Chemical

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Preliminary strand test

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Performed as part of your guest consultation to test how the hair will respond to the chemical application

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Amino acids

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Protein building blocks of hair that link together to form tiny protein fibers

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Peptide bonds

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Also known as and bonds connect amino acids (end to end) that form polypeptides

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Polypeptide chains

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Spiraling chain of amino acids; joined together by peptide bonds

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Side bonds

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Also known as cross bonds connect polypeptide chains side by side responsible for strength and elasticity

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Hydrogen bonds

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Physical side bond (cross bond) easily broken by water or heat reforms when hair coils and dries

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Salt bond

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Weak physical side bonds easily broken by change in pH; reform when pH balance is restored

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Disulfide bonds

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strong chemical side bonds that can only be broken by chemical solution

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Occupational disease

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Any illness caused by overexposure to certain products or ingredients

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Physical mixtures

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Consists of two or more types of matter that are Blended together but not chemically altered each part is in the mixture maintains its own properties

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Miscible

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When a substance is able to be mixed with another substance

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Immiscible

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When a substance is not able to mix with another substance

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Potential Hydrogen (pH)

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A measure of the of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution

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pH scale

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A scale ranging from 0 to 14 that measures if a product is an acid 0 - 6.9 an alkaline 7.1 - 14 or a neutral 7

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Chemical relaxing

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To chemically alter naturally curly or wavy hair into a straighter form

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Lanthionization

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The process of removing one sulfur atom and replacing it with a disulfide bond

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Normalizing Lotions

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Solutions with an acidic pH that restores the hair's natural pH after a hydroxide relaxer

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Neutralizing shampoo

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Used to help to remove any remaining chemicals left on the hair after a chemical relaxer and to restore hair to normal acidic pH

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Base cream

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Al Pacino as a protective base cream is an ollie cream applied on the scalp skin to protect from the chemicals in the relaxer

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Neutralizing

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Henderson also known as rebounding is chemically restoring disulfide bonds to harden into a new shape

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Hydroxide neutralization

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Also called an acid alkali neutralization reaction; it neutralizes any remaining alkaline residue left by the hydroxide relaxing and helps to restore the pH of the hair and scalp

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Viscosity

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Measurement of of how thick or thin a liquid is, and how that affects the liquid's flow

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Hydroxide relaxer

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Relaxers with a high alkaline HP content available in variety formulations

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Sodium hydroxide lye

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A strong alkaline ingredient used in chemical relaxers

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Potassium hydroxide lithium hydroxide

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A very strong alkaline ingredient used in chemical relaxers Timber typically marketed as no mix no lie

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Guanidine hydroxide

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Relaxer requiring the mixing of two products advertised as no lie for sensitive skin

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Base relaxer

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Requires a protective base cream to be applied to the hairline and scalp when a relaxer is labeled base relaxer it means the relaxer is too strong to be applied without the application of a base cream

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No base relaxer

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Also known as no lye relaxer do not require a base cream to be applied to the skin or scapl

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Thioglycolate relaxers

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Known as "this relaxers" by industry standards, are chemical compounds with the additive ingredient ammonia; considered to be a 'no-lye' relaxer, suitable for soft curl reformation

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Ammonium Thioglycolate

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A combination of ammonia and thioglycolic acid that creates a reducing agent used in permanent waves and relaxers

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Ammonium Bisulfite relaxer

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A mile alternative relaxer containing a low ph compatible with thio relaxer

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Formaldehyde

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An organic compound that is a colorless flammable and pungent gas present in the area and many food and beauty products

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Aldehyde

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Results from it oxidation of primary alcohols there are several other chemicals in the class of highly reactive chemical compounds

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Formaldehyde free

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Products are manufactured 'without' the use of formaldehyde but could omit a formaldehyde gas upon use