Barbering Exam Review Questions and
Answers- CH.18 HAIRCOLORING AND
LIGHTENING.
What type of hair has melanin granules grouped tightly? Answer - Fine
What determines the hair's ability to absorb haircolor products? Answer - Porosity
What color hair is the result of a reduction in the production of melanin pigments?
Answer - Gray
Which of the following provides natural black and brown pigment (color) to hair? Answer
- Eumelanin.
_____________ is an indication the strength of the hair's cortex. Answer - Elasticity
If the cuticle is tight, making the hair more resistant to chemical penetration, this
indicates what type of porosity? Answer - Low
White hair is actually the color of keratin without ____________. Answer - melanin
What is indicated by wet hair that does not return to its original length when stretch?
Answer - Low elasticity
During a porosity test, if you feel a slight roughness to the hair, it is considered
________________ porosity. Answer - average
What type of pigment is the pigment that lies under the natural hair color? Answer -
Contributing
The three primary colors are yellow, red, and _____________. Answer - Blue
Which of the following is the weakest of the primary colors and will lighten and brighten
other colors? Answer - Yellow
What type of colors are created by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors? Answer
- Secondary
Answers- CH.18 HAIRCOLORING AND
LIGHTENING.
What type of hair has melanin granules grouped tightly? Answer - Fine
What determines the hair's ability to absorb haircolor products? Answer - Porosity
What color hair is the result of a reduction in the production of melanin pigments?
Answer - Gray
Which of the following provides natural black and brown pigment (color) to hair? Answer
- Eumelanin.
_____________ is an indication the strength of the hair's cortex. Answer - Elasticity
If the cuticle is tight, making the hair more resistant to chemical penetration, this
indicates what type of porosity? Answer - Low
White hair is actually the color of keratin without ____________. Answer - melanin
What is indicated by wet hair that does not return to its original length when stretch?
Answer - Low elasticity
During a porosity test, if you feel a slight roughness to the hair, it is considered
________________ porosity. Answer - average
What type of pigment is the pigment that lies under the natural hair color? Answer -
Contributing
The three primary colors are yellow, red, and _____________. Answer - Blue
Which of the following is the weakest of the primary colors and will lighten and brighten
other colors? Answer - Yellow
What type of colors are created by mixing equal amounts of two primary colors? Answer
- Secondary
