Chapter 19 Flashcards
Once a stylist demonstrates the ability to skillfully color a client’s hair, the client will generally:
A. remain loyal
B. switch to a different stylist
C. ask the stylist to remove the haircolor
D. never return to the salon again
remain loyal
A key factor in determining appropriate haircoloring services is understanding the client’s:
A. age
B. motivation
C. service
D. style
motivation
In choosing hair color for a client, a determining factor is the hair:
A. natural style
B. profession
C. length
D. structure
structure
The layer of the hair that provides strength and elasticity is the:
A. cortex layer
B. cuticle layer
C. follicle layer
D. medulla layer
cortex layer
The outermost layer of the hair that protects and provides strength is the:
A. cuticle layer
B. medulla layer
C. papilla layer
D. structure layer
cuticle layer
In individual hair strands, hair texture is determined by the:
A. cuticle
B. cortex
C. diameter
D. length
diameter
Hair color applied to fine hair may look:
A. darker
B. lighter
C. shorter
D. dull
darker
Haircoloring services on coarse-textured hair may take:
A. faster to process
B. longer to process
C. porosity to process
D. liquids to process
longer to process
Hair with a tight cuticle resistant to moisture of chemicals is defined as having:
A. average porosity
B. poor porosity
C. low porosity
D. porous porosity
low porosity
The predominant melanin that gives black or brown color to hair is:
A. pheomelanin
B. natural melanin
C. individual melanin
D. eumelanin
eumelanin
Pigment that lies under the natural hair color is the:
A. contributing pigment
B. combination pigment
C. predominant pigment
D. exposed pigment
contributing pigment
The lightness or darkness of a color is called the:
A. range
B. level
C. pigment
D. degree
level
The system used by colorists to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair color is the:
A. measurement system
B. natural system
C. color system
D. level system
level system
Hair color tones can be described as:
A. warm, neutral and hot
B. warm, neutral and cool
C. cool, neutral and even
D. cool, warm and primary
warm, neutral and cool
Colors that absorb light and appear darker than their actual level are:
A. primary colors
B. cool colors
C. warm colors
D. neutral colors
cool colors
Warm tones reflect light and may appear:
A. ash
B. smokey
C. cool
D. lighter
lighter
Colors that are descried as sandy or tan are considered:
A. primary tones
B. natural tones
C. intensity tones
D. formulation tones
natural tones
The first step n performing a haircolor service is to identify:
A. the natural growth pattern
B. natural levels
C. neutral tones
D. intensity tones
natural levels
Colors that we see are contained in the:
A. invisible light spectrum
B. color wheel
C. color formulation
D. visible light spectrum
visible light spectrum
Artificial hair colors are developed from the primary and secondary colors that form:
A. base colors
B. tonality colors
C. permanent tones
D. drastic colors
base colors
A color that will help minimize tones in the hair is a:
A. violet base color
B. blue base color
C. secondary color
D. gold base color
blue base color
A system that is used to understand color relationships is the:
a. color wheel
B. level system
C. law of color
D. primary color system
law of color
Colors that are pure or fundamental and cannot be achieved from a mixture are:
A. level colors
B. secondary colors
C. cool colors
D. primary colors
primary colors
The primary colors are:
A. red, blue and orange
B. blue, red and violet
C. yellow, blue and red
D. red, yellow and green
yellow, blue and red
The darkest and only cool primary color is:
A. green
B. ash
C. red
D. blue
blue
Red added to blue-based colors will cause them to appear:
A. lighter
B. darker
C. golden
D. yellow
lighter
A. color achieved by mixing a secondary color and its eighboring primary color is a:
A. primary color
B. tertiary color
C. secondary color
D. base color
tertiary color
Equal proportions of primary colors will produce:
A. neutral
B. secondary
C. black
D. brighter
black
A secondary color is obtained by mixing equal parts of two:
A. base colors
B. primary colors
C. neutral colors
D. cool colors
primary colors
A primary and secondary color positioned opposite each other on the color wheel are:
A. neutralizing colors
B. combination colors
C. opposing colors
D. complementary colors
complementary colors
complementary colors are used in color formulation to:
A. oppose together
B. attract each other
C. neutralize each other
D. highlight each other
neutralize each other
The process of diffusing natural color pigment of artificial color from the hair is:
A. hair lightening
B. hair lifting
C. hair tinting
D. hair colorization
hair lightening
All permanent hair color products and lighteners contain an oxidizing agent and a(n):
A. neutralizing agent
B. developer ingredient
C. alkalizing ingredient
D. booster agent
alkalizing ingredient
A hair-lightening process occurs when the alkaline peroxide:
A. breaks up the primary color
B. breaks up the melanin
C. dissolves the oxidizing agent
D. breaks up the neutral color
breaks up the melanin
Temporary color pigment molecules do not penetrate because they are:
A. weak
B. soft
C. neutral
D. large
large
Semipermanent hair color on average should last:
A. 4 to 6 days
B. 4 to 6 weeks
C. 8 to 10 weeks
D. 5 to 10 weeks
4 to 6 weeks
Haircoloring that penetrates the hair shaft and is formulated to deposit but not lift color is:
A. demi-permanent hair color
B. permanent hair color
C. semipermanent color
D. semi-temporary color
demipermanent hair color
Demipermanent hair color is available in a variety of formulas including:
A. creams, liquids and sprays
