Ch. 16 Haircoloring

Multiple Choice

All of the following factors are reasons to study haircoloring EXCEPT:

• Haircolor services generate more profit for stylists than any other service.

• Many clients require professional services to maintain image standards for their job.

• Providing haircolor services allows clients and stylists to express themselves creatively.

• Haircolor services are a significant contributor to client loyalty and require frequent maintenance.

Multiple Choice

A client's lightening service took the maximum amount of processing time recommended by the product's manufacturer. What is the most likely reason for the additional processing time?

• The client had fine, straight hair that was porous.

• The client had dark, coarse, long, straight hair.

• The saturation of the lightener was too low and it dried out.

• The stylist used a virgin lightener, which natural color resists.

Multiple Choice

Which characteristic determines how much haircolor to apply for proper coverage?

• porosity

• texture

• strength

• density

Multiple Choice

Which hair type will take the longest to process?

• coarse-textured with low porosity

• fine-textured with high porosity

• coarse-textured with high porosity

• fine-textured with low porosity

Multiple Choice

What do cosmetologists use to identify the degree of darkness or lightness of natural and artificial hair color?

• level system

• shade chart

• haircolor swatch

• tonal classification

Multiple Choice

When naming haircolor products, manufacturers _________.

• can use the same letter to represent different colors

• must not exceed one- or two-letter combinations

• must adhere to industry-approved names

• can designate levels as 1 to 10 but not higher

Multiple Choice

Which of the following color pairs create a tertiary color?

• blue and violet

• yellow and blue

• green and orange

• violet and green

Multiple Choice

A client wants the hair to look like the client has been to the beach. To give the client haircolor that looks lighter and brighter, the stylist should use colors that have _______ tones, because they ______.

• warm, absorb less light

• cool, absorb less light

• warm, reflect more light

• cool, reflect more light

Multiple Choice

Haircoloring products that change color gradually by progressive buildup and exposure to air contain _______.

• blending salts

• metallic salts

• mineral crystals

• dye precursors

Multiple Choice

Coloring products that have a coating action on the hair and are removed by shampooing are ______.

• semipermanent colors

• ammonia colors

• primary colors

• temporary colors

Multiple Choice

Acidic demipermanent colors are also known as _______.

• temporary colors

• no-lift, deposit-only colors

• lift and deposit colors

• tonal colors

Multiple Choice

What coloring process lifts and deposits color in one application?

• temporary color

• semipermanent color

• single-process haircoloring

• double-process haircoloring

Multiple Choice

Haircoloring products that change color gradually by progressive buildup and exposure to air contain _______.

• blending salts

• metallic salts

• mineral crystals

• dye precursors

Multiple Choice

The standard volume of hydrogen peroxide is ______ volume, which provides _______ level(s) of lift.

• 20, two

• 30, four

• 40, three

• 50, one

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes ammonia?

• It is an alkaline agent that raises the pH of hair colorant and can change the hair's texture and curl pattern.

• It is an oxidizing agent that can be used alone to lighten the hair one level.

• It regulates the amount of lift in lightener products.

• It is a developer that has a pH range of pH 1.5 to 3.5.

Multiple Choice

What is the term for a chemical compound that uses oxidation to disperse and decolorize the hair's natural pigment?

• protinator

• toner

• lightener

• activator

Multiple Choice

To increase lightening ability, add _______ to powder lightener.

• persulfate salts

• contributing pigments

• acidic permanent dyes

• mixed melanin

Multiple Choice

In a single treatment, what is the maximum number of levels healthy hair can be lightened before risking damage?

• five

• four

• three

• two

Multiple Choice

The process in which the hair is pre-lightened and then toned is known as ______.

• single-process color

• double-process application

• color enhancement application

• special effects color

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of toners?

• to remove unwanted undertones caused by pre-lightening

• to increase lightening after pre-lightening as needed

• to separate artificially colored hair from new growth

• to prepare hair that is being colored for the first time

Multiple Choice

Which of the following haircolor types works well to tone accent pieces?

• acidic demipermanent dyes

• toning shampoos

• semipermanent haircolors

• ammonia-based toners

Multiple Choice

During a haircolor consultation, all of the following practices are recommended EXCEPT:

• Use terms clients might use to describe their own hair, such as frizzy and roots, to fully understand their needs.

• Have clients sign a release statement to protect the salon when providing haircolor services that include chemicals.

• Watch client's body language to determine whether their verbal responses align with their true feelings.

• Ask clients open-ended questions to gain more insight into their needs and preferences.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one of the five fundamental questions stylists must ask and answer when formulating a haircolor?

• What is the level and tone of the client's previous haircolor?

• What is the current density of the client's hair?

• What is the client's preferred brand for haircolor product?

• How ling will it take to mix and apply the client's haircolor?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes a step in the process of mixing and applying haircolor?

• Use an applicator bottle to apply products with thinner viscosity.

• Use a stainless steel bowl when mixing to speed up the developer.

• Use a 2:1 ratio; 2 ounces of haircolor and 1 ounce of developer

• Stir the mixture with an applicator brush until it is well blended.

Multiple Choice

A strand test for lightener indicates the hair strand is too light. What should the stylist do to achieve the desired haircolor?

• decrease the lightening mixture's strength and processing time

• increase the lightening mixture's strength and processing time

• reduce the lightening mixture's strength but increase the processing time

• increase the lightening mixture's strength but decrease the processing time

Multiple Choice

Which technique results in strands of hair that are colored darker than the natural color?

• lowlighting

• slicing

• weaving

• glazing

Multiple Choice

Clients who want to add highlights to curly or coiled hair should avoid which of the following?

• cap highlighting

• lightening

• color melt

• balayage

Multiple Choice

A client has hair that is 40 percent gray. If the stylist uses permanent color and the desired level is 8, what is the standard formulation?

• two parts level 10 and one part level 8

• one part level 9 and one part level 10

• two parts level 8 and one part level 9

• one part level 11 and one part level 7

Multiple Choice

To freshen up dull, faded hair between touch-up services, apply a demipermanent color that is in the same tonal family and _______ than the original color formulation.

• one to two levels lighter

• one to two levels darker

• three to four levels lighter

• three to four levels darker

Multiple Choice

A client wants to restore blonde hair to its natural color, which is several levels darker than the current haircolor. Which of the following should the stylist do?

• Place haricolor swatches on the client's existing blond hair to visibly demonstrate the difference in level and color, because it is common for clients to decide their requested color is too dark.

• Apply a darker, temporary haircolor, because it is a fast and cost-effective way for clients to see if they really want to commit to their natural color.

• Add lowlights and an all-over glaze, because it lets clients see an accurate representation of their natural darker color in real time.

• Wait until winter to color the hair, because haircolors with cool tones are more popular in cold climates and hair is healthier due to low humidity.

Multiple Choice

Using an alkaline shampoo will ________.

• strip color

• add shine

• improve texture

• soften curls