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Urethane acrylate
A main ingredient used to create UV gel nail enhancements.
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Updo
Hairstyle in which the hair is arranged up and off the shoulders.
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Unit wattage
The measure of how much electricity the lamp consumes.
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Uniform layers
Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length.
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Underhand technique
A technique in which the left section goes under the middle strand, then the right section goes under the middle strand.
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Two-color method
A method whereby two colors of resin are used to overlay the nail.
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Turned hair
The root end of every single strand is sewn into the base, so that the cuticles of all hair strands move in the same direction: down.
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Tuberculocidal disinfectants
Disinfectants that kill the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.
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True acid waves
Have a pH between 4.5 and 7.0 and require heat to process; they process more slowly than alkaline waves, and do not usually produce as firm a curl as alkaline waves.
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Trichorrhexis nodosa
Technical term for knotted hair; it is characterized by brittleness and the formation of nodular swellings along the hair shaft. A hair-related atrophic disorder, typically seen in the beard area, marked by irregular, node-like thickening along the hair shaft, which are essentially partial hair breakages. This condition often results in broken hairs with brush-like ends,…
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