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Basecoat |
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A transparent, thick polish put
on before nail color creating a flat and adhesive surface. It also
prevents nails from staining, and keeps the color long lasting. |
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Base Notes |
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The combination of odor with
your individual body chemistry. |
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Bath Gels |
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A perfumed foaming product put
in the bath. It soothes, and cleanses. |
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Bath Oils |
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A fragrant liquid, with mineral or vegetable oil, which moisturizes
the skin while in the bath. It comes in foaming or non-foaming form. |
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Bath Salts |
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Rock salts put into a bath to
color, perfume and, or chemically treat the water. |
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Biphenyl alcohol |
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An emulsifier that comes from
vegetable oil. It thickens products and stops the water from
evaporating. |
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Bentonit |
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Clay. A great skin clarifier
found in facial masks. The name comes from Fort Benton where there are
bentonite deposits. |
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Benzophenone 3 |
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It’s used in sun protection. It
shields skin from UVA & UVB rays. |
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Benzyl Peroxide |
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A chemical that causes drying,
peeling and antibacterial action on the skin. It’s the most widely used
ingredient for acne. It liberates oxygen to fight the anaerobic bacteria
in the affected follicles. The peeling and drying strips the acne
pustules (vesicles filled with pus) and opens up the comedones
(non-inflammatory acne lesions, like black heads and white heads). |
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Biotin |
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It’s from the vitamin B family.
It helps out in dermatitis and hair loss. |
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Blackhead |
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The very visible plug of a
clogged oil gland, also called a pore, shown on the surface of the skin
with a black tip. |
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Body Lotion |
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A non-oily cream put on the skin
to moisturize, calm and perfume. It comes in tube or bottle form. |
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Boric Acid |
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White, crystalline powder. Also
called aecidium boricum. It’s commonly used as eyewash. It doesn’t have
a smell. |
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Bronopol Toxic |
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White, crystalline powder. Also
called aecidium boricum. It’s commonly used as eyewash. It doesn’t have
a smell. |
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Butyl Acetate |
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Poisonous solvent found in nail
polish and in several other products. |
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