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Chemical texture services

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___ give you the ability to permanently change the hair’s natural wave and curl pattern, thereby offering clients a variety of styling options that would not otherwise be possible

a)

Chemical hair softening

b)

Chemical texture services

c)

Natural hair services

d)

Alternative texture services

2.

Without a thorough understanding of ___ cosmetologist could damage hair cause hair loss and harm their clients and them self

a)

Chemistry

b)

Immunology

c)

Color theory

d)

Branding

3.

What tough exterior layer of the hair has the purpose of surrounding the inner layers and protecting the hair from damage?

a)

Hair shaft

b)

Cuticle

c)

Cortex

d)

Medulla

4.

Which layer of the hair is located directly beneath the cuticle layer and is responsible for incredible strength and elasticity of human hair?

a)

Hair shaft

b)

Cuticle

c)

Cortex

d)

Medulla

5.

Which layer of hair is the innermost layer of the hair and often called the pit or core of the hair?

a)

Hair shaft

b)

Cuticle

c)

Cortex

d)

Medulla

6.

What term PH is an abbreviation used for potential ___ and the symbol PH represents the quantity of ___.

a)

Hydrogen; hydrogen

b)

Hydrogen; oxygen

c)

Oxygen; oxygen

d)

Oxygen; nitrogen

7.

The ___ measures the acidity and alkalinity of a substance by measuring the quantity of hydrogen ions it contains

a)

Oxygen content

b)

PH scale

c)

Salinity

d)

radioactivity level

8.

The range of numbers used in the pH scale is ___.

a)

0 to 5

b)

0 to 7

c)

0 to 10

d)

0 to 14

9.

Chemical hair texturizers temporarily raise the

pH of the hair to an alkaline state in order to ___

a)

Expand and harden the shaft

b)

Harden and close the shaft

c)

Swell and set the shaft

d)

Soften and swell the shaft

10.

In the restructuring process coarse resistant hair with a strong compact cuticle requires a chemical solution that is ___.

a)

Slightly alkaline

b)

Mildly acidic

c)

Strongly acidic

d)

Highly alkaline

11.

What are the basic building blocks of hair that affect how chemical solutions react?

a)

Amino acids peptide bonds polypeptide chains keratin proteins and square bonds

b)

Amino acids peptide bonds polypeptide chains keratin proteins and hydrogen bonds

c)

Amino acids peptide bonds polypeptide chains keratin proteins and oxygen

d)

Amino acids peptide bonds polypeptide chains keratin proteins and side bonds

12.

Which compounds are made up of carbon oxygen hydrogen nitrogen and sulfur?

a)

Amino acids

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Polypeptide chains

d)

Keratin proteins

13.

Which chemical bonds also known as end bonds join amino acids together end to end in a long chain to form a polypeptide chain?

a)

Amino acids

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Polypeptide chains

d)

Keratin proteins

14.

What are long coiled polypeptide chains linked together end to end like beads?

a)

Amino acids

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Polypeptide chains

d)

Keratin proteins

15.

The cortex of the hair is made up of millions of polypeptide chains cross-linked by three types of side bonds that are responsible for the elasticity and strength of the hair these bonds are ___.

a)

Disulfide trisulfide and hydrogen

b)

Disulfide salt and hydrogen

c)

Disulfide salt and oxygen

d)

Disulfide Chlorine and hydrogen

16.

What chemical side bonds are formed when two sulfur type chains are joined together?

a)

Disulfide bonds

b)

Peptide bonds

c)

Keratin bonds

d)

Amino acids

17.

Which bonds are relatively weak physical side bonds resulting from an attraction between negative and positive electrical charges and are easily broken by changes in pH?

a)

Disulfide bonds

b)

Salt bonds

c)

Hydrogen bonds

d)

Keratin proteins

18.

Hydrogen bonds are weak physical side bonds that result from attraction between negative and positive electrical charges that are easily broken by water or heat but reform as the hair is ___.

a)

Stretched

b)

Dried

c)

Softened

d)

Styled

19.

