Vocabulary
This is a visible line separating colored hair from new growth
What is the Line of Demarcation?
This is the outermost layer of the hair.
What is the Cuticle?
These colors are achieved by mixing equal parts of a primary and a neighboring secondary color.
What are Tertiary Colors?
These color lighten and deposit color at the same time.
What are Permanent Haircolors?
This technique uses zig-zag motions to pick up narrow sections of hair.
What is the Weaving Technique?
This is used when determining how the hair will react to a color formula & how long the formula should be left on the hair.
What is a Strand Test?
This is the number of hairs per square inch.
What is Hair Density?
These tones can look deeper than their actual colors.
What are Cool Tones?
These non-oxidative colors make only a physical change, not a chemical change.
What are Temporary Haircolors?
Aster using lightener, this is used to achieve pale, delicate colors.
What are Toners?
This is the first step of double process haircoloring used to lift or lighten the natural pigment before the application of the toner.
What is Prelightening?
This is the innermost layer of the hair and is not always present.
What is the medulla?
This color is made when all colors are mixed in equal parts.
What is black?
This is a no-lift, deposit-only, non-oxidation haircolor that is not mixed with peroxide and is formulated to last several shampoos.
What is a Semi-Permanent Haircolor?
Also known as reverse highlighting; This is when a stylist takes strands of hair and colors them darker than the natural hair.
What is Lowlighting?
Also known as hue; This is the balance of color.
What is Tone?
When the cuticle is tight, the hair has this porosity.
What is Low Porosity?
This is a system for understanding color relationships.
What is the Law of Color?
This is a no-lift, deposit-only color.
What is a Demipermanent Haircolor?
These are the three most frequently used highlighting techniques.
What are Cap Technique, Foil Technique, and Baliage Technique?
This measures the concentration & strength of hydrogen peroxide.
What is Volume?
In this hair texture, the melanin granules are grouped tightly together.
What is Fine Textured Hair?
Aka hue; this is the balance of color.
What is Tone?
This is an oxidizing agent that supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop the color molecules.
What is a Hydrogen Peroxide Developer?
These colors are prepared by combining permanent haircolor, hydrogen peroxide, and shampoo.
What is Highlighting Shampoo?