Never perm hair that has been treated with metallic salts or a:

After unwinding the perm rod one and one-half times, a positive test curl resembles a(an):

A service used on natural, untreated hair to straighten the hair up to 85% is the:

Sodium hydroxide relaxers are also known as:

Draping at the beginning of a perm service should include a plastic cape and:

As added texture expands the form:

What is applied to a client's hairline prior to the chemical phase of the perm service?

When performing an alkaline wave on a client, thioglycolic acid is joined with what ingredient to shorten the processing time?

The perm pattern that includes a central rectangle and two sections at each side is the:

End papers are important to control hair ends during the perming process and to:

Which of the following texture patterns is associated with an elliptical follicle?

The size of the base and the angle at which the hair is held while wrapping determines the tool position or:

The overlap (croquignole) technique produces which result?

Sodium hydroxide relaxers are generally used on what type of hair?

Hair density does not always correspond to which of the following?

Greeting your client with a firm handshake is part of which service essential?

Requesting feedback from the client is part of which service essential?

If the base is longer than the perm rod, the result will be:

Hair is generally referred to as fine, medium or coarse when analyzing which of the following classifications?

Acid perms are in the pH range of:

Too much hair wrapped on the perm rods can cause:

Which of the following descriptions identifies the bookend technique for end-paper placement?

When performing a curl reformation service, the perm tool diameter chosen is generally at least how many times larger than the diameter of the natural curl pattern?

Perm patterns:

A pull test is performed to check for which of the following conditions?

Which of the following tests should be performed during a chemical relaxer procedure to determine when the hair is relaxed enough or whether additional smoothing is required?

Which phase of perming is the most important?

All of the following curl rearrangers are appropriately matched with the recommended hair type EXCEPT:

Checking into your client's relaxer history is part of which service essential?

What is the most likely cause of underprocessed hair?

Greeting your client is part of which service essential?

Ammonium thioglycolate is a chemical reducing agent that causes the hair to:

Which ingredient is found in the stronger of the two most commonly used chemical relaxers?

What could be the cause of a perm not lasting as long as expected?

In the early 1900s, the temporary method of hair relaxing was invented by:

All of the following are terms that describe chemical services that can change tightly curled hair to curly or wavy hair EXCEPT:

Relaxer strengths for ammonium thioglycolate are categorized as all of the following, EXCEPT:

Missing rods when applying perm solution will produce:

Why is it important to rinse the hair for a long period of time following the application of the relaxer?

All of the following are true statements regarding infection control and safety procedures when performing a perm service EXCEPT:

What is used to spread the chemical relaxer through the hair during the processing of a relaxer?

Smoothing or combing, timing and testing the hair are all part of which of the following phases of the relaxing service?

In 1926, the croquignole method of wrapping hair from the ends to the scalp was created. What is another name for this wrapping method?

Which of the following conditions determines the processing time and proper relaxer strength to use?

What could be the cause of weak or limp curls following a perm service?

Which base control is the most commonly used during a perm service?

To remove all chemicals after the hair has been neutralized, the hair needs to be:

A virgin ammonium thioglycolate relaxer service may be performed after which of the following?

Ammonium thioglycolate is a chemical reducing agent that causes the hair to:

It is recommended that not more than what percent of the natural texture be removed when relaxing the hair?

What is the name of the product used to reduce the curl pattern?

The primary method for applying the relaxer chemical is with a:

Extreme breakage shortly after a relaxer service may be caused by:

To produce large curls, wave formations or body waves, it is necessary to use:

Which of the following steps would occur LAST during a virgin sodium hydroxide relaxer procedure?

Which curl reformation service can be performed over hair relaxed with sodium hydroxide-based product?

Perming resistant hair may require heat and a:

What is the shape of the hair follicle in tightly curled hair?

All of the following statements describe ammonium thioglycolate relaxers EXCEPT:

It is essential to completely rinse the perm solution before applying the:

The chemical phase of perming involves all the following, EXCEPT:

Leaving the neutralizer on longer than recommended can:

All of the following are true about preliminary test curls EXCEPT:

Which of the following ingredients is NOT one of the main ingredients found in most neutralizers?

If curl reforming is desired, make sure hair was not previously treated with which of the following?

What term refers to the way perm tools are arranged around the client's head while wrapping?

The two major phases of permanent waving are:The two major phases of permanent waving are:

Ensuring client comfort is part of which service essential?

Which of the following descriptions is NOT a basic relaxer service?

When the relaxer is applied to the new growth only to match the previously relaxed hair, it is referred to as which of the following types of relaxer services?

Which of the following statements is true about alkaline perms?

What is used to protect the scalp and hairline from chemicals?

When performing a relaxer service, an acid-balanced neutralizing shampoo or stabilizer is used after the hair is free of chemicals and excess moisture to:

What provides the tension necessary in an alkaline wave?

The rectangle wrap is also called the:

The term that refers to the number of hair follicles per square inch is:

Which percentage is considered optimum relaxing?

What was the pH of early relaxer products?

Which perm tool determines the size and shape of the new curl texture?

Alkaline perms carry a pH of:

A salon professional should never use an ammonium thioglycolate product on a client's hair if it has been previously treated with:

After completing a service, it is important to update the client’s:

When performing a relaxer service, how much of the curl pattern is removed to achieve an S-curl pattern?

What reduces the swelling of the hair and re-hardens the bonds in the new shape during a perm process?

Sodium hydroxide relaxer should never be combined with color services that require:

Name the two basic curl reformation services you will most frequently perform in the salon:

Sodium hydroxide relaxers have a pH of:

Heat and wrapping with firm, even tension when using an acid perm produces which of the following effects?

To protect parts of the hairstrand not being processed during a relaxer retouch service, what should be applied?

What term is used to refer the way perm tools are arranged around the client's head while wrapping?

The cause of breakage within the nape after a relaxing service is:

Before applying a chemical relaxer product on the client’s hair and scalp, it is important to protect the skin around the hairline and ears with a:

During a curl reforming service, what size parting should be used?

Prior to performing a preliminary test curl, hair should be shampooed once using gentle massage movements and then:

The function of a curl activator is to provide moisture and:

Asking questions and analyzing the client's perm history and hair is part of which service essential?

Zonal perms are also called:

Why should brushing and pulling the hair before any chemical service be avoided?

The wrapping technique that positions revolutions of hair next to one another to create an elongated texture pattern is called the: