Skin Care

Question 1

What are essential oils?

Answer 1

They are highly concentrated, highly volatile and are extracted from certain plants.

Question 2

How do they keep the essence of the plant from whic they are extracted?

Answer 2

The armoma molecules are insoluable in water (oils) and therefore can retain the smell of the plant.

Question 3

What are essential oils made from?

Answer 3

Terpenes.

Question 4

What must each terpene contain?

What is the formula for a simple terpene?

Answer 4

At least one isoprene unit.

C10H16

Question 5

How can you indentify an isoprene?

Answer 5

By dividing the number of carbons by 5, that tells you how many isoprene units.

Question 6

What is the systematic name for the isoprene unit for terpenes.

Answer 6

2 - methylbuta - 1, 3 - diene. (C5H8)

Question 7

What are the types of radiation and what do they do?

Answer 7

UVA (aging)
UVB (burning)
UVC (lost in atmosphere)

Question 8

What does sunblock do?

Answer 8

Sunblock prevents harmful UV rays from being absorbed into the skin and breaking the bonds, which prevents the formation of free radicals.