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36 Cards in this Set
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What does the level system measure? |
How light or dark the hair is |
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How many natural levels are there? |
9 Natural |
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What does blonde represent? |
Any hair colour above a Level 6 |
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What is the term when hydrogen peroxide releases oxygen into cortex to dissolve natural pigment? |
Oxidation |
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What is the name for natural pigment in the hair? |
Melanin |
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What is the maximum amount achieved with peroxide alone? |
3 |
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What product is applied after bleaching to soften the colour of the hair? |
Toner |
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What final tonal result will be achieved if we mix an orange base with a blue base? |
Natural Brown |
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What's the most important structure of the hair to consider when colouring? |
Porosity |
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What does the term intensity mean when dealing with colour? |
Strength of hair color |
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What do numbers represent on a colour chart? |
The level of colour |
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What are the two categories of hair color? |
Oxidative & Non-oxidative |
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What level of colour is applied to the client's hair? |
Desired Level |
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What happens to colour on very porous hair? |
It browns out |
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What are the small dye precursors in colour called? |
Aniline derivatives |
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What are the four categories of colour? |
Permanent |
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What is required by law to perform 24-48 hours prior to colour? |
Patch test |
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What type of colour is best for gray coverage? |
Permanent Colour |
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What type of hair colour gradually - by progressive build up and exposure to air - colours hair?*** |
Metallic colour |
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What are the 5 steps to colour formulation? |
Natural Level |
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What type of pigment gives blonde its red colour? |
Pheomelanin |
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What colour base would we use if we wanted to neutralize orange RPC? |
Blue |
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How many steps are there to a proper consultation? |
10 |
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Using the colour wheel, how do we create new colours? |
By working around the wheel |
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What are the two types of haircolour? |
The two types of hair colour are nonoxidative and oxidative. |
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What are the four classifications of haircolour? |
The four classifications of haircolor are demipermanent, permanent, semi permanent, and temporary. |
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Which type of colour is best for colouring gray hair? |
The type of colour best for gray hair is permanent hair color. |
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What is an "Aniline Derivative"? |
Aniline derivative is found in permanent hair color, they are very small and easily penetrate into the hair shaft. They contain uncolored dyes that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent dye molecules within the cortex. |
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What is a metallic dye? |
Metallic dyes derive their color from “metallic salts”. Used in hair color products designed for men, gradually changing hair color over several applications. |
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What is hydrogen peroxide? |
Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizing agent. |
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What is the function of hydrogen peroxide? |
When mixed with a with an oxidation hair color, supplies necessary oxygen gas to develop color molecules and create change in hair color. |
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What is oxidation? |
Oxidation is a term that refers to a chemical reaction that combines a substance with oxygen to produce an oxide. |
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When oxygen, in the form of peroxide, is released into the cortex of the hair, what happens to the natural pigment? |
Once the hydrogen peroxide is mixed it, oxygen is released and the natural pigment is decolorized. |
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What peroxide strength gives the maximum lift? |
40-Volume peroxide gives the maximum lift. |
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What volume peroxide would you use if you required 2 levels of lift? |
30 Volume. |
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If our client complained that her previous colour shows too much orange, what base colour would we use to “brown out” the orange? |
The base colour we’d use to “brown out” the orange is blue. |