Skin care

Skin care

Care or treatment of the skin to achieve more healthy, beautiful and younger looking skin.

Industry: Beauty; Personal care products

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Photosensitivity

Personal care products; Skin care

Photosensitivity is a skin condition, manifested in rashes or swelling, that results from applying or eating certain chemicals or foods, then exposing the skin to sunlight.

Pore

Personal care products; Skin care

A pore is a tiny opening in the skin that serves as an outlet for sweat.

Petrolatum

Personal care products; Skin care

Petrolatum is another word for petroleum jelly. It's used in creams as a lubricant, to soften and soothe the skin. It also seals in moisture.

PH

Personal care products; Skin care

PH is an abbreviation for percentage of hydrogen. In cosmetics, it measures the level of acidity.

Photoaging

Personal care products; Skin care

Photoaging is damage to the skin caused by too much exposure to the sun.

Non-comedogenic

Personal care products; Skin care

Cosmetic products that are non-comedogenic (or they may be referred to as non-occlusive) don't plug the pores, so don't cause skin irritation or pimples.