Rhyann
Holds nail products such as polishes, polish removers, and creams.
Supply Tray
Colorless layer on the natural nail or nail enhancement that promotes adhesion of polish.
Base Coat
Bitten Nails.
Onychophagy
A force of nature that makes two surfaces stick together.
Adhesion
An unhealthy condition of the nail that is either hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit.
Nail Disorder
Formed when liquids evaporate into the air.
Vapors
The technical term for wart.
Verruca
Invisible shaving scrapes.
Microtrauma
A tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
Ligament
The speed of an electric file is measured in...
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
Most common avoidable skin disease for nail technicians.
Contact Dermatitis
Any product added to the natural nail to increase strength and beauty.
Nail enhancement
Nail plates can grow in a variety of shapes, depending on the shape of the ________.
Matrix
The point where the free edge of the natural nail meets or stops inside the well.
Position Stop
Refers to the thickness of the resin liquid.
Viscosity
The amount of force that an artist applies to the brush while stroking.
Pressure
Ingrown nails.
Onychocryptosis
A chemical reaction that releases heat.
Exothermic Reaction
The metal band around the around the brush that holds the bristles in place.
Ferrule
Separation of the nail plate and bed.
Onycholysis
Separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
Onychomadesis
Nail art sandwiched in between two layers of product.
Inlaid
May be caused by aggressive filing with or without an electric file.
Microshattering
Abnormal stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate.
Nail Pterygium
Traditional Gels
Hard Gels