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Glossary of Commonly Used Words/Phrases:
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Acid (acidic): solution that has a pH below 7.0, tastes sour, turns litmus paper from blue to red.
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Alkaline: solution that has a pH above 7.0, tastes bitter and turns litmus paper from red to blue.
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Antioxidant: substance that inhibit oxidation or reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides.
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Caustic: capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
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Dermatitis: any inflammatory condition of the skin; carious forms of lesions, such as eczema, vesicles, or papules; a type of allergic dermatitis is caused by food, substances, objects of drugs.
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Dermis: live layer of connective tissue below the epidermis.
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Emollient: cosmetic ingredients that are almost always fatty agents; can act as either vehicles or performance ingredients.
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Epidermis: the outermost layer of skin; a thin protective layer with many nerve endings.
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Essential Oils: oils derived from herbs, have many different properties and effects on the skin and psyche
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Esthetician: person devoted to, or professionally occupied with, the health and beauty of the skin.
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Esthetics: branch of anatomical science that deals with the overall health and well-being of the skin, the largest organ of the body.
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Humectant: ingredients that attract water; humectants draw moisture to the skin and soften its surface, diminishing lines caused by dryness; glycerin is a humectant used in creams and lotions.
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Hypoallergenic: used to describe a cosmetic product as one that does not produce allergic reactions. The causes and varieties of allergies are so broad and widespread that it is very difficult to state that a product is truly hypoallergenic. Allergenicity is not a matter of the product but rather the sensitivity of the individual. Usually, this term is applied to products that are fragrance-free and have a select type of preservative.
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Iatrogenic: self-induced, self-causing
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pH: relative degree of acidity alkalinity of a substance.
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Sodium Laureth Sulfate: a versatile surfactant used in personal care products. It enjoys good skin compatibility and is very often found in shower foams, foam bath products, and liquid soaps. It exhibits a moderate skin irritation index in irritation tests.
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Sodium Lauryl Sulfate: serves as a base surfactant, foaming agent with good foaming properties, dispersant, and wetting agent. Formulators have found it ideal for cleansers and soaps intended to be packaged with pump dispensers. However, it is considered among to most irritating surfactants associated with causing skin dryness and redness. Increasingly, it is either replaced by less irritating but related surfactants such as sodium laureth sulfate, or anti-irritant ingredients are incorporated into the formulation together with the sodium lauryl sulfate in order to reduce sensitivity potential.
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Surfactant: surface active ingredients; substances that act as a bridge to allow oil and water to mix, or emulsify.
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Synthetic Oils: is oil consisting of chemical compounds which were not originally present in crude oil (petroleum), but were artificially made (synthesized) from other compounds.
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 = Epi-Pet products contain these ingredients.
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