Essential 8 Exam

Question 1

What are the 3 layers of the skin.?

Answer 1

The epidermiss the dermis and the hypodermis

Question 2

3 types of elongated cells create the cuticle

Answer 2

The epicuticle the exocuticle and the endocuticle

Question 3

What keratin ‘chains are linked together and held in Centre of The cortex.by chemical bonds

Answer 3

Disulphide bonds,they canbe changed by perms and Brazilian blowdrys, hydrogen, and saline

Question 4

Where is melanin produced?

Answer 4

Inside the matrix is the melanisation unit

Question 5

What do tyrosine and tyrosinase produce?,

Answer 5

Eumelanin, granular pigment gives the hair depth

Question 6

How many keratinocytes are there roughly?

Answer 6

30

Question 7

What is tyrosine?

Answer 7

A amino acid

Question 8

What is tyrosinase

Answer 8

enzyme

Question 9

What creates pheomelanin and what does it do?

Answer 9

When cysteine is present it reacts with tyrosine and tyrosinase, and creates pheomelanin which gives warmth and lightness

Question 10

Where is the melanocytes?

Answer 10

In the dermal papilla.

Question 11

What are granular pigments made up of?

Answer 11

Blue red and yellow globular cells and dermis the hairs depth

Question 12

What are diffuse pigments made from?( pheomelanin )

Answer 12

Pale yellow to bright red, these determine the warmth

Question 13

Lighting types

Answer 13

Direct spotlights areyellow based, warm fluorescent blue based cools halogen lights dive a slight pink base

Question 14

Where should you and analise the persons natural base

Answer 14

At the back of the head

Question 15

What is porosity caused by?

Answer 15

Probity is caused by deformation of the cuticle scale in certain areas

Question 16

What are the 4 causes of porosity

Answer 16

Salt/chlorinated water, electrical equipment, sun and wind, chemical products.

Question 17

How to test for porosity?

Answer 17

Take a few strands of hair and slide fingers down the hair, down towards the roots, the rougher and more swollen the hair feels, the more porous itis

Question 18

What is sensitivity?

Answer 18

It is internal damage to the hair, it is when the hair has been damaged to the keratin chains ‘

Question 19

What are the causes to sensitivity?

Answer 19

Excessive chemical services or electrical damages, naturally weak hair, sun s

Question 20

How do you fest for sensitivity

Answer 20

Take a single damp hair, holding it between two fingers with wrists together gently stretch

Question 21

If the hair is sensitised what doula need to add?

Answer 21

Warmth

Question 22

What is a 10 and undercoat?

Answer 22

Lightest blonde, very pale yellow

Question 23

9?

Answer 23

Very light blonde, pale yellow

Question 24

8?

Answer 24

Light blonde, yellow

Question 25

What is 7?

Answer 25

Blonde, yellow orange

Question 26

What is 6?

Answer 26

Dark blonde, orange

Question 27

What is 5?

Answer 27

Light brown, orange red

Question 28

What is 4?

Answer 28

Brown, red

Question 29

What is 3?

Answer 29

Dark brown, dark red

Question 30

What is 2?

Answer 30

Darkest brown very dark red

Question 31

What is 1?

Answer 31

Black, very very dark red

Question 32

What two colours make mahogany?

Answer 32

Mauve. 2 copper. 4

Question 33

What is mocha made out of?

Answer 33

Everything but red

Question 34

How many levels of lift can you get with dia richesse

Answer 34

One and a half

Question 35

How long does home goon for?

Answer 35

5 mins

Question 36

How many levels of lift with majirel

Answer 36

3 levels

Question 37

How many levels of lift from majirel highlift

Answer 37

4 and 1/2

Question 38

How many levels of lift in platinum

Answer 38

7

Question 39

If going one to two levels darker than the natural in majirel

Answer 39

3/4 target shade and then 1/4 golden/basic

Question 40

When going three or more levels darker

Answer 40

Half target shade half golden/basic

Question 41

Any levels darker in inoa

Answer 41

Half target shade half basic

Question 42

Up to 50% white hair apply what?

Answer 42

Apply target shade

Question 43

Over 50% white hair

Answer 43

Half target shade plus golden/basic

Question 44

Inoa up to 70%

Answer 44

Apply target shade

Question 45

Inoa from 70% to 100%

Answer 45

Apply half target shade and half natural /basic

Question 46

When you pre stain what do you do?

Answer 46

Apply layer of neat target shade then apply mixed target shade on top

Question 47

Pre lifting, what do you do and why?

Answer 47

Pre lifting is when you need more than 2 levels of lift on white hair/ apply base 10 and 20 vol develop for 20 minuets

Question 48

Lengths and ends majirel good conditioned hair

Answer 48

Emulsify last 3-5 minuets when length and ends are the same target shade as before, take through when the tone/reflect has faded, last 15-20 minuets,then take through immediately when target shade is being changed from previous application full 35 minuets

Question 49

Length and ends on porous hair

Answer 49

Emulsify 1-2 minuets take through 3-5 minuets, take through immediately 18-20 minuets

Question 50

If the hair is sensitised and has one level of fade what should you do?

Answer 50

Pre colour

Question 51

Pre colouring with dia light should be used?

Answer 51

Darkening more than 3 levels

Question 52

Gentle cleansing does what?

Answer 52

Removes incompatible tones/reflects

Question 53

Deep cleansing

Answer 53

Only used after 2 gentle cleanses, achieve up to 2 levels lighter