Chapt 13 Flashcards
Acetone
A colorless, flammable liquid; miscible with water, alcohol, and ether; and having a sweetish odor or burning taste; used as a solvent
Aromatherapy
Involves the use of highly concentrated, nonoily, and volatile essential oils to induce such reactions as relaxation or invigoration or simply to create a pleasant fragrance during the service
Dimethyl urea hardeners
A gardener that adds cross-links to the natural nail plate; however, unlike hardeners containing formaldehyde, DMU does not cause adverse skin reactions
Effleurage
A succession of strokes performed by gliding the hands over an area of the body with varying degrees of pressure or contact.
Essential oils
Oils extracted from seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood and or resin using various forms of distillation
Fine grit abrasives
Abrasive that is 240 grit and higher designed for buffing , polishing, and removing very fine scratches
Friction
In massage various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another
Implements
Tools used to perform nail services that are multiple use or disposable
Light emitting diode (LED) lamps
A type of ultraviolet-energy (UV) releasing lamp used to polymerize UV curable gel nail enhancements
Lower grit abrasives
Boards and buffers less than 180 grit that quickly reduce the thickness of any surface
Manicure
A cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles and softening of the skin
Massage
The manipulation of the soft tissue of the body
Medium grit abrasives
180-240 grit abrasives that are used to smooth and refine surfaces and shorten natural nails
Metal pusher
A stainless steel reusable implement used to push the eponychium; that can also be used to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate
Multiuse implements
Reusable items that can be cleaned , disinfected, and used on more than one person, even if the item is accidentally exposed to blood or body fluid
Nail clippers
A reusable implement used to shorten the nail plate quickly and efficiently
Nail creams
Barrier products that contain ingredients designed to seal the surface and hold in the subdermal moisture in the skin
Nail nipper
A stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails
Nail oils
Oils designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into the surrounding skin to soften
Oval nail
A conservative nail shape that is thought to be attractive on most women’s hands. It is similar to a squoval nail with even more rounded corners
Paraffin
A petroleum by product that has excellent sealing properties (barrier qualities ) to hold moisture in the skin
Pointed nail
A tapered and longer than usual nail to emphasize and enhance the slender appearance of the hand. Pointed nails are usually worn as a style statement by fashion conscious people who do not need the strongest most durable nails
Protein hardener
A combination of clear polish and protein such as collagen
Round nail
A slightly tapered nail usually extending just a bit past the fingertip
