History in Hair Relaxing | Thio Relaxers | Hydroxide Relaxers | Soft Curl Permanents | Safety

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What is animal by-product used in early hair relaxers?

Hog Lard.

100

What is the active ingredient in thio relaxers?

Ammonium thioglycolate, (ATG)

100

What is Sodium Hydroxide.

Most common hydroxide relaxer on the market?

100

What is another name for the soft curl permanent?

Jeri curls or curly perm.

100

What is a consultation?

Process of collecting information from client to determine best relaxer selection.

200

What is highly alkaline product that was used in hair relaxers years ago?

Lye soap.

200

What is permanent wave?

Chemical procedure that are similar to the chemical process in thio relaxers.

200

What is a thio relaxer?

Relaxer is NOT compatiable with hydroxide relaxers?

200

What is the result in a soft curl permanent?

The natural coiled hair is loosen to a larger softer curl.

200

What is client record form?

Information record about client's chemical relaxer.

300

When was commerical relaxers produced across the country?

The late 1950's.

300

What is average Ph for a thio relaxer?

Ph average is 10.

300

What is hydroxide relaxer?

Average range from 12 -14 on the Ph scale.

300

What is ammonium thioglycolate?

Active ingredient in a soft curl permanent?

300

What is a strand test?

Periodically checking client's hair to determine if desired relaxation of curl is achieved.

400

What three natural ingredients were used years ago and still used today to relax hair?

Olive oil, Coca butter, almond oil, etc.

400

What is active ingredient in the thio neutralizers?

Hydrogen peroxide.

400

What is Potassium and Lithium Relaxers?

Relaxers are marketed and sold as "no mix-no lye" relaxers.

400

What are the two phases in a soft curl permanent?

1st Phase - Curl Rearranger (hair is chemically soften before wrapped on perm rods). 2nd Phase - Curl Booster ( Processed chemically with rods in hair, rinsed, blotted, and neurtalized).

400

What is neutralizing shampoo?

Product used to normalize the Ph of the client's hair and reform the broken bonds during a relaxer procedure.

500

What is severe scalp burns, hair damage, and breakage.

Were the results of early hair relaxer products that still can be a challenge today.

500

What is a oxidation reaction?

Causes the neutralizer to rebuild the broken disulfide bonds in a thio relaxer.

500

What is the difference in how a hydroxide relaxer breaks the disulfide bond and a thio relaxer?

A hydroxide relaxer breaks the disulfide bonds between a sulfur atom and a carbon atom. A thio relaxers breaks the disulfide bonds between two sulfur atoms. Because of the chemical reactions, the two relaxers are not compatiable.

500

What is extreme damage, and hair breakage?

Happens when a soft curl permanent service is provided on relaxed hair.

500

What is a thio relaxer?

Type of relaxer that is NOT compatiable with a hydroxide relaxer and could cause extreme hair damage.

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