Hair Flashcards
Texture
Thickness & diameter of an individual strand
Coarse hair
Largest diameter. Strong structure, more resistant, may require more processing time
Medium hair
Most common
Fine hair
Small and fragile. Easy to process and damage
Porosity
Ability of hair to serve moister
Low porosity
Resistant hair, requires more ion solutions to raise cuticle
Average porosity
Normal hair
Chemicals process as expected
High porosity
Overly porous (dry, damaged, frugal) hair requires solutions with low ph
Elasticity
Ability to hair to stretch and go back to original length without breaking
Density
Measurement of number of strand per square root
How much hair in blonde ?
140,000
How much hair in brown hair ?
110,000
How many hairs in black hair
108,000
How much hair in red
80,000