Chem Text Services VOCAB review

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Active ingredient in Alkaline permanents.

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Ammonium Thioglycolate

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Active ingredient in true acid and acid-balanced waving lotions:

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Glyceryl Monothioglycolate

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Creates a chemical reaction that heats the waving solution and speeds up processing

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Exothermic Waves

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Perm activated by outside heat source, usually a conventional hood-type hair dryer.

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endothermic

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Stops the action of permanent wave solution and rebuilds hair into its new form.

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thio neutralization

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Active ingredient in all hydroxide relaxers

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hydrogen ion

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Process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair by removing a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond & converting it into a lanthionine bond.

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Ianthionization

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Commonly called Lye relaxers, the oldest and most common type of hair relaxer.

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sodium hydroxide relaxer

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Often marketed as no mix-no lye relaxers, same chemistry as Sodium Hydroxide relaxers.

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potassium hydroxide relaxers

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Relaxers with two components mixed before use, suitable for sensitive scalp, swell hair more than other hydroxide relaxers.

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Guanidine Hydroxide Relaxers