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Hairstyling
Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Also know as ruffing | Backbrushing |
| Also know as teasing | Backcombing |
| Pin curls with large center openings, fastened to the head in a standing position on a rectangular base | Barrel Curls |
| Technique of drying and styling damp hair in a single operation | Blowdry Styling |
| Also known as sculptured curls | Carved Curls |
| Also known as stand-up curls | Cascade Curls |
| The part of the pin curl the forms a complete circle | Circle |
| Pin curls that produce waves that get smaller towards the end. | Closed-Center Curls |
| Nozzle attachment of a blowdryer | Concentrator |
| The hair that is wrapped around a roller | Curl |
| Blowdryer attachment that causes the air to flow more softly and helps to accentuate or keep textual definition. | Diffuser |
| Technique of passing a hot curling iron through the hair before performing a hard press | Double Press |
| Used to give a finished appearance to hair ends either turned under or over | End Curls |
| Process of shaping and directing the hair into a S pattern through the use of fingers, combs, and waving lotion. | Finger Waving |
| Also known as mouse | Foam |
| Thermal curls that sir in the center of their base | Full-Base Curls |
| Curl placed completely off the base | Full-Stem Curl |
| Thickened styling preparation that comes in a tube or a bottle and creates a strong hold. | Gel |
| Method of temporarily straightening extremely curly or unruly hair by means of a heated iron or comb. | Hair Pressing |
| Also know as finishing spray | Hair Spray |
| A technique used to keep curly hair smooth and straight. | Hair Wrapping |
| Position of a curl or a roller that sits halfway behind the base | Half Base |
| Thermal curls placed half off their base | Half-Based Curls |
| Curl placed half off the base | Half-Stem Curl |
| Technique that removes 100 percent of the curl by applying the pressing comb twice on each sides of the hair | Hard Press |
| The point where the curls of opposite directions meet | Indentation |
| Also known as chingnon | Knot |
| Also know as texturizers | Liquid Gel |
| Technique that removes 60 to 70 percent of the curl by applying a thermal pressing comb once on each side of the hair. | Medium Press |
| Curl placed directly on its base | No-Stem Curl |
| The position of a curl or a roller completely off its base for maximum mobility and minimum volume. | Off Base |
| Thermal curls placed completely off their base | Off-Base Curls |
| Also known as full base | On Base |
| Pin curls that produce even, smooth waves and uniform curls | Open-Center Curls |
| Also known as classic French twist | Pleat |
| Also known as wax | Pomade |
| echnique for forcing the hair between the thumb and the back of the comb to create lension | Ribboning |
| Pin curls placed immediately behind or below a ridge to form a wave | Ridge Curls |
| Round, solid prong of a thermal iron | Rod |
| Section of hair that is molded in a circular movement in preparation for the formation of curls | Shaping |
| The clamp that presses the hair against the barrel or rod of a thermal iron | Shell |
| Two rows of ridge curls | Skip Waves |
| Technique of pressing the hair to remove 50 to 60 percent of the curl by applying the thermal pressing comb once on each side of the hair | Soft Press |
| Method of curling the hair by winding a strand around the rod | Spiral Curl |
| Section of the pin curl between the base and the first arc of the circle that gives the curl its direction and movement. | Stem |
| Styling product applied to damp hair that is wavy, curly. or extremely curly and then blown dry. | Straightening Gel |
| A process used to condition a new brass pressing comb so that it heats easily | Temper |
| Implements made od quality steel that are used to curl dry hair | Thermal Irons |
| Also known as Marcel Waving | Thermal Waving And Curling |
| A technique used to formal hairstyling that creates to look of conical shape | Twist |
| Hairstyle in which the hair is arranged up and off the shoulders | Updo |
| Thermal curls placed very high on their base | Volume-Base Curls |
| Styling products that add volume | Volumizers |
| Type of hair gel that makes hair pliable enough to keep it in place during the finger waving procedure | Waving Lotion |