ch 21 haircolor- test questions

What is the darkest haircolor level?

1

When mixing permanent color using a 1:2 ratio, you should pour _____ into the bottle.

1 ounce (30 milliliters) of color and 2 ounces (60 milliliters) of developer​

When applying color for a single-process retouch application, the color should be applied to the new growth using _____.

1/4-inch partings

​If you are refreshing a client's faded color, you should mix a demipermanent haircolor in the same tonal family as the haircolor formula and allow it to process for up to _____ minutes.

10

The standard hydrogen peroxide volume used with permanent haircolor is:

20 volume

Clients who have their hair colored usually visit the salon every:

3 to 12 weeks

Traditional semipermanent haircolor lasts about how long?

4 to 6 weeks

What is one of the most valuable tools for identifying the natural level in the hair?

Color wheel

What unit of measurement identifies the lightness or darkness of a color, or the saturation, density, or concentration of color?

Level

What is the process by which oxygen is released within the cortex of the hair shaft?

Oxidation

Coarse hair strands have _____ diameter.

a large

The powdered persulfate salts added to haircolor to increase its lightening ability are called:

activators

When the cuticle is slightly raised and the hair is normal and processes in an average amount of time, the hair would be said to have _____.

average porosity

Painting lightener directly onto clean, styled hair is called:

baliage

The predominant tone of a color is referred to as the _____ color.

base

When all three primary colors are present in equal proportions, the resulting color is _____.

black

For clients who are 80 to 100 percent gray, a haircolor within the _____ range is generally most flattering.​

blond

The strongest of the primary colors that also brings depth to any color is:

blue

Which color should you use to balance unwanted orange tones in the hair?

blue

The system used for understanding color relationships is the _____.

color wheel

A primary color and a secondary color positioned opposite each other on the color wheel are called:

complementary colors

Decolorizing the hair's natural pigment allows the colorist to create the exact degree of _____.

contributing pigment

The varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process is called:

contributing pigment

The _____ gives hair the majority of its strength and elasticity.

cortex

When using a lightener, the oxidation process occurs within which layer of the hair?

cortex

Neutral base colors are often used to _____.

cover gray hair

Lighteners that have a thicker consistency and give more control during scalp application are known as _____.

cream lighteners

The _____ is the outermost layer of the hair.

cuticle

​Overlapping when applying color to new growth can result in a line of:

demarcation

A _____ is an oxidizing agent that, when mixed with an oxidation haircolor, supplies the oxygen gas to develop the color molecules and create a change in natural hair color.

developer

What type of melanin gives black and brown color to hair?

eumelanin

A _____ is used to equalize hair porosity.

filler

​A _____ is a non-ammonia color that adds shine and tone to the hair.

glaze

Metallic haircolors are also known as _____.

gradual colors

​Repeated use of metallic haircolors can cause a _____ cast.

green

The melanin granules found in fine hair texture are:

grouped tightly

The first and the most critical part of the color service is the:

haircolor consultation

A _____ is a haircolor service that adds shine and color to the hair.

haircolor glaze

Permed, colored, chemically relaxed, and straightened hair will have what degree of porosity?

high porosity

When the cuticle is lifted and the hair is overly porous and takes color quickly, the hair would be said to have _____.

high porosity

The coloring technique that involves coloring some strands of hair lighter than the natural color is known as _____.

highlighting

A patch test is generally conducted behind the ear or _____.

inside the elbow

The strength of a color is called:

intensity

The _____ system is used by colorists to determine the lightness or darkness of a hair color.

level

The saturation, density, or concentration of color is referred to as:

level

A(n) _____ is a chemical compound that disperses, dissolves, and decolorizes the natural hair pigment.

lightener

Hair with a tight cuticle that makes it difficult for chemicals and moisture to penetrate has:

low porosity

The technique of coloring hair strands darker than the natural hair color is called:

lowlighting

Which layer of the hair is sometimes absent from the hair?

medulla

​Demipermanent haircolor is:

mixed with a low-volume developer​

​Henna is an example of a _____ haircolor.

natural

The first step in performing a haircolor service is to identify the:

natural level

Tones can be described as cool, warm, or _____.

neutral

The hair shaft between the scalp and hair that has been previously colored is called the:

new growth

The mixing bowl selected for the brush-and-bowl color application method must be:

nonmetallic

Which lighteners are considered on-the-scalp lighteners?

oil and cream

Which of these is an example of a secondary color?​

orange

​Which of these is a warm tone?

orange

​A(n) _____ test is used to identify a possible allergy in a client.

patch

Before performing a coloring service with an aniline derivative product, the client must have a(n) _____.

patch test

Oxidative haircolor is classified as demipermanent (deposit only) and _____ (lift and deposit).

permanent

Which type of haircolor is used to match, lighten, and cover gray hair?

permanent

​Highlighting shampoo colors are prepared by combining _____ haircolor, hydrogen peroxide, and shampoo.

permanent

The melanin that gives blond and red colors to hair is called:

pheomelanin

The first step of double-process haircoloring is:

pre-lightening

The process of treating gray or very resistant hair for better penetration of color is called:

pre-softening

Pure or fundamental colors that cannot be created by combining colors are called _____ colors.

primary

Powdered off-the-scalp lighteners contain persulfate salts for _____ and stronger lightening.

quicker

Color is described as a property of objects that depends on the light they:

reflect

A _____ is obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors.

secondary

A(n) _____ is a combination of equal parts of a prepared permanent color mixture and shampoo?

soap cap

​A(n) _____ test is performed to determine how the hair will react to the color formula and how long the formula should be left on the hair.

strand

Mixing equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary color results in a:

tertiary color

The diameter of individual hair strands is referred to as hair:

texture

Each color is identified by a number and a letter, with the number indicating the level and the letter indicating the _____.

tone

The balance, or the hue, of color seen in the hair is referred to as:

tone

Haircoloring products used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors are called:

toners

​When the client is a brunette, to avoid unwanted brassy tones, you should not lighten more than _____ level(s) above the natural color.

two

Contributing pigment, also known as _____, is the varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process.

undertone

An equal combination of the primary colors blue and red produces:

violet

Yellow blond hair can be corrected to a natural blond by adding what color filler?

violet

What measures the concentration and strength of hydrogen peroxide?

volume

Which color should you use to balance violet tones?

yellow

Which of the following is a primary color?

yellow

Which primary color, when added to other colors, will make the color appear lighter and brighter?

yellow

In the weaving technique, selected strands are picked up using a:

zigzag motion

Developers have a pH between:​

​2.5 and 4.5

​When formulating a haircolor, you should always ask all of the following questions EXCEPT:

​Which method of bleaching should be used?

​Cool tones:

​absorb more light, so they look deeper than their actual level

​Permanent haircolors contain uncolored dye precursors called _____.

​aniline derivatives

How many haircolor options should you recommend during the haircolor consultation?​

​at least two

​When blue and violet are combined, they create:

​blue-violet

​The most commonly used developer is:

​hydrogen peroxide

​Which of the following does NOT affect the amount of change hair goes through as it lightens?

​length of the hair being lightened

What type of change(s) does temporary haircolor make to the hair shaft?​

​physical

​To create a warm coppery red, you should use a _____ base color.

​red-orange

​Natural tones are commonly described as:

​sandy

Which types of haircolor are non-oxidative?​

​semipermanent and temporary

​Which method of highlighting involves taking a narrow 1/8-inch section of hair by making a straight part at the scalp, positioning the hair over the foil, and applying lightener or color?

​slicing

​Which type of hair accepts haircolor faster?

​very porous