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2. Polysorbate - Wikipedia

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   Polysorbates are a class of emulsifiers used in some pharmaceuticals and food preparation. They are commonly used in oral and topical pharmaceutical dosage forms. They are also often used in cosmetics to solubilize essential oils into water-based products.

3. Stearyl alcohol - Wikipedia

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   It is used as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in ointments, and is widely used as a hair coating in shampoos and hair conditioners. Stearyl heptanoate , the ester of stearyl alcohol and heptanoic acid ( enanthic acid ), is found in most cosmetic eyeliners .

4. Moisturizer - Wikipedia

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   There are many different types of moisturizers. Petrolatum is one of the most effective moisturizers, although it can be unpopular due to its oily consistency. [9] [10]Other popular moisturizers are cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cocoa butter, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, lanolin, liquid paraffin, polyethylene glycols, shea butter, silicone oils, stearic acid, stearyl alcohol ...

5. Conditioner (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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   Cationic surfactants or polymers that are substantive to the slightly negatively-charged skin and hair and provide a film on the hair that limits further damage [3] [4] Fatty alcohols which are amphiphilic and provide a hydrophobic coating to skin and hair as well as building a lamellar structure in the cosmetic product that builds viscosity as ...

6. Emulsion - Wikipedia

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   Many different emulsifiers are used in pharmacy to prepare emulsions such as creams and lotions. Common examples include emulsifying wax, polysorbate 20, and ceteareth 20. [25] Sometimes the inner phase itself can act as an emulsifier, and the result is a nanoemulsion, where the inner state disperses into "nano-size" droplets within the outer ...

7. Here’s how doctors want you to care for cuts and scrapes - AOL

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   Keeping a wound moist, she notes, is very important, because doing so “facilitates skin cells coming together faster and new skin forming over top of your cut or scrape.”

8. 1-Docosanol - Wikipedia

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   1-Docosanol, also known as behenyl alcohol, is a saturated fatty alcohol containing 22 carbon atoms, used traditionally as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in cosmetics. [6] In July 2000, docosanol was approved for medical use in the United States as an antiviral agent for reducing the duration of cold sores.

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