Level 1 block 4 exam review manicures

Differences between equipment, implements, and materials

They are types of nail technology tools you will incorporate into your service. Equipment includes all permanent tools that are not implements that are used to perform nails services. Implements or tools used to perform your service and are either multi use or single use. materials and supplies Use during a manicure are designed to be single use and must be replaced for each client. These items are not considered multiuse.

Multiuse and disposable tools

Multiuse or reusable implements are those that can be used after infected controlled procedures have been performed on them. They are metal - stainless steel is recommended if they are to maintain their quality. examples metal pusher, nail nippers, tweezers, nail clippers

Disposable tools, single use, or disposable implements are used once on a client then discarded, but preferably while the client can view being done, examples are brushes, applicators, wooden pusher, nail brushes, product application brushes

Lamps attached to the table have what wattage for lightbulbs

40 to 60 Watt incandescent bulb or fluorescent bulb

How to clean used implements

Thoroughly clean and then rinse them and put them in a disinfectant and then take them out when needed for use

What is an oil manicure?

A treatment that involves soaking your nails and warmed oil

What to do for a blood spill or blood exposure?

Clean and inspect everything that was touched around the blood. apply pressure if you made the client bleed. calmly tell the client

Purpose of nail clippers

Shorten the free edge quickly and efficiently

How to create high shine on a nail

Use a two or three way buffer

How to remove cosmetics from their sanitary contain

Carefully remove with gloves without making contact with skin, or most containers, have a trey, and, lifting the tray by its handle, allows the technician to remove the implements from the solution, without contacting the solution, or the implements. tongs can be used

How to properly polish the nail

apply basecoat then apply 1/8 or 0.31 cm away from the cuticle area go from the centre down to the sides down to the other side down go back-and-forth on the free Edge. I applied two codes of polish over the basecoat, then follow by a topcoat.

How to remove polish with resin wrap

Soak the nail for a few seconds, then gently rub it off

When you do a massage on the hand

After you shaped and push back the cuticle of the nail and clean the free edge

How to clean up nails after polishing

Apply polish remover on a cotton pad that is on your wooden pusher

How to soften skin around the nail plate

Applied cuticle remover

How to remove yellow surfaces or stains on the nail plate

Use bleach

Other names for nail polish

Polish, enamel, laquer, or varnish

Purpose of basecoat and top

Basecoat promotes adhesion of nail polish. topcoat, prevents chipping, and add shine

Nail hardeners

Used to improve the surface of weak nail plates

How to apply product to speed up nail polish is drying time

Applied two drops of quick dry to each nail after a minute

Identify nail shapes, round, Squoval, pointed, oval, and square

Square nail shape is straight across the fridge edge with no rounding at the outside edges

Squoval nail shape has a square edge that is rounded off at the corner

Round nail shape should be slightly tapered and usually should extend just a bit pass the fingertips

Oval nail sheets, similar to the Squoval nail with even more rounded corners

Pointed nail shape is tapered and long

Why should we roll a piece of cotton in her hand before we use it?

To make it stick together

What product adds cross-links to the nail

Dimethyl urea hardeners