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WorksheetsChemical Texture Relaxer
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Resistant hair that resists penetration by chemicals has:
a)
a strong cuticle
b)
a strong cortex
c)
no cuticle
d)
a weak cuticle
2.
Disulfide bonds are chemical side bonds that, of the three types of side bonds, are the?
a)
most numerous
b)
strongest
c)
most easily broken
d)
weakest
3.
The most important factors to consider in a hair analysis for chemical texture services include?
a)
density and length
b)
elasticity and color
c)
texture and porosity
d)
length and growth direction
4.
The hair texture that usually requires more processing during chemical texture services is?
a)
fine hair
b)
medium hair
c)
dense hair
d)
coarse hair
5.
In terms of chemical texture services, the most fragile hair texture is?
a)
fine hair
b)
medium hair
c)
porous hair
d)
coarse hair
6.
Most of the processing in permanent waving occurs as soon as the solution penetrates the hair, within the first?
a)
10-15 minutes
b)
15-30 minutes
c)
5-10 minutes
d)
3-5 minutes
7.
All permanents and all relaxers both thio and hydroxide rearrange the basic structure of the hair by?
a)
creating hydrogen bonds
b)
breaking disulfide bonds
c)
creating disulfide bonds
d)
breaking hydrogen bonds
8.
The ingredients found in depilatories are the same as those found in most?
a)
sulfur-based shampoos
b)
permanent haircolors
c)
temporary haircolors
d)
hair relaxers
9.
A characteristic of extremely curly hair is that it?
a)
is very strong
b)
has varying diameters
c)
is thickest at the twists
d)
has a uniform diameter
10.
The twists in extremely curly hair?
a)
are the strongest points
b)
are very weak
c)
do not stretch during relaxing
d)
require less force to straighten
11.
The type of chemical relaxers known as thio relaxers?
a)
harden the hair
b)
do not use a reducing agent
c)
use less ATG than in perming
d)
have a pH above 10
12.
A pH of 6.0 is _____ times more alkaline than a pH of 5.0.
a)
5
b)
2
c)
10
d)
100
13.
The process in which one atom of sulfur is removed from a disulfide bond and converted into a lanthionine bond is called?
a)
lanthionization
b)
reduction
c)
oxidation
d)
neutralization
14.
The ______ bonds that are broken by hydroxide relaxers can never be re-formed.
a)
lanthionine
b)
salt
c)
disulfide
d)
hydrogen
15.
To neutralize a hydroxide relaxer, you should use a/an?
a)
high-pH shampoo
b)
hydrogen peroxide
c)
acid-balanced shampoo
d)
oxidizing neutralizer
16.
Soft curl permanents and thio relaxers cannot be used on hair that has been treated with a?
a)
hydroxide relaxer
b)
thio relaxer
c)
permanent haircolor
d)
permanent wave
17.
Ionic compounds formed by a metal combined with ______ are called metal hydroxide relaxers.
a)
oxygen and nitrogen
b)
hydrogen and sulfur
c)
nitrogen and hydrogen
d)
oxygen and hydrogen
18.
Lye relaxers is the term commonly applied to?
a)
lithium hydroxide relaxers
b)
sodium hydroxide relaxers
c)
potassium hydroxide relaxers
d)
guanidine hydroxide relaxers
19.
A relaxer that causes less scalp irritation than other hydroxide relaxers but still straightens the hair completely is?
a)
lithium hydroxide relaxer
b)
guanidine hydroxide relaxer
c)
low-pH relaxer
d)
sodium hydroxide relaxer
20.
Sulfites are marketed as?
a)
thio relaxers
b)
lye relaxers
c)
high-pH relaxers
d)
mild alternative relaxers
21.
Fine, damaged, or _____ hair should be relaxed with mild strength relaxers.
a)
color-treated
b)
medium-curly hair
c)
coarse, extremely curly hair
d)
medium-texture hair
22.
During a virgin relaxer, relaxer should not be applied until the last few minutes of processing?
a)
to the scalp and ends
b)
at the nape area
c)
1/4" (inch) to 1/2" (inch) away from scalp
d)
to the midshaft
23.
The most resistant area of the hair, where relaxer should be applied first, is usually in the?
a)
nape
b)
front hairline
c)
temples
d)
back of the head
24.
In a relaxing procedure, conditioners with an acidic pH that restore the natural pH prior to shampooing are called?
a)
normalizing solutions
b)
toners
c)
conditioning filler
d)
acid-balanced shampoos
25.
A procedure that will help you determine if the client's hair is sufficiently relaxed is?
a)
a test curl
b)
periodic strand testing
c)
a porosity test
d)
a patch test
26.
After relaxer has been rinsed from the hair, you may apply normalizing solution and leave it on for about?
a)
15 minutes
b)
10 minutes
c)
2 minutes
d)
5 minutes
27.
A soft curl permanent consists of two services and?
a)
relaxes the hair slightly
b)
makes existing curls larger
c)
makes tighter curls
d)
straightens the hair
28.
A soft curl permanent, or jheri curl, is a combination of a thio permanent and?
a)
a thio relaxer
b)
a hydroxide relaxer
c)
a hydroxide permanent
d)
thermal waving
29.
In the second part of a soft curl permanent, the relaxed hair is wrapped?
a)
off base
b)
on vertical base sections
c)
on horizontal base sections
d)
on base
30.
Do not shampoo the client's hair prior to application of a?
a)
permanent wave solution
b)
hydroxide relaxer
c)
virgin thio relaxer
d)
thio relaxer retouch
31.
No more than ______ of the natural curl should be removed with chemical relaxer.
a)
50%
b)
70%
c)
80%
d)
30%
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