Chemical Texture - Relaxing

The process of permanently altering overly curly hair into a wavy or straight pattern is

Chemical relaxing

Prior to the relaxer service, you should perform a:

Hair analysis

Ammonia thioglycolate acid is used in:

Thio relaxers

The two most common types relaxers are:

Ammonia thioglycolate and sodium hydroxide

Another term for a Japanese straightener service is a:

Thermal Reconditioning

The technique of relaxing the hair by 50 percent of its natural curl pattern is called:

Curl diffusion

The relaxer service used on natural, untreated hair, to relax it by 85 percent of its natural pattern is called a:

Virgin relaxer

For virgin relaxer service, the relaxer is applied:

Off the scalp, then back to the scalp and ends

Processing is increased at the scalp area from:

Body heat

The relaxer service, which applies the relaxer to the new growth only, is called:

Relaxer retouch

When doing a retouch relaxer, overlapping onto previously relaxed hair may cause:

Breakage

A zonal relaxer is applied to:

A specific area of the head

Another name for a curl reformation service is a:

Soft curl perm

The relaxing service that first relaxes the hair and then perms it on rods is a:

Double process perm

The main ingredient used in a soft curl relaxer service is:

Ammonia thioglycolate

Which of the following conditions are a contradiction for a relaxer service:

Metallic dyes

Never do a soft curl over hair that has:

Relaxed with sodium hydroxide

It is recommended that hair not be relaxed more than ___:

80-85%

In determining which relaxer to use, texture and __ are key factors:

Porosity

The ability of the hair to stretch and return to its original form is:

Elasticity

The relaxer that breaks the disulfide bond, then loses a sulfur atom and a lanthionine bond is formed in its place is the:

Sodium hydroxide relaxer

Another name for a sodium hydroxide relaxer is a:

Lye relaxer

The relaxer that has a pH over 12 on the pH scale is the:

Sodium hydroxide relaxer

The solution used to restructure or reharden the hair in a relaxing service is called a:

Stabilizer

For sodium relaxer service, after the hair has been relaxed and before the application of the acid-balanced neutralizing shampoo, the hair should be:

Thoroughly rinsed

The relaxer comes in three strengths:

Mild, regular, and super

The type of relaxer that requires the application of a base cream is a:

Base cream relaxer

With ammonia thioglycolate relaxer you shampoo the hair:

Prior to service

When using a sodium hydroxide relaxer, you shampoo:

After the relaxer is rinsed out of the hair

The step where you straighten the hair with your fingers, the back of a comb, or an applicator brush is called:

Smoothing

To determine if the processing is complete, you should perform a:

Relaxation test

Which of the following conditions are a contradiction for a relaxer service:

Abrasions on the scalp

During a chemical service, to protect your hands from the harsh chemicals you should:

Wear gloves

Breakage in the nape area may be caused by:

Improper rinsing

To see how your final results will look, it is recommended that you do a:

Preliminary hair strand test