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Acetylated lanolin alcohol (sometimes known as sheep alcohol, lanolin alcohol, or wool alcohol) is a non-drying organic compound produced from lanolin, the fat of wool shearings, which has been reacted with acetic acid and a small amount of lye. There are synthetic variants available; however, the animal-derived product has more anti-allergenic ...
Wool fat tin (adeps lanae), at the Centre touristique de la Laine et de la Mode in Verviers, Belgium. Lanolin (from Latin lāna 'wool', and oleum 'oil'), also called wool fat, wool yolk, wool wax, sheep grease, sheep yolk, or wool grease, is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals. [1]
Lanolin alcohol is composed of cholesterol, other sterols, and free fatty acids. [13] Moisturizers containing Cholesterol and fatty acid mixtures have been shown to provide skin benefits. [ 14 ] Since this ingredient is sourced from wool from animals, this product is not suitable for vegans.
Castor oil and its derivatives are found in many cosmetics as it is "non-comedogenic" (does not exacerbate or contribute to acne). [3]Cerebrosides (cells from the nervous systems of cattle or swine) were once used in some high-end skin-care products to increase moisture retention and to create a smooth skin surface, [4] however the BSE controversy has put an end to this practice.
A decades-old cosmetic procedure called mesotherapy, which involves injecting unregulated mixtures of vitamins and drugs under the skin to reduce under-eye bags, is regaining popularity in the US.
Accused rapist rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs hired men to procure participants for his sick "Freak Off'' sex parties -- peddling the orgies as if it was "an honor'' to be asked to them, a targeted ...
The EU Cosmetics Directive defines in Annex VIIIa the language-neutral open-jar symbol, which manufacturers should use to indicate this period. The time period is most often represented compactly as a number of months, followed by the letter "M", as in "36M" or "36 M" for a period of thirty-six months, written either onto the front side of the ...
A Catholic nun was arrested by Italian police on Thursday for bringing messages for the mafia to prisoners, police said in a news statement. Sister Anna Donelli acted on several occasions as an ...