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chapter 17 household chemicals

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soapwarts and soabberries are?   cleansing agents from europe and tropical america (respectively)  
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the leaves of soapwarts and soapberries contain ___ chemical compounds giving them lathery texture   saponins  
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fist detergents   saponins  
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ancient babylonians used what as cleansing agents   alkane solution from plant ashes  
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soap was first mainly used as a   medicine  
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fat + lye=   soap  
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sodium carbonate heated with lime resulted in   lye sodium hydroxide  
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Na2CO3+Ca(OH)2   lye 2NaOH+CaCO  
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what was heated with what to produce soap   sodium hydroxide heated with animal fats or vegetable oils  
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soap is a ___ of a long chain of ___   salt of a long chain of carboxylic acid  
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why did some soap mad eby americam pioneers erode the skin   becuase it often contained unreacted alkali  
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how are fats and oils treated in modern comercial soapmaking   fats and oils are hydrolyzed with superheated steam and fatty acids are neutralized  
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potassium soaps compared to sodium soaps   poassium soaps are softer than sodium and produce a finer lather  
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most liquids for hand cleaning contain   synthetic detergents  
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soaps can also be made by reacting fatty acids with ___ ie. shampoos and cosmetics   triethanolamine  
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describe a soap molecules dual nature   one end is ionic, polar, and hydrophilic (water attracting).....the rest of the molecule is hydrocarbonlike, nonpolar and hydrophobic (water repelling)  
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what are the roles of the hydrophilic head and the hydrophobic tail in soaps   the hydrophilic head dissolves in water while the hydrophobic tail dissolves in nonpolar substances (oils)  
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micelle   a spherecal collection of mollecules  
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while soap is working the oil and water form an _____ with soap acting as the ___ agent   emulsion, emulsifying agent  
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surface-active agent (surfactant)   any agent including soap that stabalizes the suspension of nonpolar substances in water  
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a disatvantage of soap is that it doesnt work well in   hard water  
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what is hard water   water containing certain metal ions (calcium , magnesium and iron)  
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what is the purpose of water softeners   make water less hard to make soap more effective remove ions of calcium magnesium and iron  
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what are effective water softeners (3)   washing soda, sodium carbonate, trisodium phosphate  
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what is the purpose of the carbonate ion in the water softener sodium carbonate   it makes the water basic, raising the pH of the water, removes incoluble salts  
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how do water softening tanks soften water   have insoluble polymeric materical that attracts and holds calcium magnesium and iron ions to its surface  
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what are the three main elements that make water hard   calcium , magnesium and iron  
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synthetic detergents are better then soap becuas they..   are resistant to effects of acids and hard water  
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why was timing important in the development of synthetic detergents   soap materials were scarce and expensive during ww2 and so the synthetic soap industry developed rapidly in post war perios  
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synthetic detergents were made from __products   petroleum  
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ABS detergents were made from 2 main things   propylene, benzene and sulfuric acid  
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in ABS detergents propylene, benzene and sulfuric acid resulted in ___   sulfonic acid  
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in making ABS detergents sulfonic acid was neutralized with a ___ usually __   with a base usually sodium carbonate  
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why was ABS banned   it was nonbiodegradable, goundwater supply was threatened  
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what is the main difference between ABS and LAS detergents   abs was nonbiodegradable and LAS was biodegradable  
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LAS have __ chains of __   linear chains of carbon atoms  
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how do microorganizms get rid of las detergents   produce enzymes that can break down the carbon atoms two at a time  
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why do synthetic detergents work better in acidic and hard water   their calcium and magnesium salts are soluble and do not separate out  
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the main component of laundry detergents is   surfactant  
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what does surfactant stand for   surface active agents  
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sulfactants are generally clasified by   the ionic charge borne by the working part of the material  
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small ion of opposite charge that ionic detergent is always associated with   counter ion  
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are ABS and LAS soaps ionic or anionic surfactants   anionic  
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anionic surfactant   soap has a negative charge on the active part  
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what is the counter ion for most anioic surfactants   Na+  
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nonionic surfactants (3 characteristics )(2main uses)   1. no electrical charge 2. low sudsing 3. resistant to water hardness 1. laundry 2. dishawasher formulations  
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most widely used nonionic surfactants   alcohol ethoxylates  
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anionic surfactants (5 main uses)   ABS, LAS, laundry, hand dishwashing detergents, household cleansers make lots of suds!!  
