Chapter 20-Chem Services

Question 1

The chemical texture service that loosens overly curly hair into loose curls or waves is:

Answer 1

Curl re-formation

Question 2

The layer of the hair that provides strength and elasticity is the:

Answer 2

Cortex

Question 3

The natural pH of hair is:

Answer 3

5.0

Question 4

In permanent waving the size of the curl is determined by the:

Answer 4

Size of the rod

Question 5

The technique of wrapping at a 90° angle or straight out from the center is…

Answer 5

Half off base placement

Question 6

The two basic types of wrapping hair around a perm rod are the spiral method and…

Answer 6

The Croquignole method

Question 7

A reduction reaction involves either the addition of hydrogen or the removal of…

Answer 7

Oxygen

Question 8

Most alkaline permanent waves have a pH between…

Answer 8

9.0 and 9.6

Question 9

The basic components of acid waves are permanent wave solution, activator and…

Answer 9

Neutralizer

Question 10

And endothermic wave must be activated using a (n)…

Answer 10

Outside heat source

Question 11

Permanent wave solution should be rinsed from the hair for a minimum of…

Answer 11

Five minutes

Question 12

The process of rearranging extremely curly hair into a straighter or smoother form is…

Answer 12

Chemical hair relaxing

Question 13

Thio chemical relaxer’s usually have a pH value above…

Answer 13

10

Question 14

Hydroxide ions left in a Hair after a relaxer can be neutralized using an…

Answer 14

Acid balanced shampoo

Question 15

Which type of relaxer contains one component and is used without any additional mixing?

Answer 15

Metal hydroxide relaxers

Question 16

Lithium hydroxide relaxers and potassium hydroxide relaxers are often advertised and sold as…

Answer 16

No lye relaxers.

Question 17

Which type of bonds are relatively weak physical side bonds that are the result of an attraction between negative and positive electrical charges?

Answer 17

Salt bonds

Question 18

Which type of rod is also commonly known as a circle rod?

Answer 18

Loop rods

Question 19

For on-base placement the hair is wrapped at a_________Angle beyond perpendicular to its base section and the rod is positioned on its base.

Answer 19

45

Question 20

True or false:

An ammonia free wave processes at room temperature.

Answer 20

True!

Question 21

When should you perform an elasticity test?

Answer 21

before perming the hair

Question 22

Do chemical texturizers raise or lower the pH of the hair?

Answer 22

Raise

Question 23

True or false:

Porous hair cannot be damaged by a highly alkaline permanent waving solution.

Answer 23

False!

Question 24

GMTG the primary reducing agent in all acid waves has a ______PH.

Answer 24

Low

Question 25

True or false: True acid waves require heat to process.

Answer 25

True.

Question 26

True or false: Ammonia free waves are not damaging.

Answer 26

False!

Question 27

In permanent waving most of the processing takes place within…

Answer 27

The first 5 to 10 minutes

Question 28

True or false With permanent waving it is not necessary that you examine the scalp before the service

Answer 28

False.

Question 29

With extremely curly hair the twists are the……… Sections of the hair strands.

Answer 29

Thinnest and weakest.

Question 30

Relaxers are: a. extremely alkaline B. extremely acidic c. mildly alkaline d. mildly acidic

Answer 30

A: extremely alkaline

Question 31

True or false: If the clients hair has been treated with a hydroxide relaxer it will hold a curl.

Answer 31

False!

Question 32

What is the name for a perm wrap in which one and paper is placed under and another is placed over the strand of hair being wrapped?

Answer 32

Double flat wrap

Question 33

Which type of rods are usually about 12 inches long with a uniform diameter along the entire length?

Answer 33

Soft bender rods

Question 34

True or false: Thioglycolic acid is a common reducing agent.

Answer 34

True!

Question 35

What is the innermost layer of the hair called?

Answer 35

Medulla.

Question 36

The partings and bases radiate through out the panels to follow the curvature of the head in which type of wrap?

Answer 36

Curvature permanent wrap

Question 37

The chemical bonds that join amino acids together are called?

Answer 37

Peptide bonds

Question 38

Which type of perm is wrapped with the hair wrapped at an angle other than perpendicular to the length of the rod?

Answer 38

Spiral perm wrap.

Question 39

Which method is used to straighten hair combining the use of a thio relaxer with flat ironing?

Answer 39

Japanese thermal straightening

Question 40

Which type of relaxer requires the application of a protective base cream to the entire scalp prior to the application of the relaxer?

Answer 40

Base relaxer

Question 41

The middle layer of the hair is the:

Answer 41

Cortex

Question 42

What is the term that refers to the angle at which the rod is positioned on the head?

Answer 42

Base direction

Question 43

What is the name of the wrap that uses one end paper folded in half over the hair and like an envelope?

Answer 43

Bookend

Question 44

What is the name of the wrapping pattern in which all the rods within a panel move in the same direction and are positioned on equal sized bases?

Answer 44

Basic perm wrap

Question 45

Which of these are commonly known as lye relaxers? A. metal hydroxide relaxers B. Carbonate hydroxide relaxers C. Sodium hydroxide relaxers D. Iron hydroxide relaxers

Answer 45

C. Sodium hydroxide relaxers

Question 46

Which perm rods are equal in diameter along the entire length or curling area?

Answer 46

Straight rods

Question 47

What is the term that refers to the thickness or thinness of a liquid?

Answer 47

Viscosity

Question 48

What is the name of the tough exterior layer of the hair?

Answer 48

Cuticle

Question 49

What is the term that refers to the position of the rod in relation to its base section?

Answer 49

Base placement

Question 50

What is the name of the type of wrap in which the hair is wrapped on one rod from the scalp to midway down the hair shaft?

Answer 50

Piggyback wrap

Question 51

What solution stops the action of the waving solution and rebuilds the hair into its new curly form?

Answer 51

Thio neutralization

Question 52

Long chains of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds are known as…

Answer 52

Polypeptide chains

Question 53

The process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair is called…

Answer 53

Lanthionization

Question 54

Hydrogen bonds can be broken by…

Answer 54

Either water or heat

Question 55

The reducing agent used in permanent waving solutions is commonly referred to as…

Answer 55

Thio

Question 56

Manufacturers add an alkalizing agent to weaving solutions because the acid in them… A swells the hair B. Penetrates into the cortex C. Both swells the hair and penetrates into the cortex D. Neither swells the hair nor penetrates into the cortex

Answer 56

D. Neither swells the hair nor penetrates into the cortex

Question 57

True or false A pH of seven is 100 times more alkaline than the pH of hair.

Answer 57

True

Question 58

Most of the acid waves found in today’s salons have a pH between…

Answer 58

7.8 and 8.2

Question 59

What are the three main components of an exothermic wave?

Answer 59

Permanent waving solution Neutralizer Activator

Question 60

What is the most common neutralizer?

Answer 60

Hydrogen peroxide

Question 61

You should always smell the hair after the recommended time has elapsed after rinsing a permanent wave. True or false

Answer 61

True

Question 62

True or false Japanese thermal straightening is sometimes called thermal reconditioning

Answer 62

True

Question 63

Mild strength relaxers are formulated for…

Answer 63

Fine, color treated, or damaged hair

Question 64

What is the temporary bond that forms when sodium hydroxide is rinsed from the hair?

Answer 64

Lanthionization