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Cosmetology
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05/18/2015

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Hair grows from a tube-like 'pocket' called
Definition
Root sheath or bulb
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What determines the natural flow of hair
Definition
The angle of the follicle
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What resembles the shape of a golf club and covers the follicle at the lower end of the hair root?
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Hair bulb
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Pigment that gives hair it's color is found in the...?
Definition
Cortex
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What are the two primary parts of the hair?
Definition
Hair root and fiber
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What is located at the bottom of the follicle and provides nourishment to the germinal matrix?
Definition
Papilla
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What are the three major layers of the hair?
Definition
Medulla, cortex, cuticle
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Outer covering of the hair shaft made of overlapping layers?
Definition
cuticle
Term
Layer of hair made of unique, hard and resistant protein structures that give the hair most of its pigment and elasticity?
Definition
cortex
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Hair that has been pulled out can grow back as long as...
Definition
papilla is not destroyed
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The central core of the hair shaft sometimes missing in fine hair is the...
Definition
medulla
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What is formed by a mix of sebum and perspiration?
Definition
acid mantle
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What is the active growth stage of hair?
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anagen
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The Anagen stage lasts...
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2-6 years
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What is the resting stage, when hair bulb has no attached root sheath?
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telegen
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The Catagen stage lasts...
Definition
a few weeks
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The telogen state lasts
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3-4 months
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What stage is a brief transitional stage where no cell division takes place?
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Catagen
Term
Technical term for eyelash hair?
Definition
Cilia
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Hair color is influence by the amount and distribution of what?
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Eumelanin & pheomelanin
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Grey hair is caused by what?
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Lack of pigment in the cortex
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If the layers of the cuticle are very close together, the hair has what type of porosity?
Definition
resistant
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Wet hair is able to be stretched how much of it's length?
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40-50%
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Dry hair can stretch how much of it's length?
Definition
20%
Term
Beads or nodes forming along the hair shaft is called
Definition
Monilethrix
Term
Greasy or waxy dandruff?
Definition
Pityriasis steadoids
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What disease is characterized by dry, yellow encrusted area that have a peculiar odor
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tinea favosa
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Which hair color generally has the highest number of hairs on the head?
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blonde
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How much hair is lost daily, on average?
Definition
40-100 hairs
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Alopecia can be caused by?
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Bacterial or fungal infection, or inflammation of the scalp
Term
What causes androgenetic alopecia?
Definition
Heredity, hormones, age
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How does androgenetic alopecia work?
Definition
Follicles shrink or miniaturize and convert to vellus-like follicles
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What type of alopecia occurs in round or irregular patches without the display of an inflamed scalp?
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Alopecia areata
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What is the premature shedding of hair after childbirth, shock, drug intake or fever?
Definition
Telogen effluvium
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Relaxer are often marketed and sold as no-mix-no-lye relaxers are
Definition
potassium hydroxide relaxers
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dry skin that is not producing enough sebum is also known as
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alipidic
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Relaxers that contain two components and must be mixed immediately prior to use are
Definition
guanidine relaxers
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stratum corneum
Definition
the horny outer layer of the skin.
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Strength of relaxers determined by concentration of
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hydroxide
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ammonium sulfate and ammonium bisulfate are marketed as
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mild alternative relaxers
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guanidine potassium relaxers are mixed
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prior to procedure
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metal hydroxide relaxers have how many components and require how much additional mixing?
Definition
They have one component and require no additional mixing
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Lithium and potassium relaxers are also known as
Definition
no lye relaxers
Term
naOh sodium hydroxide relaxers are also known as
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lye relaxers
Term
main reducing agent in an alkaline perm is
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ammonium thioglycolate
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low ph reducing agent in acid waves
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glyceryl monothioglycolate
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basic components of an acid wave
Definition
perm solution and activator/neutralizer
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flexors
Definition
Extensor muscles of the wrist, involved in bending the wrist
Term
Galvanic and Tesla
Definition
two main modalities used in cosmetology
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Phase of hair that is known as the growth phase, new hair is produced
Definition
anagen
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set of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
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metabolism
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Endothermic wave activated with
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outside heat source
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permanent waving processing determined by
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strength of the solution
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stopping action of a permanent wave
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neutralizing
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half off base
Definition
90 degree wrap that reduces stress and
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active ingredient in hydroxide relaxers
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hydroxide ion
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Lanthionine bond
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one atom of sulphur removed from a disulfide
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hydroxide ions left in the hair after a relaxer can be neutralized using
Definition
acid- balanced shampoo
Term
WHICH BASE PLACEMENT CREATES THE MOST VOLUME AND CURL?
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on base
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WHICH BASE PLACEMENT CREATES A MODERATE VOLUME AND CURL?
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1/2 on base
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Which base placement creates the least volume and curl?
Definition
off base
Term
which angle creates on base placement
Definition
45 degree
Term
which angle creates a 1/2 on base placement?
Definition
90 degree
Term
which angle creates an off base placement?
Definition
135 degree
Term
3 mkain layers of the hair?
Definition
cuticle, cortex, and medulla
Term
which 2 layers of the hair are affected during a permanent wave?
Definition
cuticle and cortex
Term
pH of waving solution?
Definition
9-12
Term
What is the pH of hair?
Definition
4.5
Term
What is the pH of neutralizer?
Definition
5-7
Term
what is considered neutral pH?
Definition
7
Term
On the color wheel, a primary and secondary color opposite each other are
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complementary colors
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the black and brown color in hair comes from
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eumelanin
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the term intensity is used to refer to the
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strength and color of a tone
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The capacity to lift natural color from the hair is a feature of
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permanent
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