Chapter 16- haircoloring

Question 1

activators

Answer 1

powdered persulfate salts added to powder lightener to increase its lightening ability

Question 2

aniline derivatives

Answer 2

contain small, uncolored dyes that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent dye molecules within the cortex.

Question 3

balayage

Answer 3

painting lightener directly onto clean, dry hair for a more natural-looking highlight. also known as free-form technique.

Question 4

base color

Answer 4

predominant tone of a color.

Question 5

color fillers

Answer 5

equalize porosity and deposit color in one application to provide a uniform contributing pigment that supports the desired finished haircolor.

Question 6

color wheel

Answer 6

a tool that visually represents the relationships between colors.

Question 7

complementary colors

Answer 7

primary and secondary color positioned directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

Question 8

conditioner fillers

Answer 8

recondition and equalize porosity on damaged hair; they condition, strengthen, help extend haircolor longevity, and make the haircolor formulation cover hair evenly from scalp to ends.

Question 9

contributing pigment

Answer 9

undertone; the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process.

Question 10

demipermanent haircolor

Answer 10

formulated to deposit but not lift natural hair color; haircolors meant to deepen or change the tone of the natural hair color; two types include alkaline and acidic.

Question 11

developers

Answer 11

oxidizing agents or catalysts; have a pH between 2.5 and 4.5, when mixed with an oxidative haircolor, supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop color molecules and create a change in the hair.

Question 12

double-process haircoloring

Answer 12

2 step blonding or double process blonding; coloring technique requiring 2 separate procedures in which the hair is pre-lightened before the depositing color is applied to the hair.

Question 13

foil technique

Answer 13

highlighting technique that involves coloring selected hair strands by slicing or weaving out sections, placing them in foil, applying lightener or color, and then sealing them in the foil for processing.

Question 14

glaze

Answer 14

describes a haircolor service that adds shine, warmth, and color to the hair.

Question 15

gloss

Answer 15

hair treatment and product that contains oxidative dyes and designed to add extreme shine to hair.

Question 16

hair color

Answer 16

(two words) natural color of hair.

Question 17

haircolor

Answer 17

(one word) professional, industry-coined term referring to artificial haircolor products and services.

Question 18

highlighting

Answer 18

refers to any technique that involves partial lightening or coloring, coloring some of the hair strands lighter than the natural color to add a variety of lighter shades and the illusion of depth.

Question 19

hydrogen peroxide

Answer 19

H202, oxidizing agent that, when mixed with an oxidative haircolor, supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop the color molecules and create a change in natural hair color.

Question 20

intensity

Answer 20

the strength of a color.

Question 21

law of color

Answer 21

system for understanding color relationships.

Question 22

level system

Answer 22

measurement system that colorists use to determine the lightness or darkness of artificial and natural hair color.

Question 22

lightener

Answer 22

bleach or decolorizer; chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing, dissolving, and decolorizing the natural hair pigment.

Question 23

line of demarcation

Answer 23

visible line separating colored hair from new growth.

Question 24

lowlighting

Answer 24

technique of coloring strands of hair darker than the natural color.

Question 25

metallic haircolor

Answer 25

Also known as gradual haircolors; haircolors containing metal salts that change hair color gradually by progressive buildup and exposure to air creating a dull, metallic appearance.

Question 26

natural-based haircolors

Answer 26

like henna, colors obtained from the leaves or bark of plants

Question 27

new growth

Answer 27

also called regrowth; part of the hair shaft between the scalp and previously colored hair.

Question 28

off-scalp lighteners

Answer 28

strong and fast-acting lighteners; powdered clay lighteners that cannot be used directly on the scalp.

Question 29

on-scalp lighteners

Answer 29

lighteners that can be used directly on the scalp by mixing the lightener with activators.

Question 30

permanent haircolors

Answer 30

lighten and deposit color at the same time and in a single process because they are more alkaline than demipermanent colors and are usually mixed with a higher-volume developer.

Question 31

pre-lightening

Answer 31

pure or fundamental colors that cannot be created by combining other colors.

Question 32

primary colors

Question 33

secondary color

Answer 33

color obtained by mixing equal parts of 2 primary colors.

Question 34

semipermanent haircolor

Answer 34

deposit-only haircolor that is not mined with a developer and is formulated to last through several shampoos.

Question 35

single-process haircoloring

Answer 35

process that lightens or deposits color in the hair in a single application.

Question 36

slicing

Answer 36

coloring technique that involves taking a narrow, 1/8-inch hair sections by making a straight part at the scalp, positioning the hair over the foil, and applying lightener or color.

Question 37

soap cap

Answer 37

a common industry practice used to refresh permanent haircolor; involves using a combination of equal parts of a prepared permanent color mixture and shampoo and worked through the hair during the last 5 minutes of the service.

Question 38

strand test

Answer 38

determines how the hair will react to the color formula and how long the formula should be left on the hair.

Question 39

temporary haircolors

Answer 39

nonoxidative haircolors that make only a physical change-not a chemical change-on the hair shaft. This nonpermanent haircolor has large pigment molecules that only deposit a coating of haircolor on the cortex, which may be removed by shampooing the hair.

Question 40

tertiary color

Answer 40

intermediate color achieved by mixing secondary color and its neighboring primary color on the color wheel in equal amounts.

Question 41

tone

Answer 41

refers to color balance

Question 42

toners

Question 43

volume

Question 44

weaving