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  • Urethane acrylate

    A main ingredient used to create UV gel nail enhancements.  

  • Updo

    Hairstyle in which the hair is arranged up and off the shoulders.  

  • Unit wattage

    The measure of how much electricity the lamp consumes.  

  • Uniform layers

    Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length.  

  • Underhand technique

    A technique in which the left section goes under the middle strand, then the right section goes under the middle strand.  

  • Two-color method

    A method whereby two colors of resin are used to overlay the nail.  

  • 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.  

  • Tuberculocidal disinfectants

    Disinfectants that kill the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.  

  • 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.  

  • 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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