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Beauty

Dealing with cosmetic surgery, makeup and other attributes to bring out the best of one’s physical appearance.

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Acid Mantle

Beauty; Skin care

The natural acidic mantle of the skin that helps prevent bacterial invasion.

Alakali

Beauty; Skin care

A substance that is used to neutralize acids and is used in the soap making process.

algae

Beauty; Skin care

The terms algae and seaweed are often used interchangeably, which causes some confusion. Seaweeds are algae that have a particular growth form, but the term algae also includes a ...

algotherapy

Beauty; Skin care

The application of thin layers of heated seaweed to the skin to reduce pain and inflammation. Infrared lamps maintain the temperature of the seaweed. Primarily brown seaweeds are ...

anagen phase

Beauty; Skin care

The early phase of the hair cycle when hair synthesis takes place.

anaphoresis

Beauty; Skin care

Liquids, like water based skin care products, are forced into the skin from the negative or positive pole of a galvanic current machine.

antiseptic

Beauty; Skin care

An agent that prevents or arrests the growth of microorganisms.