Which service should I get?
This is a good choice for a client wanting a specific nail color for a special occasion.
Traditional polish
This is the optimum amount of time for gel enhancements to be maintained or removed.
2-3 Weeks
This is where you would start with your application of a bead of gel.
The cuticle
This is what occurs if you contact the skin with gel.
Lifting
This is another name for soft gels.
Soak-off gel
This is a good choice for a client who likes the look of traditional nails, but often damages the polish immediately after their service.
Gel polish
This is the scale used to identify a certain color and intensity of light.
Nanometer
This product improves the adhesion of gel to the natural nail.
Gel primer
Typically during a consultation to determine which service to perform, the clients do this.
Listen to what the cosmetologist recommends
This is the name of the chemical process that releases heat during the curing process of gels.
Exothermic reaction
This is the best option for a client who likes to change their nail polish frequently.
Traditional polish
This is the measurement of thickness or thinness of a liquid. It affects how that liquid flows.
Viscosity
This is the shape that your application brush should NOT be for a good end result.
Square
Your client has too much surface moisture on their nail. This is what you would use to correct that problem.
Nail cleanser
This is a molecule that creates a reaction when exposed to UV or visible light.
Photoinitiator
This is the optimal choice for a client who needs a strong product for an extension that is longer than the nailbed.
Gel lamps must emit this color of light at the proper intensity to provide sufficient energy.
Violet
After applying the bead of gel to the nail, this is what you float it towards.
The free edge
Applying a thin layer of gel helps to avoid this common problem that can also be uncomfortable.
Heat spikes
A pre-polymer that is a thick, gel like, sticky acrylate, and is between a liquid and a solid is also known as this.
Oligomer
This is what you would use on a client who wants to overlay their natural nail, needs to build an arch or add an extension.
Building gel
This is the range of nanometers that LED bulbs produce wavelengths of optical light from.
365- 405 nanometers
To contour and shape the free edge of the nail, you should use this.
This is what you would do if gel accidentally gets cured on your application brush.
Throw it away. It's ruined and can't be repaired.
This is the linking of the oligomers together into a solid chemical-resistant material.
Polymerization