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Types of Hydroxide Relaxers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The process of rearranging the basic structure of extremely curly hair into a straight form is called:

a)

thermal hair relaxing

b)

chemical hair waving

c)

chemical hair relaxing

d)

permanent waving

2.

Chemical hair relaxing is very similar to:

a)

permanent haircoloring

b)

permanent waving

c)

hair pressing

d)

thermal waving

3.

Most relaxers contain the same ingredients used in:

a)

permanent haircolors

b)

temporary haircolors

c)

depilatories

d)

epilators

4.

Hydroxide relaxers remove one atom of sulfur from a disulfide bond and convert it into a Lanthionine bond in a process called:

a)

reduction

b)

neutralization

c)

lanthionization

d)

oxidation

5.

The disulfide bonds that are broken by hydroxide relaxers:

a)

can never be re-formed

b)

are re-formed by lanthionization

c)

are changed into hydrogen bonds

d)

are re-formed by neutralizer

6.

The neutralization of hydroxide relaxers involves the use of:

a)

oxidizing neutralizer

b)

acid-balanced shampoo

c)

high -pH shampoo

d)

hydrogen peroxide

7.

Sodium hydroxide relaxers are commonly called:

a)

no-lye relaxers

b)

lye relaxers

c)

no-mix no-lye relaxers

d)

low-pH relaxers

8.

A chemical relaxer that straightens the hair completely but with much less scalp irritation than other hydroxide relaxers is:

a)

guanidine hydroxide relaxer

b)

sodium hydroxide relaxer

c)

lithium hydroxide relaxer

d)

low-pH relaxer

9.

Chemical relaxers marketed as mild alternative relaxers are:

a)

guanidine hydroxide relaxer

b)

sodium hydroxide relaxer

c)

lithium hydroxide relaxer

d)

sulfites

10.

Mild strength relaxers are recommended for fine, damaged, or:

a)

medium - curly hair

b)

medium - texture hair

c)

color - treated hair

d)

coarse, extremely curly hair