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Liquid Latex intended for mold-making may cause serious eye irritation. [5] If liquid latex gets in your eyes, rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do, and continue rinsing. Latex is also a common allergen, and may trigger an allergic reaction in some people.
Rosin is brittle and friable, with a faint pine odor. It is typically a glassy solid, though some rosins will crystallize, especially when brought into solution. [6] The practical melting point is variable, some being semi-fluid at the temperature of boiling water, others melting at 100 to 120 °C (212 to 248 °F).
Honey is a very popular mask because it smooths skin, and cleans pores. A popular home remedy [2] includes a slice of cucumber on the eyes. [3] Some also use pickle juice. [4] Facial masks should be selected according to skin type. Clay and mud masks suit oily skin; cream-based masks work best on dry skin types. Masks should be used only on ...
Pitch produced from petroleum may be called bitumen or asphalt, while plant-derived pitch, a resin, is known as rosin in its solid form. Tar is sometimes used interchangeably with pitch, but generally refers to a more liquid substance derived from coal production, including coal tar, or from plants, as in pine tar. [2]
The physician Cadwallader Colden (1688–1776) extolled the virtues of pine resin steeped in water. This concoction also was called "tar water". [3] George Berkeley suggested that tar from pine or fir be stirred for three or four minutes with an equal quantity of water and the mixture allowed to stand for 48 hours. At this time, the separated ...
Resin extraction – Process of collecting sap or resin from pine trees; Balsam of Peru – Type of tree balsam – used in food and drink for flavoring, in perfumes and toiletries for fragrance, and in medicine and pharmaceutical items. Mastic (plant resin) – Resin traditionally obtained from the mastic tree on the island of Chios
Most coatings have four basic components. These are the resin, solvent, pigment and additive systems [5] but the resin or binder is the key ingredient. Continuing environmental legislation in many countries along with geopolitics such as oil production are ensuring that chemists are increasingly turning to waterborne technology for paint/coatings and since resins or binders are the most ...
Facial mask, used for cosmetic skin treatment; Face mask (gridiron football), in sports; A mask for the face, typically used in rituals, performance art and as a disguise mostly during the Halloween holiday. Face mask (We people), a West African wooden mask at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, US