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2. Hair bleaching - Wikipedia

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   Bleaching the hair is a gradual process and different colors may be achieved dependent on the original hair color, application time, and strength of the product used. Applied on black hair, the hair will change its color to brown, red, orange, orange-yellow, yellow, and finally pale yellow. [19]

3. Venetian ceruse - Wikipedia

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   Venetian ceruse or Venetian white, [2] also known as blanc de céruse de Venise [3] and Spirits of Saturn, [4] was a 16th-century cosmetic used as a skin whitener. It was in great demand and considered the best available at the time, supposedly containing the best quality white lead sourced from Venice , the global merchant capital at the time.

4. Hypochlorite - Wikipedia

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   Hypochlorites, especially of sodium ("liquid bleach", "Javel water") and calcium ("bleaching powder") are widely used, industrially and domestically, to whiten clothes, lighten hair color and remove stains. They were the first commercial bleaching products, developed soon after that property was discovered in 1785 by French chemist Claude ...

5. How to whiten white clothes without bleach - AOL

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   The powder is usually white and sometimes has a strong detergent-like smell that, in my personal experience, is far more pleasant than bleach. You can also find some varieties that are unscented.

6. Calcium hypochlorite - Wikipedia

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   Pure" samples have 99.2% active chlorine. Given common industrial purity, an active chlorine content of 65-70% is typical. [2] It is the main active ingredient of commercial products called bleaching powder, [a] used for water treatment and as a bleaching agent. [3]

7. Bleach - Wikipedia

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   "Bleaching powder" usually refers to a formulation containing calcium hypochlorite. [citation needed] Oxidizing bleaching agents that do not contain chlorine are usually based on peroxides, such as hydrogen peroxide, sodium percarbonate, and sodium perborate. These bleaches are called "non-chlorine bleach", "oxygen bleach", or "color-safe bleach".

8. Chlorine-releasing compounds - Wikipedia

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   Percent active chlorine in these materials ranges from 20% for bleaching powder to 70% for HTH. Potassium hypochlorite, KOCl. This was the first chlorine-based bleaching agent, which became available around 1785 under the name Eau de Javel or "Javel water". It is no longer commonly used, having been superseded by the cheaper sodium analog.

9. Victorian-era cosmetics - Wikipedia

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   The length of the hair, in particular, was a display of a woman's health and was well taken care of. Both men and women used products to promote hair growth. Since the use of cosmetics on societal women was limited, hair was kept well groomed. Victorian women would braid their hair, use hair wigs, and apply heat to make tight curls.