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Activator

An additive used to quicken the action or progress of hydrogen peroxide

Aniline Derivatives

uncolored dye precursors that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent color molecules in the cortex

Base color

The predominant tone of existing color

Cap technique

Lightening technique that involves pulling strands through a perforated cap with a plastic or metal hook

Color Fillers

Tinted products used to even out color processing

Complementary Colors

A primary and secondary color positioned opposite each other on the color wheel.

Contributing pigment
Pigment that lies under the natural hair color that is exposed when the natural color is lightened
Demipermanent haircolor
Deposit only hair color product similar to semipermanent but longer lasting
Developer
An oxidizing agent, usually hydrogen peroxide, used to developed color
Double-process haircoloring
A two step combination of lightening and haircoloring
Dye removers
Products used to strip built up color from the hai
Fillers
Preparations designed to equalize porosity and/or deposit a base color in one application
Foil technique
Highlighting techniques using foil
Free form technique
Also known as balyage; the painting of a lightener on clean, styled hair
Haircoloring
Industry coined term referring to artificial hair color products and services
Hair lightening
The chemical process of diffusing natural or artificial pigment from the hair
Highlighting
Coloring or lightening some strands of hair lighter than the natural color
Hue
The basic name of a color
Laws of color
A system for understanding color relationships
Level
Unit of measurement to identify the lightness or darkness of color
Level system
System used to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair color or color product
Lighteners
Chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing and diffusing natural pigment
Line of demarcation
A visible line separating colored hair from new growth
Low lighting
Coloring some strands of hair darker than the natural hair color
Off the scalp lighteners
Lighteners that cannot be used directly on the scalp
On the scalp lighteners
Lighteners that can be used directly on the scalp
Patch test
Test for identifying a possible allergy to hair color products
Permanent hair color
Hair color that is mixed with a developer and remains in the shaft
Pre lightening
The first step of a double process hair coloring; used to lighten natural pigment
Pre-softening
Process of treating resistant hair for better color penetration
Primary colors
Red, blue, yellow; colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture of other colors
Progressive colors
Hair color products that contain compound or metallic dyes, which build up on the hair; not used professionally
Retouch application
Application of the product to new growth only
Secondary colors
Colors obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors
Semi permanent hair color
Deposit only hair color product formulated to last through several shampoos
Single process hair coloring
Process that lightens and colors the hair in a single application
Soap cap
Equal parts of tint and a shampoo
Strand test
The application of a coloring or lightening product to determine how the hair will react to formula and the amount of time it will take to process
Temporary colors
Color products that last only from shampoo to shampoo
Tone
Term used to describe the warmth or coolness of a color
Toners
Semipermanent, demipermanent, or permanent hair color products used primarily on pre-lightend hair to achieve pale and delicate colors
Virgin application
The first time the hair is tinted
Volume
The measure of the potential oxidation of varying strengths of hydrogen peroxide