Nail Care: Manicuring

Question 1

a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin

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manicure

Question 2

the list of services that you are legally allowed to perform in your specialty in your state

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scope of practice (SOP)

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set of all the tools that will be used in a service

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service sets

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a petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties (barrier qualities) to hold moisture in the skin

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paraffin

Question 5

tools used to perform nail services. Implements can be multiuser or single-use

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implements

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implements that are generally stainless steel because they must be properly cleaned and disinfected between clients

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multiuse implements (aka reusable implements)

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implements that cannot be reused and must be thrown away after a single use

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single-use implements (aka disposable implements)

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a multiuser implement, made of stainless steel; used to push back the eponychium but can also be used to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate

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metal pusher

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the act of causing tiny, unseen openings in the skin that can allow entry by pathogenic microbes

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microtrauma

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a stainless-steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails

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nail nipper

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a multiuser implement, used to shorten the nail plate quickly and efficiently

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nail clippers

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a wooden stick used to remove cuticle tissue from the nail plate (by gently pushing) to clean under the free edge of the nail, or to apply products

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wooden pusher

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boards and buffer less than 180 grit that quickly reduce the thickness of any surface

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lower-grit abrasives

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boards and buffers 150-180 grit that are used to smooth and refine surfaces and shorten natural nails

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medium-grit abrasives

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abrasives 240 grit designed for buffing, polishing, and removing very fine scratches

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fine-grit abrasives

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a colorless, inflammable liquid; miscible with water, alcohol, and ether; and has a sweetish odor or burning taste. It is used as a solvent

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acetone

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barrier products that contain ingredient designed to seal the surface and hold subnormal moisture in the skin

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nail creams

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products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into the surrounding skin to soften

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nail oils

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a combination of clear polish and proteins, such as collagen

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protein hardener

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a hardener that adds cross-links to the natural nail plate. Unlike others containing formaldehyde, DMU does not cause adverse skin reactions

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dimethyl urea hardeners

Question 21

a nail shape completely straight across the free edge with no rounding at the outside edges

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square nail

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a nail with a square free edge that is rounded off at the corner edges

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squoval nail

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a slightly tapered nail shape; it usually extends just a bit past the fingertip

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round nail

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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

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oval nail

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nail shape suited to thin hands with long fingers and narrow nail beds. The nail is tapered and longer than usual to emphasize and enhance the slender appearance of the hand

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pointed nail

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the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body

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massage

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incorporations various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another

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friction

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oils extracted using various forms of distillation from the seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood, and/or resin of plants

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essential oils

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when the nail bed is one color, such as pink, peach, or beige (depending upon the client’s skin tone) and the free edge of the nail is another color, such as white

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French manicure

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the curved line where the pink and the white meet each other on a French manicured nail

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smile line

Question 31

this nail art technique is when one color fades into the other, and the meeting point is a combination of the two

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color fading (aka color graduation)

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nail art technique that blocks or sections off color on the nail

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color blocking

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a swirled nail art effect when you combine two or more colors while wet and then mix them on the nail with a stylus tool

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marbleizing

Question 34

a tool with a solid handle with a rounded ball tip on each end that can range in size, used to create nail art

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sylus