Hair Facts | Level And Tone | Color Theory | Developers And Lighteners | Miscellaneous |
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Cuticle
This is the outer layer of hair
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Level system
This is the system that colorist use to determine the lightness or darkness of a color
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Red yellow blue
These are the primary colors
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Volume
This measures the concentration and strength of peroxide
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Predisposition test
Another name for patch test
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Medulla
This is sometimes not present
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Level
This is the saturation, density, or concentration of a color
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Base
This is the predominant tone of a color
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Developers
Oxidizing agents that have a pH of 2.5 to 4.5
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Glaze
Non-ammonia color that adds shine
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3 to 12 weeks
Clients have their haircolored this often
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Identify level
This is the first step in the color consultation service
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Color
A property of objects that depend on the light they reflect
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Toners
Pale colors used on prelightened hair
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Preliminary strand test
This determines how the hair will react to haircolor
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Cortex
This gives the hair the majority of its strength and elasticity
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Eumelanin
This lends black and brown to the hair
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Intensity
The strength of a color
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Contributing pigment
The varying degree of warmth exposed during lightening
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Demarcation
Visible line separating color from new growth
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Melanin granules
This is grouped more tightly in fine hair
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Pheomelamin
This gives blonde and red to the hair
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Warm
Tones that reflect more light and can seem lighter
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Oxidation
The process where oxygen is released within the cortex
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Blonde
Clients who are 80 to 100 percent gray should stay is this range for the most flattering look
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