Milady's Chapter 27 - Nail Tips & Wraps
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nail tips | Plastic, pre-molded nails shaped from a tough polymer called ABS |
| Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene | The material, a plastic also called ABS, that nail tips are made from |
| Overlay | A layer of any kind of nail enhancement product that is applied over the natural nail and tip application for added strength |
| Nail dehydrator | A substance used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil on the natural nail plate |
| The well | The point of contact with the nail plate |
| Position stop | The point where the free edge of the natural nail meets the tip and where the tip is adhered to the nail |
| Tip Cutters | A tool used to shorten the nail tip. Nail clippers will weaken the tip and cause it to crack. |
| Nail tip adhesive | The bonding agent used to secure the tip to the natural nail |
| Resin | Gel Adhesives |
| Gel Adhesives (aka Resin) | The thickest adhesives available that take the longest time to dry |
| Five seconds | How long it can take for thinner adhesives to dry |
| Tube with pointed applicator, one-drop applicator, or brush-on | The three options for adhesive containers |
| Nail wrap | Any method of securing a layer of fabric or paper on or around the nail tip to ensure its strength and durability |
| Nail wrap resin | A substance used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the nail |
| Fabric Wrap | A nail wrap made from silk linen or fiberglass |
| Cyanoacrylate | A specialized acrylic monomer that has excellent adhesion to the natural nail plate and polymerizes in seconds |
| Silk wraps | Nail wrap fabric made from a thin, natural material with a tight weave that becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied |
| Linen Wrap | Nail wrap fabric made from a closely woven, heavy material that is thicker and bulkier than other wrap fabrics |
| Linen | Nail adhesives do not penetrate this wrap fabric as easily as other wrap fabrics |
| Fiberglass wrap | Nail wrap fabric made from a very thin, synthetic mesh with a loose weave. This is the weakest of the fabric wraps. |
| Paper wraps | Nail wraps that are temporary, and do not have the strength and durability of other wrap materials. One of the first materials ever used to create wraps |
| Wrap resin accelerator (aka activator) | The dryer that speeds up the hardening process |
| Brush-on, pump spray, and aerosol | The three different kinds of activators available |
| Two minutes | How long it takes for activator to dissipate after application |
| Dip powder and Adhesive Enhancements | A technique in which a fine polymer powder is sprinkled or spooned onto the nail over a complete fabric wrap |
| Maintenance | When a nail enhancement needs to be serviced after two or more weeks |
| Fill or backfill | Applying enhancement product onto new nail growth during maintenance |
| Rebalancing | Structurally correcting the nail to ensure its strength, shape, and durability. |
| Stress strip | A strip of fabric 1/8th in. long that is applied to the weak point of he nail to repair or strengthen a weak point |
| Repair patch | A piece of fabric cut to completely cover a crack or break in a nail |
| Soaking the nails in acetone until they melt away | How you remove nail wraps |
| From the middle of the nail plate to the free edge | How you apply nail adhesive to the nail plate for nail tips |
| Stop, rock, and hold | The technique used to slide nail tips onto the natural nail |
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