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4 surfactants   anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric  
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charge of cationic surfactants   positive charge on the active part  
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what are cationic surfactants not particularly good at   being detergents  
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what are the main uses for cationic surfactants   have a germicidal action , used for cleansers, disinfected for dairy ,sanatizing ingredients  
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most common cationic surfactant   quaternary ammonium salts  
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sometimes cationic surfactants are used with ___   nonionic surfactacts  
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charges of amphoteric surfactants   both positive and negative charge  
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three main characterisitcs of amphoteric surfactants   mildness, sudsing, stability  
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main uses for amphoteric surfactants(2)   shampoos for babies, liquid handwashing soap  
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most common aphoerics include compouds called   betaines  
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any substance added to a surfactant to increase its detergence is called a   builder  
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what does a builder do when added to a surfactant   increase its detergency  
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main function of builder is to   reduce water hardness  
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what happens in suquestration   complex phosphates tie up calcium and magnesium in soluble complexes  
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thee complex phosphates used in sequestiation and synergistic proccess   1. sodium triphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium citrate  
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why would states ban detergents with phosphates   speeds up the eutrophication of lakes  
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process of precipitation   sodium carbonate and soium silicate act by reacting with the hard water ions to form an insoluble substance  
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currently a prominant type of builder   zeolites  
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zeolites are complex   aluminosilicates  
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how do zeolites act   by ion exchange  
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explain the ion exchange of zeolites   zeolite anions trap calcium ions by exchanging them for their own sodium ions  
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optical brighteners   fluorescent whitening agents  
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optical brighteners are compounds called   blancophors (colorless dyes)  
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how do blancophos work as optical brighteners   absour invisible ultraviolet component of sunlight and reemit it as visible light at the blue and of the spectrum  
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liquid laundry detergents can be made with (3things)   sodium citrate, sodium carbonate or seolites  
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cheapest sufactants in liquid laundry detergents   LAS surfactants  
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four common surfactants used in liquid laundry   AES, LAS, alcohol ethoxylates and alkylphenol ethoxylates  
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what are alcohol ethoxylates most useful for   washing clothes that have to be washed on cold becuase they are most soluble in cold water  
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liquid detergents might ad __ or __ to help them disolve reallly gross stuff   a solvent( ehtanol, alcohol) or an enzyle(lipase)  
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liquid detergents for washing dishes by hand usually contain one or more __ as an active ingrediant   surfactant  
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the surfactant in liquid ldishwashing soap usually include __ as sodium and or the triethanolamine salt   LAS  
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if a nonionic surfactant is used in liquid dish detergent it is usually   DEA  
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do liquid dishwashing detergents usually contain builders   hell no  
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automatic dishwashing detergents often contain ___and should not be used for dishwashing   alkaline  
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in cationic surfactants the working part is   a positive ion  
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many cationic surfactants are __ __ salts   quanternary ammonion salts  
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formation of cation   4 hydrocarbon groups attatched to a nitrogen atom  
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formation of the cation used for fabric softener   another quaternary salt with 2 long chains and two smaller nitrogen groups  
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bleaches are   oxidizing agents that remove colored stains from fabrics  
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familliar bleaches are 5.25% __   sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl solutions)  
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whats the problem with hypochlorite bleaches   they release chlorine rapidly and can be damaging to fabrics turns polyester yellow  
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symclosene is an example of a __ type of bleach   cyanurate  
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what does cyanurate bleach do   in solid form so it releases chlorine slowly in water to minimize clothing damage  
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oxygen releasing bleaches usually contain __ or __   sodium per carbonate or sodium perborate  
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in oxygen releaseing bleaches what acts as a bleach in hot water   hydrogen peroxide  
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borates are toxic and require what three things to meet an equivalant to chlorine bleach   higher temperatures, alkalinity and concentrations  
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fabrics last longer when __bleaching is used   oxygen bleaching  
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percarbonate bleaches act like a combination between   hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate  
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__ are becoming the prodominant form of oxygen bleach   percarbonate bleaches  
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bleaches act on light absorbing chemical groups called   chromophores  
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the lime buildup in the toilet bowl is mainly __   calcium carbonate  
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what is the crystaline product used for toilet cleaner   sodium bisulfate  
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what is the liquid cleanser for toilets called   hydrochloric acid (HCl)  
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most powdered cleansers contain an abraisive such as _ used for   silica (SiO2) rubbing stains from surfaces  
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a __ is used in cleaners to dissolve grease   surfactant  
