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Primary Colors
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Yellow, red, and blue; cannot be created by mixing together any other colors.
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Secondary Colors
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Orange, green, and violet; when primary colors are mixed in varying proportions; orange contains varying amounts of red and yellow; green contains varying proportions of blur and yellow, and violet contains varying proportions of red and blue.
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Complementary Colors
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Colors found opposite one another in the color wheel; in hair color they neutralize or cancel or cancel out one another when they are mixed together; used to neutralize unwanted tones.
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Melanin
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A pigment that gives skin and hair their color.
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Non-Oxidative Colors
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Hair colors that contain no developers.
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Oxidative Colors
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Hair color containing developers (oxidant).
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Temporary Colors
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Used to create temporary changes that last from shampoo to shampoo; non-reactive, direct dyes, which means no chemicals are needed to develop them.
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Aniline Derivatives Tints
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Permanent hair colors that penetrate the cuticle and the cortex, remaining in the hair until they are removed by chemical means or the hair grows out and is cut off.
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Paraphenylene Diamine
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Primary ingredient in permanent hair colors. (Chemical)
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Semi-Permanent
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Direct-dye colors that need to mixing; the color you see in the bottle is the color deposited on the hair; alkaline and generally last through several shampoos, depending on the porosity of the hair; deposit color and cannot lighten the hair.
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Fillers
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Provide an even base color by filling in porous, damaged or abused areas with materials such as protein or polymers; they equalize the porosity of the hair and deposit a base color in one application.
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Lighteners
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Also called bleachers; used to remove or diffuse melanin; utilize ingredients, such as ammonia and peroxide, to facilitate the oxidation process; generally applied to dry hair; come in oil or cream form (on-the-scalp lighteners) or powder form (off-the-scalp lighteners).
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Developers
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Referred to as a catalyst or conductor; oxidating agents used with Demi-preeminent and preeminent color, lighteners and toners; hydrogen peroxide is the most common developer.
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Vegetable Dyes
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Natural products to color the hair; henna is an example of a vegetable dye that produces reddish highlights in the hair; considered a less professional category of hair color.
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Metallic Dyes
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Hair dyes containing metals; also know as progressive dyes because the hair turns darker with each application.
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Compound Dyes
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Combination of metallic and vegetable dyes; metallic salts are added to vegetable dyes to create a wider range of colors and a longer lasting color than achieved with vegetable dyes alone.
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Predisposition Test (Skin Patch Test)
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Because allergies to aniline tints are unpredictable, manufacturer labels prescribe a patch test to be given 24 hours before any application.
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Strand Test
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A preliminary color test performed 24-48 hours before the actual hair color service; the intended color formula is mixed and applied to a section of hair to predict the final results.
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