Chapter 21 Flashcards
Clients who have their hair colored usually visit the salon every ________ weeks ?
Three to twelve
_________ is a professional, industry-coined term referring to artificial hair coloring products and services.
Haircolor
The ________ of the clients hair and the desired results determine which hair color to use.
Structure
The cortex, or middle layer of each hair, gives the hair the majority of its strength and elasticity, and contributes about ________ percent to the overall strength of the hair.
80
The natural coloring pigment found in the cortex layer of the hair is _________.
Melanin
Hair texture is determined by the diameter of individual hair _________.
Strands
Fine hair takes color faster and can look darker because the melanin granules are grouped ________.
More tightly
The hair type with a large diameter that can take longer to process hair color is ________.
Coarse-textured hair
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as _______.
Porosity
When the cuticle is tight and the hair is resistant, it is difficult for moisture or chemicals to penetrate. What term describes this condition?
Low porosity
When the cuticle is slightly raised and the hair is normal and processes in an average amount of time, the hair would be said to have ________.
Average porosity
When the cuticle is lifted and the hair is overly porous and takes color quickly, the hair would be said to have ______.
High porosity
To test for porosity, take several strands from four different areas of the head: the front hairline, the temple, the crown, and the _________.
Nape
What type of melanin gives black and brown color to the hair?
Eumelanin
What type of melanin gives blond and red colors to the hair?
Pheomelanin
Contributing pigment, also known as ________ , is the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process.
Undertone
What unit of measurement identifies the lightness or darkness of a color, or the saturation, density, or concentration of color?
Level
The system used by colorist to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair color is ________.
The level system
The darkest hair colors in the level system are identified as being a level _______, while the lightest hair colors in the level system are______.
1;10
What is one of the most valuable tools for identifying the natural level in the hair?
Color wheel
_______ is described as a property of objects that depends on the light they reflect and is perceived (by the human eye) as red, yellow, blue, or other shades.
Color
The system used for understanding color relationships is the ________.
Law of color
Fundamental or pure colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture are known as _______.
Primary colors
Colors with a predominance of blue are _________ colors, whereas colors with a predominance of red and/or yellow are _______ colors.
Cool;warm
The primary color that brings depth or darkness to any color is __________.
Blue
When all three primary colors are present in equal proportions, the resulting color is _______.
Black
A color obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors is a ________.
Secondary color
A color achieved by mixing equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary color on the color wheel is a _______.
Tertiary color
Primary and secondary colors that are positioned opposite each on the color wheel are ______.
Complimentary colors
The hue or balance of color seen in the hair is referred to as _______.
Tone
Tones can be described as cool, warm, or ______.
Neutral
_________ tones reflect more light, therefore they look lighter than their actual level.
Warm