Did You Know Chapter 10

Front 1

1. ___ or ____ is the physical process of removing dead skin cells with a granular or abrasive product, such as a scrub.

Back 1

Mechanical or Manual exfoliation

Front 2

2. ____ is a type of wax that is frequently used for hand and foot services. It helps soothe as well as moisturize the skin

Back 2

Paraffin

Front 3

3. ____ is a massage method that uses pressure on specific points of the feet, hands and sometimes the ears to relieve tension and influence certain body conditions.

Back 3

Reflexology

Front 4

4. The ____ states that, out of all the colors of the universe, only red, yellow and blue are pure.

Back 4

law of color

Front 5

5. The three pure colors — red, yellow and blue — are referred to as ___.

Back 5

primary colors

Front 6

6. ___ colors are the result of mixing primary colors with their neighboring secondary color in equal proportions. There are ___ of these colors.

Back 6

Six Tertiary colors

Front 7

7. Warm colors contain ___ or ___ tones within them and cool colors have more ____ tones within them.

Back 7

red or yellow = warm

blue = cool

Front 8

8. ____, also called ____, is the application of water- based paints or polish onto the surface of the nail using any variety of specialized brushes.

Back 8

Freehand nail art or flat nail art

Front 9

9. The ____ brush has very few long bristles and is used for creating line designs.

Back 9

striper

Front 10

10. The benefit of ____ is that rather than trying to create perfectly straight lines freehand, it can be applied when the polish or nail design is completely dry.

Back 10

striping tape

Front 11

11. _____ are small pieces of plastic made to resemble gems that add a unique touch to any design or polished nail.

Back 11

Rhinestones

Front 12

12. A single—action ___ releases the air and paint at the same time.

Back 12

airbrush

Front 13

14. A ____ is a reservoir that catches or collects moisture produced by the compressed air traveling through the gun.

Back 13

moisture trap

Front 14

15. An ____, sometimes referred to as an ___, is a machine with a motor and a hand piece that holds different abrasive pieces, called bits, which rotate to file the nail.

Back 14

electric file or e—file

Front 15

16. A ____ has a small hand piece attached to a small box that contains the motor.

Back 15

table file

Front 16

17. The following are some examples of the types of bits available: ___, ____, ___ and ___.

Back 16

carbide, diamond, sanding bands and buffing bits.

Front 17

18. The most important aspect of electric filing is making sure that the bit is only used ___ against the nail and ____ to the nail when working on top.

Back 17

flat or parallel

Front 18

19. To prepare pink and white gel nails for a four-week fill or backfill, use a ____ bit.

Back 18

barrel-shaped

Front 19

20. _____ are electrically powered devices that use air or light to dry the nails.

Back 19

Nail dryers

Front 20

13. Using an airbrush requires more than just the airbrush equipment itself. When purchasing airbrushing equipment, it is important that it comes with a ___, ___, & ____.

Back 20

compressor, moisture trap and hose.