Chpt. 6_ Chemistry & Chemical Safety Flashcards
Have a thorough understanding of chemistry because….
- Without an understanding of basic chemistry, they will not be able to use professional products effectively and safely.
- Every product used in beauty und wellness services contains some type of chemical. Beauty professionals should be able to troubleshoot and solve potential common problems with chemical services.
- it is important to know and follow the procedures for handling chemicals used in the salon, spa, and barbershop by reading labels and following manufactures instructions to keep their clients and themselves safe.
Basics of Chemical Structure
Chemistry
The science that deals with the composition, structures, and properties of matter and how matter changes under different conditions.
Matter
Any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight).
All matter has physical and chemical properties and exists in the form of a solid, liquid, or gas.
Everything made out of matter is a chemical.
Everything you can touch and everything you can see - with the exception of light and electricity - is matter.
Energy is not matter.
Elements
The simplest form of chemical matter that contains only one type of atom; can not be broken down into simpler substance without a loss of identity.
There are 118 elements known to science. 98 occur naturally on earth; the remaining elements known as synthetic elements are produced artificially or through synthesis.
All matter is made up of elements that have their own distinct physical and chemical properties.
Atoms
The smallest chemical components (often called particles) of an element; structures that make up the element and have the same properties of the element.
Are the basic unit of matter, with a nucleus at the center surrounded by negatively charged electrons that move around the nucleus in orbits.
Atoms can not be divided into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.
Electrons, Protons, Neutrons
Electrons- Subatomic particles with a negative charge.
Protons- Subatomic particles with a positive charge.
Neutrons- Subatomic particles with no charge.
Molecule, Elemental Molecule, Compound Molecules
Molecule - a chemical combination of two or more atoms in definite (fixed) proportions.
Elemental Molecule- molecule containing two or more atoms of the same element in definite (fixed) proportions.
Ozone is a major component of smog and can be very dangerous.
Compound Molecules- compounds; a chemical combination of two or more atoms of different elements in definite (fixed) proportions.
Physical and chemical properties of matter
Physical Charge
A change in the form or physical properties of a substance without a chemical reaction or the creation of a new substance.
No chemical reactions are involved in physical charge and no new chemicals are formed.
Chemical charge
A change in the chemical composition or make -up of a substance.
This change is caused by chemical reactions that create new chemical substance, usually by combining or subtracting certain elements.
Physical properties
Characteristics that can be determined without a chemical reaction and that do not cause a chemical change in the substance; includes color, solubility, odor, density, melting point, boiling point, hardness, and glossiness.
Chemical properties
Characterizes that can be determined only by a chemical reaction und involve a chemical change in the substance.
Examples include the ability of iron to rust, wood to burn, or hair to change color through the use of haircolor und hydrogen peroxide.
Pure Substances and Physical Mixtures
Pure substance
A chemical combination of matter un definite (fixed) proportions.
Unique properties, example would be water und salt
Elements- oxygen, aluminum, gold, sodium
Compounds- pure (distilled) water, ammonia, salt, aspirin
Physical mixture
A physical combination of matter in any proportion.
Include nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.
Uniform- air solutions of salt water, hydrogen peroxide
Nonuniform- most beaut products
Difference between solutions, suspensions, and emulsions
Solution - Solute - Solvent
Solution- A stable, uniform mixture of two or more substances
Solute- The substance that is dissolved in a solution
Solvent- The substance that dissolves the solute and makes a solution
Miscible - Immiscible
Miscible- liquids that are mutually soluble, meaning that they can be mixed together to form stable solutions. Examples include water and alcohol.
Immiscible- liquids that are capable of being mixed together to form stable solutions. Examples include water and oil.
Suspensions
Unstable physical mixtures of undissolved particles in a liquid
Suspensions contain larger and fewer miscible particles; are not usually transparent and may be colored.
Example- the glitter in main polish, which can separate from the polish.
Emulsion - Emulsifier
Emulsion- an unstable physical mixture of two or more immiscible substances (substances that normally will not stay mixed) plus a special ingredient called an emalsifier. Can be separate however the separation usually happens very slowly over a long period of time.
Example is skin cream.
Emulsifier- an ingredient that brings two normally incompatible matériels together and binds them into a uniform and fairly stable mixture.
Surfactants
A contraction of surface active agent; substances that allow oil and water to mix, or emulsify.
A surfactant has two distinct parts; hydrophilic and lipophilic.