Chapter 13 - Skin Care Products Flashcards
Ingredients in products that do the actual work of cleansing, normalizing, moisturizing, or otherwise treating the skin
Performance ingredients
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
Cosmetics
Allow products to spread, give them body and texture, and give them a specific form such as a lotion, cream, or gel
Functional ingredients
Products that do not contain any water
Anhydrous
Fatty materials derived from oils or fats used to lubricate and moisturize the skin
Emollients
Come from the earth, specifically from petroleum sources
Mineral oil
Can be used with no added preservatives because they do not harbor bacteria or other organisms
Mineral oil and petrolatum
Lubricant ingredients derive from plant oils or animal fats
Fatty acids
Fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen
Fatty alcohols
Fatty acids that have a wax like consistency
Fatty alcohols
Produced from combining fatty acids and fatty alcohols
Fatty esters
A group of oil’s that are chemically combined with silicone and oxygen and leave a noncomedogenic protective film on the surface of the skin
Silicones
Soaps and or detergents that clean the skin
Cleansers
T/F without emulsifiers, oil and water would separate into layers
True
Materials that are compatible with oil
Oil soluble
Substances that are mixable with water
Water soluble
Synthetic, and organic, and are known as metal salts
Certified colors
Organic carbon-based compounds from animal or plant extracts and can also be natural mineral pigments
Non certified colors
Insoluble pigments made by combining a dye with an inorganic material and are commonly used in colorful cosmetics
Lakes
Do not require certification such as zinc oxide
Exempt colors
Chamomile, licorice, azulene, and aloe
Healing agents