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Polymer refers to the chemical bonding of many smaller individual organic monomers into a large structure, i.e. hair is a polymer of thousands of amino acids connected into chains; also refers to the powder part of an acrylic system.
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An acrylic service, usually with acrylics, incorporating both white and pink powders so a nail technician can create a realistic-looking acrylic nail; the process uses white powder on the tip and pink on the nail bed.
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Any coating created by fashioning acrylic, fiber wraps, or gels over the underlying nail or artificial nail tip.
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A term used to describe acrylic systems that are not easily detected by the human sense of smell; the procedure for working with odorless acrylic systems is not exactly the same as “traditional” acrylic systems.
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An individual, reactive chemical unit that may be linked to one another to form a polymer; the liquid component in acrylic systems.
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The amount of polymer powder mixed with the monomer liquid; also known as consistency.
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A family of monomers used in several types of nail enhancement systems.
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A liquid-and-powder acrylic system that requires UV light to cure or harden, rather than simple exposure to air.
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A type of acrylic that is chemically configured to cure/harden (“set”) faster than traditional systems; fast set systems are favored by some competitors or experienced nail technicians or others who don’t need time to “work” with the product.
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A general term used to refer to the liquid monomers used in acrylic liquid formulation; the product formed when an organic acid reacts with an alcohol; all nail coating polymers, except for polishes, contain esters.
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A term for artificial nails preferred (over “artificial nails”) by many nail professionals; can refer to acrylics, gels, wraps, or tips.
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Another term for colored acrylics; refers to the powder component (polymers) of the acrylic system. [See also colored acrylics]
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A dappen disk is glass or plastic container used to hold small amounts of product during an individual service.
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The practice of combining either different nail polishes, paints, or acrylic powders to create a unique color or look for a client.
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A substance used to dry or harden adhesives, wraps, no-light gels, acrylics, and UV light gels; all types of systems require a curing agent.
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