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CHEMISTRY PROJECT Shreya Thokal
CHEMISTRY PROJECT Shreya Thokal
1) ACKNOWLEGDEMENT 3Pg
6) BIBLIOGRAPHY 25Pg
ACKNOWLEGDEMENT
• Cosmetics are products designed to cleanse, protect and change the appearance of external parts of our bodies.
• The key ingredients present in most cosmetics include water, emulsifiers, preservatives, thickeners,
moisturisers, colours and fragrances.
• Ingredients can be naturally occurring or artificial, but any potential impact on our health depends mainly on
the chemical compounds they are made of.
• The doses of potentially dangerous chemicals found in cosmetics are considered too small to pose a risk to
human health.
• In Australia, cosmetics and their ingredients are highly regulated by several government agencies.
INVENTION OF COSMETICS
Cosmetics are not a modern invention. Humans have used various substances to alter their appearance or accentuate
their features for at least 10,000 years, and possibly a lot longer.
Women in Ancient Egypt used kohl, a substance containing powdered galena (lead sulphide—PbS) to darken their
eyelids, and Cleopatra is said to have bathed in milk to whiten and soften her skin. By 3000 B.C men and women in
China had begun to stain their fingernails with colours according to their social class, while Greek women used
poisonous lead carbonate (PbCO3) to achieve a pale complexion. Clays were ground into pastes for cosmetic use in
traditional African societies and indigenous Australians still use a wide range of crushed rocks and minerals to create
body paint for ceremonies and initiations.
Today, cosmetics are big business. According to the 2011 Household Expenditure Survey, conducted every five years
by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australians spend around $4.5 billion on toiletries and cosmetic products every
year. Cosmetic advertising, previously directed mainly at women, is now targeting a wider audience than ever.
WHAT DOES THE COSMETIC CONTAINS OF
There are thousands of different cosmetic products on the market, all with differing combinations of
ingredients. In the United States alone there are approximately 12,500 unique chemical ingredients approved
for use in the manufacture of personal care products.
A typical product will contain anything from 15–50 ingredients. Considering
the average woman uses between 9 and 15 personal care products per day, researchers have estimated that,
when combined with the addition of perfumes,
women place around 515 individual chemicals on their skin each day through cosmetic use.
But what exactly are we putting on our skin? What do those long names on the ingredient list mean and what do
they do? While the formula of each product differs slightly, most cosmetics contain a combination of at least
some of the following core ingredients: water, emulsifier, preservative, thickener, emollient, colour, fragrance
and pH stabilisers.
HERBAL SKIN CARE PRODUCTS
Herbal Skincare Cosmetic Are The Preparations Containing Phytochemical From A Variety
Of Botanical Sources, Which Influences The Function Of Skin Products And Provide
Nutrients Necessary For Healthy Skin. Natural Cosmetics Are The Latest Craze In The
Field Of Beauty And Fashion.
PRODUCTS USED FOR THE SKIN CARE
CLEANSERS
SCRUBS
TONERS
ASTRINGENT
NOURISHERS
PACKS OR MASKS
SUN CARE
EYE CARE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
www.drugs.com/drug-class/herbal-products.html
https://www.herbalife.co.in/our-products/all-products
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbal
https://www.greenpeople.co.uk/skin-care/organic