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| Haircoloring | Adding artificial pigment ot the natural hair color. |
| Hair Lightening | Diffusing of the natural or artificial color from the hair. |
| Pigment | Any substance that imparts color to animal or vegetable tissue. |
| Level System | To analyze the degree of lightness and darkness of a particular color. |
| Tone | Used to describe the warmth or coolness of a color. |
| Unpigmented Hair | Primarily associated with aging and heredity. |
| Predisposition Test | A patch test given 38 hours prior to an application of aniline tint or toner. |
| Primary Colors | Pure pigments or colors that connot be created by mixing colors together. |
| Law of Color | A system for understanding that when combining colors, you will always get the same result from the same combination. |
| Secondary Colors | They are created by combining two, and only two, primary colors in equal proportions. |
| Tertiary Colors | Created by mixing a primary color with the adjacent secondary color on the color wheel. |
| Complementary Colors | These colors neutralize each other. They are positioned opposite each other on the color wheel. |
| Temporary Colors | Usually contain certified colors and last only from shampoo to shampoo. |
| Semi-permanent Color | Formulated to last approximately four to six shampoos. No developer is required. Regrowth may be less noticeable. |
| Polymer | A substance or product containing long chain-like structures that inhibit its penetration of the cuticle and its ability to adhere to the keratin of the hair shaft. |
| Demi-permanent Colors | Deposit only colors using a low volume peroxide developer, along with non-ammonia alkali materials, such as amino methyl propanol (AMP) or monoethanolamine (MEA). |
| Henna | A natural vegetable tint that coats the hair and creates a hair strand that becomes thicker. |
| Metallic Dyes | Known as "progressive haircolors" and "color restorers." The hair turns darker and darker upon each subsequent application. |
| Compound Dyes | A combination of metallic or mineral dyes with a vegetable tint. |
| Oxidatie/life-deposit (permanent) colors | Can lighten and deposit color in one application. |
| Toners | Analine derivative products of pale, delicate shades designed for use on prelightened hair. |
| Cream Peroxide | Colntains additives such as thickeners, drabbers, conditioners, and an acid for stabilization. |
| Liquid Peroxide | Contains no additives, only a stabilizing acid that brings the pH to 3.5 - 4.0. |
| Dry Peroxide | Comes in either tablet or powder form, is dissolved in liquied hydrogen peroxide to boost the volume. |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | The oxidizing agent most commonly used in haircoloring. |
| Oil Bleaches | The mildest of the three types of lighteners and have the least amount of lightening action. |
| Cream Lighteners | Most popular type of lightener because they are easy to apply and do not run, drip, or dry out easily. |
| Powder Bleaches | Cannot be applied to the scalp because it does not contain the oil and conditioners that make a cream lightener safe for on-the-scalp application. |
| Decolorizing | Removing the natural or artificial pigment from the hair. |
| Presoftening | To soften and open the cuticle for imporoved penetration of color and to create missing yellow or gold tones in the hair so that the tint will process on-tone. |
| Texture | The diameter of an individual hair strand. Termed: coarse, medium, or fine. |
| Highlighting | Involves any technique of partial lightening or coloring. |
| Fillers | Specialized preparations that are designed to help equalize porosity and deposit a base color in one application. |
| Tint Back | To return to the natural shade of a client who has been either tinting or bleaching their hair. |
| Soap Cap | The addition of shampoo to the tint solution to create a milder formula. |
| Analine Derivative Tint | Usually contained in a single-process tint. An allergic reaction to this substance may be avoided by giving a patch test 48 hours prior to application. |
| Hydrometer | Measures the volume of liquid peroxide for the purpose of adjusting its strength. |
| Tint | Permanent oxidizing haircolor product having the ability to lift and deposit color in the same process. |
| Penetrating Tints | Color that enters or penetrates the cortex or second layer of the hair shaft. |
