Ch 27

Question 1

Regardless of whether a client is interested in wearing long, medium, or short nails, she may decide to have nail tips applied over her natural nails for _____.

a. a more polished look
b. strength and durability
c. recreational activities
d. nail damage prevention

Answer 1

b. strength and durability

Question 2

Offering _____ expands your service offerings and enables clients to have a “one stop shop” experience in your salon.

a. haircut and coloring
b. haircut and blowdry
c. nail extension and wrap services
d. manicures and pedicures

Answer 2

c. nail extension and wrap services

Question 3

Which product is made of plastic, pre-molded nails shaped from a tough polymer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic?

a. Nail tips
b. Nail polish
c. Nail buffers
d. Nail polymer

Answer 3

a. Nail tips

Question 4

What is a layer of any kind of nail enhancement product that is applied over the natural nail and tip application for added strength?

a. Tips
b. Acrylic
c. Polymer
d. Overlay

Answer 4

d. Overlay

Question 5

Nail tips that do not have the reinforcement provided by the overlay are _____.

a. more flexible
b. not long-wearing and can break easily
c. strong and durable
d. expensive

Answer 5

b. not long-wearing and can break easily

Question 6

Which implement is similar to a nail clipper that is used on nail tips?

a. Tip curette
b. Tip cutter
c. Blocker
d. Activator

Answer 6

b. Tip cutter

Question 7

What substance is used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil left on the natural nail plate?

a. Nail dehydrator
b. Nail polish
c. Nail polish remover
d. Nail acrylic

Answer 7

a. Nail dehydrator

Question 8

Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for nail tips and the natural nail are called _____.

a. wells
b. connections
c. adhesions
d. sidewalls

Answer 8

a. wells

Question 9

The _____ is the point where the free edge of the natural nail meets the tip, and where the tip is adhered to the nail.

a. overlay
b. position stop
c. well
d. sidewall

Answer 9

b. position stop

Question 10

Nail tips are available in _____ sizes, colors, and shapes, making it easy to fit each client with precisely the right size and shape.

a. many
b. two
c. three
d. few

Answer 10

a. many

Question 11

Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and _____.

a. move
b. rock
c. crack
d. hold

Answer 11

c. crack

Question 12

The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail is also called a(n) _____.

a. adhesion agent
b. buffer wrap
c. bonding agent
d. abrasive wrap

Answer 12

c. bonding agent

Question 13

Cosmetologists and their clients should always wear _____ when using and handling nail tip adhesives.

a. masks
b. gloves
c. aprons
d. eye protection

Answer 13

d. eye protection

Question 14

When securing the tip to the natural nail, use the stop, rock, and _____ method to avoid air bubbles and promote proper adhesion.

a. hold
b. stop
c. shape
d. secure

Answer 14

a. hold

Question 15

When applying nail tips, you must hold the tip in place for _____ until the adhesive has dried.

a. 5-10 minutes
b. 3-5 minutes
c. 30-45 seconds
d. 5-10 seconds

Answer 15

d. 5-10 seconds

Question 16

The contact areas of nail tips are smoothed with a fine-grit block buffer held _____.

a. roughly across the surface
b. with pressure
c. angled across the nail
d. flat across the nail

Answer 16

d. flat across the nail

Question 17

Any method of securing a layer of fabric or paper on and around the nail tip to ensure its strength and durability is called a _____.

a. nail tip
b. nail polymer
c. nail wrap
d. nail fabric

Answer 17

c. nail wrap

Question 18

What product is used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the natural nail and nail tip?

a. Wrap fabric
b. Wrap resin
c. Woven linen
d. Chemical solution

Answer 18

b. Wrap resin

Question 19

Wrap resins are made from _____, a specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent adhesion to the natural nail plate and polymerizes in seconds.

a. cyanoacrylate
b. ABS
c. fabric
d. plastic

Answer 19

a. cyanoacrylate

Question 20

To press fabric wraps onto the natural nail plate and avoid the transfer of dust or oil, use _____.

