Milady Cosmetology Chapter 29

Front 1

A(n) ___________ is a short chain of monomers not long enough to be considered a polymer.

Back 1

Oligomer

Front 2

True or false, a 12-watt UV lamp is the most common UV lamp on the market.

Back 2

False, 9-watt

Front 3

UV gel products are usually packaged in opaque pots or:

Back 3

Squeeze tubes

Front 4

The tacky surface left on the nail after a UV gel has cured is called the __________ layer.

Back 4

Inhibition

Front 5

A _________ is recommended to check and refine the nail contour for UV gels.

Back 5

Medium abrasive

Front 6

Viscosity is the measurement of the _________ of a liquid.

Back 6

Thickness

Front 7

True or false, a UV bonding gel is designed specifically to improve adhesion of UV gels to the natural nail plate.

Back 7

TRUE

Front 8

Introducing air into the UV gel as you apply it to the fingernail will:

Back 8

Reduce the strength of the cured gel

Front 9

True or false, a UV bonding gel is a thick-viscosity resin that allows the cosmetologist to build an arch and curve on a fingernail.

Back 9

False, UV building gel

Front 10

A _________ is a chemical in UV gel resins that initiates the polymerization reaction.

Back 10

Photoinitiator

Front 11

True or false, a UV gel polish is a type of gel used over the finished UV gel to create a high shine.

Back 11

False, UV gloss gel

Front 12

True or false, a hard UV gel is a type of UV gel that cannot be removed with a solvent.

Back 12

TRUE

Front 13

True or false, a soft UV gel is a type of UV gel that is also known as a soakable gel.

Back 13

True

Front 14

True or false, UV gels can be easy to maintain.

Back 14

True

Front 15

Pigmented UV gels may be:

Back 15

Either UV building gels or UV self-leveling gels

Front 16

True or false, a layer gel is NOT another term for UV gloss gel.

Back 16

True

Front 17

If a UV light unit has four lamps in it, and each lamp is 7-watts, it is known as a ______ light unit.

Back 17

28-watt unit

Front 18

Different UV lamps product greatly differing amounts of UV light. This is referred to as the UV lamp intensity or:

Back 18

concentration

Front 19

To help control the heat generated from the chemical reaction that occurs when UV gels cure, it is recommended that you:

Back 19

Have clients insert their hands into the UV lamp slowly

Front 20

True or false, UV gel polish does not dry.

Back 20

True