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Hair salons
Of or relating to any establishment where customers pay a professional hairdresser to cut, wash, style or dye their hair.
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Alkaline perm
Consumer services; Hair salons
A chemically based permanent waving product that has a pH from 7. 5 to 9. 5. Stronger than acid perms, alkaline perms are designed to produce tight, firm, springy curls rather than the looser curls ...
Alkali
Consumer services; Hair salons
A liquid with a pH higher than 7. Alkalis are used in depilatory creams that dissolve hair, and galvanic electrolysis produces alkalis which can destroy a hair follicle.
Acupressure
Consumer services; Hair salons
A method of relieving pain by pressing down on an area of the body.
Acupuncture
Consumer services; Hair salons
A method of relieving pain by inserting needles into the skin.
Active ingredient
Consumer services; Hair salons
The substance which, contained in a product, actually does the main part of the work that the product is used for.
Activator
Consumer services; Hair salons
A chemical ingredients that is specifically added to hair bleach to speed up the action of the bleach without unnecessarily damaging the hair. Also referred to as Booster, Bleach Boosters or Bleach ...
