Cosmetology · Nail Enhancements

Before applying enhancements, assessing the natural nail's health is important to:

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Avoid applying products over infected, diseased, or damaged nails

A Avoid applying products over infected, diseased, or damaged nails
B Skip ventilation
C Set the price
D Choose a color only

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Assessing the natural nail's health before applying enhancements is important so the cosmetologist avoids applying products over infected, diseased, or significantly damaged nails — which could trap and worsen a problem or produce a poor, unsafe result. Enhancements should go only on healthy nails, and any signs of infection or disorder warrant declining the service and referring the client. This analysis-first, health-aware approach mirrors the rest of the curriculum and is reinforced in the nail-enhancement content of the exam.

Source: Skin & Nails — Nail Health First

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About this topic: Nail Enhancements

Nail enhancement questions cover monomer-and-polymer (acrylic), UV gel and wrap systems — chemistry, application, maintenance and removal — and the ventilation and skin-contact precautions. This is one of 9 Skin & Nails questions on nail enhancements, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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