Procedure
1. _____ provides guidelines for protecting cosmetologists from chemicals that can affect your health.
What is OSHA?
Which implement is durable, easy-to-use, made of plastic, metal, glass, or ceramic, and used for soaking
the client’s fingers in warm water to soften the skin and cuticle?
What is a Finger bowl?
Cotton used on the end of a wooden pusher should be changed _____.
after each use
What is a stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails?
Nail nipper
What is used to take off the inhibition layer on gel nails?
Alcohol
Nails that are slightly tapered and extend just past the fingertip are _____.
round
Implements requiring disinfection should be placed in a covered container large enough for them to be ....
What is completely immersed ?
A disposable plastic or reusable metal spatula must be used for removing products from their respective
containers to prevent _____ of the products and the spread of disease.
contamination
A _____ is designed to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate
metal pusher
What form of high-demand nail color lasts 10–21 days and helps prevent the constant smudging clients
experience after a manicure?
Gel polish
Nails that are completely straight across with no rounding at the edges are _____.
square
Implements should be removed from a disinfectant solution using a lift tray or basket, tongs, tweezers,
and _____ to ensure that the disinfectant does not come into contact with the skin.
what are gloves?
Single-use or disposable implements are used _____ on a client then discarded, preferable while the client
can view it being done
once
_____ implements, also known as reusable implements, are generally stainless steel because they must be
properly cleaned and disinfected after use in one client and prior to use on another. Less-expensive metal
implements will corrode during disinfection and sterilization.
Multiuse
_____ is a colorless, inflammable liquid, with a sweetish odor and burning taste that is used a solvent to
quickly remove nail polish
Acetone
Natural nails should be filed _____
from sides to center
Prior to being placed in a disinfectant solution, implements must be _____.
thoroughly cleansed
Total immersion of implements during disinfection is a requirement of the _____
EPA
Single-use or disposable implements are used _____ on a client then discarded, preferable while the client
can view it being done.
once
Which type of nail polish remover is recommended when removing nail polish from nail enhancements
such as wraps?
acetone
As a rule of thumb, the lower the grit on an abrasive nail file, the more _____ its action will be.
aggressive
What term describes the tools used to perform manicure services that are either reusable or disposable?
Implements
What is used to clean the cosmetologist’s and client’s hands before a service begins because it is known to
remove over 90 percent of pathogenic microbes from the hands?
Soap
What single-use implement is used to remove cuticle tissue from the nail plate, to clean under the free
edge of the nail, or to apply products?
Wooden pusher
Nail products designed to soften dry skin around the nail plate and increase the flexibility of the natural
nail are _____.
creams and oils