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Chapter 13 Flashcards

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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 appearance

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Cosmetics

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Ingredients in cosmetic products that allow the products to spread, give them body and texture and give them specific form such as a lotion, cream, or gel: preservatives are also functional ingredients

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Functional Ingredients

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Ingredients in cosmetic products that cause the actual changes in the appearance of the skin

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Performance ingredients

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Describes products that do not contain any water

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Anhydrous

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Oil or fatty ingredients that lubricate, moisturize, and prevent water loss

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Emollients

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Lubricant derived from petroleum

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Mineral oil

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Emollients; lubricant ingredients derived from plant oils or animal fats

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Fatty acids

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Emollients: fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen

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Fatty alcohols

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9
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Emollients produced from fatty acids and alcohols

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Fatty esters

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Oil that is chemically combined with silicon and oxygen and leaves a noncomedogenic, protective file in the surface of the skin.

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Silicones

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Soaps and detergents that clean the skin

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Cleansers

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12
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Compatible with oil

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Oil soluble

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13
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Mixable with water

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Water soluble

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14
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Oils derived from herbs: have many different properties and effects in the skin and psyche

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Essential oils

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Chemical agents that inhibit growth of microorganisms in cosmetic formulations. These kill bacteria and prevent products from spoiling.

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Preservatives

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Inorganic color agents that also known as metal salts; listed in ingredient labels as D&C

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Certified colors

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Colors that are organic, meaning they come from animal or plant extracts; they can also be natural mineral pigments

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Noncertified colors

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18
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Insoluble pigments made by combining dye with an inorganic material

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Lakes

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Fats or fat like substances, lipids help repair and protect the barrier function of the skin

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Lipids

20
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Mechanical and chemical products or processes used to exfoliate the skin

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Exfoliants

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Spreading agents and ingredients that carry or deliver other ingredients into the skin and Make them more effective

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Vehicles

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Closed lipids bilateral spheres that encapsulate ingredients, Target their delivery to specific tissues of the skin and control their release

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Liposomes

23
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Chemical compounds formed by combining a number of small molecules into long chain like structures; advanced vehicles that release substances onto the skin’s surface at a microscopically controlled rate

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Polymers

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TRF; Ingredient derived from yeast cells that functions as an anti inflammatory and moisturizing agent

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Tissue respiratory factor

25
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Skin conditioning agents derived from carbs and proteins that enhance cellular metabolism and wound healing

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Glycoproteins

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Chains of amino acids that stimulate fibroblasts, cell metabolism, collagen, and improve skins firmness. Larger chains are called polypeptides

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Peptides

27
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Natural form of vitamin A, stimulates cell repair and helps to normalize skin cells by generating new cells

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Retinol

28
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Beta hydroxy acid with exfoliating and antiseptic properties; natural sources include sweet birch, willow bark, and wintergreen

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Salicylic acid

29
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Derived from olives; desensitizes and nourishes, an emollient.

Originally from shark liver oil. A lubricant and ferrule fixative

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Squalene

30
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An anti inflammatory compound isolated from the herb comfrey; it is used in creams, hand lotion, hair lotion, aftershave, and other skin soothing cosmetics for its ability to heal wounds and skin ulcers and to stimulate growth of healthy tissues

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Allantoin

31
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Plant extract with calming and soothing properties

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Chamomile

32
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Oil widely used in cosmetics; extracted from the bean like seeds of the desert shrub. Used as a lubricant and noncomedogenic emollient and moisturizer

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Jojoba

33
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Antiallergenic, anti inflammator, antiseptic, antibacterial, balancing, energizing, soothing and healing

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Lavender

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Credited with moisturizing, anti stringent, tonic and deodorant properties; found in the forms of rose extracts oil or water

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Rose

35
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Extracted from the bark of hamanelis; can be soothing agent or in higher concentrations, an astringent

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Witch hazel

36
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Therapeutic use of plant aromas and essential oils for beauty and health treatment purposes

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Aromatherapy

37
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Skin refreshing lotions with a low alcohol content

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Fresheners

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Aka fresheners or astringents; liquids designed to tone and tighten the skins surface

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Toners

39
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Liquids that help remove excess oil from the skin

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Astringent

40
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Physical method of rubbing dead cells off of the skin

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Mechanical exfoliation

41
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Chemical agent that dissolves dead skin cells and the intercellular matrix or “glue@ that holds them together

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Chemical exfoliation

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Enzyme products that dissolve keratin proteins (dead skin cells) and exfoliate the skin

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Enzyme peels

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Concentrated treatment products often composed of herbs, vitamins, mineral clays, moisturizing agents, skin softeners, oils, beneficial extracts and other ingredients

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Mask

44
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Concentrated liquid ingredients for the skin designed to penetrate and treat various skin conditions

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Serums

45
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Small, sealed vials containing single application of highly concentrated extracts in a water or oil base

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Ampoules

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