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Hard Water ✔✔Minerals that lessen the ability of the shampoo to lather Purified water/Deionized water ✔✔Main ingredient in shampoo Surfactant ✔✔has two ends the HYDROPHILIC HEAD and LIPOPHILIC TAIL Hydrophilic Head ✔✔Attracted to water Lipophilic Tail ✔✔Attracted to dirts and oils Acid Balanced Shampoo ✔✔pH of 4.5-5. Jheri Redding ✔✔first to introduce pH balanced shampoo in the 1960s Clarifying Shampoo ✔✔acidic base to cut through buildup on the hair strand Humectants ✔✔Most conditioners carry this. Promote retention of moisture Instant conditioners ✔✔remain on the hair 1 - 5 minutes Protein Conditoners ✔✔brown liquids and penetrate into the cortex to temporarily improve porosity and increase elasticity Infraed Lamps ✔✔may be used with hair treatments and scalp tonics for 5 minutes
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High Frequency Unit ✔✔used to normalize oily scalp conditioners! Also never should be used with tonics that contain alcohol Base Control ✔✔position of the rod in relation to its base section croquignole perm wrap ✔✔wrapped perpendicular to the scalp starting with the ends Spiral Perm Wrap ✔✔Wound from the ends to scalp and rods hang vertical Concave Rods ✔✔most common and have a smaller center circumference Straight Rods ✔✔uniform circumference Alkaline Permanent ✔✔softens and swell the hair which raises the cuticle. Developed in 1941 Ammonium Thioglycolate (ATG) ✔✔main ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline perms Alkaline Waves ( COLD WAVES) ✔✔process at room temp Acid Perms ✔✔Main ingredient is glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG) Exothermic perms ✔✔reaction that causes heat. contains hydrogen peroxide Endothermic Perms ✔✔activated by outside heat source. True Acid perms are endothermic Disulfide Bonds ✔✔if too many are broken the hair will become over processed and have a weak curl
Hair Elasticity ✔✔strength of the side bonds. Wet hair stretches 50% of its original length then returns to its former length without breaking Chemical Hair Relaxing ✔✔the process of rearranging extremely curly hair into a straighter or smoother form The Chemical Relaxers usually have a pH value above ✔✔ 10 Which type of relaxer contains one component and is used without any additional mixing? ✔✔lye- based relaxer Lithium hydroxide relaxers and potassium hydroxide relaxers are often advertised and sold as ✔✔no-lye relaxers On base placement ✔✔ 45 degree angle beyond perpendicular Which type of permanent waves processes at room temp? ✔✔Ammonia-free wave GMTG, the primary reducing agent in all acid waves has ✔✔low pH Relaxers are ✔✔extremely Alkaline Which method of hair straightening that combines the use of the relaxer with flat ironing? ✔✔Japanese thermal straightening Sodium Hydroxide Relaxers are also known as ✔✔lye relaxers Vicosity ✔✔thickness or thinness of a liquid
Lanthionization ✔✔process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair Mild-Strength relaxers ✔✔fine,color treated, or damaged hair What is the Strongest and only cool primary color ✔✔Blue Guanidine hydroxide relaxers ✔✔recommended for clients with sensitive scalps. pH 13 - 13. Article 12 Occupational Code Number 299 ✔✔amended October 21,1980. Regulates the practice of cosmetology How many board members are appointed by the governor? ✔✔ 9 The board shall meet no less than ✔✔2 times per year Person practicing without license ✔✔misdemeanor, fine of 500$, and/or imprisonment for 90 days All license must be renewed by ✔✔August 31st. Salons are inspected ✔✔once a year Schools are inspected ✔✔twice a year Respondents have ✔✔ 15 days to respond to a formal complaint Reciprocity ✔✔agreement between the states that the curriculum is similar and therefore hours will transfer Salon owners usually are required to hold all records for at least ✔✔ 7 years
Paraffin wax ✔✔used over treatment creams Modelage masks ✔✔used with treatments creams and take aprox. 20 mins to set Hirsuties or Hypertrichosis ✔✔abnormal hair growth elextrolysis ✔✔permanent form of hair removal that involves destroying the papilla by inserting a electric current into each follicle Photo-epilation ✔✔uses intense light to destroy the papilla resulting in permanent hair removal laser hair removal ✔✔laser beam to temporarily impair the hair follicles depilatories ✔✔caustic alkali preparation that dissolves the hair at skin level epilator ✔✔removes hair by pulling it out from the follicle Ex; Wax Sugaring ✔✔an epilator treatment involving the use of thick sugar baed wax What is Papilla ✔✔cone like structure at the bottom of the focal that the bulb fits over. Contains blood supply and nutrients needed for hair growth. Hair Bulb ✔✔club like structure at the lowest part of the hair strand Sudoriferous glands ✔✔eliminate waste and regulate body temp Sebaceous Glands ✔✔keep the skin and hair soft by secreting sebum.
Elastin ✔✔gives the skin its elasticity and allowing it to regain its shape after being repeatedly expanded stratum germinativium ✔✔layer of the epidermis that contains the skin pigment called melanin Dermis ✔✔inner layer of the skin also called true skin what is vellum or lanugo hair ✔✔hair is short downy hair that appears on the body Terminal hair ✔✔coarse hair found on the scalp, arms, and legs What are the three phases of hair growth ✔✔Anagen ( growing phase), Catagen ( transition phase), and Telogen ( resting phase) Eumelanin ✔✔provides dark brown to block colors in the hair Pheomelanin ✔✔provides colors ranging from red to blonde tones Hair Root ✔✔part of the hair located below the scalp surfaces hair shaft ✔✔above scalp surface Non- Pathogenic ✔✔bacteria are not harmful or disease producing bacteria Pathogenic ✔✔harmful and cause diseases when they invade What are Pathogenic Bacteria? ✔✔Cocci, Bacilli, Sprilla Cocci ✔✔round shaped. Strep throat.
