straight or pressed dry hair uses thermal irons and special manipulative techniques.
What is thermal waving and curling?
These curls provide maximum lift or volume, since the curl is placed very high on its base.
What are Volume-base curls?
This is sometimes necessary when the hair becomes curly again due to perspiration, dampness, or other conditions.
What is a touch-up?
This brush is used to blow-dry precision haircuts where little or no volume is desired.
What is a classic styling brush?
To ensure your up-do is well balanced and proportioned, you should do this.
What is inspect the shape from every angle.
This classic hairdo is created out of a simple ponytail that can be simply styled or dressed up.
What is a Chignon?
When creating these type of curls, the hair should be held with medium tension at a 125 degree angle.
What are full base curls?
It is important to do this to a new brass pressing comb so that it will hold heat evenly along its entire length, and provide consistent results.
What is temper?
When the client's scalp is classified as flexible, remember to always do this to press their hair satisfactorily.
What is use enough tension?
Carbon buildup can be removed from the metal portion of the pressing comb by immersing the metal portion of the comb in a solution containing this substance.
What is baking soda?
This hair pressing process removes 50-60 percent of the curl.
What is a soft press?
Avoid excessive heat when pressing gray hair to avoid this.
What is discoloration and breakage?