B. gels, creams and lotions
C. creams, gels and liquids
D. gels, powders and sprays
creams, gels and liquids
Uncolored dye precursors that can be diffused into the hair shaft are used in:
A. gel hair color formulas
B. permanent hair color formulas
C. semipermanent hair color formulas
D. temporary hair color formulas
permanent hair color formulas
Dye precursors that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger tint molecules are:
A. aniline peroxide
B. aniline derivatives
C. base derivatives
D. no-ammonia formulas
aniline derivatives
Although many semipermanent and demipermanent colors use alkalizing agents other than ammonia, they are not necessarily any less:
A. damaging
B. effective
C. colorful
D. durable
damaging
Permanent haircoloring products are mixed with:
A. no ammonia
B. aniline derivates
C. hydrogen peroxide
D. dye precursors
hydrogen peroxide
Permanent hair color products used for gray hair remove natural pigment and:
A. add natural pigment
B. add artificial color
C. remove gray hair
D. add ammonia tint
add artificial color
To provide maximum lift in a one-process color service, most high lift colors require:
A. 20 volume peroxide
B. 15 volume peroxide
C. 30 volume peroxide
D. 40 volume peroxide
40 volume peroxide
Haircoloring products that change hair color by creating a progressive buildup contain:
A. Henna colors
B. chemical colors
C. metallic colors
D. vegetable colors
metallic colors
The most common developer used in haircoloring is:
A. chemical agent
B. developer strength
C. hydrogen peroxide
D. compound agents
hydrogen peroxide
Lighteners are chemical compounds that lighten natural hair pigment by dispersing, dissolving, and:
A. decreasing
B. developer
C. decolorizing
D. achieving
decolorizing
When hydrogen peroxide is mixed with a lightener formula, it releases:
A. volume
B. oxygen
C. color
D. hydrogen
oxygen
During the decolorization process, natural hair can go through as many as:
A. 2 stages
B. 1 stage
C. 5 stages
D. 10 stages
10 stages
Toners are used to achieve pale, delicate colors and are applied to create he correct degree of:
A. unwanted pigment
B. contributing pigment
C. gold pigment
D. desired shade
contributing pigment
The test required by the U. S. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to determine client allergies or sensitivities is the:
A. swab test
B. process test
C. strand test
D. predisposition test
predisposition test
To determine how hair will react to a selected color formula, perform a(n):
A. preliminary strand test
B. predisposition test
C. allergy test
D. patch test
preliminary strand test
When selecting a semipermanent color, remember that color applied on top of color creates:
A. a lighter color
B. a natural color
C. a darker color
D. a brighter color
a darker color
Permanent hair color applications are classified as double-process or:
A. lifting processes
B. single-process
C. deposit colors
D. strand processes
single-process
The application process that is used for first-time color applications is:
A. retouch process
B. double-process
C. virgin application
D. new application
virgin application
Overlapping color can cause breakage and create a sign of roots or:
A. lightening agent
B. line of demarcation
C. barrier line
D. streaking
line of demarcation
Double-process lightening is prelightening hair to a very blonde stage and applying a:
A. toner
B. foundation
C. rinse
D. bleach
toner
For a single-process color for virgin hair, the color processes fastest at:
A. the shaft
B. the scalp
C. the ends
D. the middle
the scalp
Cream lighteners are formulated to be used:
A. with glaze
B. on the scalp
C. on the ends
D. off the scalp
on the scalp
The three forms of hair lighteners are:
A. cream, powder and scalp
B. oil, cream and clear
C. powder, conditioning and oil
D. oil, powder and cream
oil, powder and cream
An oxidizer added to hydrogen peroxide to increase its lifting power action is an):
A. powder
B. activator
C. ion
D. crystal
activator
A technique of coloring strands of hair darker than the natural color is:
A. highlighting
B. double-process
C. tinting
D. lowlighting
lowlighting
A foil technique where a straight and narrow section of hair at the scalp is positioned for color or lightener application is:
A. the cap technique
B. slicing
C. weaving
D. lowlights
lowlights
In the foil technique when selected strands are picked up from a narrow section of hair with a zigzag motion of the comb, and lightener is applied in:
A. slicing
B. baliage
C. free-from technique
D. weaving
baliage
When coloring for a client with 80 to 100 percent gray, the color levels that provides the best coverage are:
A. level 8 or lighter
B. level 9 or lighter
C. level 4 and darker
D. level 7 and darker
level 7 and darker
To cover unpigmented hair in a salt-and-pepper client, the color formulation should be:
A. one level darker than the natural level
B. two levels lighter than the natural level
C. one level lighter than the natural level
D. one shade darker than the desired level
one shade darker than the desired level
Pretreating gray or very resistant hair to allow for better penetration is:
A. formulating
B. unpigmenting
C. predisposition
D. presoftening
unpigmenting
Preparations designed to equal porosity and deposit a base color in one application are:
A. neutralizers
B. fillers
C. stabilizers
D. conditioners
fillers
To increase the longevity of a professional color service and preserve the health of clients hair, the stylist should encourage them to use only:
A. inexpensive products
B. imported products
C. professional products
D. consumer products
professional products
Hair color levels are arranged on a scale from:
A. 1 to 12
B. 1 to 10
C. 1 to 5
D. 0 to 10
1 to 10
