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COS CH29
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cure | To harden. |
| Hard UV and LED Gels | Also known as traditional UV and LED gels; gels that cannot be removed with a solvent and must be filed off the natural nail. |
| Inhibition Layer | The tacky surface left on the nail after a UV gel has cured. |
| Oligomer | Short chain of monomer liquids that is often thick |
| One-Color Method | When one color of gel |
| Opacity | The amount of colored pigment concentration in a gel |
| Photoinitiator | A chemical that initiates the polymerization reaction. |
| Pigmented UV Gels | Any building or self-leveling gel that includes color pigment. |
| Soft UV and LED Gels | Also known as soakable gels; these gels are removed by soaking in acetone. |
| Two-Color Method | A method whereby two colors of resin are used to overlay the nail. |
| Urethane Acrylate | A main ingredient used to create UV gel nail enhancements. |
| UV Lamp | Also known as UV light bulb; special bulb that emits UV light to cure UV gel nail enhancements. |
| bonding gels | Gels used to increase adhesion to the natural nail plate. |
| building gels | Any thick-viscosity adhesive resin that is used to build an arch and curve to the fingernail. |
| gel polish | A very thin-viscosity |
| glossing gel | Also known as sealing gel |
| lamp wattage | The measure of how much electricity the bulb consumes. |
| LED | Light emitting diode. |
| LED lamp | The electronic device that houses the LED bulbs. |
| light cured gel | Also known as UV and LED gel; type of nail enhancement product that hardens when exposed to a UV and LED light. |
| self-leveling gels | Gels that are thinner in consistency than building gels |
| urethane methacrylate | A main ingredient used alone or in combination with urethane acrylates to create light cured gel nail enhancements. |
| UV bulb | Also known as UV light bulb; special bulb that emits UV and LED light to cure UV and LED gel nail enhancements. |
| viscosity | The measurement of the thickness or thinness of a liquid and how the fluid flows. |