Category: B

  • Barrel curls

    Pin curls with large center openings, fastened to the head in a standing position on a rectangular base.  

  • Bang area

    Triangular section that begins at the apex, or high point of the head, and ends at the front corners.  

  • Band lashes

    Eyelash hairs on a strip that are applied with adhesive to the natural lash line.  

  • Baliage

    Also known as free-form technique; painting a lightener (usually a powdered off-the-scalp lightener) directly onto clean, styled hair.  

  • Balancing shampoo

    Shampoo that washes away excess oiliness from hair and scalp, while preventing the hair from drying out.  

  • Backcombing

    Also called teasing, ratting, matting, or French lacing, combing small sections of hair from the ends toward the scalp, causing shorter hair to mat at the scalp and form a cushion or base.  

  • Backbrushing

    Technique used to build a soft cushion or to mesh two or more curl patterns together for a uniform and smooth comb out.  

  • Bullying

    Scaring or controlling another person by using threats or physical force.  

  • Benign tumor

    An abnormal, but usually harmless cell mass. A mass of cells that grow more rapidly than normal cells but more slowly than most cancer cells and do not spread to other areas of the body. A localized proliferation of cells occurs, which remains confined to its site of origin and does not disseminate to other…

  • Biofeedback training

    A technique in which machines measure certain physiological processes of the body. The machines convert this information to an understandable form and feed it back to the individual. This process gives a person access to biological information not usually available through consciousness alone. Biofeedback is a method wherein an individual utilizes information regarding an ordinarily…