HAIR COLOR 101
HAIR COLOR
COLOR CORRECTING
COLOR INFO
BASIC KNOWLEDGE
100

DEFINE LEVEL AND HOW MANY LEVELS ARE THERE. WITH WHAT BEING THE DARKEST AND WHAT BEING THE LIGHTEST

LEVEL: THE UNIT MEASUREMENT USED TO IDENTIFY THE LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS OF A COLOR.

100

4 classifications of hair color

temporary

semi perm

demi perm

perm

100

DURING THE DECOLORIZING STAGE NATURAL HAIR CAN GO THROUGH AS MANY AS HOW MANY STAGES?

10

100

DEFINE HIGH POROSITY AND WHAT CONCERN FOR HAIR DO YOU HAVE

CUTICLE IS LIFTED, HAIR IS OVERLY POROUS AND TAKES COLOR QUICKLY

100

WHAT PART OF THE HAIR GIVE THE HAIR THE MAJORITY OF IT STRENGTH AND ELASTICITY

CORTEX

200

DEFINE TONE/HUE

BALANCE OF COLOR , WARM COOL OR NEUTRAL

200

what classification of color is a no lift deposit only , non oxidation and last only 4-6 weeks

semi perm
200

WHICH PRIMARY COLOR IS THE MEDIUM PRIMARY COLOR


WHICH PRIMARY IS THE STRONGEST PRIMARY

RED AND BLUE

200

WHAT IS A DOUBLE PROCESS APPLICATION KNOWN AS? AND WHAT IS IT 

TWO STEP PROCESS, PRELIGHTENING BEFORE DEPOSITING COLOR IS APPLIED

200

DEFINE HAIR TEXTURE

DIAMETER OF INDIVIDUAL HAIR STRAND. COARSE MEDIUM FINE

300

WHAT IS KNOWN AS A NO LIFT, DEPOSIT ONLY COLOR?

DEMI PERMANENT 

300

WHEN DOING A COLOR CONSULTATION, HOW SHOULD I BE LOOKING AT MY CLIENT?

DIRECTLY. NOT THROUGH THE MIRROR

300

DEFINE PRELIMINARY STRAND TEST

STRAND TEST DETERMINES HOW THE HAIR WILL REACT TO THE COLOR FORMULA AND HOW LONG THE FORMULA SHOULD BE LEFT ON THE HAIR.

300

WHAT ARE TRADITIONAL SEMI, DEMI AND PERM HAIRCOLOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE USED PRIMARILY ON PRE LIGHTENED HAIR TO ACHIEVE A PALE OR DELICATE COLOR

TONERS

300

DEFINE:

EUMELANIN

PHEOMELANIN

EUMELANIN: GIVES BLACK AND BROWN TO HAIR

PHEOMELANIN: GIVES BLOND AND RED TO HAIR

400

WHAT DOES OVERLAPPING CAUSE

BREAKAGE AND A LINE OF DEMARCATION

400

FOR CLIENTS THAT ARE 80-100 PERCENT GRAY, A HAIR COLOR WITHIN WHAT RANGE IS GENERALLY MORE FLATTERING?

BLONDE

400

WHEN HAIR IS BLUE USE ______ TO BALANCE

WHEN HAIR IS ORANGE USE______ TO BALANCE

WHEN HAIR IS VIOLET USE______ TO BALANCE 

ORANGE 

BLUE 

YELLOW

400

WHAT HAIR COLOR LIGHTENS AND DEPOSITS AT THE SAME TIME

PERMANENT 

400

WHEN THE POROSITY IS LOW , WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE HAIR

HAIR IS RESISTANT WHICH MEANS DIFFICULT FOR MOISTURE OR CHEMICAL TO PENETRATE

500

DEFINE LAW OF COLOR

A SYSTEM FOR UNDERSTANDING COLOR RELATIONSHIPS

500

BOOSTERS, PROTINATORS AND ACCELORATORS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT?

ACTIVATORS

500

DEFINE PRIMARY, TERTIARY AND COMPLEMENTARY COLORS

PRIME: PURE OR FUNDAMENTAL COLORS THAT CANNOT BE CREATEDD BY COMBINING OTHER COLORS.


TERT: INTERMEDIATE COLOR ACHIEVED BY MIXING A SECONDARY AND ITS NEIGHBOURING PRIMARY IN EQUAL PARTS


COMPL: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLORS OPPOSITE OF EACH OTHER ON COLOR WHEEL

500

WHAT INGREDIENT IN HAIRCOLOR RAISES THE CUTICLE OF THE HAIR SO THAT THE HAIRCOLOR CAN PENETRATE INTO THE CORTEX

AMMONIA OR AN AMMONIA SUBSTITUTE

500

WHAT IS AN OXIDIZING AGENT THAT WHEN MIXED WITH AN OXIDATION HAIRCOLOR, SUPPLIES THE NECESSARY OXYGEN GAS TO DEVELOP THE CCOLOR MOLESCULES AND CREATE A CHANGE IN THE NATURAL HAIRCOLOR?

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