Basic Haircolor Outline Flashcards
What are the secondary colors
Orange green and violet
What are the six tertiary colors
Blue green, blue violet, red violet, red orange, yellow green, yellow orange
What do you do in order to get secondary colors? For example what do you mix to make violet
Do makes two equal parts of primary color to make the secondary
Ex: red and blue
What is the complementary color for yellow
Violet
What is the complementary color for blue
Orange
What’s the complementary color or red
Green
What colors neutralize each other
Complementary
3oz 3N + 3oz 2N= how much devoloper
6 ounces of developer
Refers to the strength of a color. Can be described as soft, medium, or strong.
Intensity
Here’s ability to absorb and retain moisture
Porosity
When the cuticle is tight, hair is resistant which means it is difficult for moisture chemicals penetrate
Low porosity
When the cuticle a slightly raised, the hair is normal and processes and average amount of time
Average porosity
Cuticle is lifted, hair overly porous and takes color quickly. Color also tends to fade faster.
High porosity
Brown and black colors to the hair
Eumelanin
Gives the blonde and red colors to the hair
Pheomelanin
Combination of natural hair that contains both eumelanin and pheomelanin
Mixed melanin
Is the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process
Contributing pigment (undertone)