ITEC MANICURE PEDICURE PRACTICE 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What nails polish has a matte finish? - ✔✔Cream
✔✔Shaping the toe nails at the corners can cause; - ✔✔Onychocryptosis
✔✔The fingernail is commonly known as - ✔✔nail plate
✔✔What causes the nail polish to become thick? - ✔✔Evaporation of the solvent
✔✔Lamella dystrophy is a term used to describe; - ✔✔Splitting or peeling of the
fingernail
✔✔At what point of the pedicure would you perform exfoliation treatment? - ✔✔Before
the massage
✔✔Contraindication to manicure - ✔✔Paronychia
✔✔What is the function of plasticisers in nail polish? - ✔✔flexibility
✔✔If your client has an allergic reaction to a particular product during the manicure,
what should you do? - ✔✔Remove the offending product immediately using water,
apply a cool compress to the skin and advise the client to seek medical advice if the
symptoms persist.
✔✔Approximately how long does it take for the fingernail to grow from the cuticle to the
free edge? - ✔✔6 months
✔✔What creates gloss in nail enamel? - ✔✔Plastic resin
✔✔Characteristics of chilbains - ✔✔Painful, itchy areas on the feet varying in color from
dull blue to red.
✔✔Characteristics of athlete's foot - ✔✔Damp, flaky patches between toes.
✔✔In what layer of the epidermis is the matrix formed? - ✔✔Stratum germinativum
(basel layer)
✔✔Approximately how long would you soak artificial nails in order to remove them? -
✔✔20 minutes
✔✔What is the main composition of cuticle cream? - ✔✔Fats and wax
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What nails polish has a matte finish? - ✔✔Cream
✔✔Shaping the toe nails at the corners can cause; - ✔✔Onychocryptosis
✔✔The fingernail is commonly known as - ✔✔nail plate
✔✔What causes the nail polish to become thick? - ✔✔Evaporation of the solvent
✔✔Lamella dystrophy is a term used to describe; - ✔✔Splitting or peeling of the
fingernail
✔✔At what point of the pedicure would you perform exfoliation treatment? - ✔✔Before
the massage
✔✔Contraindication to manicure - ✔✔Paronychia
✔✔What is the function of plasticisers in nail polish? - ✔✔flexibility
✔✔If your client has an allergic reaction to a particular product during the manicure,
what should you do? - ✔✔Remove the offending product immediately using water,
apply a cool compress to the skin and advise the client to seek medical advice if the
symptoms persist.
✔✔Approximately how long does it take for the fingernail to grow from the cuticle to the
free edge? - ✔✔6 months
✔✔What creates gloss in nail enamel? - ✔✔Plastic resin
✔✔Characteristics of chilbains - ✔✔Painful, itchy areas on the feet varying in color from
dull blue to red.
✔✔Characteristics of athlete's foot - ✔✔Damp, flaky patches between toes.
✔✔In what layer of the epidermis is the matrix formed? - ✔✔Stratum germinativum
(basel layer)
✔✔Approximately how long would you soak artificial nails in order to remove them? -
✔✔20 minutes
✔✔What is the main composition of cuticle cream? - ✔✔Fats and wax
