Chapter 18: Haircoloring and Lightening

What type of hair has melanin granules grouped tightly?

Fine

What determines the hair's ability to absorb haircolor products?

Porosity

What color hair is the result of a reduction in the production of melanin pigments?

Gray

Which of the following provides natural black and brown pigment (color) to hair?

Eumelanin

is an indication of the strength of the hair's cortex.

Elasticity

If the cuticle is tight, making the hair more resistant to chemical penetration, this indicates what type of porosity?

Low

White hair is actually the color of keratin without .

Melanin

What is indicated by wet hair that does not return to its original length when stretched?

Low elasticity

During a porosity test, if you feel a slight roughness to the hair, it is considered ___ porosity.

Average

What type of pigment is the pigment that lies under the natural hair color?

Contributing

The three primary colors are yellow, red and ___.

Blue

Which of the following is the weakest of the primary colors and will lighten and brighten other colors?

Yellow

What type of colors are created by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors?

Secondary

An example of a tertiary color would be ___.

Yellow-green

When mixed together, complementary colors ___ each other.

Neutralize

The _ color of a haircoloring product is the predominant tone of a color.

Base

Which of the following describes the warmth of coolness of a color?

Tone

A neutral base color tends to _.

soften and balance other colors

Which of the following would be considered a warm color?

Red

What type of nonoxidizing haircolor washes out or fades within a few weeks?

Semipermanent

A demipermanent color would do which of the following?

Act as a filler in color correction

If you wanted to introduce a client to haircolor services, you would use what type of haircolor?

Demipermanent

What serves as the main oxidizing agent used in haircoloring?

Hydrogen peroxide

Compound dyes are metallic or mineral dyes combined with a _.

Vegetable tint

Which of the following is not a professional haircoloring product?

Metallic dye

An example of a vegetable tint would be .

Henna

Which of the following would be another term for an activator?

Accelerator

20- volume hydrogen peroxide would be used _.

With permanent color products to cover gray

Permanent haircolor products are alkaline and range between _ on the pH scale.

9.0 and 10.5

As soon as hydrogen peroxide is mixed into the lightener formula, it begins to release _.

Oxygen

lighteners add temporary color as they lighten.

Color oil

hair will absorb the base color of the toner.

overlightened

Which of the following is designed to correct excessive porosity?

Fillers

Toners are only applied to what type of hair?

Pre-lightened

Cream lighteners contain conditioning agents called agents.

bluing

Color fillers use certified colors as .

Pigments

Which of the following would be an example of single-process coloring?

Tint retouch applications

_ is the process of coloring strands or sections of the hair darker than the natural or artificial color.

Lowlighting

What type of lighting is not suitable for judging existing hair colors?

Fluorescent

A(n) application is the application of haircolor to hair that has not been previously colored.

Virgin

What type of test is given 24 to 48 hours prior to each application of an aniline derivative tint or toner?

Patch

is the process of coloring hair back to its natural color.

Tint back

In which of the following techniques do you paint a lightener or color directly onto clean, styled hair?

Free-form

Soap caps can be used to _.

Reduce unwanted yellow tones in gray hair

Temporary color rinses can be used to .

Tone down overlightened hair

With what type of color will hair usually return to its natural color after six to eight shampoos?

Semipermanent

What is one of the most important characteristics to consider when choosing hair color tint shades?

Porosity

Double-process haircoloring begins with hair _.

Lightening

Hair lighteners can be used to .

Remove undesirable casts and off-shades

Which of the following are formulated specifically for coloring mustaches and beards?

Pomades

What should never be used for coloring mustaches?

Aniline derivative tints

To restore damaged hair to a healthier condition, hair conditioners containing substances should be used.

Lanolin

Gray, white, and salt-and-pepper hair with a yellowish cast can be treated with _ colors.

Violet-based

Which of the following have been known to cause severe allergic reactions when applied to facial hair or around freshly cut hairlines?

Metallic or progressive dyes

Because there is no ___ in the hair, gray hair may appear lighter after haircolor is applied.

Melanin

Some gray hair tends to be resistant to chemical processes and may require _ before a service.

Pre-softening

What type of tones indicates overlightening?

Ash

Gray hair and skin tone changes that accompany advancing years may benefit from _ tones.

Silver

What type of lighteners are the mildest form of lightener?

Oil

When working with a cream or paste lightener, it must be the thickness of .

Whipped cream

Cap all bottles of developer and lightener to avoid .

loss of strength

Do not apply tint if a patch test is __.

Positive

Choose a shade of tint that harmonizes with the client's .

Complexion

What temperature should the water be for removing tint?

Lukewarm

What should you not do prior to a tint?

Brush the hair