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Barber Vocab Ch 19
Milady's Standard Professional Barbering 2006
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| activator | an additive used to quicken the action or progress of hydrogen peroxide |
| aniline derivatives | uncolored dye precursors that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent color molecules in the cortex |
| base color | the predominant tone of an existing color |
| cap technique | lightening technique that involves pulling strands of hair through a perforated cap with a plastic or metal hook |
| color fillers | tinted products used to even out color processing |
| complementary colors | a primary and secondary color positioned opposite each other on the color wheel |
| contributing pgigment | pigment that lies under the natural hair color that is exposed when the natural color is lightened |
| demipermanent haircolor | deposit-only haircolor product similar to semipermanent but longer lasting |
| developer | an oxidizing agent, usually hydrogen peroxide, used to develop color |
| double-process haircoloring | a two-step combination of lightening and haircoloring |
| dye removers | products used to strip built-up color from the hair |
| fillers | preparations designed to equalize porosity and/or deposit a base color in on application |
| foil technique | highlighting technique using foil |
| free-form technique | also known as balayage; the painting of a lightener on clean, styled hair |
| haircolor | industry-coined term referring to artificial haircolor products and services |
| hair lightening | the chemical process of diffusing natural or artificial pigment from the hair |
| highlighting | coloring or lightening some strands of hair lighter than the natural color |
| laws of color | a system for understanding color relationships |
| level | unit of measure used to identify the lightness or darkness of a color |
| lighteners | chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing and diffusing natural pigment |
| line of demarcation | a visible line separating colored hair from new growth |
| lowlighting | coloring some strands of hair darker than the natural hair color |
| off-the-scalp lighteners | lighteners that cannot be used directly on the scalp |
| on-the-scalp lighteners | lighteners that can be used directly on the scalp |
| patch test | test for identifying a possible allergy to haircolor products |
| permanent haircolor | haircolor that is mixed with a developer and remains in the shaft |
| prelightening | the first step of a double-process haircoloring; used to lighten natural pigment |
| presoftening | process of treating resistant hair for better color penetration |
| primary colors | red, blue, and yellow; colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture of other colors |
| progressive colors | haircolor products that contain compoound or metallic dyes, which build up on the hair; not used professionally |
| retouch application | application of the product to the new growth only |
| secondary colors | colors obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors |
| semipermanent haircolor | deposit-only hairclolor product formulated to last through several shampoos |
| single-process haircoloring | process that lightens and colors the hair in a single application |
| soap cap | equal parts of tint and a shampoo |
| strand test | the application of a coloring or lightening product to determine how the hair will react to the formula and the amount of time it will take to process |
| temporary colors | color products that last only from shampoo to shampoo |
| tone | the basic name of a color; also used to describe the warmth or coolness of a color |
| toner | a semipermanent, demipermanent, or permanent haircolor product used primarily on prelightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors. |
| virgin application | the first time the hair is tinted |
| volume | the measure of the potential oxidation of varying strengths of hydrogen peroxide |