chemical texturing Flashcards
Hair density does not always correspond to which of the following?
Select one:
a.texture
b.natural hair color
c.perm rod size
d.amount of hair wrapped on perm tool
texture
An acid perm is recommended for:
Select one:
a.porous hair
b.resistant hair
c.highly porous hair
d.excessively porous hair
porous hair
Do not use sodium hydroxide relaxer on any of the following hair conditions EXCEPT:
Select one:
a.hair that has been previously lightened
b.hair that has been colored with semi-permanent hair color
c.hair that has been colored with permanent hair color
d.permed or relaxed previously with ammonium thioglycolate
hair that has been colored with semi-permanent hair color
What length of hair is best suited for the overlap technique of perming?
Select one:
a.long only
b.short to long
c.medium to long
d.short to medium
short to medium
During a perm service, added texture expands the form causing the:
Select one:
a.illusion of longer length
b.illusion of shorter length
c.form to be more apparent
d.form line and weight area to shift downward
illusion of shorter length
Which perm pattern achieves an elongated curl pattern on medium to longer lengths of hair?
Select one:
a.zonal pattern
b.rectangle pattern
c.contour pattern
d.spiral bricklay pattern
spiral bricklay pattern
To equalize the porosity of highly porous hair, it may be necessary to use which of these products?
Select one:
a.pre-wrap product
b.disulfide product
c.strong shampoo product
d.sodium hydroxide product
pre-wrap product
What was the name of the perm that used clamps that were preheated on a separate electric unit and then placed over the hair?
Select one:
a.acid perm
b.endothermic perm
c.exothermic perm
d.machineless method
machineless method
Ammonium thioglycolate is a chemical reducing agent that causes the hair to:
Select one:
a.grow
b.harden
c.shrink
d.soften
soften
Sodium hydroxide relaxers are also known as:
Select one:
a.lye relaxers
b.thio relaxers
c.no-lye relaxers
d.base chemical relaxers
lye relaxers
In addition to tension and perm solution, what do acid perms use to perform the processing action?
Select one:
a.alkalinity
b.drying
c.cold
d.heat
heat
If the base is longer than the perm rod, the result will be:
Select one:
a.no curl
b.frizzing
c.breakage
d.uneven curl
uneven curl
The method of wrapping hair from the ends up to the base is known as:
Select one:
a.spiral
b.bricklay
c.contour
d.croquignole
croquignole
Which design principle can be used to create a large-to-small or small-to-large texture pattern?
Select one:
a.contrast
b.rectangle
c.alternation
d.progression
progression
All of the following terms describe an active relaxer ingredient EXCEPT:
Select one:
a.sodium hydroxide
b.aniline derivative
c.potassium hydroxide
d.guanidine hydroxide
aniline derivative
For perming, the pH of a neutralizer will range from:
Select one:
a.2.5-7
b.6.9-7
c.7-7.5
d.7.5-8.5
2.5-7
What was the active ingredient used in the first cold wave?
Select one:
a.bisulfides
b.sodium hydroxide
c.thioglycolic acid
d.glyceryl monothioglycolate
thioglycolic acid
In 1926, the croquignole method of wrapping hair from the ends to the scalp was created. What is another name for this wrapping method?
Select one:
a.spiral method
b.overlap method
c.clamp method
d.none of the above
overlap method
Positioning texture in one or more specific areas or zones of the head, or along only a certain portion of the hairstrand is
called:
Select one:
a.zoning
b.strand placement
c.overlapping
d.texture placement
texture placement
Hair should be wrapped without tension when using:
Select one:
a.alkaline perms
b.exothermic acid waves
c.endothermic acid waves
d.acid perms without heat
alkaline perms
Too much hair on a perm rod will result in:
Select one:
a.an even curl
b.an uneven curl
c.a tighter curl
d.consistent perm solution penetration
an uneven curl
What provides the tension necessary in an alkaline perm?
