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Cosmetology
NAIL AND RESIN
Question | Answer |
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products added to the natural nail to increase its strength and beauty. | Nail enhancements |
Extends the length of the natural nail; tips or forms | Nail extensions |
is not strong enough on its own; requires nail enhancements to overlay | tip application |
one of the first step in nail services to ensure the product lasts; clean and free of moisture and oil so the products can adhere to the nail plate | prepare the nail |
prepares the cuticle and the nail plate without soaking them in water | Dry manicure |
remove polish, file, push back cuticle, removes cuticle, buff nails, brush and scrub the nails, dehydrator, show, proceed | steps for dry manicure |
removes surface debris moisture and tiny amounts of ol on the nail plate | Nail cleanser |
temporarily stops the nail plate to stop producing oils and moisture | nail dehydrator |
pre-molded nail shaped from a tough plastic made from ABS | Nail tips |
layering the nail enhancements over the nail's surface to provide strength structure and support | Overlay |
The shallow depression area of a nail tip | Well |
a thin resin applied to the well area that adheres the tip | nail adhesive |
point where the natural nail's free edge meets or stops inside the well | position stop |
Covers the entire apex area and usually covers more than half of the nail plate | Full-well tip |
usually altered at the well line to expose more of the natural nail | partial well tip |
tip that has no well at all; has no position stop | well-less tip |
Covers the entire nail up to the cuticle | full-coverage tip |
cut like a smile line at the contact point; have different wells | French tip |
metal tool specifically designed to cut tips without pressure | tip cutters |
curved shapes form placed under the nail's free edge and used as a guide to extend the nails enhancement product beyond the fingertip for length | Nail forms |
made of paper or strong, thin polyester film called mylar and coated with an adhesive back that sticks to your clients finger and stays in place | Disposable nail forms |
made of pre-shaped plastic or aluminum and can be cleaned and disinfected between client's | Reusable nail forms |
where the natural nail grows beyond the finger and becomes the free edge; highest point of the nail | Stress area |
arch; the highest point of the nail | Apex |
the underside of the nail extension | nail extension underside |
The nails curvature or arch when looking at the nail from the tip down the barrel; a 35% curve is average | C-curve |
the term used to indicate that a nail enhancement needs to be serviced after 2 or more weeks from its initial application | Nail Maintenace |
to apply product into the new nail growth, and to correct the location of the nails apex to prolong it's strength or rebalance | Fill or back fill |
resin and polymer powder where the resin absorbs the powder to create a hard coating over the resin | Dip systems |
very fine polymer powder that is either clear or heavily pigmented with color | Dip powder |
Special container that holds monomer liquid and polymer powder. | dappen dish |