111 Cos Perms and Relaxers
1. Zonal Perms are also called what?: Partial perms
2. A good indicator of the overall condition of the hair and its ability
to withstand a relaxer service is what?: A preliminary strand test
3. A neutralizer rebounds and restores the disulfide bonds in addition to
what?: Reduces the swelling caused by the alkalinity.
4. A pull test is performed to check for which condition?: Elasticity
5. A service used on natural, untreated hair to straighten the hair up to 85%
is the what?: Virgin relaxer service
6. Acid perms are in the pH range of what?: 6.9-7.2
7. Alkaline perms carry a pH of what?: 8.0-9.5
8. What is NOT a true statement regarding infection control and safety
proce- dures when performing a perm service?: May proceed with perm if
abrasions are present.
9. Ammonium thioglycolate is a chemical reducing agent that causes the
hair to what?: Soften
10.Ammonium thioglycolate relaxers have a pH of what?: 8.5-9.5
11.At the end of the service, what should be done with open, unused
perm solution?: Throw away
12. Curl diffusion, also called chemical-blowout, is a technique used to
what?-
: Loosen or relax the curl in tightly curled hair
13.During a curl reforming service, what size parting should be used?:
Thinner than normal
14.During a perm service, when is it important to replace cotton around
the hairline?: When it becomes saturated
15.During the scalp analysis, prior to a relaxer, check for any cuts,
bruises, sores, and what?: Abrasions
16. Extreme breakage shortly after a relaxer service may be caused by
what?-
: Improper neutralization
17.For perming, the pH of a neutralizer will range from what?: 2.5-7
18.Hair density does not always correspond to what?: Texture
19.Hair is generally referred to as fine, medium, or coarse when
analyzing what classification?: Texture
20.Hair should be wrapped without tension when using what?: Alkaline
perms
21.Heat and wrapping with firm, even tension when using an acid
perm produces what effect?: Boosts penetration of glyceryl
monothioglycolate
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22.If curl reforming is desired, mature sure the hair was not previously
treated with what?: Sodium hydroxide
23.If perm solution comes in contact with the clients eyes or skin,
what actions should be taken?: Rinse throughly with tepid water
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1. Zonal Perms are also called what?: Partial perms
2. A good indicator of the overall condition of the hair and its ability
to withstand a relaxer service is what?: A preliminary strand test
3. A neutralizer rebounds and restores the disulfide bonds in addition to
what?: Reduces the swelling caused by the alkalinity.
4. A pull test is performed to check for which condition?: Elasticity
5. A service used on natural, untreated hair to straighten the hair up to 85%
is the what?: Virgin relaxer service
6. Acid perms are in the pH range of what?: 6.9-7.2
7. Alkaline perms carry a pH of what?: 8.0-9.5
8. What is NOT a true statement regarding infection control and safety
proce- dures when performing a perm service?: May proceed with perm if
abrasions are present.
9. Ammonium thioglycolate is a chemical reducing agent that causes the
hair to what?: Soften
10.Ammonium thioglycolate relaxers have a pH of what?: 8.5-9.5
11.At the end of the service, what should be done with open, unused
perm solution?: Throw away
12. Curl diffusion, also called chemical-blowout, is a technique used to
what?-
: Loosen or relax the curl in tightly curled hair
13.During a curl reforming service, what size parting should be used?:
Thinner than normal
14.During a perm service, when is it important to replace cotton around
the hairline?: When it becomes saturated
15.During the scalp analysis, prior to a relaxer, check for any cuts,
bruises, sores, and what?: Abrasions
16. Extreme breakage shortly after a relaxer service may be caused by
what?-
: Improper neutralization
17.For perming, the pH of a neutralizer will range from what?: 2.5-7
18.Hair density does not always correspond to what?: Texture
19.Hair is generally referred to as fine, medium, or coarse when
analyzing what classification?: Texture
20.Hair should be wrapped without tension when using what?: Alkaline
perms
21.Heat and wrapping with firm, even tension when using an acid
perm produces what effect?: Boosts penetration of glyceryl
monothioglycolate
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22.If curl reforming is desired, mature sure the hair was not previously
treated with what?: Sodium hydroxide
23.If perm solution comes in contact with the clients eyes or skin,
what actions should be taken?: Rinse throughly with tepid water
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