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Structure of The Hair
Permanent Waving
Chemical Hair Relaxers
Curl Re-Forming
Other
100
The tough exterior layer of the hair that is not directly involved in the texture or movement of the hair
What is the cuticle?
100
Equal in diameter along their entire length or curling area.
What are straight rods?
100
Measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid that affects how the fluid flows.
What is viscosity?
100
Combination of a thio relaxer and a thio permanent that is wrapped on larger rods to make existing curl larger and looser.
What is a soft curl permanent?
100
Used for hair that has had previous chemical texture services.
What is a retouch relaxer?
200
Measures acidity and alkalinity of a substance by measuring the quantity of hydrogen ions it contains
What is the pH scale?
200
The hair is wrapped at a 45-degree angle beyond perpendicular to its base section
What is on-base placement?
200
Combines use of a thio relaxer with flat ironing
What are Japanese Thermal Straighteners?
200
True or false: With some abrasions, it is okay to perform a Curl Re-Form.
False
200
Starts 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch away from the scalp and includes the entire strand up to the porous end.
What is a virgin hair relaxer?
300
The basic building blocks of the hair:
What are amino acids, peptide bonds, polypeptide chains, keratin proteins, and side bonds?
300
Wrapped from the ends to the scalp in overlapping concentric layers
What is a croquignole perm wrap?
300
Ionic compounds formed by a metal which is combined with oxygen and hydrogen.
What are Metal Hydroxide Relaxers?
300
True or False: Do not scratch the scalp with your comb.
True
300
True or False: The perm rap for a male is different from the perm rap for a female.
False
400
Weak physical side bond that is the result of an attraction between opposite electrical charges.
What is a hydrogen bond?
400
Involves either the addition of hydrogen or the removal of oxygen.
What is reduction reaction?
400
Do not require the application of a protective base cream; contain a protective base cream that is designed to melt at body temperature.
What are no-base relaxers?
400
True or False: Use a neutralizing shampoo with a color indicator to guarantee that the hair and scalp have been restored to their normal pH.
True
400
Help determine how the client's hair will react to a perm.
What is a preliminary test curl?
500
Compact and lies tight against the hair strand. Protects hair from damage and makes it appear smooth and shiny.
What is a healthy cuticle?
500
Have a pH between 4.5 and 7.0 and require heat to process.
What are true acid waves?
500
Conditioners with an acidic pH that restore the hair's natural pH after a hydroxide relaxer and prior to shampooing.
What is a normalizing lotion?
500
True or False: Use a conditioner and a comb to eliminate excessive stretching when getting rid of tangles.
False; use a wide-toothed comb
500
Contain the same ingredients used in depilatories (products used for temporary hair removal)
What are relaxers?