Ch. 13: Skin Care Products: Chemistry, Ingredients, & Selections Flashcards
What are two types of facial ingredients?
Performance Ingredients and Functional Ingredients
What are Performance Ingredients?
- These do the actual work of cleansing, normalizing, moisturizing, or otherwise treating the skin.
(Change the skin)
What are Functional Ingredients?
- These make up majority of the product.
- they allow products to spread, give them body and texture, and give them a specific form such as a lotion, cream, or gel.
(Do not change the appearance of the skin)
Define: Cosmetics
Defined by the FDA as:
Articles that are intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance.
What is the third category of facial ingredients?
Cosmeceuticals
What are Cosmeceuticals?
Products intended to improve the skin’s health and appearance.
What is the most frequently used cosmetic ingredient?
Water
What are Anhydrous?
Products that do not contain any water.
What are Emollient?
“Fatty” materials (derived from oils or fats) used to lubricate or moisturize the skin.
What are Mineral Oils?
Lubricant derived from petroleum.
Define: Lubricants
Coat the skin and reduce friction.
Fatty Acids
Emollients; lubricant ingredients derived from plant oils or animal fats.
Fatty Alcohols
Emollient; fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen.
Fatty Esters
Emollients produced from fatty acids and alcohols.
Silicones
Oil that is chemically combined with silicon and oxygen and leaves a noncomedogenic protective film on the surface of the skin.
