Cosmetology

Clients who have their hair colored usually visit the salon every ____ weeks.

• two to four
• three to six
• four to eight
• three to twelve

____ is a professional, industry-coined term referring to artificial hair coloring products and services.

• Dyeing
• Hair color
• Highlighting
• Coloring

The ___ of the client's hair and the desired results determine which hair color to use.

• length
• texture
• color
• structure

The cortex, or middle layer of each hair, gives the hair the majority of its strength and elasticity, and contributes about ____ percent to the overall strength.

• 20
• 50
• 80
• 99

The natural coloring pigment found in the cortex layer of the hair is ____.

• protein
• melocytes
• melanin
• karatin

Hair texture is determined by the diameter of individual hair____.

• lengths
• color
• strands
• sections

Fine hair takes color faster and can look darker because the melanin granules are grouped _____ .

• more loosely
• more tightly
• more scattered
• less tightly

The hair type with a large diameter that can take longer to process hair color is ____.

• fine-textured hair
• medium-textured hair
• coarse-textured hair
• long hair

The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as _____.

• elasticity
• porosity
• density
• flexibility

When the cuticle is tight and the hair is resistant, it is difficult for moisture or chemicals to penetrate. What term describes this condition?

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