Ch 27 Flashcards
Regardless of whether a client is interested in wearing long, medium, or short nails, she may decide to have nail tips applied over her natural nails for _____.
a. a more polished look
b. strength and durability
c. recreational activities
d. nail damage prevention
b. strength and durability
Offering _____ expands your service offerings and enables clients to have a “one stop shop” experience in your salon.
a. haircut and coloring
b. haircut and blowdry
c. nail extension and wrap services
d. manicures and pedicures
c. nail extension and wrap services
Which product is made of plastic, pre-molded nails shaped from a tough polymer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic?
a. Nail tips
b. Nail polish
c. Nail buffers
d. Nail polymer
a. Nail tips
What is a layer of any kind of nail enhancement product that is applied over the natural nail and tip application for added strength?
a. Tips
b. Acrylic
c. Polymer
d. Overlay
d. Overlay
Nail tips that do not have the reinforcement provided by the overlay are _____.
a. more flexible
b. not long-wearing and can break easily
c. strong and durable
d. expensive
b. not long-wearing and can break easily
Which implement is similar to a nail clipper that is used on nail tips?
a. Tip curette
b. Tip cutter
c. Blocker
d. Activator
b. Tip cutter
What substance is used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil left on the natural nail plate?
a. Nail dehydrator
b. Nail polish
c. Nail polish remover
d. Nail acrylic
a. Nail dehydrator
Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for nail tips and the natural nail are called _____.
a. wells
b. connections
c. adhesions
d. sidewalls
a. wells
The _____ is the point where the free edge of the natural nail meets the tip, and where the tip is adhered to the nail.
a. overlay
b. position stop
c. well
d. sidewall
b. position stop
Nail tips are available in _____ sizes, colors, and shapes, making it easy to fit each client with precisely the right size and shape.
a. many
b. two
c. three
d. few
a. many
Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and _____.
a. move
b. rock
c. crack
d. hold
c. crack
The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail is also called a(n) _____.
a. adhesion agent
b. buffer wrap
c. bonding agent
d. abrasive wrap
c. bonding agent
Cosmetologists and their clients should always wear _____ when using and handling nail tip adhesives.
a. masks
b. gloves
c. aprons
d. eye protection
d. eye protection
When securing the tip to the natural nail, use the stop, rock, and _____ method to avoid air bubbles and promote proper adhesion.
a. hold
b. stop
c. shape
d. secure
a. hold
When applying nail tips, you must hold the tip in place for _____ until the adhesive has dried.
a. 5-10 minutes
b. 3-5 minutes
c. 30-45 seconds
d. 5-10 seconds
d. 5-10 seconds
The contact areas of nail tips are smoothed with a fine-grit block buffer held _____.
a. roughly across the surface
b. with pressure
c. angled across the nail
d. flat across the nail
d. flat across the nail
Any method of securing a layer of fabric or paper on and around the nail tip to ensure its strength and durability is called a _____.
a. nail tip
b. nail polymer
c. nail wrap
d. nail fabric
c. nail wrap
What product is used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the natural nail and nail tip?
a. Wrap fabric
b. Wrap resin
c. Woven linen
d. Chemical solution
b. Wrap resin
Wrap resins are made from _____, a specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent adhesion to the natural nail plate and polymerizes in seconds.
a. cyanoacrylate
b. ABS
c. fabric
d. plastic
a. cyanoacrylate
To press fabric wraps onto the natural nail plate and avoid the transfer of dust or oil, use _____.
a. thick plastic
b. fingertips
c. heavy adhesive
d. nail resin
a. thick plastic
Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and _____.
a. linen
b. paper
c. cotton
d. nylon
a. linen
The _____ is the heart of a nail wrap system and gives this system its unique properties.
a. nail tip
b. nail polymer
c. nail resin
d. nail wrap material
d. nail wrap material
Which material is thin and tightly woven, and becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied?
a. Cotton
b. Fiberglass
c. Linen
d. Silk
d. Silk
Which nail wrap is made from a closely woven, heavy material and is considered to be the strongest nail wrap fabric?
a. Cotton wrap
b. Fiberglass wrap
c. Finen wrap
d. Silk wrap
c. Finen wrap