Select one:
a.neutralizer
b.applying heat
c.swelling of the hair
d.tightly wrapping the hair
swelling of the hair
What is the method of wrapping the hair base-to-ends around a perm tool that results in a corkscrew-shaped curl?
Select one:
a.contour pattern
b.spiral technique
c.overlap technique
d.croquignole technique
spiral technique
Sodium hydroxide relaxers have an alkaline pH of:
Select one:
a.5-6.5
b.11.5-14
c.6.5-8
d.8.5-10
11.5-14
What length of hair is best suited for the spiral perming technique?
Select one:
a.long only
b.short to long
c.medium to long
d.short to medium
medium to long
Medium hair has how many layers of cuticle on average?
Select one:
a.1 - 2
b.3 - 4
c.7 - 12
d.12 - 15
7-12
When chemically relaxing hair with sodium hydroxide, the disulfide bonds are broken between the first sulphur atom and the adjacent carbon atom, resulting in one sulphur atom being lost. What is this process called?
Select one:
a.processing
b.relaxation
c.neutralization
d.lanthionization
lanthionization
Which of the following ingredients is NOT one of the main ingredients found in most neutralizers?
Select one:
a.sodium potassium
b.hydrogen peroxide
c.sodium bromate
d.sodium perborate
sodium potassium
Alkaline perms carry a pH of:
Select one:
a.8.0-9.5
b.10.0-11.5
c.6.0-7.5
d.4.5-5.5
8-9.5
It is recommended not to remove what percentage of the natural texture when relaxing the hair?
Select one:
a.25%
b.50%
c.75%
d.85%
85%
What product should never be applied to hair that has been previously relaxed with a thioglycolate relaxer?
Select one:
a.neutralizer
b.conditioner
c.protective cream
d.sodium hydroxide
sodium hydroxide
The ability to loosen or reduce the hair’s existing texture such as straightening curly or tightly curled hair is referred to as:
Select one:
a.perming
b.sculpting
c.relaxing
d.reforming
relaxing
In alkaline perms, the perm solution chemically breaks or reduces the:
Select one:
a. oxygen bonds
b. hydrogen bonds
c. disulfide bonds
d. sulfide bonds
disulfide bonds
In the early 1900s, the temporary method of hair relaxing was invented by:
Select one:
a.Garrett A. Morgan
b.Madam C.J. Walker
c.Charles Nessler
d.none of the above
Madam CJ Walker
Which of the following conditions determines the processing time and proper relaxer strength to use?
a. texture
b. elasticity
c. porosity
d. all of the above
all of the above
Acid perms are in the pH range of:
Select one:
a.4.9-5.2
b.5.9-6.2
c.6.9-7.2
d.7.9-8.2
6.9-7.2
Heat waves that are self-timed and self-heated and range from acid to alkaline are called:
Select one:
a.cold
b.acidic
c.exothermic
d.endothermic
exothermic
In what year was the first cold wave created?
Select one:
a.1938
b.1905
c.1931
d.1970
1938
Super strength ammonium thioglycolate relaxer is used for which of the following hair conditions?
Select one:
a.fine, porous hair
b.color-treated hair
c.curly, medium-textured hair
d.tightly curled, coarse-textured hair
tightly curled, coarse-textured hair
Sodium hydroxide relaxers are also known as:
Select one:
a.lye relaxers
b.thio relaxers
c.no-lye relaxers
d.base chemical
lye relaxers
Acid perms are in the pH range of:
Select one:
a.4.9-5.2
b.5.9-6.2
c.6.9-7.2
d.7.9-8.2
6.9 -7.2
The overlap (croquignole) technique produces which result?
Select one:
a.undulating waves and curls
b.elongated texture pattern
c.longer lengths in the crown
d.revolutions of hair next to one another
undulating waves and curls
What length of hair was Charles Nessler’s heat permanent waving machine suitable for?
Select one:
a.medium
b.short
c.long
d.very short
short
