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The layer of the hair that provides strength and elasticity is the: |
Cotrex |
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In individual hair strands, hair texture is determined by the: |
Diameter |
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If the cuticle is lifted, allowing the hair to take color quickly, the hair is said to have: |
High porosity |
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Haircolor levels are arranged on a scale from: |
1 to 10 |
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Hair color tones can be described as: |
Warm, neutral, or cool |
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Colors that are described as sandy or tan are considered: |
Natural tones |
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Which color will help minimize orange tones in the hair? |
Blue |
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Pure or fundamental colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture are: |
Primary colors |
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The strongest and only cool primary color is: |
Blue |
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Red added to blue-based colors will cause them to appear: |
Lighter |
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A _________ color is achieved by mixing a secondary color in its neighboring primary color. |
Tertiary |
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Depending on the level of color, equal proportions of the primary colors will produce: |
Gray, white, or black |
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A primary and secondary color position opposite of each on the other on the color wheel are considered: |
Complementary colors |
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Temporary color pigment molecules do not penetrate because they are: |
Large |
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Semipermanent hair color on average should last: |
4 to 6 weeks |
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Which type of haircolor lightens and deposits color at the same time in a single process because it is more alkaline that no-lift deposit-only colors and is usually mixed with a higher-volume developer? |
Permanent haircolor |
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To provide maximum lift in a one-process color service most high-lift colors require: |
40-volume peroxide |
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Which type of haircolor penetrates the hair shaft and is formulated to deposit but not lift color? |
Demipermanent hair color |
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During the decolorization process, natural hair can go through as many as: |
10 stages |
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Overlapping color can cause breakage and create a sign of new growth or: |
A line of demarcation |
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The three forms of hair lighteners are: |
Oil, powder, and cream |
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In _______, selected strands are picked up from a narrow section of hair with a zigzag motion of the comb, and lightener is applied only to these strands. |
Weaving |
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For clients with 80 to 100 percent gray, which haircolor is generally most flattering? |
A blond shade |
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To cover unpigmented hair in a salt-and-pepper client, the color formation should be: |
Two levels lighter than the natural level |
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The process of pretreating gray or very resistant hair to allow for better penetration is known as: |
Presoftening |
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On a lightener retouch, new growth is lightened: |
First |
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To produce a haircolor that cooks natural, how many primary colors must be present? |
Three |
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Th best way to obtain pale blond results is to use: |
Double-processing blonding |
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When hair is violet, it is recommended that you use _________ to balance it. |
Yellow |
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When the hair is blue, it is recommended that you use __________ to balance it. |
Orange |
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Selecting ________ base colors creates brighter colors. |
Warm |
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Demipermanent haircolor __________ color. |
Deposits but does not lift |
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During a haircolor consultation, you should: |
Look at the client directly |
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Which of these words is the best choice to use when discussing haircolor with clients? |
Soft |
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When performing a patch test, which color should you use? |
The same color that will be used for the haircolor service |
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Hair that has previously received a color service will have: |
A greater degree of porosity |
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Under-lightened hair is likely to appear to have more ________ than the intended color. |
Yellow or orange |
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The term _______, or hue, refers to balance of color. |
Tone |
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Which of these is a coloring technique that requires two separate procedures in which the hair is prelightened before the depositing color is applied? |
Double-process application |
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The melanin that gives blond and red colors to hair is called: |
Pheomelanin |
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The powered persulfate salts added to the haircolor to increase its lightening ability are called: |
Activators |
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The term _______ refers to a combination of equal parts of prepared permanent color mixture and shampoo used the last five minutes and worked through the hair to refresh the ends. |
Soap cap |
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Which of these terms refers to varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process? |
Contributing pigment |
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What technique is coloring strands of hair darker than the natural color? |
Reverse highlighting |
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What is the unit of measurement used to identify lightness or darkness of a color? |
Level |
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What is the proper way to write the term that refers to the natural color of hair? |
Hair color |
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A(n) _________ is achemical compound that lightens hair by dispersing, dissolving, and decolorizing the natural hair pigment. |
Lightener |
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What measures the concentration and strength of hydrogen peroxide? |
Volume |
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Colors obtained from the leaves of bark of plants are called: |
Natural haircolors |
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A _________ is a nonammonia color that adds shine and tone to the hair. |
Glaze |
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The term ________ means difficult for moisture or chemicals to penetrate. |
Resistant |
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What is used to recondition damaged, overly porous hair and equalize porosity so that the hair accepts the color evenly from strand to strand and from scalp to ends? |
Conditioner filler |
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What is an oxidizing agent, when mixed with an oxidation haircolor, supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop the color molecule and create a change in natural hair color? |
Hydrogen peroxide developer |
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A _______ is used to equalize porosity and deposit color in one application to provide a uniform contributing pigment on prelightened hair. |
Color filler |
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What is a process that involves taking a narrow, 1/8 inch (0.3 centimeters) section of hair by making a straight part at the scalp, positioning the hair over foil, and applying lightening or color? |
Slicing |
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The system for understanding color relationships is called: |
The law of color |
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The term ______ refers to the first time the hair is colored. |
Virgin application |
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Which type of melanin lends black and brown to hair? |
Eumelanin |
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A(n) _________ is a powered lightener that cannot be used directly on the scalp. |
Off-the-scalp lightener |
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Haircolors containing metal salts that change hair color gradually by progressive buildup and exposure to air, creating a dull, metallic, appearance, are called: |
Gradual haircolors |
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A ______ is a test performed to determine how the hair will react to the color formula and how long the formula should be left on the hair. |
Strand test |
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When identifying natural levels for a haircolor service, your most valuable took is the: |
Color wheel |
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The medium primary color is: |
Red |
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Which type of color add subtle color results? |
Semipermanent color |
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Which of these is a role of the alkalizing ingredient in permanent haircolor? |
To raise the cuticle of the hair |
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Henna is an example of: |
Natural haircoloring |
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What is the standard hydrogen peroxide volume? |
20-volume |
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A release statement is NOT: |
A legally binding contract |
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Semipermanent colors: |
Deposit color |
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A _________ consistency provides the best control during the application of lightener as part of a double-process haircoloring service. |
Creamy |