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
Cosmetics
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
Functional Ingredients
Ingredients in cosmetic products that cause the actual changes in the appearance of the skin
Performance ingredients
Describes products that do not contain any water
Anhydrous
Oil or fatty ingredients that lubricate, moisturize, and prevent water loss
Emollients
Lubricant derived from petroleum
Mineral oil
Emollients; lubricant ingredients derived from plant oils or animal fats
Fatty acids
Emollients: fatty acids that have been exposed to hydrogen
Fatty alcohols
Emollients produced from fatty acids and alcohols
Fatty esters
Oil that is chemically combined with silicon and oxygen and leaves a noncomedogenic, protective file in the surface of the skin.
Silicones
Soaps and detergents that clean the skin
Cleansers
Compatible with oil
Oil soluble
Mixable with water
Water soluble
Oils derived from herbs: have many different properties and effects in the skin and psyche
Essential oils
Chemical agents that inhibit growth of microorganisms in cosmetic formulations. These kill bacteria and prevent products from spoiling.
Preservatives
Inorganic color agents that also known as metal salts; listed in ingredient labels as D&C
Certified colors
Colors that are organic, meaning they come from animal or plant extracts; they can also be natural mineral pigments
Noncertified colors
Insoluble pigments made by combining dye with an inorganic material
Lakes
Fats or fat like substances, lipids help repair and protect the barrier function of the skin
Lipids
Mechanical and chemical products or processes used to exfoliate the skin
Exfoliants
Spreading agents and ingredients that carry or deliver other ingredients into the skin and Make them more effective
Vehicles
Closed lipids bilateral spheres that encapsulate ingredients, Target their delivery to specific tissues of the skin and control their release
Liposomes
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
Polymers
TRF; Ingredient derived from yeast cells that functions as an anti inflammatory and moisturizing agent
Tissue respiratory factor