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Manicuring CH. 25

Manicuring CH. 25 flashcards

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An adjustable lamp is attached to the manicuring table and should use a 40- to 60-watt incandescent bulb or a fluorescent bulb.
Fine-grit abrasives are designed for removing very fine scratches and buffing and polishing.
Protein hardener is a combination of clear polish and protein.
Nail products should be removed from their respective containers using a single-use plastic or metal spatula to prevent contamination of the products and the spread of disease.
Cuticle remover is a product designed to loosen and dissolve dead tissue on the nail plate.
The most successful nail polish application is achieved by using four coats including one base coat, two coats of polish color, and one top coat.
A standard manicuring table is usually 16 to 21 inches wide.
A cosmetologist will need two sets of gloves to preform a manicure and a pedicure on a single client.
Disinfection containers come in many shapes, sizes, and materials and must have a lid.
Electric nail polish dryer's are kept in a place other than a supply tray.
Tiny, often unseen openings in the skin, which can allow microbes to enter the skin, leading to infection, are known as microtrauma.
The best terry cloth towels for use in a personal service are white.
Soap is known to remove over 90 percent of pathogenic microbes from the hands when hand washing is preformed properly.
Compared to non-acetone removers, acetone-based removers work faster removing polish and evaporate rapidly.
Nail cream is designed to seal the surface of the skin around the nail.
Nail bleach does not describe a colored coating applied to the natural nail plate.
Nail hardeners can be applied either before the base coat or as a top coat.
The purpose of massage in manicuring is the inducement of relaxation.
A petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties to hold moisture in the skin is paraffin.
A spa manicure requires extensive knowledge of nail and skin care.
Implements are the tools used to preform your service.
Hyperpigmentation refers to age spots caused by ultraviolet light (UVA) from the sun.
Effleurage is a massage movement that involves a succession of strokes in which the hands glide over an area of the body with varying degrees of pressure or contact.
Rubbing a file across the edge of another clean, unused file to remove the sharp edges is referred to as file prepping.
Nail nippers are used to carefully trim away dead skin around the nails.
Tapotement is a massage movement that involves rapid tapping or striking motions of the hands against the skin.
Nail clippers are used to shorten the free edge quickly and efficiently.
Friction is a massage method that incorporates various strokes that manipulate or press one layer of tissue over another.
A service cushion must be fully covered by a fresh, clean towel throughout the service.
The wooden pusher is used to remove cuticle tissue from the nail plate, to clean under the free edge of the nail, or to apply products.
Products that contain ingredients to reduce brittleness of the nail are nail conditioners.
The squoval nail has a square free edge that is rounded off at the corner edges.
The nail shape that should be slightly tapered and usually should extend just a bit past the fingertip is the round nail shape.
The oval nail is a conservative shape that is thought to be attractive on most women's hands.
Essential oils are extracted using various forms of distillation from seeds, bark, roots, leaves, wood, and/or resin of plants.
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