Ch. 20 Chemical Texture Services Pt. 2

Question 1

What process permanently rearranges the basic structure of curly hair into straight or smooth form?

Answer 1

Chemical hair relaxing

Question 2

The most common types of chemical hair relaxers are ammonium thio, guanidine hydroxide, and:

Answer 2

sodium hydroxide

Question 3

The measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid that affects how the fluid flows is known as:

Answer 3

viscosity

Question 4

Before giving a relaxing treatment to curly hair, the cosmetologist must perform an analysis of the client’s hair and scalp, testing for porosity and_____________on several areas of the head.

Answer 4

elasticity

Question 5

In _____________, the process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair, the relaxers remove a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond and convert it into a lanthionine bond.

Answer 5

lanthionization

Question 6

Relaxers that are ionic compounds formed by a metal combined with oxygen and hydrogen are known as:

Answer 6

metal hydroxide relaxers

Question 7

Sodium hydroxide relaxers are commonly called:

Answer 7

lye relaxers

Question 8

The action of a guanidine hydroxide, or no-lye, relaxer causes the hair to:

Answer 8

soften and swell

Question 9

_____________relaxers are intended for use on color-treated, damaged, or fine hair.

Answer 9

Low-pH

Question 10

Hydroxide relaxers are usually sold in___________formulas.

Answer 10

base and no base

Question 11

The scalp and skin are protected from possible burns when using a base hair relaxer by applying:

Answer 11

base cream

Question 12

Application of the relaxer for a retouch begins in the most resistant areas, usually at the back of the head or:

Answer 12

under the occipital bone

Question 13

If using a “no base” relaxer, a protective cream may be applied:

Answer 13

to the hairline and around the ears

Question 14

General guidelines suggest that for fine, color-treated, or damaged hair, a _____________strength relaxer should be used.

Answer 14

mild

Question 15

General guidelines suggest that for coars, extrememly curly, and resistant hair, a ___________strength relaxer should be used.

Answer 15

strong or super

Question 16

Inspecting the action of the relaxer by smoothing and pressing the strand to the scalp is called:

Answer 16

periodic strand testing

Question 17

To check relaxer processing, smooth and press a strand to the scalp using the back of the comb or your finger. If the curl returns,__________

Answer 17

continue processing

Question 18

When applying hydroxide relaxer on virgin hair, the processing cream is applied last to the______and ______.

Answer 18

scalp area, hair ends

Question 19

The product is applied first to the__________when performing a sodium hydroxide retouch.

Answer 19

new growth only

Question 20

What product is used to restore the hair to a normal acidic pH?

Answer 20

Normalizing lotion

Question 21

The best type of shampoo to use after the chemical relaxer is a:

Answer 21

neutralizing shampoo

Question 22

A hair relaxing treatment should be avoided when an examination shows the presence of;

Answer 22

scalp abrasions

Question 23

Of the general types of hair relaxers, which one does not require pre-shampooing?

Answer 23

Sodium hydroxide

Question 24

What is one safety precaution that must be followed with all chemical hair relaxing services?

Answer 24

Wearing protective gloves

Question 25

One safety precaution for hair relaxing is to avoid________the scalp with the comb or fingernails.

Answer 25

scratching

Question 26

After the hair has been processed with a relaxer and before the shampoo, the hair should be thoroughly:

Answer 26

rinsed

Question 27

When hair has been sufficiently straightened, the hair is rinsed rapidly and thoroughly with:

Answer 27

warm

Question 28

Keratin straightening treatments work by fixing the keratin in place in a __________manner: they do not break bonds.

Answer 28

semi-permanent

Question 29

A________is a thio-based chemical service that re-formats curly and wavy hair into looser and larger curls and waves.

Answer 29

soft curl perm

Question 30

When using the comb method of application, how is the relaxing cream applied?

Answer 30

with the back of the comb

Question 31

After saturating the rods with neutralizer in a soft curl permanent and processing according to manufacturer’s directions, the next step is to:

Answer 31

rinse with the rods still in the hair

Question 32

When processing is complete for a soft curl perm, what is done after rinsing the hair thoroughly with warm water?

Answer 32

Conditioner is applied