Hairstylist Glossary Of Terms

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Chemical agent employed to start the action of chemical products on hair; an additive used to quicken the action or progress of a chemical. Another word for booster, accelerator, protenator, or catalyst.

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Activator

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To remain in contact; to unite.

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Adhere

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Scalp disorder causing hair loss.

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Alopecia

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Chemical agent that may kill, retard, or prevent the growth of bacteria.

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Antiseptic

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One who learns a trade by working and studying under the direction of others who are already skilled in the trade.

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Apprentice.

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Cream applied to skin, to protect it against chemicals used during a perm, colour or straightening treatment.

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Protective cream or Barrier cream

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Oily cream used to protect the scalp during a hair straightening process.

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Base cream

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Chemical product used to remove pigment from the hair.

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Bleach

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Oxidizer added to hydrogen peroxide to increase its chemical action.

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Booster

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Weaving, interlacing and twining of hair.

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Braiding

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Also called straightener; a chemical agent that is used to straighten super curly hair.

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Chemical hair relaxer

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Service which alter the structure of hair; i.e., permanent, colour, straightener.

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Chemical service

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Process to alter the structure of straight hair to curly.

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Chemical waving

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Special form to keep a record of the services performed, formula prepared, supplies used, and any client requirements.

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Client record

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Chart of colours produced by manufacturer of haircolouring products, to serve as a guide in selecting appropriate colours; the colour is shown as it would appear after application to white hair.

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Colour chart

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Process used to shade or highlight the contours of a hairstyle with hair colour; to use make-up to create shading or highlighting on the contours of the face.

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Colouring contouring

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Combination of two or more colours together, to obtain some in-between shade or tint, creating a custom colour.

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Colour mixture

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Chemical product used to remove artificial colour from the hair.

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Colour remover

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Refers to the desired degree to which gray, white or other colours of hair have been covered by the colouring process.

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Complete coverage

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Task of applying a chemical product to hair in order to restore its strength and condition.

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Conditioning

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Verbal or written communication with a client to determine desired result.

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Consultation

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Outline of the finished hairstyle.

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Contour of hairstyle

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Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation describes the combined basic lie support procedures of artificial circulation and respiration applied to sustain life in a person, who has stopped breathing and whose heart has stopped beating.

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CPR

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Pattern of hair resulting from permanent waving or pincurling.

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Curl pattern

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Point at which colour changes along the hair shaft.

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Demarcation line

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Describes a colour product in terms of its ability to add colour pigments to the hair.

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Deposit

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Oxidizing agent, such as 20-volume hydrogen peroxide solution; when mixed with an oxidation dye, it supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop colour molecules and create a change in hair colour.

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Developer

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Action to direct the hair forward or backward, to create a specific style.

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Directional

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Destroying or killing bacteria and a broad spectrum of viruses (but does not kill bacteria spores).

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Disinfecting

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Process of dispersing hair over an area; or to arrange and distribute hair directionally, in relation to its base parting.

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Distribution

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Employer's standards for business clothing and footwear required in the workplace.

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Dress code

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Process of cutting the sideburn and nape area.

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Edging technique

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Ability of the hair to stretch and then to spring back to its original state.

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Elasticity

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Term employed in hair cutting an styling, to indicate the angle or degree hair is held from the head.

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Elevation

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Standards of work performance required by employer.

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Employer standards

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Making into an emulsion, which is a substantially permanent mixture of two or more liquids that are normally non-soluble, and are held in suspension by emulsifiers, which are substances that help keep oils and liquids in suspension to prevent separation of ingredients.

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Emulsifying

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To determine an approximate amount.

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Estimate

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Characterized by or formed with the giving off of heat.

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Exothermic

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Preparation used to recondition and/or add colour to lightened, tinted, or damaged hair; a commercial product used to provide fill for porous spots in the hair during tinting, lightening, permanent waving, and chemical relaxing.

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Filter

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Loose wave made by dampening and shaping the hair without heat, using only fingers and comb.

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Finger wave

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Haircut in which sub-sections of hair are cut in layers longer from the inner layer to the outer layer; a haircut displaying up-angle cutting.

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Graduation

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Hair strand used for a general shaping or cutting pattern; hair cut to a specific length, to serve as a guide for determining the length of the rest of the sections.

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Guideline

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May include a temporary hair piece, tiara, veil, flower, barrette or pin; it is meant to enhance the hairstyle not to disguise hair loss.

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Hair additions

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Examination of the general conditions of the hair; type, texture, density, breakage, oiliness, dryness, elasticity, porosity, quality, colour, and chemical and medical history.

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Hair analysis

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Outer, keratinized layer of the hair shaft that surrounds the polypeptide chains; made of transparent overlapping protective cells.

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Hair cuticle

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Number of hair strands in a given area; i.e. thin, medium, and thick.

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Hair density

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Thickness of the individual hair strands; i.e. coarse, medium and fine.

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Hair texture

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Way to classify hair; i.e. straight, wavy, curly, and super curly.

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Hair type

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Method of permanent waving using machines or chemicals to produce heat.