a. thick plastic
b. fingertips
c. heavy adhesive
d. nail resin

Answer 20

a. thick plastic

Question 21

Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and _____.

a. linen
b. paper
c. cotton
d. nylon

Answer 21

a. linen

Question 22

The _____ is the heart of a nail wrap system and gives this system its unique properties.

a. nail tip
b. nail polymer
c. nail resin
d. nail wrap material

Answer 22

d. nail wrap material

Question 23

Which material is thin and tightly woven, and becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied?

a. Cotton
b. Fiberglass
c. Linen
d. Silk

Answer 23

d. Silk

Question 24

Which nail wrap is made from a closely woven, heavy material and is considered to be the strongest nail wrap fabric?

a. Cotton wrap
b. Fiberglass wrap
c. Finen wrap
d. Silk wrap

Answer 24

c. Finen wrap

Question 25

Which nail wrap is made from a very thin synthetic mesh with a loose weave and is easy to use?

a. Cotton wrap
b. Fiberglass wrap
c. Linen wrap
d. Silk wrap

Answer 25

b. Fiberglass wrap

Question 26

_____, also known as activator, acts as the dryer that speeds up the hardening process of the wrap resin or adhesive overlay.

a. Wrap resin
b. Wrap resin accelerator
c. Wrap hardener
d. ABS

Answer 26

b. Wrap resin accelerator

Question 27

Activators come in several different forms: brush-on bottle, pump spray-on, and _____.

a. gel
b. foam
c. lotion
d. aerosol

Answer 27

d. aerosol

Question 28

What term describes when a nail enhancement needs to be serviced after two or more weeks from the initial application of the nail enhancement product?

a. Application
b. Touch-up
c. Maintenance
d. Repair

Answer 28

c. Maintenance

Question 29

Application of the enhancement product onto the new growth of the nail is commonly referred to as _____.

a. reactivation
b. touch-up
c. maintenance
d. backfill

Answer 29

d. backfill

Question 30

Nail wraps are rebalanced with additional resin _____.

a. every week
b. every two weeks
c. once a month
d. every two months

Answer 30

b. every two weeks

Question 31

What are small pieces of fabric used to strengthen a weak point in the nail or repair a crack?

a. Wrap removals
b. Repair patches
c. Stress strips
d. Nail enhancements

Answer 31

c. Stress strips

Question 32

A piece of fabric cut to completely cover a crack or break in a nail is a _____.

a. wrap replacement
b. repair patch
c. stress strip
d. nail enhancement

Answer 32

b. repair patch

Question 33

Nail wraps are removed by immersing the entire enhancement in a small glass bowl filled with _____.

a. acetone
b. water
c. decontaminant
d. chlorine

Answer 33

a. acetone

Question 34

Nail tips are softened with acetone or tip remover and are _____.

a. slid off
b. ripped off
c. nipped off
d. rubbed off

Answer 34

a. slid off

Question 35

Properly sized nail tips for a client should cover the nail plate from _____.

a. sidewall to sidewall
b. front to back
c. back to tip
d. cuticle to free edge

Answer 35

a. sidewall to sidewall

Question 36

Remove dust from the natural nail plate with a _____.

a. tip cutter
b. buffer block
c. clean, dry nail brush
d. cotton ball dipped in acetone

Answer 36

c. clean, dry nail brush

Question 37

Fabric wraps that are slightly smaller than the nail plate prevent the wraps from _____.

a. adhering
b. lifting
c. breaking
d. moving

Answer 37

b. lifting

Question 38

What step would be performed last in a four-week fabric wrap maintenance?

a. Push back the eponychium and remove any loosened cuticle.
b. Apply cuticle oil.
c. Apply nail dehydrator to all 10 nails.
d. Apply a small amount of wrap resin.

Answer 38

b. Apply cuticle oil.