manicure
An implement that shortens or shapes the nails is called:
Emery board
another name for Tinea pedis is:
Athletes foot
How many months does it take for a new nail to grow?
12-18 months
During a pedicure, this product is used to remove dead skin cells:
Sloughing lotion
What is an overlay
Acrylic laid over the top of the natural nail.
A spay or polish that aids in the fast drying of polish is called:
Speed dry
Another term for bitten nails:
Onychophgy
attached to the base of the nail, under the skin, and inside the mantle is the:
Nail root
During a pedicure, soak the clients feet for how many minutes?
5-10 minutes
Catalysts are found in liquid monomer to:
Speed up the chemical reaction
What are the five basic nail shapes?
Square, oval, squoval, round, and pointed
A thickening if the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth if the nail is called:
Onychauxis
Jane accidentally closed the car door on her finger, the nail on that finger eventually fell off and one year later that nail grew back distorted. What nail structure has possibly been damaged?
The nail matrix
Two popular foot massages movement is:
Effleurage, petrissage
During a two color acrylic nail application, the white acrylic is applied to:
1. Zone 1
2. Zone 2
3. Cuticle area
4. Sidewall area
Zone 1
What is paraffin?
A type of wax that is frequently used for hand and foot services
Another name for slip or brittle nails is:
Onychorrhexis
What is the average finger nail growth rate per month?
1/3 (.3cm) per month
What must you do when performing a pedicure before anything else
Sanitize the foot.
What is the first step when doing acrylics?
Wash hands.
Cuticle remover cream contains which if the following ingredients?
1. Bleach
2. Salicylic acid
3. Formaldehyde
4. Potassium Hydroxide
Potassium hydroxide
What is onychatrophia?
Wasting away if the nail
What is Pterygium
The living skin attached to the nail plate
what is onychocryptosis
Ingrown nails
Methacrylic acid is typically found in what artificial nail product?
1. Primer
2. Powder
3. Monomer
4. Dehydrator
Primer