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CARROT
RICH IN VITAMIN A COMMONLY DERIVED FROM SEEDS AND AS AN OIL ALSO USED AS PRODUCT COLORING
CERAMIDES
LIPID MATERIALS THAT ARE A NATURAL PART OF THE INTERCELLULAR CEMENT
CERTIFIED COLORS
INORGANIC COLOR AGENTS ALSO KNOWN AS METAL SALTS. LISTED IN INGREDIENTS AS D&C (DRUGS & COSMETICS)
CHAMOMILE
PLANT EXRACT WITH CALMING AND SOOTHING PROPERTIES
CHELATING AGENT
A CHEMICAL ADDED TO COSMETICS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PRESERVATIVE.
CHEMICAL EXFOLIATION
CHEMICAL AGENT THAT DISSOLVES DEAD SKIN CELLS
CLAY MASK
MASK THAT DRAW IMPURITIES TO THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN AS THEY DRY & TIGHTEN.
CLEANSERS
SOAPS & DETERGENTS THAT CLEAN THE SKIN. ALKALINES FATTY ACIDS OF OILS OR SOAPS ARE COMBINED TO MAKE SOAPS
COENZYME Q10
POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANTS THAT PROTECTS AND REVITALIZES SKIN CELLS
COLLAGEN
TYPICALLY A LONG CHAIN OF MOLECULAR PROTEIN THAT LIES ON TOP OF THE SKIN AND BINDS WATER ALSO PLUMPS THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN AND PREVENTS WATER LOSS. TOPICAL PROTEIN DERIVED FROM ANIMAL OR SYNTHETIC MANUFACTURE, COLLAGEN IS THE PROTEIN FIBER IN THE DERMIS.
COLORANTS
SUBSTANCES SUCH AS VEGETABLE, PIGMENT OR MINERAL DYES THAT GIVE PRODUCT COLOR
COMEDOGENCITY
TENDENCY OF ANY TOPICAL SUBSTANCE TO CAUSE OR TO WORSEN A BUILDUP IN THE FOLLICLE LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMEDONE (BLACKHEAD)
COSMECEUTICALS
PRODUCTS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE SKINS HEALTH N APPEARENCE
COSMETICS
DEFINED BY THE FDA AS 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 APPEREANCE.
DELIVERY SYSTEMS
CHEMICAL SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER INGREDIENTS TO SPECIFIC TISSUES OF THE EPIDERMIS
DETERGENTS
TYPE OF SUFACANTS USED AS CLEANSERS IN SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
DMAE (DIMETHYLAMINOETHANOL)
ANTIOXIDANTS THAT STABILIZES CELL MEMBRANES AND BOOSTS THE EFFECT OF OTHER ANTIOXIDANTS
ECHINACEA (PURPLE CONEFLOWER)
PREVENTS INFECTIONS AND HAS HEALING PROPERTIES. USED INTERNALLY TO SUPPORT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.
EMOLLIENTS
INGREDIENTS THAT LUBRICATE,MOISTERIZE,AND PREVENT WATER LOSS
EMULSIFIERS
SURFACTANTS THAT CAUSE OIL AND WATER TO MIX AND FORM AN EMULSION
ENZYME PEELS
ENZYME PRODUCTS THAT DISSOLVE KERATIN PROTEINS (DEAD SKIN CELLS) AND EXFOLIATE THE SKIN
ESSENTIAL OILS
OILS DERIVED FROM HERBS, HAVE MANY DIFFERENT PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS ON THE SKIN AND PSYCHE.
EXFOLIANTS
MECHANICAL & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED TO EXOLIATE THE SKIN
EXFOLIATION
THE PEELING OR SLOUGHING OF THE OUTER LAYER OF THE SKIN
FATTY ACIDS
LUBRICANT INGREDIENTS DERIVED FROM PLANT OILS OR ANIMAL FATS
FATTY ALCOHOLS
FATTY ACIDS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HYDROGEN
FATTY ESTERS
EMOLLIENTS PRODUCED BY FATTY ACIDS AND ALCOHOLS
FRAGRANCES
THESE GIVE PRODUCTS THEIR SCENTS
FREE RADICALS
OXYGEN ATOMS OR MOLECULES WITH UNPAIRED ELECTRONS THAT CAUSE OXIDATION, THEY STEAL ELECTRONS FROM OTHER MOLECULES WHICH DAMAGES THE OTHER MOLECULES.
