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Chapter 27-29 Flashcards

1
Q

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

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2
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Which product is made of plastic, pre-molded nails shaped from a tough polymer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic?

A

Nail Tips

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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

Overlay

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4
Q

Which implement is similar to a nail clipper that is used on nail tips?

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Tip Cutter

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5
Q

What substance is used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil left on the natural nail plate?

A

Nail Dehydrator

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6
Q

Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for nail tips and the natural nail are called _____.

A

Wells

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7
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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

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8
Q

Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and _____.

A

Crack

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9
Q

The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail is also called a(n) _____.

A

Bonding Agent

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10
Q

Cosmetologists and their clients should always wear _____ when using and handling nail tip adhesives.

A

Eye Protection

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11
Q

When securing the tip to the natural nail, use the stop, rock, and _____ method to avoid air bubbles and promote proper adhesion.

A

Hold

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12
Q

When applying nail tips, you must hold the tip in place for _____ until the adhesive has dried.

A

5-10 Seconds

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13
Q

The contact areas of nail tips are smoothed with a fine-grit block buffer held _____.

A

Flat Across The Nail

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14
Q

Wrap resins are made from _____, a specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent adhesion to the natural nail plate and polymerizes in seconds.

A

Cyanoacrylate

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15
Q

To press fabric wraps onto the natural nail plate and avoid the transfer of dust or oil, use _____.

A

Thick Plastic

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16
Q

Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and _____.

A

Linen

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17
Q

Activators come in several different forms: brush-on bottle, pump spray-on, and _____.

A

Aerosol

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18
Q

What term describes when a nail enhancement needs to be serviced after two or more weeks from the initial application of the nail enhancement product?

A

Maintenance

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19
Q

Nail wraps are rebalanced with additional resin _____.

A

Every Two Weeks

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20
Q

What are small pieces of fabric used to strengthen a weak point in the nail or repair a crack?

A

Stress Strips

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21
Q

A piece of fabric cut to completely cover a crack or break in a nail is a _____.

A

Repair Patch

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22
Q

Nail wraps are removed by immersing the entire enhancement in a small glass bowl filled with _____.

A

Acetone

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23
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Nail tips are softened with acetone or tip remover and are _____.

A

Slid Off

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24
Q

Properly sized nail tips for a client should cover the nail plate from _____.

A

Sidewall To Sidewall

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25
Q

Remove dust from the natural nail plate with a _____.

A

Clean, Dry Nail Brush

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26
Q

What step would be performed last in a four-week fabric wrap maintenance?

A

Apply Cuticle Oil

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27
Q

Monomer liquid and polymer powder nail enhancements are _____ services

A

Lucrative

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28
Q

Sculptured nails are created by combining monomer liquid with _____.

A

Polymer Powder

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29
Q

The ingredients in two-part monomer liquid and polymer powder enhancement systems belong to a branch of the acrylic family called _____.

A

Methacrylates

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30
Q

Mono means one and mer stands for units, so a monomer is one unit called a(n) _____.

A

Molecule

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31
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_____ is a widely used monomer with a long history of safe use in medical and dental products, is fine for making bulletproof windows and shatterproof eyeglasses, but is extremely unsuitable for use in artificial nail liquids.

A

MMA

32
Q

Additives such as _____ are blended with polymer powders to produce a wide range of shade, including pinks, whites, and milky translucent shades, as well as reds, blues, greens, purples, yellows, oranges, browns, and even jet black.

A

Pigments

33
Q

What additives are added to monomer liquid to speed up chemical reaction and control the set or curing time?

A

Catalysts

34
Q

The initiator added to polymer powder to start the chain reaction of curing the nail enhancement is _____.

A

Benzoyl Peroxide

35
Q

When applying nail enhancements, surface moisture and natural oils left on the nail plate will _____.

A

Block Adhesive

36
Q

_____ primers were developed because acid-based nail primer is corrosive to the skin and potentially dangerous to eyes.

A

Acids Free and Nonacid

37
Q

A _____ abrasive is used for finish filing, refining, and buffing

A

Coarse Grit

38
Q

A _____ is a buffer used to create a high shine on a natural nail or a nail enhancement when no polish will be worn.

