Natural, vegetable, and metallic hair colors are also known as:
Gradual colors
When all three primary colors are present in equal proportions, the resulting color is:
Black
Fine hair takes color faster and can look darker because the melanin granules are grouped:
More tightly
Fundamental or pure colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture are:
Primary colors
In a one-step color service, 40 volume hydrogen peroxide is used to provide:
Maximum lift
Shampoo added to a remaining color formula to brighten hair color before rinsing a:
Soap cap
The most commonly used developer in hair color is:
Hydrogen peroxide
When applying color for a single process retouch application, the color should be applied to the new growth using:
3/4 inch partings
When applying color using the brush and bowl method the mixing bowl should be:
Non metallic
The hair with a large diameter that can take longer to process hair color is:
Coarse-textured hair
The coloring technique that involves coloring some strands of hair lighter than the natural color is:
Highlighting
The chemical process involving the diffusion of natural color pigment or artificial color from the hair is:
Hair lightening
As part of their composition, all permanent hair coloring products and lighteners contain both a developer and an:
Oxidizing Agent
Adding the primary color red to yellow color will cause them to appear:
Darker
The highlight or the hue of color seen in the hair is referred to as:
Tones
Before performing a coloring service with an aniline derative product, the client must have a:
Patch test
An oxidizer added to hydrogen peroxide to increase its chemical action is a:
Activator
Demipermanent colors are also known as:
Deposit-only colors
For a virgin application with a single process color, the application should be applied first to:
Roots and porous areas
Primary and secondary colors that are positioned opposite to each on the color wheel are:
Complementary colors
A color obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors is a:
Secondary colors
The darkest hair colors in the level system are identified as being level:
One
Hair coloring products that partially penetrate the hair shaft and stain the cuticle layer are:
Semipermanent colors
A predisposition test is generally conducted behind the ear or:
Inside the elbow
Equal parts of red and blue mixed together always make:
Violet
In hair color a blue base color will provide the coolest result and minimize:
Orange tones
The system used by colorists to analyze the lightness or darkness of hair color is:
The level system
The ability of the hair to absorb liquid is referred to as hair:
Porosity
Colors that absorb more light and can look darker than their actual level are:
Cool tones
The coloring products that are regarded as the best for covering gray hair are:
Permanent hair coloring
The system used for understanding color relationship are:
Law of color
Hair coloring products that change color gradually by progressive buildup and exposure to air creating a dull appearance contain:
Metallic Salts
The primary color that provides the most depth or darkness is:
Blue
Lighteners that have a thicker consistency and give more control during scalp application are:
Cream Lighteners
The secondary color created with an equal combination of blue and yellow is:
Green
Examples of single process permanent coloring applications are virgin color applications and:
Color retouch applications
Never apply hair color to a client if the scalp has any obvious signs of:
Abrasions
The two step blonding process is also known as:
Double process coloring
Permanent hair color applications are classified as either:
Single-process or double process
When attempting to color the unpigmented hair in a salt and pepper head, to ensure gray coverage, formulate the color:
Two levels lighter than the natural level
During the process of decolorizing, natural hair can go through as many as:
10 stages
Chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing, dissolving and decolorizing the natural pigment are:
Hair decolorizers
All hair coloring products require a patch test with the exception of:
Temporary colors
Colors with a predominance of red are considered:
Warm Tones
Tones can be described as cool, warm and:
Neutral
Hair texture is determined by the diameter of individual hair:
Strands
Lighteners that cannot be used directly on the scalp are:
Powder lighteners
Overlapping hair color on previously tinted hair can cause breakage and create a visible line of:
Demarcation
The technique using a free form of painting hair lightener directly on clean, styled hair is:
Baliage
When the cuticle of the hair is lifted and the hair is overly porous and absorbs color quickly, the hair porosity is defined as:
High
Coloring products that have a coating action on the hair an are removed by shampooing are:
Temporary colors
The technique of coloring strands of hair darker than the natural color is called:
Lowlighting
Dye precursors that combine hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent tint molecules are also referred to as:
Aniline Derivatives
A significant factor in the product selection used in the application of color is the clients's hair:
Structure
When less lightening is desired to enhance a client's natural hair color, the standard volume used with permanent haircolor is:
10 volume
Specialized preparations designed to equalize hair porosity and deposit a base color in one application are:
Fillers
The pigment that lies under the natural hair color is:
Contributing pigment
Hydrogen peroxide mixed into a lightener formula creates a chemical process called:
Oxidation
The process of treating gray or very resistant hair to allow for better penetration of color is:
Presoftening
The blonding process where the hair is prelightened then toned with a toner or glaze is a:
Double process color
The natural coloring pigment found in the cortex layer of the hair is:
Melanin
Natural looking hair color is made up of a combination of primary and:
Secondary colors
In the weaving technique, selected strands are picked up from a narrow section of hair with a:
Zig zag motion
To ensure successful results when performing hair coloring services, the colorist must follow a:
Prescribed procedure
Artificial hair colors are developed from the primary and secondary colors that form:
Base colors
The most critical part of a color service is the:
Hair color consultation
The hair coloring process that lightens and colors hair in a single application is a:
Single process hair coloring
Hair coloring products that are used primarily on prelightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors are:
Toners
A color achieved equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary color on the color wheel is a:
Tertiary color
Pheomelanin is the predominant melanin found in what color hair:
Red
The predominant melanin that gives black and brown color to hair is:
Eumelanin
A preliminary test performed to determine how hair will react to a color formula is a:
Strand Test
The U.S. federal food, drug and cosmetic act prescribes that a predisposition test be given:
24-48 hours prior to application
Hair coloring products fall into one of how many categories?
Four
Clients requesting chemical services with hair in a questionable condition should be required to sign a:
Release Statement