Milady Standard Barbering Exam Ch 18 Hair Coloring
and Lighting questions and answers with solutions
2025
What type of hair has melanin granules grouped tightly? - ANSWER Fine
What determines the hair's ability to absorb hair-color 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 of 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 stretched? -
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 amount of two primary colors? - ANSWER
Secondary
An example of a tertiary colors would be ________________? - ANSWER Yellow- Green
When mixed together, complementary colors______________? - ANSWER Neutralize
The ______________ color of a haircoloring product is the predominant tone of a color ? -
ANSWER Base
Which of the describes the warmth or coolness of a color? - ANSWER Tone
A neutral base tends to ______________? - ANSWER Soften and balance other colors
Which of the following would be considered a warm color? - ANSWER Red
What type of nonoxidizing hair-color washes out or fades within a few weeks? - ANSWER Semi-
permanent
and Lighting questions and answers with solutions
2025
What type of hair has melanin granules grouped tightly? - ANSWER Fine
What determines the hair's ability to absorb hair-color 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 of 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 stretched? -
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 amount of two primary colors? - ANSWER
Secondary
An example of a tertiary colors would be ________________? - ANSWER Yellow- Green
When mixed together, complementary colors______________? - ANSWER Neutralize
The ______________ color of a haircoloring product is the predominant tone of a color ? -
ANSWER Base
Which of the describes the warmth or coolness of a color? - ANSWER Tone
A neutral base tends to ______________? - ANSWER Soften and balance other colors
Which of the following would be considered a warm color? - ANSWER Red
What type of nonoxidizing hair-color washes out or fades within a few weeks? - ANSWER Semi-
permanent
