Personal Care: Mercury Compounds
Personal Care period 4
Michelle Manobanda
2012
The FDA permits the use of mercury compounds in eye makeup at concentrations up to 65 parts per million. The preservative thimerosol, found in some mascaras, is a mercury-containing product. Mercury is associated with a host of health concerns including allergic reactions, skin irritation, toxicity, neurological damage, bioacculumation, and environmental damage. Mercury readily passes into the body through the skin, so normal use of the product results in exposure. Toluene is found in nail polish and hair dye as a solvent, to improve adhesion, and to add gloss. Formaldehyde is used as a disinfectant and preservative in a variety of products, such as nail polish, soap, deodorant, shaving …show more content…
Well it is basically when you take car of your appearance (cosmetics, Toiletries, and Personal Health Care.) Skin care and color cosmetics exceeded 53 billion dollars in 2002. Lets take lotion; the majority of lotions are two immiscible fluids in which one liquid is dispersed as fine droplets in the other. Other known an emulsion! Moisturizers generally hold onto water. It has polar materials that are hygroscopic in nature. Or when girls go to the salon to get their eyebrows done. The wax is a solid at room temperature. Common waxes used in a salon are beeswax, candelilla, carnauba, polyethylene, and paraffin. Wax is even in lib balms and sticks. Wax gives the stick to enough rigidity to stand up alone. Thousand of cosmetic actives are used to affect the skin in a variety of ways. They are used to lighten, tighten, and firm the skin. Salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide are important ingredients because of their anti-acne activity. Dimethicone and petrolatum are examples of skin protectants. Wavelengths between 290nm and 400nm are particularly damaging to the skin. That is why we all wear sunscreen in the summer! Sunscreens are a class of compounds that protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. Hair dyes has this pigment that are used in products to change color. Hair dye that is red, yellow, black, and brown, has a white pigment that is mined and synthetic iron oxides. Face powders are produced by blending inorganic oxides and fillers. Eye shadows and blushers are prepared by blending additional binding ingredients such as oils and zinc stearate and pressing the mixture into pans. They also have pigments called pearls or pearlescent pigments. They reflect the light to produce many
Michelle Manobanda
2012
The FDA permits the use of mercury compounds in eye makeup at concentrations up to 65 parts per million. The preservative thimerosol, found in some mascaras, is a mercury-containing product. Mercury is associated with a host of health concerns including allergic reactions, skin irritation, toxicity, neurological damage, bioacculumation, and environmental damage. Mercury readily passes into the body through the skin, so normal use of the product results in exposure. Toluene is found in nail polish and hair dye as a solvent, to improve adhesion, and to add gloss. Formaldehyde is used as a disinfectant and preservative in a variety of products, such as nail polish, soap, deodorant, shaving …show more content…
Well it is basically when you take car of your appearance (cosmetics, Toiletries, and Personal Health Care.) Skin care and color cosmetics exceeded 53 billion dollars in 2002. Lets take lotion; the majority of lotions are two immiscible fluids in which one liquid is dispersed as fine droplets in the other. Other known an emulsion! Moisturizers generally hold onto water. It has polar materials that are hygroscopic in nature. Or when girls go to the salon to get their eyebrows done. The wax is a solid at room temperature. Common waxes used in a salon are beeswax, candelilla, carnauba, polyethylene, and paraffin. Wax is even in lib balms and sticks. Wax gives the stick to enough rigidity to stand up alone. Thousand of cosmetic actives are used to affect the skin in a variety of ways. They are used to lighten, tighten, and firm the skin. Salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide are important ingredients because of their anti-acne activity. Dimethicone and petrolatum are examples of skin protectants. Wavelengths between 290nm and 400nm are particularly damaging to the skin. That is why we all wear sunscreen in the summer! Sunscreens are a class of compounds that protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. Hair dyes has this pigment that are used in products to change color. Hair dye that is red, yellow, black, and brown, has a white pigment that is mined and synthetic iron oxides. Face powders are produced by blending inorganic oxides and fillers. Eye shadows and blushers are prepared by blending additional binding ingredients such as oils and zinc stearate and pressing the mixture into pans. They also have pigments called pearls or pearlescent pigments. They reflect the light to produce many