CHAPTER 26 PEDICURING

Which toe should start with when removing toenail polish?

• Big toe

• Toe closest to your thumb

• Toe furtest from your thumb

• Little toe

With a spa pedicure, massage is performed on the ________.

• foot and full leg

• foot

• foot and lower leg

• foot and ankle

A _____ is a large, abrasive file used to smooth and reduce thicker areas of callus.

• pedicure or paddle

• nail rasp

• toenail nipper

• curette

A fully plumbed whirlpool foot bath with an attached pedicure chair DOES NOT ____________.

• provide hot and cold water

• frequently include a waring feature

• offer portability

• often come with a built in massage feature

Female clients should be warned not to shave their legs within _________ before a pedicure.

• 48 hours

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 36 days

When using electric foot mitts ________.

• the mask is applied while the feet are in the mitts

• the mask is applied before the feet are placed in the mitts

• no mask should be used

• the mask is applied after the mittss are removed

After a polish application, what should you offer to clients who have not worn open-toed shoes to help them avoid smudging the polish?

• foot soak

• pedicure slippers

• toe seperaators

• foot mitts

The traditional method for the paraffin bath to dip and re-dip the hands and feet how many times?

• four or more times

• two or three times

• three to four times

• one or two times

The cosmetologist's pedicuring stool must _________.

• include a footrest

• be attached to the client's chair

• allow for ergonomically correct positioning

• be higher than the clients chair

The specialty massage that often employs many of the principles of acupressure and acupuncture is ____________.

• tapotement

• reflexology

• effleurage

• friction