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Advanced Chapter 12 - Skin Care Products: Chemistry/ Ingredients/Selection
Advanced Chapter 12 - Skin Care Products: Chemistry/ Ingredients/Selection
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What term refers to the formulating/producing of products used in the esthetics profession & by consumers?
Esthetic chemistry
Cosmetic production
Esthetic production
Cosmetic chemistry
2
What are sometimes referred to as "active principles"?
Functional ingredients
Performance ingredients
Organic ingredients
Natural ingredients
3
What is the study of how drugs and chemicals affect the body's function?
Cosmetology
Chemistry
Pharmacology
Biology
4
What is the smallest of the alpha hydroxy acids? (AHAs)?
salicylic acid
free acid
mandelic acid
gycolic acid
5
What does the term "in vitro" mean?
In a living organism
In the laboratory
Not yet polymerized
Not yet neutralized
6
What is the second obstacle to product penetration?
Stratom granulosum
Epidermis
Stratham spinosum
Epidermal-dermal junction
7
What term refers to acid molecules that have not been neutralized?
Mandelic acid
Lactic acid
Free acid
Glycolic acid
8
What term refers to a family of plant-based antioxidants, most often found in the leaves of the tea plant?
Retinoids
Polyphenols
Catechins
Free acids
9
What refers to ingredients that provide the greatest benefits to skin and give cosmetic products their treatment value?
Functional ingredients
Performance ingredients
Natural ingredients
Organic ingredients
10
What is the second smallest of the AHAs?
Glycolic acid
Free acid
Lactic acid
Mandelic acid
11
What is not an example of a certification exempt color?
Copper powder
Beta-carotene
Inorganic pigment
Annatto extract
12
What prevents hyaluronic acid from penetrating the skin?
Chemical instability
High oil content
Large molecular size
Low water content
13
What term refers to a specific chemical component of a botanical?
Emulsifier
Formulator
Fraction
Emollient
14
What pH measurement represents a neutral pH?
5.0
3.0
7.0
9.0
15
What term encompasses the techniques/materials/instruments that function at the scale of 1 millionth of a millimeter?
Nanotechnology
Atomic science
Microbiology
Biochemistry
16
What must the esthetician have in order to keep up with the new ingredients, new products, and new technologies?
General understanding of what already exists
Extensive scientific training
Extensive laboratory experience
Broad knowledge of advanced chemistry concepts
17
What is esterification?
Penetration of an ester into skin
Process of losing esters
Process of creating an ester
Discharge of an ester from skin
18
When were AHAs introduced in skin care cosmetics?
1940s
1960s
1980s
2000s
19
What is polymerization?
Process of creating a polymer
Process of losing polymers
Discharge of polymer from skin
Penetration of polymer into skin
20
What does the term "in vivo" mean?
In the laboratory
In a living organism
Not yet polymerized
Not yet neutralized
21
What products are especially susceptible to bacteria, fungus, and mold unless preservatives are added to the products?
Chemically formulated products
Water-Based products
Oil-Based products
Products that contain plant extracts
22
What are polyphenols?
Plant-Based antioxidants
Vitamin A derivatives
The smallest of the AHAs
A group of chemicals that act as antioxidants
23
What is rentinyl palmitate?
Mild retinoid
Light energy from the sun
Vitamin D derivative
Neutralized acid molecule
24
What is not true of an ideal preservative system?
Non-Iritating
Narrow antibacterial spectrum
Compatible with other ingredients
Non-Sensitizing
25
What is the result of a chemical process that brings a formulation's pH to 7.0?
Neutralization
Estrophication
Light radiation
Polymerization
26
What term refers to the location where performance ingredients take action?
Impact zone
Action area
Performance place
Target site
27
What are occasionally called "carriers"?
Vehicles
Fractions
Botanicals
Chemicals
28
What is absent from a product that is marked " hypoallergenic"?
Moisture
Density
Spreadability
Fragrance
29
Why do clients tend to want immediate results from professional skin care?
Most skincare clients are suffering from serious skin diseases.
Actually, most clients understand that skin care takes time.
Clients only seek professional help shortly before special events.
They tend to seek solutions once problems are already evident.
30
What is not produced by cosmetic chemists?
Moisturizers
Foundation makeup
Cleansers
Essential oils
31
What is an ingredients first barrier to penetration of the skin?
Statham granulosum
Stratum corneum
Stratom spinosum
Stratom lucidum
32
What is not an example of an AHA?
Lactic acid
Tartaric acid
Malic acid
Salicylic acid
33
What term refers to energy from the Sun that travels through space in the form of visible light?
Light amplification
Light iridescence
Light radiation
Light transmission
34
What vitamin are retinoids derived from?
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
35
What refers to ingredients from a product that has been processed under the guidelines of the Natural Organic Program?
Natural ingredients
Organic ingredients
Agricultural ingredients
Homegrown ingredients
