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Nail Technician Flashcards 5 Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
What is the golden rule for dealing with nail disorders? Answer: You have to
refuse the service if the nail is infected or swollen
Before the service, who determines the shape of the nail? Answer: The nail tech
and the client
What two other things are found in the matrix besides blood vessels? Answer:
Lymph and nerves
What does the matrix control? Answer: How fast the nail grows.
What is the first sign of possible fungus growth under the acrylic layer of a
sculptured nail? Answer: A change in color of the natural nail.
If you have a client with a fortify nail, what should you do? Answer: Rub
vitamin e oil on it.
Under what condition of the nail should you use ridge filler and pumice
powder? Answer: Furrows/corrugations due to lack of zinc
What is onychauxis/hypertrophy? Answer: Over growth of the nails
When is it ok for the nail tech to work on an ingrown nail? Answer: If it is not
infected or if the nail is not grown too deeply
How can you treat a nail with leukonychia? Answer: It can't be corrected. You
have to wait for the nail to grow out.
What is the most common thing to happen to people with acrylic nails?
Answer: Mold/fungus
What do you do when you have a client with athletes foot (tinea pedis)?
Answer: Should not perform services; refer to physician.
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What are the eponychium, perinychium, and hyponichium? Answer: The skin
surrounding the nail
What is the disadvantage of using QUATS? Answer: It can damage/corrode
implements
When using primer, does the client and the tech both use safety glasses?
Answer: No, only the client
What is the metatarsal scissors? Answer: It is a petrissage massage movement;
a kneading technique done on the feet
What part of the nail controls how fast the nail grows? Answer: The matrix
What part of the nail grows the fastest? Answer: The matrix.
What can be used to treat nail stain? Answer: Peroxide
What is a symptom of having Eggshell nails? Answer: Thin, white, and curved
What is the difference between odorless and traditional acrylic nails? Answer:
Odorless are tacky and leave residue
Which condition is the best for treatment of an oil manicure? Answer: Brittle
and dry cuticles
What kind of wrap can be used with ridge filler? Answer: Paper wrap
What is the purpose of using artificial nails? Answer: To strengthen, repair, and
lengthen nails
What is the proper time for a nail technician's be disinfected? Answer: After
each service and after each client
The technical term for a nail is what? Answer: An onyx.
A nail disorder that involves a deformed nail is called what? Answer:
Onychophagy
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The most common bacterial disease that occurs in salons is what? Answer:
Fungus
Most of the infectious diseases that occur in salons are caused by what?
Answer: Unsanitized implements
An MSDS can be obtained from who? Answer: A distributor
The best way to identify the chemicals in a salon is to what? Answer: Label the
containers
What is immediately done to the implements taken out of disinfection?
Answer: They are rinsed with water
What is the best way to avoid and fight infections? Answer: Learn proper
sanitation procedures and follow them.
The French manicure is a great base for what? Answer: Nail art
Ridge filler is most commonly used with what? Answer: Paper wraps
What protects skin from ultraviolet rays? Answer: Melanin layer
What is the result of a deformed or damaged nail? Answer: Plicatured nail
How are gels removed? Answer: UV gels need to be buffed off layer by layer.
What is used for a foot callus? Answer: A foot file
Sanitized implements should be stored at what temperature? Answer: 60-85
degrees Fahrenheit
How can you remove gel residue? Answer: Use alcohol
What is striping tape used for? Answer: Nail art
Can all types of artificial nail applications be coated with polish? Answer: Yes.
Nail Technician Flashcards 5 Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
What is the golden rule for dealing with nail disorders? Answer: You have to
refuse the service if the nail is infected or swollen
Before the service, who determines the shape of the nail? Answer: The nail tech
and the client
What two other things are found in the matrix besides blood vessels? Answer:
Lymph and nerves
What does the matrix control? Answer: How fast the nail grows.
What is the first sign of possible fungus growth under the acrylic layer of a
sculptured nail? Answer: A change in color of the natural nail.
If you have a client with a fortify nail, what should you do? Answer: Rub
vitamin e oil on it.
Under what condition of the nail should you use ridge filler and pumice
powder? Answer: Furrows/corrugations due to lack of zinc
What is onychauxis/hypertrophy? Answer: Over growth of the nails
When is it ok for the nail tech to work on an ingrown nail? Answer: If it is not
infected or if the nail is not grown too deeply
How can you treat a nail with leukonychia? Answer: It can't be corrected. You
have to wait for the nail to grow out.
What is the most common thing to happen to people with acrylic nails?
Answer: Mold/fungus
What do you do when you have a client with athletes foot (tinea pedis)?
Answer: Should not perform services; refer to physician.
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What are the eponychium, perinychium, and hyponichium? Answer: The skin
surrounding the nail
What is the disadvantage of using QUATS? Answer: It can damage/corrode
implements
When using primer, does the client and the tech both use safety glasses?
Answer: No, only the client
What is the metatarsal scissors? Answer: It is a petrissage massage movement;
a kneading technique done on the feet
What part of the nail controls how fast the nail grows? Answer: The matrix
What part of the nail grows the fastest? Answer: The matrix.
What can be used to treat nail stain? Answer: Peroxide
What is a symptom of having Eggshell nails? Answer: Thin, white, and curved
What is the difference between odorless and traditional acrylic nails? Answer:
Odorless are tacky and leave residue
Which condition is the best for treatment of an oil manicure? Answer: Brittle
and dry cuticles
What kind of wrap can be used with ridge filler? Answer: Paper wrap
What is the purpose of using artificial nails? Answer: To strengthen, repair, and
lengthen nails
What is the proper time for a nail technician's be disinfected? Answer: After
each service and after each client
The technical term for a nail is what? Answer: An onyx.
A nail disorder that involves a deformed nail is called what? Answer:
Onychophagy
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The most common bacterial disease that occurs in salons is what? Answer:
Fungus
Most of the infectious diseases that occur in salons are caused by what?
Answer: Unsanitized implements
An MSDS can be obtained from who? Answer: A distributor
The best way to identify the chemicals in a salon is to what? Answer: Label the
containers
What is immediately done to the implements taken out of disinfection?
Answer: They are rinsed with water
What is the best way to avoid and fight infections? Answer: Learn proper
sanitation procedures and follow them.
The French manicure is a great base for what? Answer: Nail art
Ridge filler is most commonly used with what? Answer: Paper wraps
What protects skin from ultraviolet rays? Answer: Melanin layer
What is the result of a deformed or damaged nail? Answer: Plicatured nail
How are gels removed? Answer: UV gels need to be buffed off layer by layer.
What is used for a foot callus? Answer: A foot file
Sanitized implements should be stored at what temperature? Answer: 60-85
degrees Fahrenheit
How can you remove gel residue? Answer: Use alcohol
What is striping tape used for? Answer: Nail art
Can all types of artificial nail applications be coated with polish? Answer: Yes.
