Clients who have their hair colored usually visit the salon every ___ weeks:
4-8 weeks
The natural coloring pigment found in the cortex of the hair is:
Melanin
Hair texture is determined by the diameter of the individual hair___:
Strands
What unit of measurement identifies the lightness/darkness of color, saturation, density, or concentration of color?
Level
A color obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors is a:
Secondary Color
The primary color that brings depth/darkness to any color is:
Blue
The ___ of the client's hair and the desired results determine which haircolor to use:
The cortex of each hair, gives the majority strength/elasticity, and contributes about ___% of overall hair strength.
80%
What is on of the most valuable tools for identifying the natural level in the hair?
Color wheel
What term describes the predominant tone of a color?
Base
A color achieved by mixing equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary color on the wheel is a:
Tertiary color
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as ___:
Porosity
Fine hair takes color faster and can look darker because the melanin granules are grouped ___:
More tightly
The system used by colorist to analyze the lightness/darkness of a hair color is the:
Level system
___ refers to the strength of the color.
Intensity
When all three primary colors are present in equal proportions, the resulting color is:
Black
What type of melanin gives black and brown color to the hair?
Eumelanin
When the cuticle is lifted and the hair is overly porous and takes color quickly, the hair would be said to have:
The system used for understanding color relationships is the ___:
Law of Color
___ tones absorb more light, therefor they look deeper than their actual level.
Cool
Colors with a predominance of blue are ___ colors, whereas colors with a predominance of red/yellow are ___ colors:
What type of melanin gives blond and red colors to the hair?
Pheomelanin
The darkest colors in the level system are identified as __, while the lightest colors are identified as __:
1, 10
Tones can be described as cool, warm, or ___:
Neutral
Each color is identified by a number and a letter, with the number indicating the level and the letter indicating the:
Tone