Nail Care: Manicuring Flashcards
a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin
manicure
the list of services that you are legally allowed to perform in your specialty in your state
scope of practice (SOP)
set of all the tools that will be used in a service
service sets
a petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties (barrier qualities) to hold moisture in the skin
paraffin
tools used to perform nail services. Implements can be multiuser or single-use
implements
implements that are generally stainless steel because they must be properly cleaned and disinfected between clients
multiuse implements (aka reusable implements)
implements that cannot be reused and must be thrown away after a single use
single-use implements (aka disposable implements)
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
metal pusher
the act of causing tiny, unseen openings in the skin that can allow entry by pathogenic microbes
microtrauma
a stainless-steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails
nail nipper
a multiuser implement, used to shorten the nail plate quickly and efficiently
nail clippers
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
wooden pusher
boards and buffer less than 180 grit that quickly reduce the thickness of any surface
lower-grit abrasives
boards and buffers 150-180 grit that are used to smooth and refine surfaces and shorten natural nails
medium-grit abrasives
abrasives 240 grit designed for buffing, polishing, and removing very fine scratches
fine-grit abrasives
a colorless, inflammable liquid; miscible with water, alcohol, and ether; and has a sweetish odor or burning taste. It is used as a solvent
acetone
barrier products that contain ingredient designed to seal the surface and hold subnormal moisture in the skin
nail creams
products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into the surrounding skin to soften
nail oils
a combination of clear polish and proteins, such as collagen
protein hardener
a hardener that adds cross-links to the natural nail plate. Unlike others containing formaldehyde, DMU does not cause adverse skin reactions
dimethyl urea hardeners
a nail shape completely straight across the free edge with no rounding at the outside edges
square nail
a nail with a square free edge that is rounded off at the corner edges
squoval nail
a slightly tapered nail shape; it usually extends just a bit past the fingertip
round 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
oval nail
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
pointed nail
the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body
massage
incorporations various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another
friction
oils extracted using various forms of distillation from the seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood, and/or resin of plants
essential oils
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
French manicure
the curved line where the pink and the white meet each other on a French manicured nail
smile line
this nail art technique is when one color fades into the other, and the meeting point is a combination of the two
color fading (aka color graduation)
nail art technique that blocks or sections off color on the nail
color blocking
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
marbleizing
a tool with a solid handle with a rounded ball tip on each end that can range in size, used to create nail art
sylus
