Hair Facts
What are the 3 parts of the hair?
Cuticle, Cortex, and Medulla
Which melanin lends black and brown pigment?
Eumelanin
A system for understanding color relationships
law of color
What are the 4 different types of haircolor?
Temporary, Semipermanent, Demipermanent, Permanent
Coloring some hair strands lighter than the natural haircolor, help create the illusion of depth
highlighting
What are the 3 types of hair texture?
Coarse, medium, & fine
Gives red and gold pigment
Pheomelanin
What are primary colors?
pure colors that cannot be created by combining other colors
What haircolors are no lift, deposit only?
Demi, Semi, Temporary
color strands darker than the natural color
reverse highlighting
What is density?
Number of hair per square inch
_______ is a unit of measurement to identify lightness or darkness of a natural haircolor.
Level
A color obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors
secondary colors
What is an example of a natural haircolor?
Henna
What are the different methods of highlighting?
cap, foils, baliage
Ability to absorb moisture
Porosity
What is the level system?
1-10 determines lightness or darkness of a haircolor
An intermediate color achieved by mixing a secondary color and its neighboring primary color on the color wheel in equal amounts
tertiary color
Haircolors containing metal salts that change hair color gradually by build up
Metallic Haircolors
taking a narrow section of hair by making a straight part at the scalp
slicing
Why do people color their hair? Name two
cover up gray, enhance existing color, fashion statement, correct unwanted tones, accentuate haircuts
AKA undertone, varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process
Contributing Pigment
What are complimentary colors?
Red > Green
Orange > Blue
Yellow > Purple
Oxidizing agents or catalysts
Developers
seleced strands are picked up from a narrow section of hair with a zig zag motion of the comb
weaving