1. | Hydroxide relaxers are usually sold in. | A. | Mild |
2. | What is used to restore the hair and scalp to their normal acidic pH? | B. | Thio |
3. | The process of permanently rearranging the basic structure of overly curly hair into a straight form is called. | C. | Hairline and Ears |
4. | The relaxer cream is applied near the scalp last because processing is accelerated in this area by. | D. | Base Cream |
5. | Inspecting the action of the relaxer by stretching the strands to see how fast the natural curls are being removed is called. | E. | Neutralizing Shampoo |
6. | What is one safety precaution that must be followed with all chemical hair relaxing services. | F. | Sodium Hydroxide |
7. | The process of breaking the hair's disulfide bonds during processing and converting them into lanthionine bonds when the relaxer is rinsed from the hair is known as. | G. | Soften and Swells |
8. | What stops the action of any chemical relaxer? | H. | Length and Extent of Damage |
9. | After saturating the rods with neutralizer in a soft curl permanent and processing according to directions, the next step is to. | I. | Rinsed |
10. | When applying sodium hydroxide relaxer, the processing cream is applied to these two areas last. | J. | Hair Porosity |
11. | Before giving a relaxing treatment to overly curly hair, the cosmetologist must judge its texture, porosity, and. | K. | Body Heat |
12. | If using a no-base relaxer, a protective cream may be applied to. | L. | Scalp Abrasions |
13. | The best type of shampoo to use after a chemical relaxer is. | M. | Warm |
14. | General guidelines suggest that for fine, tinted, or lightened hair, this strength is used. | N. | Processing, Neutralizing, Conditioning |
15. | When preforming a sodium hydroxide retouch, where is the product applied first? | O. | Scalp Area and Hair Ends |
16. | The processing time of a chemical relaxer is affected by. | P. | Lanthionization |
17. | Of the general types of hair relaxers, which one does not require pre-shampooing? | Q. | Base and No-Base |
18. | What are the three basic steps used in chemical hair relaxing? | R. | Continue Processing |
19. | Sodium Hydroxide relaxers are commonly called. | S. | Remove Rods Carefully |
20. | A hair relaxing treatment should be avoided when an examination shows the presence of? | T. | Neutralizer |
21. | The chemical required to stop the action of the chemical relaxer is. | U. | Chemical Hair Relaxing |
22. | One safety precaution for hair relaxing is to avoid doing this to the scalp with the comb or fingernails. | V. | Scratching |
23. | When hair has been sufficiently straightened, the hair is rinsed rapidly and thoroughly with what type of water. | W. | Back of the comb |
24. | When using the comb method of application, how is the relaxing cream applied? | X. | Soft Curl Permanent |
25. | When processing is complete for a soft curl permanent, what is done after rinsing that hair thoroughly with warm water. | Y. | New Growth Only |
26. | General guidelines suggest that for coarse virgin hair, this strength is used. | Z. | Neutralizer |
27. | To check relaxer processing, smooth and press a strand to the scalp using the back of the comb or your finer, if curl returns then. | A1. | Metal Hydroxide Relaxers |
28. | Relaxers which are ionic compounds formed by a metal combined with oxygen and hydrogen are known as. | B1. | Strong or Super |
29. | After the hair has been processed with a sodium hydroxide relaxer and before the shampoo, the hair should be thoroughly. | C1. | Wearing Gloves |
30. | The action of sodium hydroxide relaxer cause the hair to. | D1. | Each Curl is Blotted with a Towel |
31. | The scalp and skin are protected from possible burns when using a hair relaxer by applying. | E1. | Periodic Strand Testing |
32. | The most commonly used methods of hair relaxing are the sodium hydroxide and this method. | F1. | Normalizing Lotion |
33. | The combination of a thio relaxer and a thio permanent wrapped on larger tools is called a. | G1. | Lye Relaxers |