Matter
Matter with definite weight, volume and shape
What is a: solid
This is the substance that pH determines the acidity or alkalinity of
What is: water based
a common downside to using aerosol products
What is: not environmentally friendly
This is the primary ingredient on many skin care products
What is: water
The term for the smallest complete unit of an element.
What is an: atom
A type of matter that is now living or was alive at one time.
what is: organic chemistry
Water freezing and becoming ice would be this kind of change.
What is: physical change
A mask frequently used for hand and foot, as well as facial treatments
What is: paraffin
This functional ingredient helps hold water onto the skin
What is: humectant
The result of chemically uniting two different elements
what is: compound
These are three gasses that help comprise skin.
What is: hydrogen nitrogen and oxygen
This is the average range of hair, skin, and nails.
What is: 4.5-5.5
This product represents a mixture of two ore more substances that are evenly dispersed and mixable.
What is: a solution
this type of product would say to “shake well before use”
What is: a suspension
The most abundant element in the earth’s crust and second most abundant in the earth’s atmosphere
What is: oxygen
This type of molecule forms (for example) when two oxygen molecules have combined
What is an: elemental molecule
This number indicates it is ten times more acidic than a ph of 5
What is: 6
a product that falls under this category wont clog your pores
What is: non comedongenic
These types of ingredients help hold products together, provide a base and contain a preservative system.
What is: functional
Out of the 118 known elements, above this number would be considered synthetic
What is: 92
These atoms are not missing any electrons in their outer shell.
What is: neutral
This word is what pH stands for
What is: potential hydrogen
These products are sold directly to a consumer without a doctor’s prescription
What is: over the counter
Liposomes, microsponges, and hydrogels would all fall under this skin delivery system.
What is: microencapsulation
These are the three major biochemical compounds groups in the body
What is: proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids.