Pivot Point Color Vocabulary Words

Strong alkaline solution that enables an oxidative color product to decolorize hair pigment & develop a new color

Pigment producing cells that exist among the dividing cells within the hair bulb

Design principle that is a sequential repetition where two or more colors occur in a repeating pattern

Most frequently hydrogen peroxide, at an acidic pH level that is mixed with oxidative color and lighteners

Design principle where all units are similar but gradually change in an ascending or descending scale

An obvious difference between two colors along the hairstrand, the result of new growth or previous overlapped color

The warmth or coolness of a color, also known as hue or the name of the color

An oxidizing agent, generally very low volume hydrogen peroxide

Sheet that provides key data on a specific product regarding ingredients, hazards combustion level & storage requirement

Pigment that gives skin and hair their color

Also known as value or depth, the degree of lightness or darkness of a hair color relative to itself and others

Hair dye containing metals; also known as progressive dyes

A protein that accounts for 97% of the makeup of hair

Technique using the tail comb to select out stands in an alternating pattern

The type of melanin with a red/yellow pigment

Type of melanin, a dense concentration will produce very dark hair

Process of combining oxygen with other chemical ingredients

Most often used oxidizing or developing agent

Technique used to isolate straight partings to be treated with color or lightener

Design principle where all units are identical except the positions, creates a feeling of uniformity