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FRESHMAN T2 W5
111.12-11.14; 111.16 Chemical Relaxing Exam
| Used on natural, untreated hair to straighten the hair up to 85%: | virgin relaxer service |
| Never use an ammonium thioglycolate on a client's hair if it has been previously treated with: | sodium hydroxide |
| Ammonium thioglycolate is a chemical reducing agent that causes the hair to: | soften |
| Relaxer strengths for ammonium thioglycolate: | mild, regular, and super |
| Sodium hydroxide relaxers are also known as: | lye relaxers |
| The pH of sodium hydroxide relaxers: | 11.5-14 |
| This protects parts of the hairstrand not being processed during a relaxer retouch: | protective cream |
| This is applied to the hair to restore protein and/ or moisture lost during a chemical process: | protein/ moisturizing conditioner |
| Performed to check for elasticity: | a pull test |
| During a porosity test, if the hair feels rough, the cuticle is: | open |
| Smoothing or combing, timing, and testing the hair: | physical phase |
| Used on tightly curled hair: | sodium hydroxide relaxers |
| A virgin relaxer is applied: | 1/4 to 1/2 inch from the scalp |
| Used to spread the relaxer through the hair: | back of a comb |
| Protects the hairline, ears, and scalp from chemical irritation: | base cream |
| A virgin ammonium thioglycolate relaxer, may be performed: | following a light shampoo |
| Extreme breakage after a relaxer: | caused by improper neutralization |
| Replace natural oils that are removed during the chemical relaxing process: | by applying a conditioning treatment |
| The cause of breakage in the nape after a relaxer service: | overprocessing |
| Curl diffusion= chemical blowout, and is used to: | loosen or relax the curl in tightly curled hair |
| It is recommended to not straighten the hair more than: | 85% |
| The ability to loosen or reduce the hair's existing texture: | relaxing |
| When the relaxer is applied only to the new growth: | retouch relaxer |
| This ingredient is the stronger of 2 most commonly used: | sodium hydroxide |
| Which phase of relaxing is the most important? | physical and chemical are equally important |