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The action of a sodium hydroxide relaxer causes the hair to...?
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Soften and swell
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Strength of a relaxer is determined by a strand test; explain how you would perform a strand test.?
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Apply to a few strands to determine was strength to use and processing time.
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The process of permanently rearranging the basic structure of overly curly into a straight form is called...?
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Relaxing
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Of the general types of hair relacers, which one doesn't require shampooing?
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Sodium hydroxide
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Sodium hydroxide relaxers are commonly called?
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Lye or Causitc Soda
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What are the 3 basic steps used in chemical relaxing?
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Process, Neautralize, Condition.
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Petroleum cream is the chemical required to stop the action of the ...?
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Burning
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Stops the action of the relaxer and brings the hair back to a normal pH.
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Neutralizer.
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The processing time of a chemical relaxer is affected by...?
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Application, time, texture, type of relaxer, and extensive damage.
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The best type of shampoo to use after a relaxer is..?
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Neutralizing.
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When performing a strand test, the correct relaxer for coarse hair is..?
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Super Strength.
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Explain Periodic Strand Testing..?
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Testing random strands to check when relaxer is done.
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Why do we use base before applying a relaxer?
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To protect the scalp.
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Why do we apply relaxer near the scalp last?
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Body heat.
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After the relaxer has been applied, what should we do before we shampoo?
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Rinse.
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Process of removing a sulfur from a disulfide bond..?
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Lanthionization.
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Lye relaxers are also ccalled..?
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Acaustic soda.
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Comb method application is...?
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Using back of comb to apply product.
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Avoid_____the scalp with comb or nails.
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Scratching.
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What temp. of water should yo use to rinse?
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Warmmm.
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What's normalizing lotion used for?
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Restoring pH.
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One safety precaution that must be followed with all chemical relaxer services is...?
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Wearing gloves.
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When performing relaxer retouch, where do you apply first?
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At the most resistant area and new growth ONLY!
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Explain soft curl perm..?
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Rearranges curl and uses thio relaxer with a thio permanent.
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To check process of a relaxer, smooth a press strand to the scalp using the back of comb or your fingers. If curl returns, ...?
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Continue processing.
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When processing's complete for a soft curl perm, what's done after rinshing the hair thoroughly with warm water?
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Towel blot.
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Remove rods carefully after saturating the rods with a neutralizer in a ..?
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Shampoo bowl.
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What to check for?
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Texture, porosity and elasticity.
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