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most common glass cleaner is   isopropyl alcohol diluted with water  
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what else can be added to make glass cleaners stronger   ammonia or vinegar  
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what is the most important ingrediant in drain cleaners and what does it do   sodium hydroxide, it reacts with water to create heat to melt the grease in the pipes...it also reacts with fat in the pipes to make soap  
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three other possible additions to drain cleaners   bleach, concentrated sodium hydroxide , aluminum metal  
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oven cleaners are made of   sodium hydroxide  
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solvents are used in the home for what   remove stuff like paint varnish adhesives ect  
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petroleum solvents can be added to all purpose cleaners for   cutting grease  
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hazard about solvents   narcodical and flamable  
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three main ingredients in paint   pigment, binder, solvent  
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universal pigment taking the place of white lead   titanium dioxide  
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white lead was banned in   1977  
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binder aka   film former  
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role of film former   binds pigment particles together and holds them on the painted surface  
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binder in oil paints is usually __or__   tung oil or linseed oil  
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waterbased paints binder is usually   a polymer of somekind  
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most common interior paint binder   polyvinyl acetate  
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exterior water based paints binders   acrylic resins  
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solvent thats very resistant to sunlight and rain   acrylic latex binder  
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chemical makeup of a wax   ester of a long chain organic acid with a long chain alcohol  
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cornauba wax   coating that forms on the leaves of certain palm trees in Brazil  
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spermaceti wax   extracted from the head of a sperm whale, largly cetyl palmitate  
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lanolin   wax from sheeps wool, makes skin creams  
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what two things did egyptians use to make green eyeshadow   powdered antimony, green copper ore malachite  
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claudius galen   greek , invented cold cream  
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ladies of the 18th century whitened their faces with   lead carbonate (lead poisoning)  
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__$ on cosmetics   89 billion  
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technical defonition of cosmetics   ....stuff to alter appearance  
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legal defontion of drug   affect the bodys structure or function  
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__ is excluded from both the drug and cosmetics legal definitions   soap  
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drugs must be proven __ before marketed   safe and effective  
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two main parts of epidermus   dead cells on outside (corneal layer) and live cells on the inside  
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corneal layer is composed mainly of   keratin  
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keratin must have a moisture content of _%   10  
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skin is protected from loss of moisture by   sebum  
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sebun   protects skin from loss of moisture, oilly seccretion of the sebaccous glands  
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cosmetics are applied to dead cells on the __ layer   corneal  
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lotion   emulsion of tiny oil droplets dispersed in water  
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cream   water droplets dispersed in oil  
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essential ingredient of either a lotion or cream is   fatty or oily substance  
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emollients   skin softeners  
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how to emillients keep the skin moist   form a barrier that hunders evaporation of water from the skin  
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moisturizers job   hold moisure in the skin  
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UV rays make skin darker by triggering development of   melanin  
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suncreen lotions block __rays and allow __ rays   UV-B rays and allow UV-a rays through  
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old sunscreen was made with   (PABA)  
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problem with PABA sunscreen   water soluble washed off!  
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now wat is used in sunscreeen   OMC used in 90% of sunscreen lotions  
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spf stands for   skin protection factor  
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lipstickes are made of __and __   oil and wax  
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three oils commonly used in lipsticks   castor oil, sesame oil or mineral oil  
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thee common waxes in lipstick   beeswax, carnauba and canelilla  
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what provides color to lipstick   bromoacid dyes  
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mascara has a base of (4)   soap, oils, fats, waxes  
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eye shadow has a bas eof   petroleum jelly  
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eye shadow composition   60%petroleum jelly 10% fats and waxes 6%lanolin  
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deodorants have two main things   perfume and germicide  
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germicide in deodorant is usually made up of   triclosan  
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antiperperants are different from deodorants because they have   astrigents  
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astrigents are   constrict the opening of the sweat glands restricting perspiration allowed to escape  
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astrigens are usually made up of   zirconium and aluminum chlorides and hydroxides  
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__ is the most imporant cosmetic product   toothpaste  
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essential ingredients in toothpaste (2)   detergent and abrasive  
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typical toothpaste detergent (chemical name)   alkyl sulfates  
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the enamle of teeth is composed mainly of   hydroxyapatite  
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flouride converts part of the enamle to   flourapatire which is stronger and more resistant to decay!  
