Mac Pro and Pari makeup at Humber College

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Please join me at our event put on by third semester Humber College students in the Business School.

 Cosmetic Management presents "Laquer Me Up"

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Growing trend that hasn't quite seen a
 decline is the ombré... Every where I see an ombré it's done
differently ... It could be a soft kiss
of natural highlights or an intense lift with a graduation of colour... On natural hair the truck is to pull the hair from the back of your head forward - and in a weave you want to use your fingers when pushing the lightening powder up the hair shaft before colouring in stages ...
I used a blue powder bleach for one hour and fifteen minutes, rinsed it out and than applied a Feria box Platinum colour and after that a Loreal Preference Ash Blonde.
This hair is 1B virgin hair ordered from China

Hair today, Gone tomorrow

Obstacles

The obstacles in our lives are put there for a reason. We all need to learn from our good bad and indifferent experiences. This semester at Humber College has been a ho-hum semester where my perception is based on the reality that people don't want to work when it's nice outside. Life just seems to require a different balance when the temptation of frolicking in the life giving rays of sun are there... I learned not to take life so seriously, because I'd be the only one seemingly doing so. However, something very serious had happened to me this semester. On June nineteenth a few days after carefully considering returning to my previous field of employment because of my boredom with the curriculum at school I was struck by an SUV while crossing the street. I had the right of way, I didn't see any vehicle approaching the intersection but there I lay, struck down as an innocent bystander. The woman driving who failed to yield to my right of way didn't even get out of the vehicle to ask of I was alright. Clearly, I wasn't, even after awakening from being knocked unconscious I was not alright. I was in pain but I looked around and people were everywhere . Compassionate concern came from all

Around the scene of the crime. I wanted to get up and walk away but the pain overtook me. I was lying still as blood pooled from my nose. I looked up to the sky, thanking my father for a purposeful life. In all my boredom my complaint was squashed as my recovery fill my time, I have calibrated myself to take care of myself. I want to live and I want to live a purposeful life. That experience taught me much needed wisdom ...

Mermaid Hair

The blessing of the deep blue sea... The unknown and the full emptiness, what happens when I go away on vacay? Stays on the island ... Came back to this hectic society and its cultural norms... A nod to where I was Bermuda, has me, looking like the colour of beautiful waters. Looking forward to returning there to flood the senses with tactile blessings of sand and sun ... The feeling that will forever permeate my childhood summers, nostalgia I suppose, for my grandparents hometown in the beach town of Italy, Terracina... 

When I see the deep blue sea

Trickle down

Okay
now that its summer out there
you have to swear say that you will sweat
And everyone who knows me knows how I feel about offensive bodily odors
Pure sweat trickling down the brow under that one same sun that we're under
It's a funny feeling to know fire would swallow us up if the earth ever collided off its course and into the sun
I saw some beautiful ways to die before, that's just one. I guess I watch too many movies. I don't know what Hollywood hasn't already thought of My feelings that Hollywood Is for glamour and actors I'll stay in the hood with glitter girls and dirty devils. I'm trying to elevate but I feel a way about the lifestyle I'm attaching to . Everywhere I go I'm thinking about how many things changing at the same time , I'm literally wishing I could go back to the way it was. Is there something wrong with nostalgia. I have to thank my regrets for showing me the mercy of creation where life sustains itself and everywhere we turn we glam it to perfection or trend a certain section . After all what's the trickle down effect if not all tha heat getting to you chef. Kick road if your Hell Fire isn't guaranteed to burn but why wait to see Can't stand the heat get out the kitchen
That be on my mommy , cause she always told me count your blessings. So my post today is about how easy it is to loose track of abundant good and evil how one and the other contrast . I went through the first semester looking for a life experience. And definitely I could say life showed up and gave me an experience I guess just taking it in now it's so differed from where I thought I would be. Hmm. So many people on this planet if this reaches you in anyway thank-you for relaying , pass it on, deep into personal knowledge- heavenly with you ....

Colour theory

If there is one thing about my entire first semester that impacted my understanding of how the virtue of light and the saturation of colour are affected in the
Eye; it's colour theory . Any artist needs to know the elements and principles of design , and that's great especially for people whose art is digital design. Every artist should understand colour , wether for the intent of mixing, adding , subtracting , creating tints, tones and shades. Here's a look at my colour manual ; this past two weeks has been hectic and I am still shining bright as ever.

