Starts With P
Applying a small amount of color on the skin to check for sensitivity or allergies.
What is a Predisposition/ Patch Test?
The three colors (red, yellow and blue) from which all other colors are produced.
What are Primary Colors?
The smallest chemical part of at element.
What is an Atom?
The technique of coloring some hair strands lighter than their natural color (typically a foiling technique).
What is Highlighting?
Also known as CATALYST or HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, oxidizing agent added to haircolor or lightener that assists in the development process. It is manufactured in different strengths known as volumes.
What is Developer?
The technique that allows for better hair color penetration by softening the cuticle, often used prior to coloring resistant gray hair.
What is Presoftening?
Colors created by mixing a primary and a secondary color that are located opposite of each other on the color wheel.
What are Complimentary Colors?
A gas with a strong odor, made up of nitrogen and hydrogen.
What is Ammonia?
Involves weaving or slicing out specific strands of hair for depositing color or lightening.
What is Foiling Technique?
Semi-permanent or demi-permanent hair color product used on pre lightened hair to neutralize unwanted pigment.
What is Toner?
Particles in an atom that have a positive charge.
What is a Proton?
A support tool for the Law of Color to visually show all colors and how they are created.
What is the Color Wheel?
Ranges from 0-6.9 on the pH scale.
What is an Acid?
Performed by coloring alternating selected strands from a thin subsection of hair.
What is Weaving?
Used to equalize porosity and replace missing pigment in one application.
What is Filler?
Hair color that can deposit and/ or lighten the natural pigments located in the cortex.
What is Permanent Haircolor?
Colors created by mixing two primary colors in equal proportions.
What are Secondary Colors?
Ranges from 7.1 to 14 on pH scale.
What is Alkaline?
The Technique of coloring some hair strands darker than their natural hair color (typically a foiling technique).
What is Lowlighting?
A concentrated haircolor that when added to another haircolor is used to deepen, brighten, or create a more vivid look.
What is Intensifier?
A substance that has definite chemical and physical properties.
What is a Pure Substance?
A system that provides an understanding of color relationships.
What is the Law of Color?
Small compounds, also known as uncolored dye precursors, found in permanent haircolor.
What are Aniline Derivatives?
Hair coloring technique that involves isolating thin subsections of hair in a straight line or pattern.
What is Slicing?
A concentrated hair color used to increase the ability of a haircolor to neutralize unwanted warmth of a color.
What is a Drabber?