Chemical Hair Relaxing And Soft Curl Permanent Flashcards
The process of permanently rearranging the basic structure of extremely curly hair into a straight form is called _________.
Chemical Hair Relaxing
Of the general types of hair relaxers, which one does not require pre-shampooing?
Sodium Hydroxide
The chemical required to stop the action of the chemical relaxers is __________.
Neutralizer
The processing time of a chemical relaxer is affected by _________.
The hair’s porosity
What stops the action of any chemical relaxer that may remain in the hair after rinsing?
Neutralizer
What are the two types of formulas for sodium hydraxide chemical hair relaxers?
Base & No base
What are the three basic steps used in chemical hair relaxing?
- Processing
- Neutralizing
- Conditioning
The strength of relaxer is determined by the strand test. General guidelines suggest that for fine, tinted, or lightened hair, the following strength is used __________.
Mild
The strength of relaxer is determined by the strand test. General guidelines suggest that for course virgin hair, the following strength is used ________.
Strong or Super
Before giving a relaxing treatment to extremely curly hair, the cosmetologist must judge its texture, porosity and ________.
Elasticity and extent of damage, if any
The action of a sodium hydroxide relaxer causes the hair to _________.
Soften & Swell
The process of breaking the hairs disulfide bonds during processing and converting them to lanthionine bonds when the relaxer is rinsed from the hair is known as _________.
Lanthionization
The scalp and skin are protected from possible burns from using a hair relaxer by applying __________.
Base
After the hair has been processed with the sodium hydroxide relaxer and before the shampoo, the hair should be thoroughly __________.
Rinsed
The relaxer cream is applied near the scalp last because processing is accelerated in this area by ________. 
Body heat
If using a “no base” relaxer, it is recommended that a protective cream applied __________________________.
On the full hairline & around the ears
The best type of shampoo to use after the chemical relaxer is ___________.
A neutralizing shampoo
When applying sodium hydroxide relaxer, the processing cream is applied last to the ________ and _______.
Scalp area & hair ends
When using the comb method of application, how is the relaxing cream applied?
With the back of the comb
Inspecting the action of the relaxer by stretching the strands to see how fast the natural curls are being removed is called _________.
Periodic strand testing
When hair has been sufficiently straightened, the hair is rinsed rapidly and thoroughly with _______ water.
Warm
The most commonly use methods of hair relaxing are the sodium hydroxide method in the ______ method.
Thio
When performing a sodium hydroxide retouch, where is the product applied first?
To the new growth only
A hair relaxing treatment should be avoided when an examination shows the presence of _________.
Scalp Abrasions
To check relaxer processing, smooth and press a strand to the scalp using the back of the comb or your finger. If curl returns, __________.
Continue processing
The combination of a thio relaxer & a thio permanent wrapped on large tools is called a ________.
Soft curl permanent
What is one safety precaution that must be followed with all chemical hair relaxing services?
Wearing protective gloves
One safety precaution for hair relaxing is to avoid _______ the scalp with the comb or fingernails.
Scratching
After saturating the rods with neutralizer in a soft curl permanent and processing according to directions, the next step is to ____________.
Remove rods carefully
Relaxers which are ionic compounds formed by metal combined with oxygen and hydrogen are known as _______.
Metal hydroxide relaxers
Sodium hydroxide relaxers are commonly called _________.
Lye relaxers
When processing is complete for a soft curl permanent, what is done after rinsing the hair thoroughly with warm water?
Each curl is blotted with towel
What is used to restore the hair and skin to their normal acidic pH?
Normalizing lotion
