The list of services that you are legally allowed to perform in a specified area of your expertise in your state
What is Scope of Practice (SOP)?
100
Must be stainless steel and must be used gently to scrape tissue from the natural nail plate
What is a metal pusher?
100
Porous implements that touch the client's skin or nails and cannot be properly disinfected (not including those found in nail polish containers)
What are applicator brushes?
100
Designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and to soften the skin surrounding the nail
What is nail oil?
100
To prevent the spread of communicable disease, it is important to perform this before and after each client
What is hand washing?
200
What can happen if you practice outside of SOP
What is lose your license?
200
Stainless steel implement used to trim dead skin around nails
What is a nipper?
200
Sometimes called an orangewood stick, used to remove cuticle from the nail plate and under the free edge
What is a wooden pusher?
200
Works more quickly to dissolve and remove nail polish
What is acetone?
200
Organized plan for cleaning, disinfecting and arranging the tools, implements and materials needed to perform a manicure; then meeting, greeting and escorting the client to the manicure area
What is the pre-service procedure?
300
The organization that protects the cosmetologist from chemicals used in performing services in the salon
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
300
Used to lift debris from nail plate, used to position or retrieve nail art, and used to retrieve implements from the disinfectant bath
What are tweezers?
300
Used to remove debris on and under the nail plate when cleansing or washing the hands
What is a nail brush?
300
Barrier product that seals the skin surface and hold in subdermal moisture
What is nail cream?
300
The discussion with the client using the information on his/her intake form and including an analysis of the hands and nails or feet and nails
What is the manicure consultation?
400
Written document requiring salon ventilation and proper personal protective equipment (PPE) where and while services are performed
What is the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard?
400
Stainless steel implement used to quickly shorten the free edge
What are nail clippers?
400
Used to smooth the nail plate free edge in manicuring and used to smooth the nail plate during some artificial nail services
What are abrasive files and buffers?
400
Used to dissolve and loosen dead skin on nail plate
What is cuticle remover?
400
The instructions given to the client for at-home care, plus guiding the client through payment and rescheduling
What is the post-service procedure?
500
States that it does not matter if the soap or cleanser used in the salon is antibacterial or not
What is the CDC (Centers for Disease Control)?
500
Why nickel-plated implements are not suitable to be used as multiuse implements
What is they corrode during disinfection and sterilization?
500
PPEs used to protect the cosmetologist's hands and nasal passages during a manicure service.
What are nitrile gloves and dust masks?
500
Used to remove surface discoloration on the nail plate, usually contain H2O2
What is nail bleach?
500
Evaluating the client's hands/feet and nails for healthiness, strength and shape