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Dimethyl Urea Harder A hardener that adds cross-links to the natural nail plate. Unlike hardener so containing formaldehyde
Essential Oils Oils extracted using various forms of distillation from the seeds
Fine-Grit Abrasives 240 grit and higher abrasives designed for buffing
Implements Tools used to perform nail services. Implements can be reusable or disposable.
Lower-Grit Abrasives Boards and buffers less than 180 grit that quickly reduce the thickness of any surface.
Medium-Grit Abrasives 180 to 240 grit abrasives that are used to smooth and refine surfaces and shorten natural nails.
Metal Pusher A reusable implement
Microtrauma The act of causing tiny unseen openings in the skin that can allow entry by pathogenic microbes.
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 sub dermal moisture in the skin.
Nail Oils Products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into the surrounding skin to soften.
Nail nipper A stainless-steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nail.
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 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.
Protein Hardeners A combination of clear polish and protein
Reusable Implements Also known as multiuse implements; implements that are generally stainless steel because they must be properly cleaned and disinfected between clients.
Round Nail A slightly tapered nail shape; it usually extends just a bit past the fingertip.
Scope of Practice The list of services that you are legally allowed to perform in your specialty in your state.
Service Sets Sets of all the tools that will be used in a service.
Square Nail A nail shape completely straight across the free edge with no rounding at the outside edges.
Squaoval Nail A nail shape with a square edge that is rounded off at the corner edges.
Wooden Pusher A wooden stick used to remove cuticle tissue from the nail plate (by gently pushing)
acetone A colorless
color blocking Nail art technique that blocks or sections off color on the nail.
color fading Also known as color graduation
French manicure When the nail bed is one color
Friction Incorporates various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another
Manicure A cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting
marbleizing 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.
massage The manipulation of the soft tissues of the body.
multiuse implements Also known as reusable implements; implements that are generally stainless steel because they must be properly cleaned and disinfected between clients.
round nail A slightly tapered nail shape; it usually extends just a bit past the fingertip.
single-use implements Also known as disposable implements; implements that cannot be reused and must be thrown away after a single use.
smile line The curved line where the pink and the white meet each other on a French manicured nail.
stylus A tool with a solid handle with a rounded ball tip on each end that can range in size
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