21.hair Coloring Flashcards
Diameter
Determined hair texture in an individual strand of hair
High porosity
Cuticle is lifted allowing the hair to take the color quickly
Hair color levels
Arranged on a scale of 1 to 10
Hair color tones
Described as warm cool or neutral
Natural
Warm tones that are described as sandy or tan
Blue
Helps balance orange tones in the hair
Primary colors
Pure or fundamental colors that cannot be created by combining other colors
Blue
Strongest and only cool primary color
Lighter
Caused by adding red to blue based colors
Tertiary color
Achieved by mixing a secondary color and its neighboring primary color
Color theory
When all 3 primary colors are present in equal proportions, the resulting color is black or dark muddy gray depending on the saturation of the pigment
Complimentary colors
A primary and secondary color positioned directly opposite each other on the color wheel
Temporary haircolor pigment molecules
Do not penetrate the cuticle layer because they have large pigment molecules
Traditional semi permanent haircolor
Only lasts 4 to 6 weeks depending on how frequently the hair is shampooed
Demipermanent haircolor
Type of hair color that is formulated to deposit but not lighten color
Permanent hair color
Type of hair color lightens and deposits color at the same time in a single process because Becuase It is more alkaline than demipermanent color and is usually mixed with a higher volume developer
Maximum lift
In one step color service 40 volume peroxide is recommended
Decolorizing process
Natural hair can go through as many as 10 stages
Overlapping color
Can cause breakage and can create a line of demarcation
Hair lighteners
3 different forms are oil, powder and cream
Weaving
Selecting strands are picked up from a narrow section of hair with a zig zag motion of the comb and lightened or the color is applied only to these strands
Blond shade
Hair color is generally flattering for clients with 80 to 100% gray hair
Salt and pepper hair
To cover, the color formulation should be one or two levels darker than the natural level
Pre-softening
The process of treating gray or very resistant hair to allow for better penetration of color
Lightener retouch
New growth must be lightened first
Three
Primary colors must be present to produce a hair color that looks natural
Double process blonding
The best way to obtain pale blond results
Violet hair
Recommended that you use yellow to balance it
Blue hair
Recommended that you use orange to balance it