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The changing structure of the hair from wet to dry

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the 3 hair layers of the basic hair structure

a)

Cuticle

Cortex

Medulla

b)

Canvas

Bortex

Medulla

c)

Sorbitle

Cortex

Medulla

2.

What is the main bulk of the hair called?

a)

Cuticle

b)

Cortex

c)

Polypeptide chains

3.

What are the weak bonds of the hair called?

a)

Salt

Hyrdogen

b)

Disiphuld

hygroscopoic

Salt

c)

Salt

Pepper

Ion

4.

What bonds are affected during the styling process?

a)

Salt

Hydrogen

b)

Disulphide

Salt

c)

Polypepride

Hygrogen

5.

What does hygroscopic mean?

a)

The hair has the ability to absorb moisture from the atmosphere

b)

The hair cannot absorb moisture and can become dehydrated

c)

Under a microscope water will be evident

6.

What does alpha Keratin mean

a)

The hairs natural state, the salt and hydrogen bonds are broken, the hair is wet

b)

The hairs unnatural state where the salt and hydrogen bonds are connected

c)

The hair unnatural state, the bonds are broken

7.

What does Beta keratin mean?

a)

The hairs unnatural state, the bonds are reconnected, the hair is in a new unnatural molded style

b)

The style has been made solid, the bonds are broken in this state

c)

The bonds are half way connected, the style is a bit limp

8.

Is the hair straight or curly in Alpha keratin

a)

Depends on the classification of the hair

b)

Straight

c)

Curly

Wavy

9.

Which is correct description of what happens during the styling process?

a)

When wet the hydrogen/salt bonds are broken, the hair is in its natural state, as the hair is dried the bonds reconnect, this will hold the style in place until it gets wet or enters a moist atmosphere.

b)

When wet the bonds are connected, as the hair is styled the bonds stay the same, the style will be firm

c)

When wet the bonds are broken, this allows us to style the hair into a curly shape however the style will drop quickly

10.

How much can the hair stretch when wet?

a)

Up to 50%

b)

Up to 20%

c)

Up to 30%

11.

How much can hair stretch when dry?

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

0%

12.

Can heat break the bonds in dry hair?

a)

It may break some however it will soften to create a soft style

b)

no

c)

Yes it can to create a firm style

13.

When styling the hair, when a section has dried before you have had a chance to style, what do I have to do to create more stretch in the hair to form a style?

a)

Damp down

b)

Shampoo again

c)

Can style when dry and reshape

14.

Are the salt /hydrogen bonds strong or weak?

a)

Strong

b)

Weak

15.

What is the hard protein called that the hair is made of?

a)

Kersin

b)

Amino -acid

c)

Keratin

16.

How is the main structure of the hair/cortex formed

a)

Amino acids and peptide bonds join to make polypeptide chains, this makes the hair elastic and is found in the cortex

b)

polypeptide chains join peptide bonds, this makes the hair structure stiff

c)

acids and polypeptide bonds make a cement to join the structure together, found in the cortex

17.

What property does the hair have?

a)

Elastic properties

b)

Protein property

c)

H2O propertis

18.

What happens to the style when we go into a damp atmosphere?

a)

Makes no difference

b)

The style will go frizzy

c)

The style will go straight

d)

The style will fall, go back to its natural shape of Alpha keratin, the hydrogen bonds will break