Milady Ch 18

Braiding and Braid Extensions

Hair care that uses no chemicals or dyes and does not alter the natural curl or coil pattern of the hair is known as __________________________.

natural hairstyling

Which of the following braid style or length is recommended for a client with a square face?

Framing the face with longer braids

The ____________ face is a too-long oval and requires a style with more width at the sides.

elongated

Which brush is recommended for stimulating the scalp and removing dirt and lint from locks?

Boar bristle brush

Which of the following is a characteristic of kanekalon?

It closely mimics human hair

When curly hair is braided wet, it ____ as it dries

shrinks and recoils

Which type of braid is a three-strand braid that is created with an underhand technique?

visible

Single braids can move:

In any direction

Extensions for single braids are integrated into natural hair using the ___________.

three-strand underhand technique

Which of the following is not a basic method of locking?

brotherlocks

In some African tribes, different styles of braiding indicated _________.

a person's social status

What is the most important feature of the wide tooth comb?

the distance between the teeth

Most human hair used for hair extensions is imported from which part of the world?

Asia

Blow drying dries the hair quickly, softens the hair in the process, and makes ________

It more manageable for combing and sectioning

The fishtail braid is best done on

shoulder length or longer, non-layered hair

Braiders report that tree braids take about ____ hours.

four

During which developmental phase of locks can a bulb be felt at the end of each lock?

sprouting stage

During which developmental phase of locks does the hair begin to regain length?

growing stage

During the first developmental phase of locks, the hair coil

has an open end

Which of the following is a break created with two strands that are twisted around each other?

Rope braid

Which of the following are separate networks of curly, textured hair that I have been intertwined and meshed together?

Locks

A _________is used to dry hair without disturbing the enhanced curl pattern and without dehydrating the hair.

diffuser

The practice of overlapping to strands to form a candycane effect is known as ________.

Twisting

When performing a braiding service, which essential tool is used for creating shapes and finished looks, and for trimming bangs and excess extension material?

five-inch scissors

The term_______refers to Narrow rows of visible braids that live close to the scalp and are created with a three strand, on the scalp braiding technique.

Cornrows

Which of the following is a tool that separates the hair as it comes, making it an excellent detangling comb for wet curly hair?

Double tooth comb

Which of these is a tool used for cutting small sections, and should only be used after the hair has been blown dry?

cutting comb

A___________is useful for lifting and separating textured hair.

Pick with rounded teeth

Which of the following is a free hanging bread, with or without an extension, that can be executed using either an underhand or an overhand technique.?

Single braid

Which type of brush is good for releasing tangles, knots, and snarls in short, textured hair and long, straight hair?

Square paddle brush

What is the benefit of mixing yak hair with human hair?

it helps to remove the manufactured shine

Which of the following braids is not created with three strands and an overhand technique?

rope braid

The_____________method builds up with a braid strand by strand with extension hair fibers.

Feed in

A finishing comb is usually_______ In length and works well on Fine or straight hair.

8 to 10 inches

The flat leather pad with very close, fine teeth that sandwiches human hair extensions is called_______.

Drawing board

During analysis of the clients hair and scalp for a braiding service, you will pay particular attention to the hairs type and texture,____________, scalp abrasions, and hair thinning or balding.

curl configuration

Another term for a wave pattern is

coil configuration

The traditional______________is flat, natural, and contoured to the scalp.

Cornrow

When the hair is double strand twisted or coil twisted and wrapped around it self to make a knot, it is called a

Bantu knot

When small sections of natural hair are gelled in spiraled with the fingers or a comb to create individual formations of tight, cylindrical coils, it is known as

comb twists