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Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
What is defined as compounds made up of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur? Polypeptide chains
Peptide bonds
Amino acids
Keratin proteins
Polypeptide chains
What is defined as chemical bonds that join amino acids together, end-to-end in long chains, to form a polypeptide chain?
Peptide bonds
Amino acids
Keratin proteins
Polypeptide chains
What are long chains of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds?
Peptide bonds
Amino acids
Keratin proteins
Polypeptide chains
What are long, coiled polypeptide chains?
Peptide bonds
Amino acids
Keratin proteins
Polypeptide chains
What are disulfide, salt, and hydrogen bonds that cross-link polypeptide chains together called?
Peptide bonds
Keratin proteins
Polypeptide chains
Side Bonds
What are strong chemical side bonds formed when the sulfur atoms in two adjacent protein chains are joined together?
Hydrogen Bond
Disulfide Bond
Salt Bond
Side Bond
What are relatively weak physical side bonds that are easily broken by changes in pH, and they re-form when the pH returns to normal levels?
Hydrogen Bond
Disulfide Bond
Salt Bond
Side Bond
What are weak physical side bonds that are easily broken by water or heat, and they re-form as the hair dries or cools? Side Bond
Hydrogen Bond
Disulfide Bond
Salt Bond
Side Bond
Where in the hair is the chemical change happening?
Cuticle
Medulla
Cortex
Hair strand
What is acidic on the pH scale?
6-9
8-14
0-6
7
What is alkaline on the pH scale?
6-9
8-14
0-6
7
What is neutral on the pH scale?
6-9
8-14
0-6
7
What is a two-step process whereby the hair undergoes a physical change caused by wrapping the hair on perm rods?
Relaxing
Permanent Waving
Curling
Straightening
What is a colorless liquid with a strong, unpleasant odor, is the most common reducing agent in permanent wave solutions?
Ammonium thioglycolate (ATG)
pH
Thioglycolic acid
Glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG)
What is alkaline and is the active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline permanents?
Ammonium thioglycolate (ATG)
pH
Thioglycolic acid
Glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG)
What is the main active ingredient in true acid and acid-balanced waving lotions? )
Ammonium thioglycolate (ATG)
pH
Thioglycolic acid
Glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG)
What is also known as cold waves and were developed in 1941?
Acid-balanced wave
Alkaline wave
Acid wave
Exothermic wave
Which wave has a pH between 4.5 and 7.0 and requires heat to process?
Acid-balanced wave
Alkaline wave
True Acid wave
Exothermic wave
Which waves have a 7.0 or neutral pH and process at room temperature?
Acid-balanced wave
Alkaline wave
True Acid wave
Exothermic wave
What creates an exothermic chemical reaction that heats up the waving solution and speeds up the processing?
Acid-balanced wave
Alkaline wave
True Acid wave
Exothermic wave
What is activated by an outside heat source, usually a conventional hood-type hair dryer?
Ammonia-free waves
Thio-free waves
Endothermic wave
Exothermic wave
What are perms that use an ingredient that does not evaporate as readily as ammonia, so there is very little odor associated with their use?
Ammonia-free waves
Thio-free waves
Endothermic wave
Exothermic wave
What uses an ingredient other than ATG, such as cysteamine or mercaptamine as the primary reducing agent? Ammonia-free waves Thio-free waves Endothermic wave Exothermic wave
Ammonia-free waves
Thio-free waves
Endothermic wave
Exothermic wave
The use of sulfates, sulfites, and bisulfites presents an alternative to ATG known as what?
Thio-free waves
Endothermic waves
Low-pH waves
Exothermic waves
What hair usually has a weak curl pattern or may appear to be absolutely straight and the hair is usually curlier at the scalp and straighter at the ends?
Underprocessed
Overprocessed
Processed just right
Any hair chemically processed
What hair usually has a very weak curl, but may also be straight, and the hair is usually straighter at the scalp and curlier at the ends?
Underprocessed
Overprocessed
Processed just right
Any hair chemically processed
What stops the action of the waving solution and rebuilds the hair into its new curly form?
Nothing
thio neutralization
Rinsing the hair
Shampooing the hair
The first function of permanent waving (thio) neutralization is the ____________, of any waving lotion that remains in the hair after processing.
Deactivation/ neutralization
Oxidation
Rinsing
Shampooing
What helps you determine how your client’s hair will react to a perm?
Predisposition test
Strand test
Preliminary curl test
Hair Resistance
What are the most common type of perm rod and have a smaller diameter?
Convex rods
Straight rods
Concave rods
Soft bender rods
Which rods are equal in diameter along their entire length or curling area?
Convex rods
Straight rods
Concave rods
Soft bender rods
Which rods are usually about 12 inches long with a uniform diameter along the entire length of the rod? Convex rods Straight rods Concave rods Soft bender rods
Convex rods
Straight rods
Concave rods
Soft bender rods
What are thin, absorbent papers used to control the ends of the hair when wrapping and winding hair on the perm rods?
