Hair Structure
Haircolor
Chemistry
100

The coloring matter that provides natural pigment to the hair, skin and nails.

What is Melanin

100
A visible line or band between two colors.

What is a line of demarcation?

100

Negatively charged particles.

What is electrons?

200

The Middle layer of the hair strand.

What is the cortex?

200

A no chemical mixing type of haircolor.

What is non-oxidative

200

Matter made up of the same type of particles with definite physical and chemical properties.

What are pure substances?

300

A slowing down of melanin production in the cortex.

What is Canitites?

300

When formulating a haircolor lighter than the natural, always consider this.

What is undertone?

300

The chemical reaction that releases oxygen and develops color.

What is oxidation?

400

Haircolor does not reach this layer.

What is the medulla?

400

Applying haircolor to the skin is this procedure.

What is a predisposition test?

400

Positively charged particles found in the atoms nucleus. 

What is protons?

500

Alkaline solutions do this to the hair.

What is soften and swell?

500

A combination of equal parts of shampoo and desired haircolor formulation is this.

What is a soap cap?

500

These create less ordor than ammonia while also neutralizing acids and raising pH.

What is alkanolamines?