Chemistry of Matter
The study of chemical reactions, such as growth, reproduction and respiration, that occur within a living organism.
What is Biochemistry.
A change in a substance that creates a new substance with different material characteristics from those of the original substance.
What is a Chemical Change.
Help the body construct and renew itself.
What are Proteins.
pH stands for this
What is Potential Hydrogen
The even dispersion of a solid substance in a liquid base
What is a Suspension.
Deals with all matter that is now living or was alive at one time.
What is Organic Chemistry.
The process of a solid or gas changing states without becoming a liquid.
What is Sublimation.
Compounds consisting of Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen and Nitrogen that join together in chains to form proteins.
What are Amino Acids.
Term used for describing a base.
What is Alkaline
Binding substances used to slow down the destruction of the product.
What are Emulsifiers.
Deals with matter that was never living and does not contain carbon.
What is Inorganic Chemistry.
The number of naturally occurring elements.
What are 92.
Used by the body to store energy and play a key role in metabolism.
What are Carbohydrates.
Means that each step or number on the pH scale increases by multiples of 10.
What is Logarithmic
Organic ingredients that bind water and deposit it onto the skin.
What are Humectants.
The scientific study of matter, the physical and chemical changes affecting matter and the energy changes that accompany those processes.
What is Chemistry.
The most abundant element in the earth’s crust and the second most abundant in the atmosphere.
What is Oxygen.
Union of two amino acid groups
What is a Peptide Bond.
May contain salts such as calcium and magnesium.
What is Hard Water.
The general classification for a wide variety of natural or naturally derived ingredients extracted from plants.
What are Botanicals.
The father of Modern Chemistry
Who is Antoine Lavoisier
The name given to an electron in the outermost orbit that is easily moved from its orbit.
What is a Free Electron
Basic building block molecules that connect with each other to form larger, more complex compounds.
What are Monomers.
The skin’s natural pH range after cleansing
What is 4.5 to 5.5
Ingredients added to a product to enhance the effectiveness of the preservative.
What are Chelating Agents.