Chapter 25&26
A unique method of applying pressure with the thumb and index finger to the hands and feet is...
Reflexology
What is the difference between the cuticle and the Eponychium?
The nail cuticle is the dead/colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate. The Eponychium is the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area
List the 3 types of chemical texture services performed in a salon setting...
Permanent Waving, Chemically Relaxing, Hair Coloring
The edges on flat irons that create smooth straight styles on very curly hair.
Straight edged
The process of removing excess bulk without shortening hair length is
Texturizing
Toenail clippers that are the most effective should have jaws with a...
Fine Point
What part of the nail unit contains the nerves lymph and blood vessels?
The matrix
List the 3 hydroxide relaxer strengths. What determines the strength of each of these formulas?
Mild, regular, and super. it is determined by the concentration of hydroxide.
Brushes that are used to blowdry person haircuts where little to no volume is desired are
Classic Styling Brushes
When cutting with a vertical diagonal cutting line, The best way to maintain control of the subsection is to cut..
Palm to Palm
A petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties to hold moisture in the skin is...
Parrafin
Name the 4 parts of the nail
Cuticle, Eponychium/Hyponichium, Nail plate, Nail bed
What are the risks if you do not follow the appropriate guidelines when performing a chemical texture service?
It will cause severe hair damage, and severe injuries to the scalp, neck ,forehead ,and ears.
Forcing hair between the thumb and the back of the comb to create tension is...
Ribboning
The best overall blade edge for a hairstylist is...
A Convex Blade
As a rule of thumb, the lower the grid on an abrasive nail file, the more...
Aggressive
Why does the nail matrix produce grooves in the nail plate?
As a person gets older parts of the nail matrix reduce the production of growth cells.
Why should you never comb a relaxer through a client's hair?
It could irritate the scalp and breakage to the hair
The type of curl that is placed completely off base and allows for the greatest mobility is..
Full Stem Curl
Hair density is usually described being..
Thin Medium Coarse
Essential oils are extracted using various forms of distillation from what?
Seeds Bark and Plant Resin
Explain the difference between the nail plate and the nail bed..
The nail plate is a hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the nail bed and the nail bed is the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
What is Lanthionization?
The process by which hydroxide relaxer permanently straightens the hair, the relaxer removes the sulfur atom from a disulfide bond and converts it into a Lanthionization bond.
True or False? Half off base minimizes stress and tension on hair.
False
In creating a length increase in the design of graduate and layered haircuts, the technique to use is...
Overdirection