Relaxers
process or service that permanently rearranges curly hair’s structure into a straighter or smoother form
What is Chemical Hair Relaxing?
also known as straight set wrap; perm wrapping pattern in which all the rods within a panel move in the same direction and are positioned on equal-sized bases; all the base sections are horizontal and are the same length and width as the perm rod
What is a Basic Wrap?
angle at which the rod is positioned on the head (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally); also, the directional pattern in which the hair is wrapped
What is Base Direction?
perm rods that have a smaller diameter in the center increasing to a larger diameter on the ends
What are Concave Rods?
used to relax the hair; contains a very strong alkali with a pH over 13; the hydroxide ion is the active ingredient
What are Hydroxide Relaxers?
perm wrap where base sections are offset from each other row by row to prevent noticeable splits and blend the hair’s flow
What is a Bricklay Wrap?
semipermanent treatment that smooths curly and wavy hair textures and eliminates frizz for up to 12 weeks
What is a Keratin Smoothing Treatment?
also known as circle rod; tool that is usually about 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) long with a uniform diameter along the rod’s entire length
What are Loop Rods?
use reduction and oxidation to break the disulfide bonds and then reform them to a more relaxed hair texture, use the same ammonium thioglycolate (ATG) that is used in permanent waving, but at a higher concentration and a higher pH (above 10)
What are Thio Relaxers?
wrap technique in which hair is wrapped around the rods vertically until it fills the length of each rod like stripes on a candy
What is a Spiral Perm?
perm rod’s position in relation to its base section; determined by the angle at which the hair is wrapped
What is Base Control?
perm wrap in which one end paper is folded in half over the hair ends like an envelope, eliminates excess paper and can be used with short rods or very short hair lengths
What is a Bookend Wrap?
relaxers that require a separate application of a base cream before a relaxer application; applied on the entire scalp, next to the entire hairline, the nape of the neck, and the top and back of the ears
a wrap technique whereby extra-long hair is wrapped on one rod from the scalp to midway down the hair shaft, and another rod is used to wrap the remaining hair strand in the same direction
What is a Double Rod/Piggyback Wrap?
active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline permanents
What is Ammonium Thioglycolate (ATG)?
also known as flexible foam rod; a tool about 12 inches (30.5 centimeters) long with a uniform diameter along the rod’s entire length
What are Soft Bender Rods?
also known as lye relaxer or caustic soda; used to break the disulfide bonds and loosen curls
What is a Sodium Hydroxide Relaxer?
perm activated by an outside heat source, usually a conventional hood-type hairdryer
What are Endothermic Waves?
main active ingredient in true acid and acid-balanced waving lotions
What is Glyceryl Monothioglycolate (GMTG)?
perm in which the hair strands are wrapped from the ends to the scalp in overlapping concentric layers
What is the Croquignole Wrap Technique?