___ is a two-step process in which the hair first undergoes a physical change caused by wrapping the hair on perm rods and then a chemical change caused by the application of permanent waving solution and neutralizer.

a)

Cascade curling

b)

Chemical texture service

c)

Permanent waving

d)

Temporary waving

20.

What determines the size of the curl in a permanent waving process?

a)

The size of the rod

b)

The length of the hair

c)

The texture of the hair

d)

The color of the hair

21.

In permanent waving the shape and type of curl are determined by the shape and type of rod and the ___.

a)

Long rods

b)

Hair length

c)

Sectioning

d)

Wrapping method

22.

Once in the cortex the waving solution breaks the disulfide bonds through a chemical reaction called ___.

a)

Rearranging

b)

Normalization

c)

Reduction

d)

Alkaline

23.

Permanent waving the reduction reaction is due to the addition of ___.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sodium

d)

Carbon

24.

What are the most common reducing agents used in permanent waving?

a)

Ammonia Water

b)

Hydrogen peroxide

c)

Thioglycolic acid

d)

Hydrogen acids

25.

The ___ of the permanent waving solution is determined primarily by the concentration of the reducing agent or thio.

a)

Durability

b)

Shelflife

c)

Strength

d)

Concentration

26.

The active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline permanent waves is ___.

a)

Ammonium thioglycolate

b)

Hydrogen thioglycolate

c)

Alkaline acids

d)

Glyceryl monothioglycolate

27.

What is the second factor in the overall strength of a waving solution?

a)

Ammonium thioglycolate

b)

Degree of alkalinity

c)

Amount used

d)

Length of the hair

28.

Alkaline waves also known as ___ were developed in 1941

a)

Weak waves

b)

Strong waves

c)

Cold waves

d)

Hot waves

29.

Most alkaline permanent waves have a PH between ___.

a)

4.5 and 5.5

b)

6.0 and 7.0

c)

9.0 and 9.6

d)

10.0 and 11.0

30.

What is the main active ingredient in true acid and acid balanced waving lotion?

a)

Glyceryl monothioglycolate

b)

Ammonium thioglycolate

c)

Sodium hydroxide

d)

Sodium hydrochloride

31.

All acid waves have three components permanent waving lotion neutralizer and ___.

a)

Conditioner

b)

Pre-wrap

c)

Stabilizer

d)

Activator

32.

Most acid waves are actually ___ waves which are permanent waves that have a 7.0 or neutral pH

a)

Weaker

b)

Stronger

c)

Acid balanced

d)

Alkaline balanced

33.

Exothermic waves create a chemical reaction that heats the waving solution and speed up ___.

a)

Processing

b)

Conditioning

c)

Neutralizing

d)

Formulation

34.

Waves that are activated from an outside heat source such as a conventional hood typed hair dryer are ___ waves

a)

Stabilized

b)

Endothermic

c)

Exothermic

d)

Acid

35.

___ waves are perms using an ingredient that does not evaporate as readily as ammonia so that there is very little odor associated with their use.

a)

Ammonia free

b)

Exothermic

c)

Endothermic

d)

Acid balanced

36.

It is important for stylist to remember that ammonia free does not necessarily mean ___.

a)

Acid free

b)

Heat free

c)

Odor free

d)

Damage free

37.

What waving solution used in ingredient other than ATG such

as cysteamine or mercaptamine as the primary reducing agent?

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

c)

Ammonia free

d)

Thio free

38.

___ waves are permanent solutions based on sulfites considered very weak and are usually marketed as body waves or alternative waves

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

c)

Ammonia free

d)

Low pH

39.

In permanent waving most of the processing takes place as soon as a solution penetrates the hair within the first ___.

a)

5 to 10 minutes

b)

10 to 15 minutes

c)

15 to 20 minutes

d)

Hour

40.

Hair that has too many broken disulfide bonds and will not hold a firm curl is considered ___.

a)

Underprocessed

b)

Overprocessed

c)

Under neutralized

d)

Tinted

41.

