North Dakota Cosmetology Practice Exam

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What type of hair service is typically done to change the hair's texture?

Highlighting
Perming
Cutting
Coloring

The correct answer is: Perming

Perming is the process specifically designed to alter the natural texture of hair by creating curls or waves. This chemical treatment works by breaking and reforming the disulfide bonds in the hair, allowing the hair to take on a new shape and texture. During a perm, hair is wrapped around rods, and a chemical solution is applied to achieve this lasting change. Highlighting, on the other hand, involves applying lighter colors to sections of hair to create dimension but does not change the hair's texture. Cutting simply involves trimming or shaping the hair without any chemical alteration, and coloring refers to changing the hair's color but not its texture. Thus, perming is the only service among the choices that explicitly results in a transformation of hair texture.