Half full

The glass of optimism is always half full
Introspection on time, anyways the semester has been almost one new thing a day and for all that I see at school I see more in my daily reflections on life
Learning that the challenges of makeup artists is to conceive shapes that blend into the contrast of faces - something very different from why I see colour - I guess colour is like sound - you think it evokes sensory experience - so what does that mean !? Made a lot of decisions to hear what colour was saying by listening to a single over and over wish I had my vinyl deck out here ... Feeling like I could of been a deejay and I've already moved onto another one -you know another day another dollar .

yellow 

tints tones and shading

 warm tones-nofilter

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

We've been here for hundreds of thousands of years, absorbing the suns energy and using it in every industry to power carbon deposits. That's every industry. Interestingly enough it is colour that is contained in the suns rays. We only see colour because off our subtractive view, meaning: that the suns rays are absorbed by each molecular structure and these rays contain vibrations. We see a colour as a result of the rays that were subtracted from our view, daylight contains the whole spectrum of light as seen in the rainbow. ROYGBIV- red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, this is the theory attributed to the science of Isaac Newton. This system is a subtractive mixing theory employed by most painters, and is a called a pigment wheel or an artist wheel.

 If the vibration is the same as the molecular structure than the colour is subtracted from our sight. What we see is the reflection of the rays that have a different vibration than the colours absorbed into the stricture. Whether a broad plane or textured, the nature of light is that it contains all colour. This subtractive view is one way we see into a colour wheel, through identifying the rest of the colour wheels, we have systems that distribute light through different molecular structures and chroma scales that include tint, tone and shade.  Tint, adding white to a pure hue. Shade is adding black to a pure hue. Tones are adding grey to a pure hue. The scientist Albert Munsell ascribes the use of colour in design to various levels of hue sometimes referred to as chroma. Because Munsell creates a partitive system, his theory is that each colour being a part of each other causes a reaction when viewed next to a certain colour.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf5otGNbkuc CLICK TO VIEW "TED"DOCUMENTARY ON THE THE PERCEPTIONS OF COLOUR AND  THE BRAIN


The filters of colour used frequently in printing is the CMYK system, often called the process wheel. CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow and k for black. The light system that uses filters of red, green and blue to create white light is a partitive system of light energy; colour. Not an elite industry but a huge exclusivity in this industry because light that gives life to motion film, and distributive energies of computer monitors. The subject of light has a fascinating level of infinite possibilities. Literally meaning that sensory information can contain the photosynthesis of the brain, and that is a topic for those who are studying effects of light therapy and cognitive science. So, let me show you what I learned about colour in my experience of changing my look...A simple hair colour change and I feel brand new. Glad to have visited my local Sally's Beauty Supply knowing that RED is the fattest molecule, meaning it is the hardest to saturate a dye pigment with, hence why our red usually bleeds out of our lovely hair colour. None the less I am LOOKING FOR A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM MY BLONDE HAIR.  My hair is naturally a medium blonde, a very pretty colour that a lot of women pay for in the salons, I like my natural hair but needed a pick me up after not dying my hair for about a year.

I have used red hair dye before at home! I don't know about salons but personally I never get a hairdresser who can calculate a method to my desired effect. I always leave the salon looking like the hairdresser wanted me to look and not like I wanted to look. And I've been to Vidal Sasoon, Paul King, The Holt Renfrew Salon, Evoke Salon and Spa all the way down to the local spot in my neighbourhood. Every one of these salons had hairdressers wanting to tell  me how to look! That being said I find it simpler in the realm of defining my beauty to experiment at home, and with caution of course! I have had too many experiences of leaving hair salons paying out three hundred dollars and sobbing through tears, not because of the money but because I couldn't get what I wanted! I eventually realized that I need to learn to do my own hair because other wise I wasn't going to be getting what I wanted. Now that does not mean that I can do every style I conceive, I am not formally trained and largely rely on my beauty sense to apply the most basic styles to highlight my look.

