ITEC MANICURE PEDICURE 2026 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The technical term for the nail is - ✔✔Onyx
✔✔The nail plate in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum corneum and stratum
lucidum
✔✔The cuticle in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔Lunula in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum granulosum
✔✔The nail bed in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔The dermis
✔✔The matrix in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum spinosum and stratum
germinativum
✔✔Cuticle cream ingredients - ✔✔beeswax, cocoa butter and white soft paraffin
✔✔Hand cream ingredients - ✔✔lanolin or oils, mineral oil or cetyl alcohol, perfume,
preservatives, water.
✔✔When is an oil treatment performed in a manicure? - ✔✔After filing before cuticle
work.
✔✔Hyperhidrosis - ✔✔Over-activity of sweat glands
✔✔ approximately how long should a standard manicure last? - ✔✔45 Minutes
✔✔What causes nail Polish to peel? - ✔✔No top coat was used
✔✔What is the composition of the nail plate? - ✔✔Keratinised epidermal cells
✔✔Where are corns commonly found on the feet? - ✔✔Toes
✔✔What is the main ingredient found in nail polish (nowadays) - ✔✔Solvent
✔✔What is the maximum temp when heating paraffin wax? - ✔✔55 degrees C
✔✔Ideal nail shape for short nails - ✔✔Round
✔✔The ideal and strongest nail shape - ✔✔Oval
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔The technical term for the nail is - ✔✔Onyx
✔✔The nail plate in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum corneum and stratum
lucidum
✔✔The cuticle in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum corneum
✔✔Lunula in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum granulosum
✔✔The nail bed in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔The dermis
✔✔The matrix in relation to the layers of the skin - ✔✔Stratum spinosum and stratum
germinativum
✔✔Cuticle cream ingredients - ✔✔beeswax, cocoa butter and white soft paraffin
✔✔Hand cream ingredients - ✔✔lanolin or oils, mineral oil or cetyl alcohol, perfume,
preservatives, water.
✔✔When is an oil treatment performed in a manicure? - ✔✔After filing before cuticle
work.
✔✔Hyperhidrosis - ✔✔Over-activity of sweat glands
✔✔ approximately how long should a standard manicure last? - ✔✔45 Minutes
✔✔What causes nail Polish to peel? - ✔✔No top coat was used
✔✔What is the composition of the nail plate? - ✔✔Keratinised epidermal cells
✔✔Where are corns commonly found on the feet? - ✔✔Toes
✔✔What is the main ingredient found in nail polish (nowadays) - ✔✔Solvent
✔✔What is the maximum temp when heating paraffin wax? - ✔✔55 degrees C
✔✔Ideal nail shape for short nails - ✔✔Round
✔✔The ideal and strongest nail shape - ✔✔Oval