Overprocessed hair that is further processed will become ___ and cause further damage including breakage

a)

Shorter

b)

Straighter

c)

Curlier

d)

Tinted

42.

The process that stops the action of permanent wave solution and rebuilds the hair into its new form is called ___.

a)

Sectioning

b)

Rinsing

c)

Thio Neutralization

d)

Normalization

43.

What is the most common neutralizer?

a)

Sodium chloride

b)

Chlorine

c)

Hydrogen peroxide

d)

Oxygen

44.

What is the most common type of Perm rod?

a)

Straight rods

b)

Curved rods

c)

Soft bender rods

d)

Concave rods

45.

What perm rods are equal in diameter along the entire length or curling area?

a)

Convex rods

b)

Straight rods

c)

Conventional rods

d)

Spiral rods

46.

What soft foam perm rods are usually about 12 inches long with a uniform diameter along the entire length of the rod?

a)

Straight rods

b)

Curved rods

c)

Soft bender rods

d)

Concave rods

47.

___ also known as circle rods are usually about 12 inches long with the uniform diameter along the entire length of the rod and secured by fastening the ends together to form a loop.

a)

Loop rods

b)

Curved rods

c)

Soft bender rods

d)

Concave rods

48.

The ___ is a perm wrap in which one end paper is placed under and another is placed over the strand of hair being wrapped providing the most control over the hair ends

a)

Single flat wrap

b)

double flat wrap

c)

Bookend wrap

d)

Spiral wrap

49.

The ___ uses only one end paper placed over the top of the hair strand.

a)

Single flat wrap

b)

Double flat wrap

c)

Bookend wrap

d)

Spiral wrap

50.

The ___ uses one end paper folded in half over the hair ends like an envelope.

a)

Single flat wrap

b)

Double flat wrap

c)

Bookend wrap

d)

Spiral wrap

51.

All perm wraps begin by sectioning the hair into ___.

a)

Subsections

b)

Base sections

c)

Parts

d)

Panels

52.

And permanent waving panels of hair are divided into smaller subsections called ___.

a)

Rod sections

b)

Base sections

c)

Outer sections

d)

Placements

53.

___ refers to the position of the rod in relation to its base section and is determined by the angle at which the hair is wrapped

a)

Base wrapping

b)

Base placement

c)

Base direction

d)

Base sections

54.

Caution should be used with on base rod placement to avoid additional ___.

a)

Sectioning of hair

b)

Stress and tension on hair

c)

Increase volume

d)

Curl patterns

55.

___ minimizes stress and tension on the hair

a)

Base placement

b)

On-base placement

c)

Half off base placement

d)

Off base placement

56.

The angle at which a permanent wave rod is positioned on the head is referred to as ___.

a)

Wrapping point

b)

Right direction

c)

Diagonal technique

d)

Base direction

57.

The two methods of wrapping the hair around a perm rod are ___.

a)

Flat and spiral

b)

Croquignole and even

c)

Spiral and perpendicular

d)

Croquignole and spiral

58.

In the Croquignole method of wrapping the hair is wound from the ___ in overlapping concentric layers.

a)

Scalp to the ends

b)

Longest to shortest

c)

Ends to the scalp

d)

Shortest to longest

59.

In a ___the hair is wrapped at an ankle other than perpendicular to the length of the rod which causes the hair to spiral along the length of the rod

a)

Spiral perm wrap

b)

Croquignole perm wrap

c)

Basic perm wrap

d)

Curvature permanent wrap

60.

What is another name for the double rod wrap technique?

a)

Piggyback wrap

b)

Straight wrap

c)

Spiral wrap

d)

Weave technique

61.

The ___ also known as straight set wrap is a wrapping pattern in which all the rods within a panel move in the same direction and are position on equal sized bases.

a)

Basic permanent wrap

b)

Curvature permanent wrap

c)

Spiral perm wrap

d)

Weave technique

62.

Which rap utilizes partings and bases throughout the panels to follow the curvature of the head?

a)

Basic permanent wrap

b)

Curvature permanent wrap

c)

Spiral perm wrap

d)

Weave technique

63.