Okay that being said, I have seen the damage that repeatedly dying your hair can cause. And, for this all I have to say is olive oil and egg yolk. So that's my beauty recipe for damaged hair. Use the
olive oil heated for best effects and whip in an egg yolk or two at room temperature, careful don't cook dem eggs, you need the protein to be raw for its highest concentration of nourishment.

The last time I coloured my hair red I used A "rich auburn brown", #67, a warmer cardinal red from Feria, by L'oreal. This time I used a "dark intense red blonde", # 61R-66.66 permanent colour creme from Ion, Ionic  is supposed to be a State- of-the-art European formula made with wheat germ protein, nourishing botanical extracts and low ammonia; no metallic salts which are found in Feria Hair Colour.
Notice that hair colour uses an international numeration system and since the colours vary by a degree, that is represented by the numbers, being so similar to each other.  I bought the tube of this colour and a developer and a conditioning pack by Ion. I also already had a blond from Feria (#205 extra bleach blond) in my beauty arsenal so I took it out, and began to colour my hair. Knowing where to part the hair, and how long developing a blond in processing time it starts with this first step. I leave it in fourty five minutes to achieve the lightest blond. Then I wash and condition, blow-dry and admire. From there I section off the blonde and coat the sections with Vaseline because I don't want the red to pigment the blond. I also apply the Vaseline to all over my hairline, not trying to dye my face red!

I mix the ION colour with a 3% developer for a sensitive scalp, a 10 volume developer because the red doesn't need a boost to show up on my naturally medium blonde hair. Mix, part hair in four sections and apply...thoroughly and all over, massaging it into the sections of hair. One hour later because I know my hair needs to be saturated for that hour to achieve the deepest pigment surface change possible...ahhh Red...all over the shower, of course and then condition for five minutes before the final rinse and blow dry.

feeling like I could live in the cool tones

Cosmetic Product Knowledge

So tomorrow's exam got cancelled and that is because the instructor can't make it due to scheduling conflict. Aniya Nandy, the instructor works within the industry on set and is a unionized make-up artist. Of course, she will send a substitute, and the show will go on! This is an exciting change because it allows the class to gain perspective from a different source of instruction. No exam, meant that I had the time to finish this assignment for my Cosmetic Product Knowledge class. So here it is, go ahead and give it a read...

Introduction

This glossary of terms is about ingredients used in our industry, and the properties of each term punctuating cosmetic product knowledge. It aims to define ten terms and ingredients, detailing the uses of each. The focus of my assignment is to use information in claims made and further my personal understanding pertaining to cosmetics. Many effective claims are promoted in our industry, and each consumer has the wide and varied choice of purchasing options, by default they are at risk of buying illusion. The world we live in is full of contradiction, so I focused on options that advance my learning curve. Furthermore, the research outcome accelerates the potentiality of purchasing decisions when introduced to a retail setting in my career.

Concealer

The definition of a concealer is “A facial cosmetic used to cover blemished skin.” (www.thefreedictionary.com/concealer, February 12th 2013). The concealer in makeup artistry varies beyond the concealment of a traditional blemish; flaws that are considered when using concealer represent an expanded complexity when facing the beauty ideal. No other product more readily meets the market segments demand of perpetual perfection; or represents the illusion of cosmetic perfection. I can think of at least five uses in the application of concealer. For everyone who ever perceives their skin as blemished, whether hereditary, lifestyle, or caused by one’s own perception of beauty, can benefit from using the following:

• Light reflecting to enhance luminosity in dull skin
• Lavender colour to combat sallowness
• Green colour to mask redness
• Peach/apricot tone to counteract ashiness
• Medicated concealer for the treatment of mild to moderate acne

Surfactant

The definition of surfactant is “a surface-active substance” (www.thefreedictionary.com/surfactant, February 12, 2013).

Surfactants in cosmetic use range from conditioning, emulsifying, boosting lather and solubizing synergistic ingredients. Surfactants are found in cosmetic products used by everyone such as in cleansers and lotions. The three most common used surfactants in cosmetics can be classified by their ionic charge; at the head of the chemical compound in the ingredient. This process of classification demonstrates the ions charge; it is either negative or positive, or both. I have further categorized them by usage in each of the three commonly found classifications of surfactants in cosmetics.

