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CH. 29
Light Cured Gels CH.29 flashcards
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An oligomer is a short chain of monomer liquids that is often thick, sticky, and gel-like and is not long enough to be considered a polymer. | |
The nine-watt is the most common UV bulb on the market. | |
Light cured gels are usually packaged in opaque pots or squeeze tubes. | |
The tacky surface left on the nail after a UV or LED gel has cured is called the inhibition layer. | |
A medium or fine abrasive is recommended to refine the surface contour for UV or LED gel nails. | |
Viscosity is the measurement of the thickness of a liquid and how the fluid flows. | |
Bonding gel is used to increase adhesion of UV or LED gels to the natural nail plate. | |
Introducing air into the gel as you apply it to the fingernail will reduce the strength of the cured gel. | |
Building gel is a thick-viscosity resin that allows the cosmetologist to build an arch and curve into the fingernail. | |
A chemical called a photoinitiator initiates the polymerization reaction. | |
When gel polish is finished curing, a gloss gel can be applied over it to create a high, lustrous shine. | |
Hard UV and LED gels cannot be removes with a solvent. | |
Soft UV and LED gel is known as a soakable gel. | |
Light cured gels can be easy to maintain. | |
A very thin-viscosity gel that is used as an alternative to traditional nail lacquers is a gel polish. | |
If a light unit has four bulbs in it, and each bulb is 9-watts. then the lamp is called a 36-watt lamp. | |
Different bulbs produce greatly differing amounts of UV and LED light. This is referred to as the UV and LED bulb intensity or concentration. | |
After the nail plate is properly prepared for a light cured gel application, each layer of product is applied to the natural nail, nail tip, or form and required exposure to a UV or LED light source to cure or harden. | |
Gel polish does not dry the same as lacquers. | |
The amount of colored pigment concentration in a gel is called opacity. | |
A nail dehydrator removes surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil left on the natural plate. | |
If a client has flat fingernails, building gel is recommended. | |
During a gel procedure, keep the brush and open gel containers away from the sunlight, gel lamps, and full-spectrum table lamps. | |
Most LED lamps cure gel about four times faster than UV lamps. LED represents Light Emitting Diodes. |