| Ammonium Thioglycolate | | Most chemicals are considered this |
| Sodium Hydroxide | | What you apply before the relaxer around the hairline and on the scalp |
| AGT | | What you use to wrap a perm |
| Perm Rods | | The active ingredient in most Chemical Relaxers |
| Spiral Wrap | | This common term can mean Adding or Subtracting Curl to/from the hair |
| Croquinole | | The active ingredient in most Permanent Waves |
| 9 Section-Rectangle_Wrap | | A permanent wave that is below 7 on the pH scale |
| Hydrogen Peroxide | | What the State Board requires you to perform |
| Blotting | | A wrapping technique that is elongated and wrapped vertically |
| Half Base | | A standard wrapping technique |
| Disulfide Bonds | | What is applied 3 times after your relaxer has finished processing |
| Calcium Hydroxide | | Used to relax color-treated hair |
| Protective Base Cream | | What happens to the hair when you leave the chemical on to long |
| Neutralizing Shampoo | | A type of permanent wave that usually requires an external heat source |
| Overprocessed | | The active ingredient in most permanent wave neutralizers |
| Acid Wave | | Can come in liquid or cream and requires no heat to process |
| Cold Wave | | This technique uses two rods on one subsection of har within every section |
| Endothermic | | The acronym for permanent wave solution End_Wraps What you use to wrap a rod |
| Exothermic | | The bonds that are broken up to 50% during the permanent waving process |
| Alkaline | | What you do after you rinse, before the neutralizer |
| Soft Curl | | Uses a THIO cream relaxer first, then rodded to provide the desired curl pattern |
| Piggy Back Wrap | | Creates HEAT when you mix part 1 to part 2 as a catalyst |
| Perm | | How most rods are wrapped on the head |