Skipping rods with solution may require which processing adjustment?

• A. A longer processing time
• B. A shorter processing time
• C. No processing time
• D. Less chemical exposure

Answer: (A)

When you skip rods that would otherwise receive the solution, fewer strands are actively exposed to the chemical at one time. That reduced exposure means the chemical has less overall opportunity to penetrate and soften/break/rebuild bonds across all the treated hair in the wrap. To achieve the same level of processing and uniform curl, you need to give the solution more time to work on the treated strands. Extending the processing time helps compensate for the reduced exposure and promotes even results.

Shorter processing time would likely leave treated sections under-processed, and there’s no need for, or benefit from, eliminating processing time altogether. Saying you’d have less chemical exposure isn’t the goal here—the aim is to adjust time to compensate for the rod-skipping and still reach the desired curl.