• Amphoteric Surfactant-“examples include Sodium Lauriminodipropionate and Disodium Lauroamphodiacetate. Amphoterics are primarily used in cosmetics as secondary surfactant. They can help boost foam, improve conditioning and even reduce irritation. They are also used for baby shampoos and other cleansing products that require mildness. The drawbacks are that they do not have good cleansing properties and don’t function well as emulsifiers.” (www.chemistscorners/what-kinds-of-surfactants-are-used-in-cosmetics. Perry, February 12th 2013)
• Nonionic surfactants-“There is no other type of surfactant that is used more frequently than nonionic surfactants. The primary nonionic surfactants used for cosmetics include alcohol, alkanolamides, esters and amine oxides. Alcohols such as cetyl or stearyl alcohol are used in creams and lotions to provide body and feel to the formulas. They also help stabilize the emulsion and can reduce irritation.” (www.chemistscorners/wha-tkinds-of-surfactants-are-used-in-cosmetics Perry, February 12th 2013)
• Anionic Surfactants “They include carboxylic acids, sulfates, sulfonic acids and phosphoric acid derivatives. Carboxylic acid anionic surfactants are used for creating stick products like deodorants and anti-perspirants. The salt version (sodium stearate) makes an excellent soap.” Sulfates in this classification are categorically found as foaming agents in soap, body wash, shampoo and cleansers. SLS, ALS and SLES are examples of lather boosting surfactants found in our cosmetic products, which are sulphate ingredients. (www.chemistscorners/what-kinds-of-surfactants-are-used-in-cosmetics Perry, February 12th 2013)

Photosensitive

The definition of photosensitive is “1. Reacting to light; said of a cell or organism 2. Having abnormally heightened sensitivity of the skin or eyes to sunlight.” (www.medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/photosensitive February, 12th, 2013)

As the molecular structure of a product can contain single or compound ingredients with photosensitive properties for the purpose of assigning this term a definition, the first will be applied. It is photosensitivity, the term of equal importance to be familiar with in its duality in the case of working with clients who are photosensitive with a genetic predisposition. Having knowledge of this term is unilaterally applied with a photosensitive skin condition, by increasing the precautionary measures when recommending a product or service with photosensitive ingredients or properties. Anything that claims to exfoliate the layers of epidermis or dermis will leave your skin vulnerable to photosensitivity. Hence, why the majority of the exfoliate properties in cosmetic uses are beneficial to the skin and a detrimental cause to future damage if not followed by SPF application on the client. The sun can cause damage which stores beneath the cutaneous layers of skin that appears on the surface layer years later. Dermatologists and medi-spas have a machine that allows you to see where the damage is being deposited by infra-red light beams. Beyond exfoliants, of which we have AHA’s, salicylic acid, and beta hydroxyl acid, included in cosmetics drugs and natural health products we have ingredients that have photosensitive properties. Each has a different component in inhibiting or assisting light UV rays and that is often not the primary function of that ingredient. Some photosensitive ingredients are preservatives, skin lightening agents, mild acne therapy, herbal remedial ingredients for wound healing and inflammation. With most photosensitive product ingredients, the label will recommend precautionary measures. Some of the product ingredients found in natural health products, cosmetics and drugs include:

• Benzoyl peroxide
• St Johns Wort Hyperifcum per foratum),
• Lady’s Mantle (alchemilla vulgaris)
• Kojic Acid
• Hydroquinone
• L Ascorbic Acid
• All citrus essential oils: Lemon ( citrus limonum), Tangerine ( Citrus Reticulata ) Sweet Orange (citrus sinesis) , bitter orange ( citrus aurantium, Lime ( citrus aurantifolia)

Humectant

The definition for humectant is an “n. substance that promotes retention of moisture adj. promoting retention of moisture” (www.thefreedictionary.com/humectant, February 12th, 2013) A key ingredient in moisturizers, has properties which prevent loss of moisture. Everyone uses one at some point in one’s life, if the individual is applying cosmetics. There are many common ingredients that have humectant properties in our industry, which are commonly synthetic. A humectant ingredient can contain other useful properties; demonstrating suppleness to the skin and softening effects on the skin. The natural humectants are potentially used because they are creamier in texture and demonstrate a higher viscosity, such as honey, glycerin and collagen. A synthetic humectant is considered as the gold standard with non-organic, drugstore or even department store moisturizer. In fact, it is these synthetic humectants that are contained in the most commonly available cosmetic moisturizers.

