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Step 1 Remove the polish and inspect the client's nails. Begin
with the little finger of your client's left hand. Saturate
a cotton ball, gauze pad, or plastic-backed cotton
pad with polish remover and remove existing polish.
Continue until all traces of polish are gone. After
removal, look closely at the nails to check for
abnormalities that could have been hidden by the
polish.
, Step 2 Shape the nails. Using a medium grit abrasive board,
shape the nails as you and the client have agreed.
Start with the left hand, little finger, holding it
between your thumb and index finger. File from one
side to the center of the free edge, then from the
other side to the center of the free edge. Never use a
sawing back and forth motion when filing the natural
nail, as this can disrupt the nail plate layers and cause
splitting and peeling.
Step 3 Soften the eponychium and cuticle. After filing the
nails on the left hand, and before moving on to the
right hand, place the fingertips of the left hand in the
finger bowl to soak and soften the eponychium (living
skin on the posterior and sides of the nail) and cuticle
(dead tissue adhered to the nail plate) while you file
the nails on the right hand. File the right hand nails the
same as you did with the left, from the little finger to
the thumb.
Step 4 Clean the nail surfaces. Brushing the nails with a nail
brush removes service debris from the nail surface.
After filing the nails on the right hand, remove the left
hand from the finger bowl, brush the fingers with your
wet nail brush to remove any debris from the
fingertips. Use downward strokes, starting at the first
knuckle and brushing toward the free edge.
Step 5 Dry the client's hands. Dry the hand with a towel
designated as this client's service towel. As you dry,
gently push back the eponychium with the towel. Now
place the right hand into the finger bowl to soak while
you continue with the next step on the left hand.
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Terms in this set (24)
Step 1 Remove the polish and inspect the client's nails. Begin
with the little finger of your client's left hand. Saturate
a cotton ball, gauze pad, or plastic-backed cotton
pad with polish remover and remove existing polish.
Continue until all traces of polish are gone. After
removal, look closely at the nails to check for
abnormalities that could have been hidden by the
polish.
, Step 2 Shape the nails. Using a medium grit abrasive board,
shape the nails as you and the client have agreed.
Start with the left hand, little finger, holding it
between your thumb and index finger. File from one
side to the center of the free edge, then from the
other side to the center of the free edge. Never use a
sawing back and forth motion when filing the natural
nail, as this can disrupt the nail plate layers and cause
splitting and peeling.
Step 3 Soften the eponychium and cuticle. After filing the
nails on the left hand, and before moving on to the
right hand, place the fingertips of the left hand in the
finger bowl to soak and soften the eponychium (living
skin on the posterior and sides of the nail) and cuticle
(dead tissue adhered to the nail plate) while you file
the nails on the right hand. File the right hand nails the
same as you did with the left, from the little finger to
the thumb.
Step 4 Clean the nail surfaces. Brushing the nails with a nail
brush removes service debris from the nail surface.
After filing the nails on the right hand, remove the left
hand from the finger bowl, brush the fingers with your
wet nail brush to remove any debris from the
fingertips. Use downward strokes, starting at the first
knuckle and brushing toward the free edge.
Step 5 Dry the client's hands. Dry the hand with a towel
designated as this client's service towel. As you dry,
gently push back the eponychium with the towel. Now
place the right hand into the finger bowl to soak while
you continue with the next step on the left hand.
