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Enhancements
Nice Tips
Gelling' like a Felon
Yucky
100
This tool is used to trim away tags of dead skin.
What are Nippers?
100
The amount of liquid and powder used to create a bead is called this?
What is Mixing Ratio? 1:1 = Dry Bead 1.5/1 = Medium Bead 2:1 = Wet Bead
100
Used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the natural nail or tip and are made from cyanoacrylate, a special monomer that has excellent adhesion properties.
What is Nail Wrap Resin?
100
UV Gels rely on ML/PP ingredients. ML/PP stands for this.
What is Monomer Liquid and Polymer Powder?
100
The term for red itchy patches of skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toes.
What is Tinea Pedis or Athlete's Foot?
200
This is used to shape the free edge of the nails.
What are abrasive files and buffers?
200
All nail enhancements are based almost entirely on ingredients that come from this chemical family.
What is Acrylics? Liquid/Powder enhancements come specifically from the Methylacrylates.
200
Describe the Stop, Rock, and Hold method of applying nail tips.
Stop against the free edge at a 45degree angle Rock the tip slowly Hold the tip in place 5-10 seconds until the adhesive has hardened
200
This causes the polymerization reaction to begin.
What is Photoinitiator?
200
One common symptom shared by onychomadeses on onychia is this.
What is Shedding of the Nail?
300
This product is used to improve surface hardness or durability of weak or thin nail plates.
What are hardeners?
300
This speeds up chemical reactions and are used in monomer liquids to control the set or curing time. It energizes and activates the initiators.
What is a Catalyst?
300
Natural oil and shine are removed from the nail plate using this.
What is an abrasive?
300
This term refers to the short chains of monomers that are not long enough to be considered a polymer and are often referred to as "pre-polymers."
What is Oligomers?
300
A lump of red tissue growing up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
What is Pyogenic Granuloma?
400
This implement is held like a pencil and is used for loosening the cuticle.
What is a wooden pusher?
400
This prefix means "one" and the suffix mer means units so ______ means "one unit" and This second prefix means "many" so _____ means "many units" or "many molecules."
What is the prefix mono? Monomer means "One Unit" What is the prefix poly? Polymer means "Many Units"
400
A closely woven heavy material used for nail wrap.
What is linen?
400
This emits UV light to cure UV nail enhancements.
What is a UV Lamp?
400
Often called ingrown nails.
What is Onychocryptosis?
500
This product is used to remove yellow surface discoloration or stains such as tobacco stains; they contain H2O2 or some other keratin bleaching agent.
What is Nail Bleach?
500
**DAILY DOUBLE** Describe the Apex, Stress Area, and Sidewall and where they are located on the nail enhancements.
Apex: area of the nail that has all the strength. It is an oval shape in the center of the nail. Stress Area: Where the natural nail grows beyond the end of the finger. Sidewall: Area on the side of the nail plate that grows free of it's attachment to the nail fold and where the extension leaves the natural nail.
500
Soften nail tips are removed using this method.
What is Sliding them off?
500
Pair the following UV Gel options to it's applicable client. 1. Arched or Curved Nails 2. Client returns often with Breaks 3. Flat Fingernails A. A Gel with Fiberglass B. Thicker UV Building Gel C. Self Leveling Gels
1. C 2. A 3. B
500
Stretching of the skin around the nail plate.
What is Pterygium?