Ch. 21 - Haircoloring Flashcards
The layer of hair that gives the hair the majority of its strength and elasticity is ______________.
cortex
In individual hair strands, hair texture is determined by the ______________.
diameter
If the cuticle is lifted, allowing the hair to take color quickly, the hair is said to have ______________.
high porosity
Haircolor levels are arranged on a scale from ______________.
1 to 10
Hair color tones can be described as ______________.
warm, cool, or neutral
Warm tones that are described as sandy or tan are considered ______________.
natural
Which color will help balance orange tones in the hair?
Blue
Pure or fundamental colors that cannot be created by combining other colors are called ______________.
primary colors
The strongest and only cool primary color is ______________.
blue
Red added to blue-based colors will cause them to appear ______________.
lighter
A ______________ color is achieved by mixing a secondary color and its neighboring primary color.
tertiary
In traditional color theory, when all three primary colors are present in equal proportions, the resulting color is ______________ depending on the saturation of the pigment.
black or dark muddy gray
A primary and secondary color positioned directly opposite each other on the color wheel are considered ______________.
complimentary colors
Temporary haircolor pigment molecules do not penetrate the cuticle layer because they have ______________ pigment molecules.
large
Traditional semipermanent haircolor only lasts ______________.
four to six weeks
Which type of haircolor is formulated to deposit but not lighten color?
Demipermanent haircolor
Which type of haircolor lightens and deposits color at the same time and in a single process because it is more alkaline than demipermanent colors and is usually mixed with a higher-volume developer?
Permanent haircolor
To provide maximum lift in a one-step color service, which volume of peroxide is recommended?
40-volume peroxide
During the decolorizing process, natural hair can go through as many as ______________.
ten stages
Overlapping color can cause breakage and create ______________.
a line of demarcation
The three forms of hair lighteners are ______________.
oil, powder, and cream
In ______________, selected strands are picked up from a narrow section of hair with a zigzag motion of the comb, and lightener or color is applied only to these strands.
weaving
For clients with 80 to 100 percent gray, which haircolor is generally more flattering?
A blond shade
To cover unpigmented hair on a salt-and-pepper head, the color formulation should be ______________ than the natural level.
one to two levels lighter
The process of treating gray or very resistant hair to allow for better penetration of color is known as ______________.
pre-softening
When performing a lightener retouch, new growth is lightened ______________.
first
To produce a haircolor that looks natural, how many primary colors must be present?
Three
The best way to obtain pale blond results is to use ______________.
double-process blonding
When hair is violet, it is recommended that you use ______________ to balance it.
yellow
When hair is blue, it is recommended that you use ______________ to balance it.
orange