hair coloring terminology pre-salon

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applying a small amount of haircolor or bleach on the skin to check for sensitivity and /or an allergic reaction to the chemical

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Predisposition test or patch test

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determines if the haircolor is absorbing and processing evenly

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processing strand test /periodic strand test

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what system provides an understanding of color relationships?

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the law of color

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the three basic colors that all other colors are made from

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red blue yellow

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created by mixing two primary colors

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secondary colors

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created by mixing a primary and secondary color

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tertiary colors

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created by mixing a primary color and secondary color that is across the color wheel

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complementary colors

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the balance of color

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tone or hue

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the warm or cool tone seen within the predominant hair color

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undertone also known as contributing pigment

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the strength of a colors pigment

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intensity

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the middle layer of hair made up of elongated cells containing melanin and keratin is called

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cortex

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the innermost layer of hair composed of round cells, hair missing this layer is fine or fragile

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medulla

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the coloring matter that provides us with the pigment of our hair and skin

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melanin

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produces brown to black pigments of the hair

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eumelanin

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produces yellow and red pigments of the hair

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pheomelanin

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the system used to determine the lightness or darkness of a color

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level system

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the degree of lightness or darkness of a color

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level

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the medical term for gray hair, the result of a gradual decline in melanin

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canities

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softening the hair cuticle for better penetration often used prior to haircoloring gray and or/ resistant hair

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presoftneing

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the science that deals with the composition structures and properties of matter ans how matter changes under different chemical conditions

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chemistry

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a substance used in, or produced by, the process of chemestry

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chemical

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the study of living or previously living organisms that contain carbon

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organic chemestry

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the study of not living or never living organisms that do not contain carbon

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inorganic chemestry

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substance that has mass occupies space, occours in the for m of a liquid a solid or a gas

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matter

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the simpelest form of matter

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element `

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the smallest chemical part of an element

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atom

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parts of the atom that have a positive charge

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proton

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particles in an atom that have a neutral charge

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neutron

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particles in an atom that have a negative charge

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electron

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an atom or group of atoms carring an elecrtic charge

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ion/ions

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two or more atoms chemically joined and retain their chemical and physical properties to form matter

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molecule

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a chemical compound of two or more atoms from different elements

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compound molecule

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stable mixtures of two or more substances which may be solid, liquid,gas, or combination of these

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solutions

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a substance that is capable of dissolving another substance

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solvent

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a mixture in which small particles of a substance are dispersed throughout a gas or liquid. if left undisturbed the particles are likely to settle and separate

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suspension

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the suspension of one liwuid into a second liquid with which the first will not mix

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emulsion

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used to neutralize acids or raise ph may be used in place of ammonia because it produces less odor

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alkanolamines

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small compounds also known as uncolored dye precursors found in permanent haircolor

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aniline derivatives

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temporoay colors that take no chemical reaction or mixing to produce

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non oxidative haircolor

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creates a chemical change in the hair therefor providing longer lasting tesults permanant and demi-permanant haircolor

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oxidative haircolor

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oxidizing agent added to haircolor or lightner that assists in the devlopment process

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