Papers
Endpapers
Wrapping paper
Hair papers
Which is a perm wrap in which one end paper is placed under and another is placed over the strand of hair being wrapped? Flat wrap
Bookend wrap
Double flat wrap
Single flat wrap
Flat wrap
Which is similar to the double flat wrap but uses only one endpaper, placed over the top of the strand of hair? Flat wrap
Bookend wrap
Double flat wrap
Single flat wrap
Flat wrap
Which uses one end paper folded in half over the hair ends like an envelope?
Bookend wrap
Double flat wrap
Single flat wrap
Flat wrap
What are subsections of panels into which the hair is divided for perm wrapping?
Sectioning
Base placement
Base sections
Subsections
Which refers to the position of the rod in relation to its base section?
Sectioning
Base placement
Base sections
Subsections
Which is the hair wrapped at 45-degrees beyond perpendicular to its base section?
Off-base
On-base
Half-base
Volume base
Which is the hair wrapped at an angle of 90 degrees or perpendicular to its base section?
Off base
On base
Half base
Volume base
Which is wrapping the hair at 45 degrees below the center of the base section? Off base On base Half base Volume base
Off base
On base
Half base
Volume base
Which refers to the angle at which the rod is positioned on the head: horizontally, vertically, or diagonally? Base placement Base sections Base direction Base
Base placement
Base sections
Base direction
Base
What technique is wrapped from the ends to the scalp in overlapping concentric layers?
croquignole perm wrap
spiral perm wrap
Bricklay perm wrap
Original perm wrap
Which technique is the hair wrapped at an angle other than perpendicular to the length of the rod? croquignole perm wrap spiral perm wrap Bricklay perm wrap Original perm wrap
croquignole perm wrap
spiral perm wrap
Bricklay perm wrap
Original perm wrap
What is it called when the hair is wrapped on one rod from the scalp to midway down the hair shaft, and another rod is used to wrap the remaining hair strand in the same direction?
Rolling
Wrapping
Double-rod wrapping
Double-rod rolling
Which is a wrapping pattern in which all the rods within a panel move in the same direction and are positioned on equal-sized bases?
Weave
Bricklay
Curvature
Basic
Which has partings and bases that radiate throughout the panels to follow the curvature of the head?
Weave
Bricklay
Curvature
Basic
Which has a base section that is offset from each other row by row, to prevent noticeable splits and to blend the flow of the hair?
Weave
Bricklay
Curvature
Basic
Which uses zigzag partings to divide base areas?
Weave
Bricklay
Curvature
Basic
If your client wants a perm but does not wish the entire head of hair to be curled, what do you do?
Tell them it cannot be done
Perm the entire head
Deny the service
Perform a partial perm
What is the process that rearranges the structure of curly hair into a straighter or smoother form?
Permanent Waving
Chemical Hair Relaxing
Straightening the hair
Curling the hair
What uses the same ATG that is used in permanent waving but at a higher concentration and a higher pH? Thio-free waves Thioglycolate acid Thio neutralization Thio relaxer
Thio-free waves
Thioglycolate acid
Thio neutralization
Thio relaxer
What measures the thickness or thinness of a liquid that affects how the fluid flows? Volume Viscosity Thickness test Flows test
Volume
Viscosity
Thickness test
Flows test
What combines the use of a thio relaxer with flat ironing?
Chinese Thermal Straightening
Japanese Thermal Straightening
Chinese Thermal Curling
Japanese Thermal Curling
Which are very strong alkalis with a pH over 13? Thio relaxers Permanent waving lotion Hydroxide relaxers Relaxers
Thio relaxers
Permanent waving lotion
Hydroxide relaxers
Relaxers
What is the process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair, the relaxers remove a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond and convert it into a lanthionine bond?
Relaxing
Perming
Lanthionization
Thionization
What are ionic compounds formed by a metal— sodium (Na), potassium (K), or lithium (Li)—which is combined with oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H)? Lye-base relaxers No-lye relaxers Low pH relaxers Metal hydroxide relaxers
Lye-base relaxers
No-lye relaxers
Low pH relaxers
Metal hydroxide relaxers
Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) relaxers are commonly called what? Lye-base relaxers No-lye relaxers Low pH relaxers Metal hydroxide relaxers
Lye-base relaxers
No-lye relaxers
Low pH relaxers
Metal hydroxide relaxers
Lithium hydroxide (LiOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) relaxers are often advertised and sold as what?
Lye-base relaxers
No-lye relaxers
Low pH relaxers
Metal hydroxide relaxers
Sulfites and bisulfites are sometimes used as what hair relaxers?
Lye-base relaxers
No-lye relaxers
Low pH relaxers
Metal hydroxide relaxers
What do not require the application of a protective base cream?
All relaxers
No relaxers
No base relaxers
Base relaxers
What requires the application of a protective base cream to the entire scalp prior to the application of the relaxer?
All relaxers
No relaxers
No base relaxers
Base relaxers
What is an oily cream used to protect the skin and scalp during hair relaxing?
Protectant
Base cream
Lotion
Moisturizers
What is an acid-alkali neutralization that neutralizes the alkaline residues left in the hair by a hydroxide relaxer and lowers the pH of the hair and scalp?
Thio neutralization
Hydroxide neutralization
Thio relaxer
Hydroxide relaxer
What is a thio-based chemical service that reformats curly and wavy hair into looser and larger curls and waves?
Perm
Soft curl perm
Hard curl perm
Curl reformation
