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Across 1. A successful relaxer involves a meticulous chemical and physical _____. 6. Also known as Ammonium Thioglycolate, this relaxer has a chemical reducing agent that causes the hair to soften and swell. 11. The first of this kind was made of potash (wood ashes), lye, white potatoes and lard (2 words) 12. A caustic chemical with a pH of 14 in its pure form 13. These relaxers contain a derivative of NaOH and calcium, potassium, guanidine, lithium hydroxide, or bisulfate as the active ingredient. 14. Also known as base relaxers or no-base relaxers, containing lye, with a pH of 10.5-14. ALWAYS FOLLOW MANUFACTURER'S DIRECTIONS. (2 words) 15. Also known as the comb test, allows you to determine if additional smoothing is required. (2 words)

Down 2. It is important to use an ____-________ neutralizing shampoo or stabilizer to reharden the hair into its new, straight shape. (2 words) 3. Do not apply this relaxer to extremely porous hair that has been colored with permanent hair color or lightened hair. Also do not apply it to hair that has been treated with a Thio based relaxer. (2 words) 4. This test is to be performed before any chemical relaxer to determine the hair's porosity, elasticity, density, and texture. (2 words) 5. In the early 1900s a temporary method of hair relaxing, called hair pressing, was conceived by Sarah Breedlove, who was better known as _______. (3 words) 7. When relaxing, you must process the hair until 85% of the curl has been reduced for _____ ______. (2 words) 8. When applying a _____ ______ you must stay 1/2" away from the scalp and pull to the porous ends. (2 words) 9. Relaxer ______ comes in Mild, Regular, and Super. 10. The shape of the hair follicle for Curly and Overly-Curly hair texture.