Synthetic Humectants

• “Propylene glycol-next to water, this is the most common moisture- carrying vehicle used in cosmetic formulations.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.253 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Butylene glycol- a solvent with good antimicrobial action. Butylene glycol also serves as a humectant and viscosity controller, and to mask odor.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.114 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Ethoxydiglycol is non-irritating, nonpenetrating and noncomedogenic” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.150 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing

Natural Humectants

• “Panthenol (vitamin B5) considered a non-comedogenic raw material” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.235 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Elastin is an elastic structural protein found in the dermis together with collagen, and it is difficult to obtain in pure form.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.148 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Lecithin generally obtained for cosmetic products from eggs and soybeans, it is found in all living organisms.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.202 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Honey is composed of a variety of sugars, wax, and other substances, including gluconic, citric, malic, and formic and lactic acids; beta-carotene; enzymes; amino acids and vitamins.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.175 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Keratin is often used in cosmetics for its moisture retention and protective effect.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.193 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Glycerin. It is a clear syrupy liquid made by chemically combining water and fat that is usually derived from vegetable oil.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.165 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.
• “Collagen is not water soluble, and has been very popular in cosmetic formulations for more than 30 years. Collagen is considered a “commercially pure” protein found in animal connective tissue.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.132 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.

PH

“pH refers to the level of acidity or alkalinity of a given chemical ingredient or product. As the hydrogen in a substance determines the ingredient or product’s level of acidity or alkalinity, the symbol pH stands for the power (p) of the hydrogen molecule (H). The pH of acids ranges between 0 and 6.9 and of alkalis between 7.1 and 14. A pH of 7 is considered neutral. The importance of a product’s pH is based on its correlation to the skin’s pH. Human skin has a pH in the acidic range, varying from 4.4 to 5.6 depending on the individual and the area of skin tested. The value of the surface pH is due to acids present in the stratum corneum. External factors such as perspiration, tend to make the skin more acidic. The higher the skin’s pH number the less acidic it is, and the greater its sensitivity reaction to very acidic compounds, often sensed as burning or redness. The lower the skin’s numeric pH the more acidic it is, and thus it will be less sensitive to acid compounds such as peelings and other exfoliants. As a practical example, skin with a pH of 5 will be more sensitive to an AHA product with a pH of 3.8 than will skin with a pH of 4.4” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, and 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.62 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.

Cosmetic artists don’t test clients’ pH when offering cosmetic makeup applications. There is a science behind pH, and it is not part of the perceived benefit value for the large majority of consumers. Purchasing decisions are rarely based on pH levels, there is a limited amount of product in a retail environment used in service that offers a higher concentration of alkalinity or acidity. For the sake of science, we trust that chemists formulating cosmetics have taken into account the varying factors in formulating a generally acceptable pH balance in cosmetics. Respectively, there are reasons why one would seek out high levels of alkalinity or acidity in medi spa treatments. These include service that use high alkaline water to promote relaxation and comfort in a hygiene bathing treatment, or estheticians who offer glycolic acid chemical peels which are high in acid concentrations.

Mica

“used as a texturizer and coloring agent in cosmetics, it is employed to provide a “glimmer” or “shimmering” quality in makeup powders. Mica is the group name for a series of ground silicate minerals with similar physical properties but varied chemical composition. Micas range in color from colorless to pale green, brown, or black.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, and 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.217 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing. Mica is used in 18,585 products, the following product types have been listed as generally safe for everyday use by ewg.org: (www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/products/703949, February 13th, 2013)

