Chapter 18 Braiding & Braid Ext. "Essential Review" – Flashcards

Braiding styles have been known to distinguish ones tribe, age, economic status,______________, geographic location, religious standing, & marital status.

Hair is referred to as a natural or virgin if it has had no previous coloring or lightening treatments, ________________, or physical abuse.

Natural hairstyling uses no chemicals or tints and does not alter the ____________ __________ or coil pattern of the hair.

When referring to braiding and other natural hairstyling, the term texture refers to the __________ of the hair, the wave pattern of the hair, and the feel of the hair.

With regard to the wave pattern, a ___________ is a very tight curl pattern that is spiral in formation and, when lengthened or stretched, resembles a series of loops.

When styling with braids, add height to create the illusion of thinness for the ____________face shape.

Most braided styles are appropriate for the __________ facial shape.

Create styles that are full around the forehead or ________________to help create a more oval appearance for the diamond facial shape.

To create the illusion of length and to soften facial lines for the square facial shape, choose styles that frame the face around the _____________, temples, and jawline.

Soft fringes around the forehead will camouflage a __________ ______________ without closing up the triangular face shape.

Creating full styles can make the oblong face shape appear ______________ or wider.

The goal of the inverted-triangle face shape is to minimize the width of the forehead by styling with __________ ____________ or wisps of hair/braids that frame the face.

A natural hairbrush also known as a boar-bristle brush, is best for stimulating the scalp as well as removing dirt and lint from ___________.

The tool that dries hair without disturbing the finished look and without removing moisture is called a __________.

A board made of fine upright ____________ through which human hair extensions are combed is called a hackle.

A manufactured ___________ _________ of excellent quality that has a texture similar to curly or coiled hair is called a kanekalon.

A beautiful wool fiber imported from Africa that has a _________ _____________ and comes only in black and brown is known as fin.

A strong fiber that comes from the domestic______ found in the mountains of Tibet and Central Asia is Yak.

_____________, gels, or lotions can be used to hold hair in place for a finished look.

Texture hair or hair with a tight _________ ___________, presents certain challenges when styling because it is very fragile when both wet and dry.

Blow drying the hair ______________ it, makes it more manageable, loosens it, and elongates the wave pattern while stretching the hair shaft length.

Another term for a/an ________________ braid is inverted.

The invisible braid is a three-strand braid that employs the underhand technique, in which strands of hair are woven under the ___________ ___________.

A ________ braid is made with two strands that are twisted.

Single braids, ______ __________ and individual braids are all considered to be free-hanging braids, with or without extensions, that can be extended with either an underhand or overhand stitch.

Narrow visible braids that lie close to the scalp are called________ __________.

There are several ways to cultivate locks such as ___________ ____________, wrapping with cord, coiling, braiding, or simply by not combing or brushing.

Dreadlocks are natural textured hair intertwined and meshed together to form a single or separate ______________ of hair and are done without the use of chemicals.

The method of placing the comb at the base of the scalp and, with a ______________ ___________, spiraling the hair into a curl is known as the comb technique.

The method that involves applying gel to ______________ ____________________ placing the portion of hair between the palms of both hands, and rolling in a circular direction is known as a palm roll.

Braids or extensions are an effective way to start locks and involve sectioning the hair for the desired lock and single braiding the hair to the end with or without adding hair extensions , and waiting for ____________ ___________ of growth before employing the palm-roll technique.

During the maturation stage of locks, the lock is totally closed at the end and the hair is tightly meshed, giving a ________- __________ cylinder shape, except where there is new growth at the base.

During the prelock stage of locks, the hair is soft and coiled into ____________ _________________ that are smooth and the end is open.