Which term describes the general service category that includes chemical processing to alter hair texture?

• A. Chemical Texture Service
• B. Hair coloring
• C. Thermal styling
• D. Brazilian blowout

Answer: (A)

Chemical texture services describe any service that uses chemical processing to change the hair’s texture. These procedures alter the hair’s internal bonds in the cortex, allowing curl patterns to be created or straightened and then set. This category includes processes like perms and relaxers, as well as other texturizing methods. Hair coloring changes pigment rather than texture, and thermal styling relies on heat rather than chemical alteration, so they don’t fit this broad category. A Brazilian blowout is a specific smoothing treatment within the same area, but it’s not the general category itself.