In the Andre Walker hair typing system, which type describes coily hair with a tight 'S' or 'Z' pattern and the highest shrinkage?
Natural Hair Biology
Question · Easy
What a Safety Data Sheet tells you
Short
What does hair porosity measure?
Federal regulator whose registration number is the unique identifier on a disinfectant label.
Infection control
Guess the Term
Chapter 1: Overview & Scope of Natural Hair Styling
1.1 Candidate Logistics, Scope of Practice & State Board Licensing Rules
Study guide
A simple at-home test where a clean strand of hair is dropped in a glass of water tests which property?
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
Game
Hair density is defined as:
Federal agency that sets and enforces workplace standards, including the bloodborne pathogens rule for workers exposed to blood.
Which curl subtype represents loose, springy ringlets with well-defined S-shape curls about the diameter of a marker?
Question · Medium
Which curl type typically experiences the LEAST shrinkage when transitioning from wet to dry?
Bloodborne pathogen for which employers must offer a vaccination series to exposed workers.
1.2 Professional Client Consultation, Hair Analysis & Ethics
What does hair elasticity describe?
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
The cuticle layer of the hair shaft is:
Contaminated items that can penetrate the skin, such as needles, scalpels, or broken glass, and must go into a closable, puncture-resistant container.
Which layer of the hair shaft contains melanin and is responsible for hair color and strength?
Type 4 hair often appears finer than it is because:
Question · Hard
Items such as gloves, gowns, lab coats, and face shields that employers must provide at no cost when workers have occupational exposure to blood.
1.3 Exam Strategy & NIC Theory Test-Taking Techniques
A stylist notices a client's hair takes a very long time to absorb water and conditioner beads on top of the strand. The hair most likely has:
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
High-porosity hair tends to:
Group of chemicals used as active ingredients in disinfectants and sanitizers and also as preservatives, surfactants, and antistatic agents.
Which statement about ethnic hair characteristics is MOST accurate?
The shape of the hair follicle determines:
Name for a group of fungus-caused diseases that includes ringworm, athlete's foot, and jock itch.
Hair and scalp conditions
Chapter 2: Hair Biology, Anatomy & Textured Hair Science
2.1 Hair Shaft Anatomy, Follicle Dynamics & Growth Cycle
Which hair growth phase is the active growing phase that determines maximum length?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
The average rate of human scalp hair growth is approximately:
Active growth phase of the hair cycle; a hair pulled during it has an elongated root that may be covered with a root sheath.
Hair anatomy
When examining a client's hair, you find it stretches significantly when wet but does not return to its original length and feels mushy. This indicates:
Hair strand diameter (also called hair 'texture' in cosmetology) is typically classified as:
Primary region of a hair, lying between the outer layer of overlapping scales and the central core.
2.2 Textured Hair Classification & Curl Typing Systems
A cornrow is BEST described as:
Natural Hair Styling
Box braids differ from cornrows because box braids are:
Alopecia ___: disease in which the immune system attacks hair follicles, usually causing hair to fall out in small, round patches.
The feed-in braiding technique is preferred over traditional knotted methods because it:
A two-strand twist is created by:
To intertwine hair in a systematic motion, creating three-dimensional patterns that may be inverted, upright, or singled against the scalp.
Natural hair design
2.3 Hair Properties: Porosity, Density, Elasticity & Texture
Senegalese twists use which type of hair to achieve their sleek, silky appearance?
Marley twists are characterized by:
Hair styled into ropelike sections formed by matting, braiding, or twisting that cannot be removed by brief combing or brushing.
Which method is commonly used to start traditional locs on Type 4 hair?
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