Facials
Define: Comedo
Mass of hardened sebum and skin cells in a hair follicle
Define: Chignon
A classic updo designed around a ponytail; a technique used in formal styling
Define: Onychosis
Any deformity or disease of the natural nails
Define: Finger Angle
Also known as cutting position, cutting angle(using degrees), cutting line, finger position; angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape
Define: Overlay
Layer of the nail enhancement product over the entire surface of the nail; provides strength, structure, and support
In the context of basic massage techniques, __________ is a light, continuous stroking movement applied in a slow, rhythmic manner with the fingers or the palms.
Effleurage
_________ are separate networks of coily, textured hair that are intertwined and meshed together.
Locs
A form of dramatically increased nail curvature of the free edge, whereby the nail can curl in upon itself or may be deformed only on one sidewall, is called a(an) __________.
Pincer nail
All professional haircutting shears are made of __________.
Steel
A __________ nail tip covers the entire apex area and usually covers more than half of the nail plate.
Full-well
The use of electrical currents for skin treatment is called __________.
Electrotherapy
In the context of the parts of a thermal iron, the __________ is the clasp or clamp that presses the hair against the rod of a thermal iron.
Shell
Damage to the capillaries under the nail, caused by physical trauma or nail bed injury, is typically a sign of __________.
Splinter hemorrhage
The term __________ refers to where and how hair is moved over the head.
Distribution
The __________ is where the natural nail grows beyond the finger and becomes the free edge.
Stress area
Define: Alipidic
Literally means "lack of lipids"; describes skin that does not produce enough sebum, indicated by absence of visible pores
Define: Stem
Section of the pin curl between the base and first arc (turn) of the circle that gives the curl its direction and movement; the hair between the scalp and first turn of the roller
Define: Pyogenic Granuloma
Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
Define: Uniform Layers
Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length
Define: Isobutyl Alcohol
common ingredient in nail cleanser
A(n) __________ is a condition that requires avoiding certain procedures, treatments, or products to prevent undesirable side effects.
Contraindication
__________ is a setting technique done on very short to mid-length chemically relaxed hair that prepares the hair for a thermal service.
Hair molding
Paronychia refers to __________.
bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus, swelling, and redness
In the context of texturizing techniques, __________ is the process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears; in this technique, the hair strand is cut by a sliding movement of the shears with the blades kept partially opened.
Effilating
Nail resin systems are used to __________.
build strength and structure over a natural nail or nail tip