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CHemistry ingredients & selection
Vocabulary for chapter 12 fundamentals
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06/01/2011

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ALCOHOL
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ANTISEPTIC AND SOLVENT USED IN PERFUMES , LOTIONS, AND ASTRIGENTS. SD ALCOHOL IS A SPECIAL DENATURATED ETHYL ALCOHOL, ALSO KNOWN AS ETHANOL.
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AHA'S
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AHA'S ARE NATURALLY-OCCURRING MILD ACIDS LIKE GLYCOLIC,LACTIC,MALIC AND TARTARIC ACID. AHA'S EXFOLIATE BY LOOSENING THE BONDS BETWEEN DEAD CORNEUM CELLS AND DISSOLVE THE INTERCELLULAR CEMENT. ACIDS ALSO STIMULATE CELL RENEWAL.
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ALGAE
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DERIVED FROM MINERALS AND PHYTOHORMONES REMINERALIZES AND REVITALIZES THE SKIN.
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ALLANTOIN
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USED IN COLD CREAM, HAND LOTION, AFTERCHAVE, AND OTHER SKIN-SOOTHING COSMETICS BECAUSE OF ITS ABILITY TO HELP HEAL WOUNDS AND SKIN ULCERS AND TO STIMULATE THE GROWTH OF HEALTHY TISSUE.
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ALOE VERA
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THE MOST POPULAR BOTANICAL USED IN COSMETIC FORMULATIONS, EMOLLIENT AND FILM FORMING GUM RESIN WITH HYDRATING, SOFETNING, HEALING, ANTIMICROBIAL AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES.
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ALUM
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COMPOUND MADE OF ALUMINUM, POTASIUM OR AMMONIUM SULFATE WITH STRONG ASTRIGENT ACTION
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AMPOULES
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SAMLL, SEALED VIALS CONTAINING A SINGLE APPLICATION OF HIGHLY CONCENTRATED EXTRACTS IN A WATER OR OIL BASE.
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ANHYDROUS
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DESCRIBES PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT CONTAIN ANY WATER.
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ANTIOXIDANTS
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FREE RADICALS SCAVENGERS, VITAMINS AND INGREDIENTS. ANTIOXIDANTS ALSO INHIBIT OXIDATION, THEY ARE USED BOTH TO HELP THE CONDITION OF THE SKIN AND TO STOP THE OXIDATION THAT CAUSES PRODUCTS TO TURN RANCID AND SPOIL.
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AROMATHERAPY
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THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF PLANT AROMAS AND ESSENTIAL OILS FOR BEAUTY AND HEALTH TREATMENT PURPOSES.
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ASTRINGENTS
Definition
LIQUIDS THAT HELP REMOVE EXCESS OIL ON THE SKIN
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AZULENE
Definition
DERIVED FROM THE CHAMOMILE PLANT AND CHARACTERIZED BY ITS DEEP BLUE COLOR, HAS ANTI INFLAMMATORY AND SOOTHING PROPERTIES.
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BENZYL PEROXIDE
Definition
DRYING INGREDIENT WITH ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES COMMONLY USED FOR BLEMISHES AND ACNE.
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BETA-GLUCANS
Definition
INGREDIENTS USED IN ANTIAGING COSMETICS TO HELP REDUCE THE APPREANCE OF FINE LINES AND WRINKLES BY STIMULATING THE FORMATION OF COLLAGEN
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BHA'S
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BETA HYDROXY ACIDS, ARE EXFOLIATING ORGANIC ACIDS SALICILYC, AND CITRIC ACIDS, BHA'S DISSOLVE MILDER THAN AHA'S BHA'S DISSOLVE OIL AND ARE BENEFICIAL FOR OILY SKIN
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BINDERS
Definition
SUBSTANCES SUCH AS GLYCERIN THAT BIND OR HOLD PRODUCTS TOGETHER.
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BOTANICALS
Definition
INGREDIENTS DERIVED FROM PLANTS
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CALENDULA
Definition
ANTI INFLAMMATORY PLANT EXTRACT
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CARBOMERS
Definition
INGREDIENTS USED TO THICKEN CREAMS, FREQUENTLY USED IN GEL PRODUCTS
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