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Question 1

Density

Answer 1

Number of active hair follicles per square inch on the scalp

Question 2

Porosity

Answer 2

Ability of the hair to absorb liquid, moisture or chemicals

Question 3

Average Porosity

Answer 3

Cuticle is slightly raised, normal ability to absorb moisture, hair is in good condition, suitable for most services

Question 4

Resistant Porosity

Answer 4

Cuticle is flat
Able to absorb the least amount of moisture
Also called poor porosity

Question 5

Extreme porosity

Answer 5

Cuticle is raised
Too porous
Hair damaged from chemical services
Treatment required prior to chemical services

Question 6

Uneven porosity

Answer 6

Porosities are mixed types
Combination of two or more porosities

Question 7

Elasticity

Answer 7

Ability for the hair to stretch and return to its original shape without breaking

Question 8

Broken Hair

Answer 8

Abraded hair, Abraded cuticle
Cuticles become cracked and frayed

Question 9

Split ends

Answer 9

Brittle hair, fragilitis Crinium, Trichoptilosis
Small cracks in the cuticle deepen into the cortec

Question 10

Nodules

Answer 10

Trichorrhexis Nodosa, Knotted Hair
Lumps or swelling along the hair shaft

Question 11

Canities

Answer 11

Grayness
Grayness or whiteness of hair, congenital or acquired

Question 12

Manilethrix

Answer 12

Beaded hair
Breaks in the hair between beads or nodes

Question 13

Matting

Answer 13

Plica Polonica
Mass hair that cannot be separated

Question 14

Ringed Hair

Answer 14

Pili Annulati
Alternating bands of gray and dark hair

Question 15

Hypertrichosis

Answer 15

Ambras Syndrome
Abnormal coverage of hair in areas of the body

Question 16

Hirsutism

Answer 16

Superfluous Hair
Excessive amounts of hair in WOMEN