Hair Lightening Terminology Quiz

Hair Lightening Terminology

• Hair lightening involves a chemical process to diffuse natural or artificial pigments from hair.
• Highlighting selectively colors or lightens strands of hair to achieve a shade lighter than the natural color.
• Hue refers to the basic name of a color, fundamental in hair coloring.
• The laws of color help understand relationships between different colors.
• The level measurement is used to identify how light or dark a hair color is; the level system categorizes these shades.
• Lighteners are chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing natural pigments.
• A line of demarcation is the visible boundary between colored hair and new growth.
• Lowlighting colors specific strands darker than the natural hair color.
• Off-the-scalp lighteners cannot be applied directly on the scalp; on-the-scalp lighteners can.
• A patch test identifies potential allergies to aniline derivative products, required by the FDA prior to application.
• Permanent haircolor lightens and deposits color simultaneously by using a higher-volume developer due to its alkaline nature.
• Pre-lightening is the initial step in double-process haircoloring, lightening natural pigments.
• Pre-softening treats resistant hair for enhanced color penetration.
• Primary colors (red, blue, yellow) cannot be created by mixing other colors.
• Secondary colors arise from mixing equal parts of two primary colors.
• Semipermanent haircolor deposits color and lasts through several shampoos, while demipermanent is longer lasting with similar properties.
• Temporary colors last only until the next shampooing.
• A soap cap mixes equal parts of tint and shampoo for gentle application.
• A strand test applies a lightening or coloring product to a strand to predict how hair will react.

Chapter Glossary Highlights

• Activators are oxidizers that enhance the chemical action of hair products.
• Aniline derivatives require a patch test as they form larger color molecules upon mixing.
• The base color indicates the dominant tone in a hair color.
• Coloring techniques include cap technique and foil technique, each with specific methods for applying color.
• Demipermanent haircolor is similar to semipermanent but offers a longer-lasting effect.
• Developers supply oxygen to oxidation hair-color, facilitating color changes.
• Double-process haircoloring is a two-step method combining lightening and coloring.
• Dye removers strip built-up color from hair for even treatment.
• Fillers and color fillers equalize porosity and deposit color, ensuring uniformity on pre-lightened hair.
• Free-form technique, also known as balayage, involves painting lightener on styled hair.