Cosmetology- Hair Questions and Answers 2023
Hair is an?
Appendage if the skin
What protein is hair made of?
Keratin
What is the study of hair called?
Trichology
What are the purposes of hair?
Adornment, Protection, and Warmth
Barba
Hair on the face
Capilli
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Cosmetology- Hair Questions and Answers 2023
Hair is an? - answer Appendage if the skin
What protein is hair made of? - answer Keratin
What is the study of hair called? - answer Trichology
What are the purposes of hair? - answer Adornment, Protection, and Warmth
Barba - answer Hair on the face
Capilli - answer Hair on the head
Cila - answer Hair on the eyelashes
Supercilla - answer Hair on the eyebrows
Root - answer The portion of hair under the skin
Hair shaft - answer The portion of hair under the skins surface
Cuticle - answer A scale like transparent, horny later found on the outside of the hair shaft
Cortex - answer The middle layer of the hair shaft. Contains the pigment and gives elasticity and strength.
Medulla - answer The innermost layer. It is absent in fine hair and present in natural curly hair
Follicle - answer A tube like depression in the skin or scalp that surrounds the hair root
Bulb - answer A thickened club shaped structure that forms the lower part of the root
Papilla - answer A small cone shaped elevation at the bottom of the hair follicle containing nerves and blood supply; carries nutrients to the bulb
Protection from? - answer Heat and injury
Adornment? - answer Properly cared for hair reflects health and beauty Keratin is made up of? - answer Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen. (% of each changes based on sex, race and color)
What is the molecular structure? - answer Long wave chains
PH - answer Refers to the acidity or alkalinity. Measured from 1-14. 1-7 acid. 7-14 is alkaline
Shapes of hair - answer Straight-round, wavy-oval, curly-flat
What influences the shape of hair - answer The follicle it grows from
Healthy hair factors - answer Blood circulation, emotional disturbances, endocrine gland, certain drugs
Hair Growth depends on - answer Physical health, care of hair, blood supply, climate, hormones, age
Rate of hair growth per month - answer 1/2 an inch
Differences - answer Sex, age, type, heredity
Racial Factors - answer Asian hair- straight
European hair- wavy
African hair- kinky
Climate Conditions - answer Moisture deepens the wave
Cold contracts the hair
Heat expands absorbing moisture
Replacement - answer 55-88 hairs a day
Life of hair is 2-4 years
Hair color - answer Inherited Cortex contains pigment Pigment is from color forming substances in the blood
Grey hair - answer Natural aging process pigment formation ceases
Premature grey may be hormones, lack of vitamin b or injury
Structural Form - answer Shape/Form-Outline as seen from all 4 angles
Balance- The harmony of the hairstyle. Divide face into 4 equal quadrants to see if balanced
Execution - answer Hair to face relationship- how does the shape match the face shape
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