Hair and Beauty Glossary

Baldness.

helps keep the body temperature (hair stands on end)

A colour product for hair.

A colour.

A dummy head (hair block) used for practising cuts, styles and techniques.

A colour, a light grayish yellow.

A link or joining. One item bonds to another.

A colour.

An implement that has 'bristles' firmly set into a handle, used for grooming the hair.

A brush - usually small, for applying products.

An item for sitting on.

A device for holding the hair in sections.

A device used for disentangling hair. Usually flat with pointed teeth on one edge.

A product that makes hair soft, rebuilds hair, closes down cuticles.

A hair layer under cuticle has pigment and bonds.

The outside layer of hair overlap like tiles on a roof.

The act of shortening by chopping off the ends. An activity often carried out with scissors.

Hair that has had something happen to it to cause a defect.

Flaky scalp. 

Depth of hair colour.

Hair that is not pale coloured. Depth of hair colour.
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Second layer of skin.

A stroking movement. Usually carried out at the start of shampooing.

Stretch of the hair.

Top layer of the skin.

Used during highlighting sections of hair.

split ends due to physical/ chemical damage

(A quick movement) An action to encourage blood supply.

Used to hold hair in place. Makes hair stiff.

A term used to refer to people with red coloured hair.

A protective garment worn to keep the clients clothes clean.

A colour mid way between black and white.

A type of hair.

How the hair is.

A product for conditioning the hair, makes the hair soft, rebuilds the hair and closes down the cuticle.

Number of hairs on the head.

Type of hair.

Hand held or hood dryer for setting.

Type of hair.

Type of hair.

Feeds hair with blood supply.

Used to hold style in place and protects from weather.

Fine, medium or thick.

Dry, brittle, normal, greasy, wiry.

Takes in water, as in hair is Hygroscopic.

A collection of the required tools.

Hair depth, how dark or light hair is.

Hair depth. How dark or light the hair is.

Middle of the hair.

A shiny surface for reflecting an image.

Beaded hair shaft.

Foaming product used to style hair.

Small rods used in the perming process.

(deep, slow movement) kneading actions.

Lets in water / moisture.

Silvery raised skin, itchy.

A colour. One of the three primary colours.

A small round item.
Wind down with thumbs when setting.

Circular movement when shampooing.

A tool used in certain colouring techniques.

A cutting tool. Can be grouped with 'sharps'.

Swelling oil gland.

A technique of putting and keeping hair in place.

A product to clean the hair or the act of using the product - to shampoo.

A tap attachment to spread the water.

A bowl shaped fixture used for washing hands etc.

A device for straightening the hair.

checking colour for development.

Check for S shape development.

A two pronged tool used to style the hair.

A piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping.

A split along the hair shaft.

A code of dress identifying the staff in a salon.

Used to define curls or style.

A colour. Very light.

A position where work is carried out.