Hair Design
What is the most desirable face shape?
Oval
What is the study of small living organisms?
What is the partial or complete loss of hair from where it typically grows?
Alopecia
What is the tough outermost layer of hair?
Cuticle
What does petrissage mean?
What is the triangular section of hair that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners?
Bang area
What are helpful or harmless bacteria?
What is the FDA approved treatment for hair loss that is a topical medication applied to the scalp?
Minoxadil
What does pH stand for?
Potential Hydrogen
What fungus causes dandruff?
Malassezia
What type of line is used to create width in the hair design?
Horizontal lines
What are shirt, rod-shaped bacteria?
Bacilli
What is the growth of terminal hair on a female's body in areas where hair does not typically grow (upper lip, chin, cheeks, and chest)?
Hirsuties
What is the colorless liquid with a strong, unpleasant odor, and the most common reducing agent in perm waving solution?
Thioglycolic acid
What is the "head" end of a shampoo molecule and is "water-attracting"?
Hydrophilic
What type of profile has a receding forehead and chin?
Convex profile
What is a blood-borne virus that causes disease and can damage the liver? (there are 3 types and type B is the most difficult to kill)
Hepatitis
What is the technical term for dandruff?
Pityriasis
What type of perm is activated by an outside heat source?
Endothermic Waves
What type of shampoo is designed to re-balance the pH level of your hair?
Neutralizing shampoo
What are the 5 PRINCIPLES of hair design?
Proportion, Balance, Rhythm, Emphasis, Harmony
What type of immunity does the body develop after overcoming a disease?
Acquired Immunity
What is the technical term for honeycomb ringworm?
Tinea Favosa
What type of hair relaxers are classified as no-lye relaxers? (there are 2)
Ammonium thio and Guanidine hydroxide
What conditioning agent removes oil accumulation from the scalp and is used after a scalp treatment?
Scalp astringent agent