The general term for any nail deformity or disease.
What is Onychosis
100
Acrylic liquid, which is mixed with a polymer, to form the nail sculpting product.
What is Monomer?
100
Made from Cyanoacrylates and are specialized acrylic monomers that quickly polymerize with the addition of alcohol.
What are Resins?
100
Cause joints to straighten and body parts to stretch; make wrist and fingers straighten out
What are extensor muscles?
100
supplies blood to the thumb side of the arm and the back of the hand
What is radial artery?
200
A contagious fungal infection, distinguished by a red ring, itching, scales and occasionally painful lesions.
What is Ringworm or Tinea?
200
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibits the use of this in salons.
What is Methy Methacrylate (MMA)?
200
Chemicals that begin the polymerization process in creating gel nails?
What are photoinitiators?
200
Turn the forearm and hand outward so the palm faces upward
What are supinator muscles?
200
any nerve located in the fingers and toes
What is digital nerve?
300
Also known as Athlete's Foot.
What is Tinea Pedis?
300
A solvent used in nail polish remover.
What is Acetone?
300
Also known as curing, or hardening of acrylic
What is polymerization?
300
a group of adductor muscles, located in the palm, that draw the thumb toward the fingers
What are opponens muscles?
300
Muscle that controls the little toe
What is flexor digiti minimi?
400
A loosening or separation, without shedding, or the nail plate
What is Onycholysis?
400
Powders used for acrylic nails, which are a combination of monomers, initiators and a catalyst.
What is Polymers?
400
Product that speeds up a chemical reaction
What is an activator?
400
muscle located in the calf and pulls the foot down; attached to lower portion of the heel
What is gastrocnemius muscle?
400
move the foot toward the body and draw the toes together
What are adductor muscles?
500
Bacterial inflammation of the skin surrounding the nail plate.
What is Paronychia?
500
Begins the process that starts the chain reaction, leading to very long polymer chains being created.
What are initiators?
500
tacky, film-like layer that forms on the top of the nail enhancement
What is Inhibition Layer?
500
longer of the two muscles responsible for rotating the foot down and out.
What is peroneus longus muscle?
500
(MEEMA) a type of monomer used to produce nail enhancements where the molecule size is large, making it impossible to enter into body tissue or skin, thus providing Guest Safety.