LAW OF COLOR
MELANIN
HAIR COLOR CHEMISTRY
HAIR COLOR CHEMISTRY
HAIR COLOR APPLICATION
100
Primary colors
What is yellow red and blue
100
A dense concentration of eumelanin produces
What is very dark hair
100
Colors not mixed with a developer
What is nonoxidative
100
This type of color is designed to achieve lighter colors and is usually mixed with a double amount of 30 or 40 volume developer
What is high lift tints
100
Using a foil or thermal strip to isolate selected strands
What is foil highlighting
200
These are created by mixing primary colors with their neighboring secondary color in varying proportions
What is tertiary colors
200
What occurs when the melanocyte cells slow down there production of melanin
What is white hair
200
Certified colors that are accepted by the FDA
What is temporary colors
200
Colors that neutralize one another
What is complementary colors
200
Preformed every 3 to 6 weeks to the new growth only
What is a retouch
300
The name of a color is also referred to as
What is tone or hue
300
Melanocytes produce small egg shaped structures called
What is melanosomes
300
Colors that contain this require a patch test
What is an aniline derivative ingredient
300
These are generally chosen to provide an even base or equalize porosity
What is fillers
300
Coloring hair back to its original color
What is a tint back
400
The degree of lightness or darkness
What is level
400
The three major fields of color
What is light, medium and dark
400
Colors mixed with hydrogen peroxide and are capable of both lifting natural pigment and depositing artificial pigment in a single process
What is oxidative tints with ammonia (permanent)
400
As a general rule how many levels of lift will you receive from using a 10, 20 and 30 volume developer
What is minimal, two levels, three levels
400
A two step process that involves lightening the hair first then recolorizing the hair to the desired tone
What is double process blonde
500
The brightness or vividness of a color or strength of the tone
What is intensity
500
What level hair color may need to be applied to a client that has 75%-80% gray hair
What is one level darker than the desired level
500
Products that contain very little or no ammonia and are made to deposit color or add tone to the hair
What is long-lasting semi-permanent (Demi)
500
The shelf life of hydrogen peroxide
What is three years
500
Using light colors to neutralize unwanted pigment
What is toning