FRESHENERS
SKIN FRESHENING LOTIONS WITH A LOW ALCOHOL CONTENT
FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS
INGREEDIENTS IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS THAT ALLOW THE PRODUCTS TO SPREAD GIVE THEM BODY AND TEXTURE AND GIVE THEM A SPECIFIC FORM SUCH AS A LOTION, CREAM OR GEL
GLYCERIN
FORMED FROM A DECOMPOSITION OF OILS OR FATS, EXCELLENT SKIN SOFTNER AND HUMECTANT VERY STRONG WATER BINDER
GLYCOPROTEINS
YEAST CELL DERIVATIVES THAT ENHANCE CELLULAR METABOLISIM WHICH BOOSTS OXYGEN UPTAKE IN THE CELL
GOMMAGE
PEELING CREAM THAT IS RUBBED OFF THE SKIN
GRAPESEED EXTRACT
POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANTS WITH SOOTHING PROPERTIES
GREEN TEA
POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANTS & SOOTHING AGENT, ANTIBACTERIAL , ANTI INFLAMMATORY AND STIMULANT HELPFUL FOR COUPEROUSE SKIN
HEALING AGENTS
SUBSTANCES SUCH AS CHAMOMILE AND ALOE THAT HELP TO HEAL THE SKIN
HERBS
ALONG WITH PLANT EXTRACTS HERBS, CONTAIN PHYTOHORMONES
HORSECHESTNUT
EXTRACT CONTAINING BIOFLAVONOIDS, ALSO KNOWN AS VITAMIN P. HELPS STRENGTHEN CAPILLARY WALLS USED FOR COUPEROUSE AREAS OF TELANGIECTASIA
HUMECTANTS
INGEREDIENTS THAT ATTRACT WATER, THEY DRAW MOISTER FROM TO THE SKIN AND SOFTEN ITS SURFACE DIMINISHING LINES DRAWN BY DRYNESS. GLYCERIN IS A HUMECTANT
HYLAURONIC ACID
HYDRATING FLUIDS FOUND IN THE SKIN HYDROPHILIC AGENT WITH WATER BINDING PROPERTIES
HYDRATORS
INGREDIENTS THAT ATTRACT WATER TO THE SKINS SURFACE ALSO KNOWN AS HUMECTANTS OR HYDROPHILIC AGENTS.
JOJOBA
OIL WIDELY USED IN COSMETICS, EXTRACTED FROM THE BEANLIKE SEEDS OF THE DESERT SHRUB, USED AS LUBRICANT AND NONCOMEDOGENIC EMOLLIENT AND MOISTERIZERS
KOJIC ACID
SKIN BRIGHTENING AGENT
LAKES
COMMON TERM FOR CERTIFIED COLORS
LANOLIN
EMOLLIENT WITH MOISTERIZING PROPERTIES ALSO AN EMULSIFIER WITH HIGH WATER ABSORPTION CAPABILITIES
LAVENDER
ALL PURPOSE OIL HAVING MANY PROPERTIES. ANTIALLERGENIC ANTI INFLAMMATORY ANTISEPTIC, ANTIBACTERIAL, BALANCING ENERGIZING,SOOTHING, HEALING AND CONVERSLY STIMULATING
LICORICE
ANTI IRRITANT USED FOR SENSITIVE SKIN
LIPIDS
FATS OR FATLIKE SUBSTANCES, LIPIDS HELP REPAIR AND PROTECT THE BARRIERFUNCTION OF THE SKIN.
LIPOSOMES
CLOSED LIPID BILAYER SPHERES THAT ENCAPSULE INGREDIENTS TARGET THEIR DELIVERY TO SPECIFIC TISSUES OF THE SKIN AND CONTROL THEIR RELEASE
LUBRICANTS
COAT THE SKIN AND REDUCE FRICTION, MINERAL OIL IS A LUBRICANT
MASK
INGREDIENTS SUCH AS HERBS,VITAMINS,AND OILS COMBINED WITH CLAY, SEAWEED,OR HYDRATING BASES THAT THREAT THE SKIN
MECHANICAL EXFOLIATION
METHOD OF RUBBING DEAD CELLS OFF OF THE SKIN
METHYLPARABEN
ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED PRESERVATIVES BECAUSE OF ITS VERY LOW SENSITIZING POTENTIAL. COMBATS BACTERIA AND MOLDS NONCOMEDOGENIC
MINERAL OIL
A LUBRICANT DERIVED FROM PETR
MODELAGE MASKS
THERMAL HEAT MASKS.
