Hair Colour Test Review Flashcards

Flashcards covering the key topics in the Hair Colour Test Review

What are the 5 reasons people colour their hair?

To cover grey hair, enhance natural hair, alter the tone of your hair, permanently alter hair colour, create a fashion statement, or state self expression.

What are the 3 primary colours?

Red, yellow, blue.

What are the 3 secondary colours?

Purple, green, orange.

What are the 6 tertiary colours?

Red orange, red yellow, yellow green, blue green, blue violet, red violet.

What are complementary colours?

Colours that are located on opposite sides of the colour wheel.

What are the 2 main objectives when working with colours?

Bring emphasis to something such as cut or facial feature, to distract or remove emphasis from unwanted distractions.

List 2 cool-toned and 2 warm-toned colours from the colour wheel?

Purple, blue, yellow, orange.

What are characteristics of hair with 30% gray?

More pigment than gray hair

What are characteristics of hair with 50% gray?

Even mixture of gray and pigmented hair

What are characteristics of hair with 70%-90% gray?

More gray than pigmented hair; the majority of the pigmented hair is located in the back of the head

What are characteristics of hair with 100% gray?

Virtually no pigmented hair; tends to look white

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 10 (Ultra Light Blonde) hair?

Pale Yellow

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 9 hair?

Yellow

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 8 hair?

Gold

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 7 hair?

Light Orange

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 6 hair?

Dark Orange

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 5 hair?

Red Orange

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 4 hair?

Red

What is the Natural Underlying Pigment for Level 3 hair?

Red Brown

Define: Complementary colours

Colors that neutralize each other.

Define: Eumelanin

Is found in red hair and very small amounts can be found in blond hair.

Define: Pheomelanin

Is melanin that give black and brow hair its colour.

Define: Underlying/Contributing pigment (also known as NRP)

Is the pigment under the natural hair colour.

What are the 4 developers? What is the processing time for each?

10 volume 30-35 minutes, 20 volume 30-35 minutes, 30 volume 35-40 minutes, 40 volume 45 minutes.

Why is permanent hair colour used?

To lighten or darken hair, and to cover greys.

Why is demi-permanent colour used?

Colour unpigmented hair, refresh permanent hair colour, create tonal changes, corrective colouring, lowlights.