Building resin

A thicker- viscosity resin

Dip powder

A very fine polymer powder that is usually heavily pigmented with color

Dip system

A resin and polymer powder-based system where the resin absorbs the powder to create a hard coating over the nail

Fabric wrap

Made of silk, linen or fiberglass

Fiberglass wrap

Made from a very thing synthetic mesh with a loose weave

Fill

also known as a backfill, when enhancement product applied onto the new growth of nail

Maintenance

When a nail enhancement needs to be serviced after two or more weeks from the initial application of nail enhancement product

Nail resin systems

Any group of products that includes nail resin to build strength and structure over a natural nail or nail tip

Nail resin

Made from cyanoacrylate

Nail wrap

Any method of securing a layer of fabric or paper on a nail to increase its strength and durability

Rebalance

A structural correction of the location of apex of the nail to balance and prolong its strength, shape and durability

Resin accelerator

Assists in speeding up the dry time of the resin, also called an activator

Silk wrap

Made from a thing natural material with a tight weave that becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied

Stress line

The line where the free edge of the nail meets the nail bed

Stress strip

A strip of fabric cut to about 1/8 (3.12 mm) in length and applied across the stress line

Viscosity

The thickness of the resin liquid