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3 notes of perfume   top note, middle note, end note  
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top note   most volatile, small molecules, first application of perfume  
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middle note   intermediate volatility, lingering aroma after compounds have vaporized  
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end note   has low volatility, large molecules musky odor  
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androstenol   found in hair and urine may be sex attractant for females  
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colognes   perfumes diluted with ethylk alcohol or an alcohol water mixture  
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perfumes usually contain __% fragrant compounds   10-25  
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colognes are oly _% as strong as perfumes   10  
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hair is composed primarily of the fibrous protein   keratin  
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protein molecules (in hair) are made of amino acids which are held together by four forces ..   hyrdogen bonds, salt bridges, disulfide linkages, dispersion foces  
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water disrupts __ bonds (hair)   hydrogen  
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changes in Ph disrupt __ bonds   salt bridges  
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permanent waving or straitening of hair disrupts ___ bonding   disulfide linkages  
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keratin of hair has more or less disulfide linkages as the keratin of skin   more lots more  
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water disrupts __ making the hair feel __   hydrogen bonds makes hair soft and stretchable  
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the maximum number of salt bridges exist at a pH of __   4.1  
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the visible portion of hair is (dead or alive ) the root of hair is (dead or alive)   dead; alive  
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the hair shaft is lubricated by   sebum  
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before ww2 the cleansin agent in shampoo was   soap  
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cleansing agent in modern shampoos   synthetic detergent  
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in adult shampoos detergent is usually __type ...same detergent used in __   anionic type (sodium dodecyl sulfate) same used in toothpaste  
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in shampoo for babies the detergent type is usually   amphoteric surfactant (less irritating to the eyes  
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amphoteric detergents react with   both acids and bases  
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only essential ingredient in shampoo is   a detergent of some sort  
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shampoo for oily hair is more __ while shampoo for dry hair is more ___   concentrated; diluted  
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what gives hair body why   protein, hair is protein  
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conditioners are made mainly of long chain __ or long chain __   long chain alchols or long chain quaternary ammonium salts  
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most shampoos have a pH between __and__   5 and 8  
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color of hair and skin is determined by the relative amounts of what two pigmesnts   melanin (brownish black) and phaeomelanin (redish brown.redheads)  
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whad is the oxidizing agent usually used to bleach hair   hydrogen peroxide  
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para-phenylenediamine (hair)   derivative of aromatic amine, used in permanet dyes (black colored)  
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para-aminodiphenylaminesulfonic acid   used in blonde hair dying formulations  
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MMPD (hair)   in dying to produce an intermediate color, carcinogenic when fed to rats  
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substitute fo MMPD   EMPD (causes mutations in bacteria)  
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grecian formula   gradual hair dying using lead acetate, darker colors  
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permanent wave lotion contains __ to rupture the disulfide linkages   reducing agents such as thiogycolic acid  
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reducing agent in perming causes what to happen   protein chains are pulled appart as hair is held in curler position  
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after the protein bonds are broken in a perm what happens   hair is treated with oxidizing agen (hydrogen peroxide) and disulfide linkages are formed in new positions  
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hairsprays in hair hold it by the use of   resins  
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PVP (hair)   hairspray  
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a mousse iss   foam or froth .. in hair a holding resin  
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chemicals that remove unwanted hair are called   depilatories  
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depilatories   remove hair  
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most deilatories for removing hair contain   a soluble sulfur compound  
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how do depilatories work   they are strongly baisica and destroy some peptid ebonds in the hair so it can be washed off  
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minoxidil was first introduced as   a drug for treating high blood pressure  
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rogain is __   minoxidil  
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biodegradeable detergents have __ chains   linear hydrocarbon  
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cationic surfactants with two long hydrocarbon chains are used as   fabric softeners  
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cationic surfactants are used as   disinfectants  
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esters of fatty acids with long chain alcohols   waxes  
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eye makeup and lipstick are blends of mainly 3 things   oil waxes and pigments  
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toothpaste contains 5 main things   detergent , absaisive, thicker, flavoring, often flouride compound  
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red hair contains the pigment   phaeomelanin  
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dark hair contains the pigment   melanin  
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blonde hair contains the pigment   not much of either  
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