MILADY Standard Barbering CH 18
Exam Questions with Complete
Solutions
Color fillers - Answer-Equalize porosity and deposit color in one application to
provide a uniform contributing pigment on pre-lightened hair.
Complementary colors - Answer-Blue and orange, red and green, yellow and violet;
A primary and secondary color positioned directly opposite each other on the color
wheel.
Demi-permanent haircolor - Answer-Oxidative, deposit-only hair color product that
last longer than a semipermanent but not as long as a permanent haircolor.
Developer - Answer-Also known as oxidizing agent or catalyst; when mixed with an
oxidation hair-color, supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop color molecules
and create a change in hair color.
Double-process haircoloring - Answer-A two step combination of lightening and
haircoloring
Dye removers - Answer-Products used to strip built up color from the hair
Fillers - Answer-Preparations designed to equalize porosity and/or deposit a base
color in one application.
Foil technique - Answer-Coloring or highlighting technique using foil to apply product
to specific hair sections
Free form technique - Answer-Also known as balyage or baliage; the painting of a
lightener on clean, styled hair
Haircoloring - Answer-industry-coined term referring to artificial haircolor products
and services; the addition of color on or into the hair shaft; the art and science of
changing the color of the hair.
Hair lightning - Answer-The chemical process of diffusing natural or artificial pigment
from the hair; the partial or total removal of natural pigment or artificial color from the
hair.
Hue - Answer-The basic name of a color
Laws of color - Answer-A system for understanding color relationships
Level - Answer-The unit of measurement used to identify the lightness or darkness of
a color.
, Level system - Answer-System used to analyze the lightness of a hair color or color
product.
Lighteners - Answer-Chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing, dissolving,
and decolorizing the natural hair pigment.
Line of demarcation - Answer-Visible line separating colored hair from new growth.
Lowlighting - Answer-Coloring some strands of hair darker than the natural hair
color.
Off-the-scalp lighteners - Answer-Lighteners that cannot be used directly on the
scalp.
On-the-scalp lighteners - Answer-Lighteners that can be used directly on the scalp.
Patch test - Answer-Test for identifying a possible allergy to aniline derivative
products; required by FDA 24 to 48 hours before the application of the product.
Permanent haircolor - Answer-Oxidative haircolor product that lighten and deposit
color at the same time and in a single process because they are more alkaline than
no-lift, deposit-only colors and are usually mixed with a higher-volume developer.
Pre-lightening - Answer-The first step of a double-process haircoloring; used to
lighten natural pigment.
Pre-softening - Answer-Process of treating resistant hair for better color penetration.
Primary colors - Answer-Red, blue, and yellow; colors that cannot be achieved from
a mixture of other colors
Progressive colors - Answer-haircolor products that contain compound or metallic
dyes, which build up on the hair; not used professionally
Retouch application - Answer-Application of the product to new growth only
Saturation - Answer-Refers to the degree of concentration or amount of pigment in
the color. It is the strength of a color.
Secondary color - Answer-Orange, green, and violet; Color obtained by mixing equal
parts of two primary colors.
Semipermanent haircolor - Answer-Nonoxidative, no lift, deposit-only haircolor
product formulated to last through six to eight shampoos. Washes out or fades within
a few weeks.
Single-process haircoloring - Answer-Process that lightens and deposits color in the
hair in a single application.
Exam Questions with Complete
Solutions
Color fillers - Answer-Equalize porosity and deposit color in one application to
provide a uniform contributing pigment on pre-lightened hair.
Complementary colors - Answer-Blue and orange, red and green, yellow and violet;
A primary and secondary color positioned directly opposite each other on the color
wheel.
Demi-permanent haircolor - Answer-Oxidative, deposit-only hair color product that
last longer than a semipermanent but not as long as a permanent haircolor.
Developer - Answer-Also known as oxidizing agent or catalyst; when mixed with an
oxidation hair-color, supplies the necessary oxygen gas to develop color molecules
and create a change in hair color.
Double-process haircoloring - Answer-A two step combination of lightening and
haircoloring
Dye removers - Answer-Products used to strip built up color from the hair
Fillers - Answer-Preparations designed to equalize porosity and/or deposit a base
color in one application.
Foil technique - Answer-Coloring or highlighting technique using foil to apply product
to specific hair sections
Free form technique - Answer-Also known as balyage or baliage; the painting of a
lightener on clean, styled hair
Haircoloring - Answer-industry-coined term referring to artificial haircolor products
and services; the addition of color on or into the hair shaft; the art and science of
changing the color of the hair.
Hair lightning - Answer-The chemical process of diffusing natural or artificial pigment
from the hair; the partial or total removal of natural pigment or artificial color from the
hair.
Hue - Answer-The basic name of a color
Laws of color - Answer-A system for understanding color relationships
Level - Answer-The unit of measurement used to identify the lightness or darkness of
a color.
, Level system - Answer-System used to analyze the lightness of a hair color or color
product.
Lighteners - Answer-Chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing, dissolving,
and decolorizing the natural hair pigment.
Line of demarcation - Answer-Visible line separating colored hair from new growth.
Lowlighting - Answer-Coloring some strands of hair darker than the natural hair
color.
Off-the-scalp lighteners - Answer-Lighteners that cannot be used directly on the
scalp.
On-the-scalp lighteners - Answer-Lighteners that can be used directly on the scalp.
Patch test - Answer-Test for identifying a possible allergy to aniline derivative
products; required by FDA 24 to 48 hours before the application of the product.
Permanent haircolor - Answer-Oxidative haircolor product that lighten and deposit
color at the same time and in a single process because they are more alkaline than
no-lift, deposit-only colors and are usually mixed with a higher-volume developer.
Pre-lightening - Answer-The first step of a double-process haircoloring; used to
lighten natural pigment.
Pre-softening - Answer-Process of treating resistant hair for better color penetration.
Primary colors - Answer-Red, blue, and yellow; colors that cannot be achieved from
a mixture of other colors
Progressive colors - Answer-haircolor products that contain compound or metallic
dyes, which build up on the hair; not used professionally
Retouch application - Answer-Application of the product to new growth only
Saturation - Answer-Refers to the degree of concentration or amount of pigment in
the color. It is the strength of a color.
Secondary color - Answer-Orange, green, and violet; Color obtained by mixing equal
parts of two primary colors.
Semipermanent haircolor - Answer-Nonoxidative, no lift, deposit-only haircolor
product formulated to last through six to eight shampoos. Washes out or fades within
a few weeks.
Single-process haircoloring - Answer-Process that lightens and deposits color in the
hair in a single application.
