Ingredients
The ingredients in two-part monomer liquid and polymer powder enhancement systems belong to a branch of the acrylic family called
methacrylates
When applying nail enhancements, surface moisture and natural oils left on the nail plate will _____.
block adhesion
Application of the enhancement product onto the new growth of the nail is commonly referred to as _____.
backfill
The amount of polymer powder and liquid monomer used to create a product bead is called the
mix ratio
Properly sized nail tips for a client should cover the nail plate from _____.
sidewall to sidewall
What is the monomer called that is used in medical and dental products, but unsuitable for nails?
MMA
What type of designs _____ are created when nail art is sandwiched between two layers of product while the nail enhancement is being formed.
inlaid designs
Polymer powder is made using a special chemical reaction called _____, also known as curing or hardening.
polymerization
What abrasive (grit) is used for finish filing, refining, and buffing?
fine-grit
The contact areas of nail tips are smoothed with a fine-grit block buffer held _____.
flat across the nail
What additives are added to monomer liquid to speed up chemical reaction and control the set or curing time?
catalysts
What is the name of Janet's pup?
Freya Sparkle
Masks are designed to prevent inhalation of excessive dust, but they offer no protection from
vapors
_______ also known as the arch, is the area of the nail with the most strength, oval-shaped, and located in the center of the nail.
apex
What product is used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the natural nail and nail tip?
wrap resin
What is the substance found in polymer powder, that when activated by a catalyst, will spring into action and cause monomer molecules to permanently link together into long polymer chains?
initiators
When using the brush to shape the enhancement on the free edge area, use
the middle portion or belly of the brush
What is a layer of any kind of nail enhancement product that is applied over the natural nail and tip application for added strength called?
overlay
For natural-looking nails, product application near the eponychium, sidewalls, and free edge must be
thin
Wrap resins are made from _____, a specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent adhesion to the natural nail plate and polymerizes in seconds.
cyanoacrylate
What is the initiator that is added to polymer powder to start the chain reaction of curing?
benzoyl peroxide
Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for nail tips and the natural nail are called
wells
The _____ is the point where the free edge of the natural nail meets the tip, and where the tip is adhered to the nail.
position stop
The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail is also called a(n) _____.
bonding agent
Which material is thin and tightly woven, and becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied?
silk