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Heat activated

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Colouring some of the hair strands lighter than the existing colour, to add the illusion of sheen; generally not strongly contrasting from the natural colour; applying a lighter cosmetic to a facial feature to improve its contours.

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highlighting

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Plastic or rubber head covering with punctured holes.

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Highlighting or lowlighting cap

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One who is certified in a trade and can train apprentices how to perform the skills of the trade, on the job.

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Journeyperson

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Analysis of the lightness or darkness of hair.

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Level

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Chemical process involving the lightening of natural pigment or artificial colour from the hair.

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Lightening

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Manufacturer's directions in product literature.

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Manufacturer's specifications

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Amount of moisture in the skin or hair.

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Moisture level

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The required manufacturer's documentation, according to the Workplace Hazardous Material Information System legislation

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MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)

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Term used to describe a specific colour that is natural to the client.

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Natural level

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Part of the hair shaft between the scalp and the area of the hair that has previously received chemical treatment.

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New growth

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Occupational Health and Safety Act

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OHSA

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Application using a liquid, cream, or gel form of lightener (bleach) that can be used directly on the scalp.

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On-scalp bleach

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Applying a chemical solution, such as tint or lightener, beyond the limits of the new growth of hair.

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Overlapping

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Technique in hair colouring, in which the hair is darkened or lightened in thin strands with a brush.

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Painted Method

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Required test for determining allergy to a specific substance.

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Patch or predisposition test

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Diagram showing where and in which direction hair rollers or pincurls are placed, in order to achieve the finished style; a head shape or design from which hair piece is constructed.

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Pattern

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Outer line of a hairstyle or haircut; the silhouette line.

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Perimeter

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Permanent tint; a hair colour mixed with developer that allows the colour to remain in the hair until the new hair grows.

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Permanent colour

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Symbol of hydronium-ion concentration in water; the relative degree of acidity or alkalinity; pH values are arranged on a a scale from 1 to 14; above 7, represents alkalinity, below 7, represents acidity. A pH of 7 is neutral.

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pH

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Ability of the hair to absorb or reject moisture.

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Porosity

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Test to determine how hair will react to a formula and how long formula should be left on hair.

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Preliminary strand test

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Treating grey or resistant hair to allow for better penetration of colour.

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Pre-softening

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Action of a chemical solution in permanent waving, hair straightening, or hair colouring.

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Processing

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Establishment of a congenial or harmonious relationship.

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Rapport

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Review or summarize the facts stated.

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Recapping

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Settle or submit the accounts of a business.

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Reconcile

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Problem solving skill.

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Resolution skills

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Application of hair colour, lightener, or chemical hair relaxer to new growth hair.

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Re-touch application

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Remove dirt to aid in preventing the growth of microbes; sanitizing does not kill germs or spores.

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Sanitize

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Divide the hair by parting into separate areas for control.

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Section

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Method of permanent waving using chemicals which create heat.

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Self-activating wave

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Process of hair colouring that is formulated to last through four to six shampoos. It penetrates the hair shaft and stains the cuticle layer, slowly fading with each shampoo.

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Semi-permanent colour

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Method of sectioning hair.

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Slicing

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To chemically change super curly hair into a different curl pattern.

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Soft curl

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Guideline to which all other hair is cut.

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Stationary guide

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Inter-related composition or arrangement of a finished hair design.

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Structure

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Dividing a section into smaller parts; the part created by this division.

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Sub-section

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Excessive hair; more than is wanted and needed.

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Superfluous hair

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Inspecting by touching.

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Tactile inspection

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Non-permanent colour made from preformed dyes that may be removed by shampooing.

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Temporary colour

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Stress caused by stretching or pulling.

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Tension

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Method to pre-determine how the client's hair will react to permanent waving solution and neutralizer; process of testing the hair to determine curl formation during the permanent wave.

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Test curl

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Cut for effect within the hair length.

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Texturizing

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Heat applied to hair.

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Thermal

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Restore the hair to its original colour.

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Tint Back

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Technique of gently pressing a towel over the hair to remove excess moisture or lotion.

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Towel-Blotting

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Guideline that moves from the previous sub-section and establishes the cut.

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Travelling guide

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Warmth or coolness of a colour.

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Tone (noun)

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Alter the warmth or coolness of a colour.

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Tone (verb)

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Cabinet used for storage of sanitized implements.

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Ultraviolet equipment

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Spoken clues to indicate behaviour.

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Verbal cues

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First application of a chemical process to natural hair; i.e., bleaching, colouring, permanent waving or straightening.

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Virgin application

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Inspecting by looking or observing.

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Visual inspection

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Amount (bulk or mass); the lift, elevation, and height created by the formation of curls or waves in the hair; measure of potential oxidation of varying strengths of hydrogen peroxide.

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Volume

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Technique accomplished by weaving and colouring separate strands of hair, to achieve and accented effect.

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Weaving method

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Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Iegislation.

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WHMIS

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Area where the hairstylist performs related hairstyling functions.

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Work station

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Natural movement of hair determined by the growth pattern.

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Natural fall