Baby Spice
These are used as an alternative when a hand washing station is not available, but should not take the place of hand washing.
Hand Sanitizers
What grit abrasive is used for finish filing, refining, and buffing?
Fine grit
The ____ runs straight from the cuticle down the side or wall of the nail to the end of the extension.
Sidewall
To have natural looking nails the product application near the eponychium, sidewalls, and free edge must be ____.
Thin
This is a buffer used to create a high shine on a natural nail or nail enhancement when no polish will be worn.
Shiner
What grit abrasive is used for initial shaping of the nail, refining the surface shape of the nail enhancement, or used for smoothing the surface before buffing?
Medium grit
Surface moisture and natural oils left on the nail plate will ____ ____.
block adhesion
What is added to monomer liquid to create a sculptured nail?
Polymer powder
These additives are blended with polymer powders to produce a wide range of shades.
Pigments
These primers were developed because acid based nail primer is corrosive to the skin and potentially dangerous to the eyes.
Acid free or Nonacid
These type of nail enhancement services can be very lucrative.
Monomer liquid and polymer powder
While this product is safe for dental products, bulletproof windows, and shatterproof eyeglasses it is extremely unsuitable for use in artificial nail enhancements. This product is known as _____.
MMA
The amount of liquid to powder used to create a bead of product is referred to as the _____.
Mix ratio
A monomer is one unit called a _____.
Molecule
This is formed by combining many small molecules (monomer) into very long chain like structures.
Polymer
What is produced when the monomer liquid absorbs the polymer powder?
A bead of product
What branch of the acrylic family does Monomer and Polymer belong to?
Methacrylates
What is the initiator added to polymer powder to start the chain reaction of curing the nail enhancement?
Benzoyl Peroxide
This product is used on the natural nail before the enhancement product is applied to assist in adhesion and chemically bonds the enhancement to the natural nail.
Nail Primer
What grit abrasive is strong enough to thin enhancement product before a refill or rebalance.
Coarse Grit
The curved line where the pink and white areas meet each other on a French manicured nail.
Smile line
Too much powder in a mix ratio causes nail enhancements to cure incorrectly and become ____ and ____.
Brittle and discolored
______ is the special chemical reaction used to make polymer powder, it is also used to describe the curing or hardening of the nail enhancement.
Polymerization
What is the substance found in polymer powder that springs into action when activated by a catalyst?
Initiators
What additives are added to monomer liquid to speed up chemical reaction and control the set or curing time?
Catalysts
What sound should a hardened nail enhancement make when lightly tapped with a handle of a brush?
A clicking sound
This nail supply is placed under the free edge and used as a guide to extend a nail enhancement.
Nail form
Masks are worn to prevent inhalation of excessive dust, but do not provide protection from _____.
Vapors
Use of a nail nipper to clip away loosened nail enhancements can _____________.
Damage the nail plate
How should monomer liquid and polymer powder be stored?
Separately, in covered containers in a cool, dark area.
These types of brushes should be avoided because they hold excessive amounts of liquid and alter the mix ratio.
Overly large
How often should proper maintenance of nail enhancements be done?
2 to 3 weeks
During removal, how long should you soak monomer liquid and polymer powder nail enhancements?
20-30 minutes
Special containers used to hold monomer liquid and polymer powder that minimize contamination and evaporation.
Dappen dishes
Odorless products harden slower and create a tacky layer known as the ____ layer.
Inhibition layer
This term describes nail art that protrudes from the nail.
3-D nail art
When using the brush to shape the enhancement on the free edge area, always use the ______ of the brush.
Middle portion (belly)
What is the average c-curve in most salons to ensure the optimal structure and strength to the nail?
35 percent
When removing softened nail enhancement products, use a wooden or meta pusher and then ______________________.
Gently push of the softened nail.
These designs are created when nail art is sandwiched between two layers of product.
Inlaid designs