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Vocabulary
100

When should you sweep up hair when you are working in the salon? 

What is sweep? 

100
Which haircut is achieved by cutting the hair with elevation or over direction; the hair is cut at a higher elevation, usually 90 Degrees. 

What is layered haircut

100

When holding shears your thumb should be where? 

What is the finger grip of the moving blade?
100

What term refers to where and how the hair is moved over the head? 

What is distribution? 

100

What is an another version of point cutting? 

What is notching? 

200

Always palm the shears and the razor when combing or.....

What is parting the hair? 

200
Haircut that shows an immediate or slow buildup of weight.

What is graduation Haircut? 

200

What comb is known as an all-purpose comb and is used for most hair cutting procedure? 

What is a styling comb?

200

What texturizing technique is performed on the hair ends using the tips of the shears to create broken edge?

What is point cutting? 

200

Hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face, around the ears, and on the neck. 

What is hairline? 

300
Where should you discard used blades? 

What is a puncture-proof container? 

300

What is a tapered haircut where the hair transitions from one length to the next? 

What is a fade? 
300

Primarily used for creating taper cuts. 

What is clippers?

300

When it comes to haircutting, what role does the density of the hair play? 

What is the size and number of subsections needed to complete a haircut? 

300

What is the purpose of layers? 

What is create movement and volume in hair by releasing weight? 

400

What is the reasoning behind not cutting past the second knuckle? 

What is the tension of the hair is less and you risk cutting yourself? 
400

Explain growth pattern. 

What is the direction in which the hair grows from the scalp? 

400

What is the method you would use when you would slide cut someone's hair? 

What is slide cutting? 

400

What is true about texturizing shears? 

What is remove bulk from the hair? 

400
What other terms can finger angle also know for? 

What is cutting position, cutting angle, cutting line, finger position? 

500

How do you disinfect your clippers and trimmers? 

What is apply one drop of clipper oil to the tops of the blades while the blades are running? 

What is disinfect the detachable blade and heel after each use? 

500
Identify a reason why cosmetologists should study and have a comprehensive understanding of haircutting. 

What is Haircutting is the basic foundational skill upon which all hair designs are built? 

500

What is the difference between cast shears and forged shears? 

What is cast shears are built by pouring steel in a mold and forged shears are created by hammering or pressing? 

500
What are the four essential haircuts? 
What is blunt, layered, graduation, and long layered? 
500

Where is the horseshoe section located? 

What is separates the head at the parietal ridge to below the crown, enhances control when layering or graduating hair?