Nail Product Chemistry Simplified
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Question 1 of 16
One way to avoid nail infections and product lifting is to:
Scrub the hands
Apply lots of primer
Rough up the nail
Overfile the natural nail
Question 2 of 16
Clean, dry nails are the foundation for:
Corrosion
Good adhesion
Roughing up the nail
Poor adhesion
Question 3 of 16
One of the major causes of enhancement service breakdown is:
Removing natural oils from the nail plate
Applying corrosives to the nail
Removing surface moisture from the nail
Overfiling the nail plate
Question 4 of 16
Polymers are made up of:
Cross-linkers
Histamines
Monomers
Initiators
Question 5 of 16
In less than 1 second, _________ monomers can join together.
1 billion
1 million
1,000
1 trillion
Question 6 of 16
A cross-linker is a monomer that joins together different:
Adhesives
Polymer chains
histamines
Question 7 of 16
Nail polishes, top coats, and base coats:
Are evaporation coatings
Contain monomers
Are formed by polymerization
Do not dissolve easily
Question 8 of 16
The disease caused by touching certain substances to the skin is:
Tinea
Contact dermatitis
Overexposure
Eczema
Question 9 of 16
Skin allergies are not caused simply by touching monomers but by months of exposure and:
Drying the hands
Ingesting products
Improper handling
Breathing vapors
Question 10 of 16
The basic types of primers used for nail enhancements are:
Acid-based, acid-free ,alcohol-based, and alcohol-free
Acid-based, nonacid, and acid-free
Acid-free and noncorrosive
Acid-free and alcohol-free
Question 11 of 16
Overfilling the natural nail plate could be necessary if:
The client has coarse, thick nails
The adhesive is not working properly
A primer cannot be used on a particular client
A professional nail technical never overflies
Question 12 of 16
The two main types of coatings are those that:
Cure and dry upon application
Polymerize and harden upon evaporation
Polymerize and dry after evaporation
Dry and harden upon evaporation
Question 13 of 16
A short monomer chain that has had its chain growth halted before it became a polymer is called:
Vapors
Fumes
An oligomer
A stabilizer
Question 14 of 16
Which of the following statements is NOT true
The best thing for the natural nail is the skilled and educated technician.
Roughing up the nail plate should never be done.
Certain types of nail enhancements products are better for the natural nail.
Proper use of primers and nail enhancements does not damage the natural nail
Question 15 of 16
Toxicity is determined by:
Skin condition
Time of year
General health
Question 16 of 16
The best thing for natural nails is:
Well applied acrylic nails
Sporadic use of nail strengtheners
A skilled nail technician
Quickly applied gel nails