Milady Chapter 27

What step would be performed last in a four-week fabric wrap maintenance?

Apply cuticle oil

The _____ is the point where the free edge of the nail meets the tip, and where the tip is adhered to the nail.

Position stop

______, also known as an activator, acts as the dryer that speeds up the hardening process of the wrap resin or adhesive overlay.

Wrap resin accelerator

Wrap resins are made from ______, a specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent adhesion to the natural nail plate and polymerizes in seconds.

Cyanoacrylate

What substance is used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil left on the natural nail plate?

Nail dehydrator

Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and ____?

Crack

Nail tips that do not have the reinforcement provided by the overlay are _____?

Not long-wearing and can break easily

When applying nail tips, you must hold the tip in place for ______ until the adhesive has dried.

5-10 seconds

Which nail wrap is made from a very thin synthetic mesh with a loose weave and is easy to use?

Fiberglass wrap

Which product is made of plastic, pre-molded nails shaped from a tough polymer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic?

Nail tips

Nail wraps are removed by immersing the entire enhancement in a small glass bowl filled with _______?

Acetone

Application of the enhancement product onto the new growth of the nail is commonly referred to as ____?

Backfill

Remove dust from the natural nail plate with a _______?

Clean, dry nail brush

What is a layer of any kind of nail enhancement product that is applied over the natural nail and tip application for added strength?

Overlay

Nail tips are available in _______ sizes, colors, and shapes, making it easy to fit each client with precisely the right size and shape.

Many

What term describes when a nail enhancement needs to be serviced after every two or more weeks from the initial application of the nail enhancement product?

Touch-up

To press fabric wraps onto the natural nail plate and avoid the transfer of dust or oil, use ______?

Thick plastic

Properly sized nail tips for a client should cover the nail plate from _____?

Sidewall to sidewall

Any method of securing a layer of fabric or paper on and around the nail tip to ensure its strength and durability is called a _______?

Nail wrap

Cosmetologist and their clients should always wear ______ when using and handling nail tip adhesives.

Eye protection

A piece of fabric cut to completely cover a crack or break in a nail is a _______?

Repair patch

Nail tips are softened with acetone or tip remover and are _____?

Slid off

The ______ is the heart of the nail wrap system and gives this system its unique properties.

Wrap material

What are small pieces of fabric used to strengthen a weak point in the nail or repair a crack?

Stress strips

Which implement is similar to a nail clipper that is used on a nail tip?

Tip cutter

What product is used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the natural nail and nail tip?

Wrap resin

Which nail wrap is made from a closely woven, heavy material and is considered to be the strongest nail wrap fabric?

Linen wrap

Nail wraps are rebalanced with additional resin?

Every two weeks

Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and _____?

Linen

Activators come in several different forms: brush on bottle, pump spray on, and ______?

Aerosol

Which material is thin and tightly woven, and becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied?

Silk

Fabric wraps that are slightly smaller than the nail plate prevent the wraps from ____?

Lifting

The contact areas of the nail tips are smoothed with a fine grit block buffer held _____?

Flat across the nail

Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for the nail tips and the natural nail are called _____?

Wells

Regardless of whether a client is interested in wearing long, medium, or short nails, she may decide to have the nail tips applied over her natural nails for _______?

Strength and durability

The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail is called an ______?

Bonding agent

Offering ______ expands your service offerings and enables clients to have a "one-stop-shop" experience in your salon.

nail extension and wrap services

When securing the tip to the natural nail, use the stop, rock, ______ and method to avoid air bubbles and promote proper adhesion.

Hold