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Chapter 25 Manicure
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dimethyl Urea Hardners | a hardener that adds cross-links to natural nail plate. Unlike hardeners containing formaldehyde, DMU does not cause adverse skin reactions. |
| Disposable Implements | Also known as single-use implements; implements that cannot be reused and must be thrown away after a single use. |
| Essential Oils | Oils extracted using various forms of distillation from the seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood, and/or resin of plants. |
| Fine-Grit Abrasives | 240 grit and higher abrasives designed for buffing, polishing, and removing very fine scratches. |
| Implements | Tools used to preform 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, made of stainless steel; it should not be used to push back the eponychium but can be used to gently scrape cuticle tissue from the natural nail plate |
| 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 subdermal moisture in the skin. |
| Nail oils | Products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility and into the surrounding skin to soften. |
| Nipper | A stainless-steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails. |
| 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 apperance of the hand. |
| Protein Hardeners | A combination of clear polish and protein, such as collagen. |
| 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 preform 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. |
| Squoval Nail | A nail shape with a square free 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), to clean under the free edge of the nail, or to apply products. |
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