MOISTURIZERS
PRODUCTS FORMULATED TO ADD MOISTURE TO THE SKIN
MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES
CARBOHYDRATE LIPID COMPLEXES THAT ARE ALSO GOOD WATER BINDERS
NONCERTIFIED COLORS
colors that are organic meaning they come from animal or plant extracts, they can also be mineral pigments.
oil soluble
compatible with oil
oilfactory system
gives us our sense of smell which is the strongest of the five senses
packs
cream masks or gel masks that nourish rather than deep cleanse the skin
papaya
natural enzyme used for exfolliaion and in enzyme peels
parabens
one of the most commonly used groups of preservatives in the cosmetic, pharmeceutical and food industries, provides bacteriostatic and fungastatic activity against diverse number of organisms.
paraffin wax masks
mask used to warm the skin and promote penetration of ingredients deeperinto the skin through the heat trapped under the surface of the paraffin
peptides
chains of amino acids used to treat wrinkles and elasticity
performance ingredients
ingredients in cosmetic products that cause actual changes in the appearance of the skin
petroleum jelly
an occlusive agent that restores the barrier layer by holding in water. used after laser surgery to protect the skin while healing
phytotherapy
the use of plant extracts for therapeutic benefits
PH ADJUSTERS
ACIDS OR ALKALIS (BASES) USED TO ADJUST THE PH OF PRODUCTS
POLYGLUCANS
INGREDIENTS DERIVED FROM YEAST CELLS THAT HELP STREGHTEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND STIMULATE THE METABOLISM THEY ARE ALSO HYDROPHILIC AND HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT COLLAGEN AND ELASTIN
POLYMERS
CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS FORMED BY A NUMBER OF SMALL MOLECULES, ADVANCED VEHICLES THAT RELEASE SUBSTANCES ONTO THE SKINS SURFACE AT A MICROSCOPICALLY CONTROLLED RATE
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE
A STRONG ALKALI USED IN SOAPS AND CREAMS
PRESERVATIVES
CHEMICAL AGENTS THAT INHIBIT THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS IN COSMETIC FORMULATIONS THESE KILL BACTERIA AND PREVENT PRODUCTS FROM SPOILING
PROPYLENE GLYCOL
A HUMECTANT OFTEN USED IN DRY OR SENSITIVE SKIN MOISTURIZERS
QUATERNIUM 15
AN ALL PURPOSE PRESERVATIVE ACTIVE AGAINST BACTERIA MOLD AND YEAST. IT IS PROBABLY THE GREATEST FORMALDEHYDE RELEASER AMONG COSMETIC PRESERVATIVES CAUSING DERMATITIS AND ALLERGIES
RETINOIC ACID
A VITAMIN A DERIVATIVE, HAS DEMONSTRATED AN ABILITY TO ALTER COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS AND IS USED TO TREAT ACNE AND VISIBLE SIGNS OF AGING. SIDE EFFECTS ARE IRRITATION, PHOTOSENSITIVITY,SKIN DRYNESS, REDNESS AND PEELING.
RETINOL
A NATURAL FORM OF VITAMIN A STIMULATES CELL REPAIR AND HELPS TO NORMALIZE SKIN CELLS BY GENERATING NEW CELLS.
ROSE
CREDITED WITH MOISTURIZING ASTRINGMENT, TONIC, AND DEODORANT PROPERTIES FOUND IN THE FORMS OF ROSE EXTRACTS, OIL, OR WATER
SALICYLIC ACID
A BETA HYDROXY ACID WITH EXFOLIATING AND ANTISEPTIC PROPERTIES NATURAL SOURCES INCLUDE SWEET BIRCH, WILLOW BARK, AND WINTERGREEN.
