Notes

1. Why do you think a stylist who performs chemical texture services should
have a basic understanding of chemistry?
So you don't damage the hair or the client.

2. What do chemical textures services include?
a) permanent waving
b) reformation curl
c) chemical hair relaxing
3. Explain what chemical texturizers do to change the hair’s natural curl pattern.
Changes that alters the natural wave pattern of the hair.

4. What are the two steps of the permanent wave process?
a)Physical
b)Chemical
5. What does perming only the base of the hair achieve?
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6. Why is it important to extend end papers beyond the ends of the hair?
Used to control the ends of the hair when wrapping and winding the hair

7. List the three most common end-paper techniques and explain each.
a) Bookend . _______________________________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________________________
c) _______________________________________________________________
8. How do you determine the size, shape, and direction of panels?
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9. Why is it important to remember to wrap in the natural direction of hair
growth? _______________________________________________________________
10. What is a double tool or piggyback wrap, and when is it beneficial?
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11. What is the benefit of wrapping long hair in a piggyback wrap?
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12. What does an alkaline permanent waving solution do?
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13. What occurs once the waving solution is in the cortex?
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14. What is a reduction reaction?
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15. What is a reduction reaction in permanent waving? ______________________________________________________________
16. Explain the chemical process of permanent waving.
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b) ________________________________________________________
c) ________________________________________________________
d) ________________________________________________________
17. Why is ammonia added to the thioglycolic acid product? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. What happens when you mix an oxidizer with permanent waving solution?
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19. Where can you find information about the chemicals in a permanent wave product? _______________________________________________________________
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20. What does the additional processing time allow?
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21. What occurs if the hair is underprocessed? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

22. What are the two important functions of neutralization?
a) _________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________
23. What will happen if the hair is insufficiently blotted? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
24. How should you towel-blot the hair after rinsing? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
25. What information can be obtained from preliminary test curls?
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b) _______________________________________________________________
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26. List the safety precautions for permanent waving.
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b)
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i) _______________________________________________________________
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27. Why are hydroxide relaxers incompatible with thio relaxers?
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28. Why should base cream not touch the hair during the hair-relaxing process? _______________________________________________________________
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29. List the different strengths of relaxers and what each is formulated for.
a) _________________________________________________________
b) _________________________________________________________
c) _________________________________________________________
30.What does the application of an acid-balanced shampoo or normalizing lotion