Haircolor Review Pt. 2

When the cuticle is slightly raised and the hair is normal and processes in an average amount of time, the hair would be said to have _____.

• low porosity
• average porosity
• high porosity
• low density

When the cuticle is lifted and the hair is overly porous and takes color quickly, the hair would be said to have _____.

• low porosity
• average porosity
• high porosity
• low density

To test for porosity, take several strands from four different areas of the head: the front hairline, the temple, the crown, and the _____.

• nape
• back
• sides
• longest section

What type of melanin gives black and brown color to the hair?

• Primary
• Eumelanin
• Pigment
• Pheomelanin

What type of melanin gives blond and red colors to the hair?

• Primary
• Eumelanin
• Mixed melanin
• Pheomelanin

Contributing pigment, also known as _____, is the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process.

• primary pigment
• eumelanin
• undertone
• pheomelanin

What unit of measurement identifies the lightness or darkness of a color, or the saturation, density, or concentration of color?

• Level
• Pigment
• Texture
• Melanin concentration

The system used by colorists to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair color is _____.

• the color wheel
• the level system
• melanin distribution
• the primary color system

The darkest hair colors in the level system are identified as being a level _____, while the lightest hair colors in the level system are _____.

• 1; 10
• 3; 8
• 6; 4
• 10; 1

What is one of the most valuable tools for identifying the natural level in the hair?

• Color wheel
• Color theory
• Law of color
• Color system