Colouring hair

What is natural pigment known as?

• Melanin

• Keratin

• Medulla

Where is the natural colour pigment found?

• Cuticle

• Cortex

• Medulla

• Hair bulb

How many types of melanin can be found in the hair?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

What colour are the pigments?

• black, white & grey

• Brown, gold, red & orange

• Yellow, red, Brown & black

What name is given to the dark pigments in the hair?

• Pheomelanin

• Eumelanin

• Melanocytes

• Keratin

What name is given to the light hair colour pigments?

• Melanocytes

• Pheomelanin

• Keratin

• Eumelanin

If someone had a dense amount of eumelanin what colour hair would they produce?

• Light hair

• Red hair

• Very dark hair

What would a predominant amount of pheomelanin produce?

• Black hair

• Brown hair

• Blonde hair

• Red hair

What is meant by the term non-pigmented hair?

• Hair that has been bleached

• Hair that has not been pre-pigmentated

• White/grey hair

Where on the head is the most common place to see grey/white hair.

• The crown

• The nape of the head

• All over

• The front hair line and sideburns