Nail Vocab
Whats the technical term for nail
Onyx
What is hair styling
the art of dressing and arranging the hair to create a temporary change
What is base control?
Reflection and position of the tool
What is the inflammation of the nail matrix
Onychia
What do no-stem pin curls do?
What is the study of the structure and growth of the nail?
Onychology
What is a slow speed texture pattern?
Waves
What are the 3 parts of a pin curl?
Base, stem & circle
What are the 6 signs of infection
Pain, swelling, redness, local fever, throbbing, pus
the half moon shaped at the bottom nail
What part of the nail extends beyond the end of the finger/toe and protects the tips of finger/toe
Free edge
What is hair pressing?
Silking
What is Indentation, in wet styling?
the straight indentation creates hollowness
Whats the technical term for athletes foot?
Tinea Pedis
What is the technical name for ring worm?
Tinea Capitis
where is the hyponychium located?
underneath the free edge of the nail
Whats the difference between active and unactive?
Active- waves, rollers, curling irons
Unactive- flat irons, press combs
What is a finger wave?
2 oblong shapes connected by a ridge
Any disease, disorder or condition of the nail is..
Onychosis
What is the growth rate of nails?
1/8th per month
What does the nail matrix contain? (3)
Lymph, blood vessels, nerves
Whats the term that refers to the shape and pattern of the hair?
Texture
What is a skip wave?
one oblong followed by pin curls
The cause of the disease/condition/disorder of the nail
Etiology
A client comes in and wants volume at the top, what kind of base would you use, for a pincurl?
On base