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LIGHTENER [1 record]

Record 1 2018-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
DEF

The chemical employed to remove color from the hair.

OBS

lightener; bleaching agent; bleach: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
CONT

Comment agissent les décolorants? Ce sont des produits chimiques qui, additionnés à des oxydants, diluent le pigment colorant du cheveu. Il s'agit d'une réaction chimique : le degré de décoloration dépend : du principe du colorant utilisé; de la force de l'oxydant; du temps de pose du mélange sur les cheveux.

OBS

décolorant : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peinado
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