PSI MANICURIST EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Before beginning any service - Answer-have a consultation with your client
Clean and disinfect manicure table with - Answer-- hospital grade EPA registered
disinfectant solution
- quats
- phenolics
- household bleach
Nail infection can be spread by - Answer-using uncleaned implements, not preparing
the nail for implements
What should a manicurist do if a client has a fungal infection - Answer-refuse service
and refer to a dermatoligist
TDLR - Answer-Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
MSDS - Answer-Material Safety Data Sheet
Includes:
- Active ingredients
- potential hazards, safety precautions, handling
Where should clean metal implements used for nail care be stored? - Answer-in a jar
with sanitizing liquid
Horizontal lines in the nail plate are known as - Answer-Beau's lines
What activity takes place has in a standard pedicure? - Answer-massage
Why should fast drying nail polishes be avoided? - Answer-They tend to chip more
easily
What vitamin supplement will remedy ridges along the base of the nail bed? -
Answer-vitamin B
In a typical manicure, what happens first? - Answer-shaping of the nail
What type of nail backing is typically the most expensive? - Answer-Foam
What nail shape produces the least risk of breakage? - Answer-Square
, What can be remedied with a salt scrub? - Answer-muscle fatigue, achy joints, fluid
retention
What is the least sanitary way to dispense cream or lotion? - Answer-finger
What should be used to remove the adhesive left behind by the guide strips used
during a french manicure? - Answer-a cotton ball soaked in alcohol
Emploers are made responsible for maintaining healthy indoor air quality by General
Duty Clause of the - Answer-Occupational Safety and Health Act
What solvents may be toxic if used repeatedly? - Answer-Toluene
What is a common and potentially dangerous component of nail primer? - Answer-
methacrylic acid
A nail tip should not cover more than _____ of the natural nail plate. - Answer-1/3
During a fabric wrap removal procedure the manicurist will soak the nail: - Answer-
before sliding softened wraps away from the nail plate with a wood or metal pusher
If the primed area of the nail is touched with a wet brush before the acrylic
application: - Answer-it will cause the acrylic to lift
Oligo means - Answer-few
The tacky layer that happens when odorless products slowly harden is known as: -
Answer-the inhibition layer
Initiators begin the _____ that creates the long polymer chains. - Answer-chain
reaction
Catalysts - Answer-speed up chemical reactions
Different lamps and bulbs will produce varying amounts of UV lights depending on
their - Answer-circuitry
The body's ability to destroy and resist infection is known as - Answer-Immuntiy
Average nail growth in a normal adult is - Answer-1/10 inches per month
Nails grow faster in - Answer-the summer than the winter
Whos nails grow faster - Answer-children than elderly
Which nail grows fastest/slowest - Answer-middle finger grows the fastest and thumb
nail grows the slowest
Epidermis - Answer-outer most and thinnest layer of the skin
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Before beginning any service - Answer-have a consultation with your client
Clean and disinfect manicure table with - Answer-- hospital grade EPA registered
disinfectant solution
- quats
- phenolics
- household bleach
Nail infection can be spread by - Answer-using uncleaned implements, not preparing
the nail for implements
What should a manicurist do if a client has a fungal infection - Answer-refuse service
and refer to a dermatoligist
TDLR - Answer-Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
MSDS - Answer-Material Safety Data Sheet
Includes:
- Active ingredients
- potential hazards, safety precautions, handling
Where should clean metal implements used for nail care be stored? - Answer-in a jar
with sanitizing liquid
Horizontal lines in the nail plate are known as - Answer-Beau's lines
What activity takes place has in a standard pedicure? - Answer-massage
Why should fast drying nail polishes be avoided? - Answer-They tend to chip more
easily
What vitamin supplement will remedy ridges along the base of the nail bed? -
Answer-vitamin B
In a typical manicure, what happens first? - Answer-shaping of the nail
What type of nail backing is typically the most expensive? - Answer-Foam
What nail shape produces the least risk of breakage? - Answer-Square
, What can be remedied with a salt scrub? - Answer-muscle fatigue, achy joints, fluid
retention
What is the least sanitary way to dispense cream or lotion? - Answer-finger
What should be used to remove the adhesive left behind by the guide strips used
during a french manicure? - Answer-a cotton ball soaked in alcohol
Emploers are made responsible for maintaining healthy indoor air quality by General
Duty Clause of the - Answer-Occupational Safety and Health Act
What solvents may be toxic if used repeatedly? - Answer-Toluene
What is a common and potentially dangerous component of nail primer? - Answer-
methacrylic acid
A nail tip should not cover more than _____ of the natural nail plate. - Answer-1/3
During a fabric wrap removal procedure the manicurist will soak the nail: - Answer-
before sliding softened wraps away from the nail plate with a wood or metal pusher
If the primed area of the nail is touched with a wet brush before the acrylic
application: - Answer-it will cause the acrylic to lift
Oligo means - Answer-few
The tacky layer that happens when odorless products slowly harden is known as: -
Answer-the inhibition layer
Initiators begin the _____ that creates the long polymer chains. - Answer-chain
reaction
Catalysts - Answer-speed up chemical reactions
Different lamps and bulbs will produce varying amounts of UV lights depending on
their - Answer-circuitry
The body's ability to destroy and resist infection is known as - Answer-Immuntiy
Average nail growth in a normal adult is - Answer-1/10 inches per month
Nails grow faster in - Answer-the summer than the winter
Whos nails grow faster - Answer-children than elderly
Which nail grows fastest/slowest - Answer-middle finger grows the fastest and thumb
nail grows the slowest
Epidermis - Answer-outer most and thinnest layer of the skin
