Ch 29 Flashcards
What type of nail enhancement product hardens when exposed to UV light, and is also known as a UV and LED gel?
a. Light cured gel
b. Light cured polymer
c. Light cured nail
d. Sculptured nail
a. Light cured gel
Light cured gel enhancements rely on ingredients from a subcategory of the monomer liquid and polymer powder chemical family, called _____.
a. gels
b. polymers
c. resins
d. acrylates
d. acrylates
Wrap resins are called _____.
a. gelatins
b. cyanoacrylates
c. methacrylates
d. monomers
b. cyanoacrylates
A short chain of monomers that is not long enough to be considered a polymer is a(n) _____.
a. methacrylate
b. adhesive
c. oligomer
d. acrylate
c. oligomer
What is the composition of oligomers?
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Between liquid and gas
d. Between solid and liquid
d. Between solid and liquid
Traditionally, light cured gels relied on urethane acrylate; newer gel systems use _____.
a. urethane resins
b. wrap resins
c. urethane methacrylates
d. acrylate wraps
c. urethane methacrylates
_____ acrylate and _____ methacrylate are the main ingredients used alone or in combination with urethane acrylates to create light cured gel nail enhancements.
a. Urethane; methane
b. Urethane; urethane
c. Methane; urethane
d. Methane; oxygen
b. Urethane; urethane
The chemical family of urethanes is known for high abrasion resistance and _____.
a. durability
b. reliability
c. safety
d. volatility
a. durability
What chemical initiates the polymerization reaction?
a. Methane
b. Urethane
c. Photoinhibitor
d. Photoinitiator
d. Photoinitiator
It takes the combination of resin, photoinitiator, and a _____ to cause the gel to cure.
a. photoinhibitor
b. proper curing bulb
c. gel applicator
d. urethane gel
b. proper curing bulb
The difference between light cured gels is the type of photoinitiator used in the formula and the measure of _____ to which that photoinitiator responds to.
a. urethane
b. gel
c. polymer
d. light
d. light
Which term describes wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that occur beyond the visible spectrum of light?
a. White light
b. Sunlight
c. UV light
d. Soft light
c. UV light
To “cure” means to _____.
a. harden
b. cleanse
c. purify
d. repair
a. harden
_____ is the measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid and affects how the fluid flows.
a. Viscosity
b. Capacity
c. Acidity
d. Fluidity
a. Viscosity
Clients who wish to wear colored polish over nail enhancements should use the _____.
a. four-color method
b. three-color method
c. two-color method
d. one-color method
d. one-color method
Clients who wish to wear a French or American manicure finish over nail enhancements should use the _____.
a. four-color method
b. three-color method
c. two-color method
d. one-color method
c. two-color method
Which substances are used to increase adhesion to the natural nail plate, similar to a monomer liquid and polymer powder primer?
a. Building gels
b. Bonding gels
c. Polymer powder
d. Nail adhesive
b. Bonding gels
Which substances include any thick-viscosity resin that allows the cosmetologist to build an arch and curve into the fingernail?
a. Building gels
b. Bonding gels
c. Polymer powder
d. Nail adhesive
a. Building gels
Which gel is used to enhance thickness of the overlay while providing a smoother surface?
a. Pigmented gel
b. Self-leveling gel
c. Building gels
d. Gel polish
b. Self-leveling gel
Which gel can be a building gel or self-leveling gel that includes color pigment?
a. Pigmented gel
b. Self-leveling gel
c. Building gels
d. Gel polish
a. Pigmented gel
Which substance is a thin-viscosity gel that is usually pigmented and packaged in a pot or a polish bottle, and used as an alternative to traditional nail lacquer?
a. Pigmented gel
b. Self-leveling gel
c. Building gels
d. Gel polish
d. Gel polish
Which type of gel, also known as a sealing gel or shine gel, is used over the finished and filed gel application to create a high shine?
a. Pigmented gel
b. Glossing gel
c. Building gel
d. Gel polish
b. Glossing gel
UV or LED gels cure with a tacky surface called a(n) _____.
a. surface layer
b. sealing layer
c. inhibition layer
d. building layer
c. inhibition layer
The amount of colored pigment concentration in a gel is called _____.
a. opacity
b. viscosity
c. bondage
d. implementation
a. opacity