Chemical Texture Services- Chemical Relaxer Flashcards
The type of thermal straightening that combines use of a thio relaxer with flat ironing
Japanese thermal straightening
Hair that has been treated with a hydroxide relaxer is unfit for permanent waving and will not
hold a curl.
The type of treatments work by fixing the keratin in place in a semipermanent manner; they do not break bonds.
Keratin straightening treatments
The process of rearranging the basic structure of curly hair into a straighter or smoother form is:
chemical hair relaxing
The active ingredient in all hydroxide relaxers is the:
hydrogen ion
Hydroxide relaxers remove a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond, converting it into a(n):
lanthionine bond
Relaxers that contain only one component and are used without mixing are:
metal hydroxide relaxers
Sodium hydroxide relaxers are commonly called:
lye relaxers
Relaxers are often marketed and sold as no mix–no lye relaxers are:
potassium hydroxide relaxers
Relaxers that contain two components and must be mixed immediately prior to use are:
guanidine hydroxide relaxers
Hydroxide relaxers that do not require the application of a protective base are:
no-base relaxers
The difference in the strength of most chemical hair relaxers is determined by the concentration of:
hydroxide
During a relaxer strand test, hair that is pressed to the scalp and continues to curl is:
insufficiently relaxed
The application for chemical relaxers should be started in the most resistant area, usually the:
back of head
Conditioner with an acidic pH that restores the hair’s natural pH after a hydroxide relaxer is:
normalizing lotion