SEAWEED
seaweed derivatives such as algae have many nourishing properties. specifically seaweed is known for its humectant and moisturizing properties, vitamin content, metabolism stimulation and detoxificATION AND AIDING SKIN FIRMNESS
SERUMS
CONCENTRATED LIQUID INGREDIENTS FOR THE SKIN DESIGNED TO PENETRATE AND TREAT VARIOUS SKIN CONDITIONS.
SILICONES
AN OIL THAT IS CHEMICALLY COMBINED WITH SILICON AND OXYGEN LEAVES A NONCOMEDOGENIC, PROTECTIVE FILM ON THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN
SODIUM BICARBONATE
BAKING SODA; AN ALKALINE INORGANIC SALT USED AS A BUFFERING AGENT, NEUTRALIZER AND PH ADJUSTER
SOLVENT
SUBSTANCES THAT DISSOLVE ANOTHER SUBSTANCE TO FORM A SOLUTION
SORBITOL
HUMECTANT THAT ABSORBS MOISTURE FROM THE AIR TO PREVENT SKIN DRYNESS
SPHINGOLIPIDS
CERAMIDES, OR LIPID MATERIAL THAT ARE A NATURAL PART OF THE INTERCELLULAR CEMENT. GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS AND PHOSPHOLIPIDS AE ALSO NATURAL LIPIDS FOUND IN THE BARRIER LAYER.
SQUALENE
ORIGINALLY FROM SHARK LIVER OIL ALSO OCCURS IN SMALL AMOUNTS IN OLIVE OIL, WHEAT GERM OIL AND RICE BRAN OIL, ALSO FOUND IN HUMAN SEBUM A LUBRICANT AND PERFUME FIXATIVE.
SQUALANE
DERIVED FROM OLIVES DESENSITIZES AND NOURISHES AN EMOLLIENT.
SULFUR
SULFUR REDUCES OIL GLAND ACTIVITTY AND DISSOLVES THE SKINS SURFACE LAYER OF DRY DEAD CELLS. THE INGREDIENT IS COMMONLY USED IN ACNE PRODUCTS. IT CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTIONSIN SOME SENSITIVE PEOPLE.
SURFACTANTS
SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS THAT REDUCE SURFACE TENSION BETWEEN THE SKIN AND THE PRODUCT TO INCREASE PRODUCT SPREADABILITY, ALSO ALLOW OIL AND WATER TO MIX DETERGENTS AND EMULSIFIERS
TEA TREE
SOOTHING AND ANTISEPTIC, ANTIFUNGAL PROPERTIES.
TISSUE RESPIRATORY FACTOR (trf)
INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM YEAST CELLS THAT FUNCTIONS AS AN ANTI INFLAMMATORY AND MOISTERIZING INGREDIENT.
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
AN INORGANIC PHYSICAL SUNSCREENS THAT REFLECTS UVA RAYS
TONERS
LIQUIDS THAT TONE AND TIGHTEN THE SKIN
UREA
PROPERTIES INCLUDE ENHANCING THE PENETRATION ABILITIES OF OTHER SUBSTANCES. ANTI INFLAMMATORY ANTISEPTIC AND DEODORIZING ACTION ALLOW UREA TO PROTECT THE SKINS SURFACE AND HELP MAINTAIN HEALTHY SKIN. DOES NOT INDUCE PHOTOALLERGY, PHOTOTOXICITY, OR SENSITIZATION.
VEHICLES
SPREADING AGENTS AND INGREDIENTS THAT CARRY OR DELIVER OTHER INGREDIENTS INTO THE SKIN AND TISSUES.
VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID)
AN ANTIOXIDANT VITAMIN NEEDED FOR PROPER REPAIR OF THE SKIN AND TISSUES
VITAMIN K
VITAMIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF FACTORS NECESSARY FOR BLOOD COAGULATION
WATER SOLUBLE
MIXABLE WITH WATER
WITCH HAZEL
EXTRACTED FROM THE BARK OF THE HAMANELIS SHRUB, CAN BE A SOOTHING AGENT OR IN HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS AN ASTRINGENT
ZINC OXIDE
AN INORGANIC PHYSICAL SUNSCREEN THAT REFLECTS UVA RAYS. ALSO USED TO PROTECT SOOTHE, AND HEAL THE SKIN IS SOMEWHAT ASTRINGENT, ANTISEPTIC AND ANTIBACTERIAL.