chapter 21 Flashcards
Clients who have their hair colored usually visit the salon every how many weeks?
3-12 weeks
What is a professional, industry coined term referring to artificial hair coloring products and services?
Haircoloring
The what of the client’s hair and the desired results determine which haircolor to use.
structure
The cortex, or middle layer of each hair,gives the hair the majority of its strength and elasticity, and contributes about how much percent to the overall strength of the hair?
80
The natural coloring pigment food in the cortex layer of the hair is what
melanin
Melanin is made from what?
Melonocytes
Hair texture is determined by the diameter of individual hair what?
Strands
Fine hair takes color faster and can look darker because the melanin granules are grouped how?
more tightly
the hair type with a large diameter that can take longer to process hair color is what?
coarse textured hair
The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as what?
porosity
When the cuticle is tight and the hair is resistant, it is difficult for moisture or chemicals to penetrate. Wha 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 what?
average porosity
when the cuticle is lifted and the hair is overly porous and takes color quickly, the hair would be said to have what?
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 what?
nape
what type of melanin gives black and brown color to the hair?
eumelanin
they system used by colorist to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair color is what?
the level system
the darkest hair colors in the level system are identified as being a level what?, while the lightest hair color in the level system are what?
1; 10
what is one of the most valuable tools for identifying the natural level in the hair?
color wheel
what 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 what?
laws of color
fundamental or pure colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture are known as what?
primary colors
the primary color that brings depth or darkness to any color is what?
blue
when all three primary colors are present in equal proportions the resulting color is what?
black
a color obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors is a what?
secondary color
a color achieved by mixing equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary color on the color wheel is a what?
tertiary color
primary and secondary colors that are positioned opposite each on the color wheel are what?
complementary colors