Base sections are offset from each other row by row to prevent noticeable splits and to blend the flow of the hair in which wrapping pattern?

a)

Weave technique

b)

Bricklay permanent wrap

c)

Basic permanent wrap

d)

Straight wrap set

64.

What is a very effective technique for blending between perm rods with opposite base directions using zigzag partings to divide base areas?

a)

Basic permanent wrap

b)

Curvature permanent wrap

c)

Spiral perm wrap

d)

Weave technique

65.

Chemical services should not be performed if the scalp analysis shows any signs of ___.

a)

Porosity

b)

Abrasions

c)

Disorders

d)

Tightness

66.

Hair that has been treated with a hydroxide relaxer is unfit for ___ and will not hold a curl

a)

Color services

b)

A haircut

c)

Permanent waving

d)

Wig fitting

67.

___ often found in Home coloring products leave a coating on the hair that may cause uneven curls severe discoloration or hair breakage

a)

Peroxide

b)

Waving solution

c)

Ammonia

d)

Metallic salts

68.

What is the process of rearranging the basic structure of curly hair into a straighter or smoother form?

a)

Texturizing

b)

Permanent waving

c)

Chemical softening

d)

Chemical here relaxing

69.

___ is the measurement of thickness or thinness of a liquid that affects how the fluid flows.

a)

Fluidity

b)

Viscosity

c)

Liquidity

d)

Movement

70.

___ combines the use of a thio relaxer with flat ironing

a)

Permanent waving

b)

Heat styling

c)

Japanese thermal straighteners

d)

Chinese thermal straighteners

71.

What is the active ingredient in all hydroxide relaxers?

a)

Hydrogen ion

b)

Keratin ion

c)

Peroxide ion

d)

Lithium ion

72.

Hair that is treated with hydroxide relaxers must not be treated with ___.

a)

Conditioning solutions

b)

Color shampoos

c)

Thio relaxers

d)

Normalizing solutions

73.

Which relaxer contains only one component and I see used without mixing?

a)

Neutralizing relaxers

b)

Metal hydroxide relaxers

c)

Guanidine Hydroxide relaxers

d)

Calcium hydroxide relaxers

74.

Sodium hydroxide relaxers are commonly called ___.

a)

Metal relaxers

b)

No lye relaxers

c)

Lye relaxers

d)

Medium relaxers

75.

Which of the following are relaxers often marketed and sold as no mix no lye relaxers?

a)

Potassium hydroxide relaxers

b)

Sodium hydroxide relaxers

c)

Ammonium thio relaxers

d)

Guanidine Hydroxide relaxers

76.

relaxers that contain two components and must be mixed immediately prior to use are ___.

a)

Quanidine Hydroxide relaxers

b)

Ammonium thioglycolate

c)

No lye relaxers

d)

Potassium Hydroxide relaxers

77.

What is a hydroxide relaxer that does not require the application of a protective base?

a)

No base relaxers

b)

Base cream relaxers

c)

Cream relaxers

d)

Metal hydroxide relaxers

78.

During a relaxer strand test hair that is pressed to the scalp and continues to curl is ___.

a)

Sufficiently relaxed

b)

Insufficiently relaxed

c)

Normalized

d)

Overprocessed

79.

Which conditioner contains an acidic pH the restores the hair’s natural pH and should be used after a hydroxide relaxer?

a)

Lanthionization solution

b)

Natural lotion

c)

Swelling cream

d)

Normalizing lotion

80.

Keratin straightening treatments work by ___ in a semi permanent manner.

a)

Flat ironing

b)

Fixing the keratin in place

c)

Breaking side bonds

d)

Neutralizing hydrogen bonds

81.

A combination of thio relaxer and A thio permanent wrapping large rods is a ___.

a)

Permanent wave

b)

Soft curl permanent

c)

Full curl permanent

d)

Relaxer retouch

82.

Where should you start the application of the chemical relaxer often considered the most resistant area?

a)

Back of the head

b)

Front hairline

c)

Scalp area

d)

Side area