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  2. Fuller's earth - Wikipedia

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    The English name reflects the historical use of the material for fulling (cleaning and shrinking) wool, by textile workers known as fullers. [1] [2] [3] In past centuries, fullers kneaded fuller's earth and water into woollen cloth to absorb lanolin, oils, and other greasy impurities as part of the cloth finishing process.

  3. Side effects of bicalutamide - Wikipedia

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    These side effects may occur in as many as 90% of men treated with bicalutamide monotherapy, [29] but gynecomastia is generally reported to occur in 70 to 80% of patients. [30] In the EPC trial, at a median follow-up of 7.4 years, breast pain and gynecomastia respectively occurred in 73.6% and 68.8% of men treated with 150 mg/day bicalutamide ...

  4. Photorejuvenation - Wikipedia

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    Photorejuvenation is a skin treatment that uses lasers, intense pulsed light, or photodynamic therapy to treat skin conditions and remove effects of photoaging such as wrinkles, spots, and textures. The process induces controlled wounds to the skin. This prompts the skin to heal itself, by creating new cells.

  5. Intense pulsed light - Wikipedia

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    Intense pulsed light (IPL) is a technology used by cosmetic and medical practitioners to perform various skin treatments for aesthetic and therapeutic purposes, including hair removal, photorejuvenation (e.g. the treatment of skin pigmentation, sun damage, and thread veins) as well as to alleviate dermatologic diseases such as acne.

  6. Melanotan II - Wikipedia

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    Melanotan II acts as a non-selective agonist of the melanocortin receptors MC 1, MC 3, MC 4, and MC 5. [4]Melanotan II produces melanogenesis by activation of the MC 1 receptor, whereas its clinically documented sexual effects are thought to be related to its ability to activate the MC 4 receptor (though the MC 3 is thought to also possibly be involved).

  7. Skin whitening - Wikipedia

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    Skin whitening, also known as skin lightening and skin bleaching, is the practice of using chemical substances in an attempt to lighten the skin or provide an even skin color by reducing the melanin concentration in the skin.

  8. 17 Best Swimsuits for Minimal Tan Lines — All Under $35! - AOL

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    The last thing we want are awkward-looking tan lines that will be impossible to even out later on in the season. Luckily, we found a slew of swimsuits that will result in m ... Lighter Side ...

  9. Sun tanning - Wikipedia

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    Sun tanning or tanning is the process whereby skin color is darkened or tanned. It is most often a result of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight or from artificial sources, such as a tanning lamp found in indoor tanning beds.