Multiple Choice Questions

Review Questions for Section 3

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Permanent Hair Structure Changes

    • a) Curling rollers

    • b) Flat iron

    • c) Perming lotion

    • d) None of the above

  2. Step 1 of Hair Perming Process

    • a) Thioglycolate lotion/break the S-S bonds

    • b) Thioglycolate lotion/reform broken S-S bonds

    • c) Hydrogen peroxide/break the S-S bonds

    • d) Hydrogen peroxide/reform broken S-S bonds

  3. Step 2 of Hair Perming Process

    • a) Thioglycolate lotion/break the S-S bonds

    • b) Thioglycolate lotion/reform broken S-S bonds

    • c) Hydrogen peroxide/break the S-S bonds

    • d) Hydrogen peroxide/reform broken S-S bonds

  4. Non-Polymer Based Hair Fixative

    • a) Mousse

    • b) Hair fiber gum

    • c) Hair spray

    • d) Hair brilliantine (Brilliantine is oil-based, not polymer-based.)

  5. VOCs Regulation in Aerosol Products

    • a) FDA

    • b) CIR

    • c) EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

    • d) VOC

  6. Main Ingredient in 'Brazilian Blowout'

    • a) Formaldehyde (Or formaldehyde-releasing chemicals)

    • b) Sodium hydroxide

    • c) Thioglycolic acid

    • d) Petrolatum

  7. Performance Parameters for Polymer-Based Hair Fixatives

    • a) Curl retention

    • b) Flaking

    • c) Tackiness

    • d) All of the above

  8. Effective Hair Perming Product pH

    • a) Alkaline (approximately 9)

    • b) Acidic (approximately 3)

    • c) Neutral

  9. Emollient-Based Hair Styling Products

    • a) Manageability

    • b) They are typically used to hold the hair in a desired shape (Emollients primarily add moisture and manageability.)

    • c) Example: Hair pomade

    • d) Temporary effect

  10. UV Filters Protection

    • a) Skin cancer

    • b) Hair cancer

    • c) UV damage and weathering

    • d) Tanning

Fact or Fiction?

  • a) Wet hair can stand a much higher temperature than dry hair. Fiction. Wet hair is more susceptible to heat damage.

  • b) Skin irritation caused by hydroxide-based relaxers can be prevented/decreased by using petrolatum prior to the relaxing treatment. Fact. Petrolatum acts as a barrier to protect the scalp.

  • c) Perming products affect only the hydrogen bonds in hair fibers. Fiction. Perming products primarily target the disulfide (S-S) bonds.

  • d) Emollient-based hair styling aids can lead to flaking. Fiction. Emollients are typically moisturizing and don't usually cause flaking. Flaking is more common with film-forming products.

Here are the correct answers for the Section 3 Review Questions:

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. c) Perming lotion

  2. a) Thioglycolate lotion/break the S-S bonds

  3. d) Hydrogen peroxide/reform broken S-S bonds

  4. d) Hair brilliantine (Brilliantine is oil-based, not polymer-based.)

  5. c) EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

  6. a) Formaldehyde (Or formaldehyde-releasing chemicals)

  7. d) All of the above

  8. a) Alkaline (approximately 9)

  9. b) They are typically used to hold the hair in a desired shape (Emollients primarily add moisture and manageability.)

  10. c) UV damage and weathering

Fact or Fiction?

  • a) Wet hair can stand a much higher temperature than dry hair. Fiction. Wet hair is more susceptible to heat damage.

  • b) Skin irritation caused by hydroxide-based relaxers can be prevented/decreased by using petrolatum prior to the relaxing treatment. Fact. Petrolatum acts as a barrier to protect the scalp.

  • c) Perming products affect only the hydrogen bonds in hair fibers. Fiction. Perming products primarily target the disulfide (S-S) bonds.

  • d) Emollient-based hair styling aids can lead to flaking. Fiction. Emollients are typically moisturizing and don't usually cause flaking. Flaking is more common with film-forming products.