Nail Product Chemistry Simplified

Question 1

What two things that you can see and touch are not a chemical?

Answer 1

light and electricity

Question 2

What can be chemically converted into vitamin c?

Answer 2

petroleum oil

Question 3

When are vapors formed?

Answer 3

When liquids evaporate in to the air

Question 4

What are fumes a blend of ?

Answer 4

soot-like particles and vapors

Question 5

Adhesion

Answer 5

A force of nature that makes two surfaces stick together.

Question 6

When does adhesion take place?

Answer 6

When the molecules on one surface are attracted to the molecules on another surface

Question 7

Nail primer

Answer 7

A substance that improves adhesion

Question 8

Why is base coat an example of primer?

Answer 8

Because the base coat makes the nail polish adhere better

Question 9

What are the three types of primers?

Answer 9

acid-based
nonacid based
acid-free

Question 10

What is a corrosive?

Answer 10

A substance that can cause visible and possibly irreversible permanent skin or eye damage

Question 11

What can acid based primers burn?

Answer 11

soft tissue and eyes

Question 12

Use primer sparingly a thin coat should be applied

Answer 12

Use primer sparingly a thin coat should be applied

Question 13

What do non-corrosive primers not contain?

Answer 13

methacrylic acid

Question 14

What does scrubbing get rid of?

Answer 14

Bacteria and fungi that cause fingernail infections

Question 15

What do nail dehydrators remove?

Answer 15

Traces of oil and moisture
(within 30 minutes the normal natural oils and moisture will return to the nail plate)

Question 16

What grit should you use to remove surface shine?

Answer 16

240 grit

Question 17

What is the nail professionals first duty?

Answer 17

keeping the nail plate thick, strong, and healthy

Question 17

What is the leading cause of nail enhancement service breakdown?

Answer 17

overfiling

Question 18

what can overfiling lead to?

Answer 18

lifting, breaking, free-edge chipping, and free edge product separation or curling

Question 19

How long will the nail plate be softened when soaked in any liquid including water or acetone?

Answer 19

60 minutes

Question 20

Nail enhancements are not designed to be taken off frequently (more than twice per year)

Answer 20

Nail enhancements are not designed to be taken off frequently (more than twice per year)

Question 21

polymerize

Answer 21

chemical reaction

Question 22

evaporation

Answer 22

physical reaction

Question 23

Polymers

Answer 23

gigantic chains of molecules. can be liquid but usually solid

Question 24

What is the reaction that makes polymers?

Answer 24

Polymerization

Question 25

Monomers

Answer 25

The individual molecules that join to make the polymer

Question 26

What does the initiator do?

Answer 26

triggers polymerization

Question 27

Catalyst

Answer 27

a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction by making initiators work more efficiently

Question 28

What are oligomers an important ingredient in?

Answer 28

UV gels and is what gives gels there sticky consistency

Question 28

Oligomer

Answer 28

A short chain of monomers that has had the growth of its chain halted before it became a polymer

Question 29

How long would it take uv gels to harden without oligomers?

Answer 29

Two or three hours

Question 30

products with simple polymer chains are easily damaged by sharp impacts or heavy stresses

Answer 30

products with simple polymer chains are easily damaged by sharp impacts or heavy stresses

Question 31

cross linked nail enhancements take longer to remove in acetone than products that are not cross linked

Answer 31

cross linked nail enhancements take longer to remove in acetone than products that are not cross linked

Question 32

What are the three acrylics used to make all nail enhancements and glues

Answer 32

Methacrylates Acrylates Cyanoacrylates

Question 33

MMA is extremely difficult to remove and will not dissolve in product removers

Answer 33

MMA is extremely difficult to remove and will not dissolve in product removers

Question 34

What do UV stabilizers control?

Answer 34

control color stability and prevent sunlight from causing fading or discoloration

Question 35

What is the job of every nail professional?

Answer 35

to nurture the nail plate and surrounding skin

Question 35

What are all nail enhancements made from?

Answer 35

Organic Substances

Question 36

What did Paracelsus say?

Answer 36

"All substances are poisons there is none that is not a posion."

Question 37

What does the overexposure principle say?

Answer 37

Overexposure determines toxicity

Question 38

What is the most effective way to help ensure safe working conditions?

Answer 38

local source capture ventilation system