A

Shiner

39
Q

What nail supply is placed under the free edge and used as a guide to extend a nail enhancement?

A

Nail Form

40
Q

What are pre-formed nail extensions made from ABS or tenite acetate plastic?

A

Nail Tips

41
Q

Special containers used to hold monomer liquid and polymer powder that minimize contamination and evaporation are _____.

A

Dappen Dishes

42
Q

Monomer liquid and polymer powder should be stored separately in covered containers in _____.

A

A Cool, Dark Area

43
Q

Proper maintenance of nail enhancements should be done every _____.

A

2 to 3 Weeks

44
Q

What is the curved line where the pink and white areas meet each other on a French manicured nail?

A

Smile Line

45
Q

The _____ runs straight from the cuticle down the side or wall of the nail to the end of the extension.

A

Sidewall

46
Q

A _____ C-curve is the average in most salons to ensure the optimal structure and strength to the nail.

A

35 Percent

47
Q

Odorless products harden more slowly, which creates the tacky layer called the _____.

A

Inhibition Layer

48
Q

_____ are created when nail art is sandwiched between two layers of product while the nail enhancement is being formed.

A

Inlaid Design

49
Q

When using the brush to shape the enhancement on the free edge area, use _____.

A

The Middle Portion of the Brush

50
Q

When lightly tapped with the handle of a brush, hard nail enhancements make _____.

A

A Clicking Sound

51
Q

During removal, monomer liquid and polymer powder enhancements should be soaked for _____.

A

20 to 30 Seconds

52
Q

When removing softened nail enhancement products, use a wooden or metal pusher and _____.

A

Gently Push Off The Softened Nail

53
Q

Use of a nipper to clip away loosened nail enhancements can _____.

A

Damage The Nail Plate

54
Q

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

55
Q

Wrap resins are called _____.

A

Cyanoacrylates

56
Q

Traditionally, light cured gels relied on urethane acrylate; newer gel systems use _____.

A

Urethane Methacrylates

57
Q

_____ acrylate and _____ methacrylate are the main ingredients used alone or in combination with urethane acrylates to create light cured gel nail enhancements.

A

Urethane; Urethane

58
Q

What chemical initiates the polymerization reaction?

A

Photo-initiator

59
Q

It takes the combination of resin, photoinitiator, and a _____ to cause the gel to cure.

A

Proper Curing Bulb

60
Q

To “cure” means to _____.

A

Harden

61
Q

_____ is the measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid and affects how the fluid flows.

A

Viscosity

62
Q

Which substances are used to increase adhesion to the natural nail plate, similar to a monomer liquid and polymer powder primer?

A

Bonding Gels

63
Q

Which gel can be a building gel or self-leveling gel that includes color pigment?

A

Self Leveling Gel

64
Q

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

Gel Polish

65
Q

Brushes that are used to hold and spread the gel should be _____.

A

Small

66
Q

For natural nail preparation, select an abrasive file with _____.

A

180-240 Grit

67
Q

Light cured gel products are packaged in small, opaque pots or squeeze bottles for _____.

A

Protection From UV Exposure

68
Q

If a client repeatedly returns to the salon with broken enhancements, you should try a gel that uses _____.

A

Fiberglass

69
Q

What specialized electronic device powers and controls UV bulbs to cure UV gel nail enhancements?

A

UV Gel Lamp

70
Q

What measures how much electricity a UV or LED bulb consumes and emits?

A

Unit Wattage

71
Q

Depending on the usage, a typical UV light bulb should be changed _____.

A

Two to Three Times Per Year

72
Q

Light cured gel polish is a relatively new system that evolved in the year _____.

A

2000

73
Q

Traditional gels, also known as hard UV or LED gels, cannot be removed with a solvent and must be _____.

A

Filed Off The Natural Nail

74
Q

After the filing procedure, remove dust and filings with a clean and disinfected _____.

A

Nylon Brush

75
Q

What type of UV or LED gel is used when sculpting light cured gel using forms?

A

Building Gel

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