Hair Design Study Guide

Technique of drying and/or designing hair with a hand held dryer while using brushes/fingers/pressing comb/thermal iron

Circle (half circle) and Oblong are examples of what shapes

Bonds in the hair that are weakened or broken by water or thermal heat

Produces curls with a progression of speeds and used in curvature shapes such as circles and oblongs

Distributed from one point of origin, radiating outward in any direction

Rectangle and Triangle are examples of what shapes

Used to protect client’s scalp during a curling iron procedure

Pressing hair twice on one side with more pressure and heat is called a double press or

Soft press by pressing the hair once on each side with less pressure and heat

Tool sits half off/on base. Less volume. 90’ from center of base.

Alternating oblong shapes result in what pattern

The first person to introduce thermal irons

On Base: Tool sits completely within the base. Offers max volume and base strength

Base is 1x (optional) - 1.5x, 2x. Least volume.

Arranging hair to create a temporary change in form, texture, and direction of the finished design

Roller parting where diameter size between partings is the exact same as roller

This type of hair is the least difficult to press and requires no particular precautions

Allows air flow to spread gently over larger areas and allows for scrunched texture

Blow dryer airflow should be directed

Distributed from multiple points of origin and travel equal distances from each other

Art of shaping and defining the hair in graceful waves

This is measured by the diameter of the tool

Technique used to create a curved under or flipped up effect by adding curl texture to only the ends

Allows air flow to be focused on small areas

Technique for temporarily straightening curly/tightly curled hair

Can be resistant but can tolerate more heat and pressure

Unactivated surface texture is

Place where motion begins or the beginning of movement within a shape or design

Activated surface texture is

Hair between the scalp and the first turn of the hair around the tool.

Used to apply heat and tension to temporarily straighten tightly curled hair

Hair positioned around the tool or part of the curl of a pin curl

Used to create uniform curl formation and in straight shapes like rectangles and triangles

Whether symmetrical or not, this plays an integral part in the dynamics of a design and must be analyzed form all angles

Creates hollowness or depression

Requires lower temps and less contact time when using electric curling irons. Use caution and thermal protectant

Use less heat and pressure to avoid breakage when pressing

Pressing hair twice on each side with more pressure and heat is called a soft press

The size of the base in relation to the diameter of the tool and position of tool in relation to the base

Rain, humidity, and shampooing causing thermally styled hair to return to its original state is

Used to create fullness and height

Direction hair is combed/dispersed over the curve of the head

Designing where hair is manipulated into the desired shapes and movements while wet, then allowed to dry

Made out of stainless steel to retain heat