• liquid hand soap
• around eye cream
• anti-aging around eye cream
• styling gel/lotion ( hair care)
• exfoliant/scrub
• facial moisturizer/treatment
• Body wash/cleanser
• shampoo
• conditioner
• hair colour and bleaching
• Anti-aging moisturizer/treatment
• Facial powder
• Glitter
• Lip Balm
• Moisturizer
• Baby Powder
• Eye Shadow
• Blush
• Eyeliner
• Bronzer/highlighter
• Lipstick
• Brow liner
• Lip liner
• Body Powder
• Nail polish
• Bath Oil/ salts/soak
• Mascara
• Concealer
• Oil Controller
• Foundation
• Sunscreen SPF 15-30
• SPF greater than 30
• Bar soap
• Anti-aging facial powder
• Eczema/damaged skin treatment, redness/rosacea treatment

This list does not constitute every cosmetic ever made and produced for retail sale. In fact it only represents those affiliates that choose to present their product to the available online resource. That means Mica is in tens of thousands of more products, than the 18,585 listed and available through so many channels to so many people. This product is naturally sourced and does not have any cosmetic contraindications as a singular compound. It is considered widely available, and used for its glitter in everything that cleans you, conceals you, and alters you! You wouldn't use it if your product requires opacity. I can't imagine how much mica cosmetic companies must purchase for their inventory of raw ingredients! It is widely tolerable, and effective in providing feel, body and glimmer in translucent finish type cosmetics. I can't find any potential dangers associated with mica.

Castor Oil

“cold pressed oil obtained through the seeds or beans of the Ricinus Communis (castor oil)” plant Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.121 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing “It is used in cosmetics as a n emollient, though its unique property is that when dry it forms a solid film that can have water-binding properties. It is rarely associated with skin irritation or allergic reactions, but can have a slightly sticky feel on skin.” Paula Begoun, Bryan Barron (2008) Don’t Go to the Counter Without Me 7th Edition, p.1083 Beginning Press

I looked at this ingredient because of Edgar Cayce's readings. Influenced at young age by metaphysical healings and the physiology of our mind-body I was using castor oil to fight off some of the worst attacks on my immunity and skin cells as a person with severe acne. I found the odor to be mildly offensive and the flavour was not at all similar. Its head note is thick in offensively natural type earthy odors. From experience with ingestion I find the smell is mildly offensive, it can obviously be masked with parfum in cosmetic usage. We use it in many different cosmetics, and it is considered to be a safe and effective emollient.

Tocopherol

“(Vit. E) an antioxidant obtained by vacuum distillation of edible vegetables oils. Considered the most important oil-soluble antioxidant and free radical scavenger. It is also a photoprotectent, and it helps protect the cellular membrane from free-radical damage. This vitamin is also believed to help maintain connective tissues.”.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, and 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.303 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing. “key in reducing UV induced age damage-neutralizing the attack of free radicals through nonezymatic and enzymatic components.”” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, and 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.46 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.

In an age full of damaging effects due to carcinogens, and potentially toxic environmental factors, we are living longer than ever. Despite this seemingly contradictory evidence we all want to stay youthful in appearance as it has been determined to be a standard of beauty. I don’t know if it’s the innocence of youth, or just the way we have been conditioned in culture to believe this…But enough of the products that have Vitamin E are anti-aging! Beyond its measurable anti-oxidant effect it makes an excellent preservative in shelf life, due to its anti-oxidant properties. It does not have any antimicrobial property as a preservative. Vitamin E lends it’s duality to moisturizer, creams, serums, eye care, masks, exfoliants and even lip-gloss. Rarely have contraindications been present on product labels with this single ingredient. It is also readily available as a supplement and can be used to promote a healthy slippery colon when taken internally.

Salicylic Acid

“a betahydroxic acid with keratolytic and anti-immflamatory activity. It helps dissolve the top layer of corneumcells, improving the look and feel of the skin.”.” Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, and 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, p.269 Cengage Learning Milady Publishing. “BHA has the ability to penetrate into the pores ( AHAs do not) and thus can exfoliate inside the pore as well as on the surface of the skin, which makes it effective for surface of the skin, which makes it effective for reducing blemishes, including blackheads and white heads.” .” Paula Begoun, Bryan Barron (2008) Don’t Go to the Counter Without Me 7th Edition, p.1146 Beginning Press

I have been using two products with this ingredient on my skin since my breakouts started, and steadily I have seen improvement in my skin condition. I use the Revlon Concealer formulated for acne and Dr. Murads blemish fighting cleanser, with licorice and colloidal silver. These products absolutely work. The ingredient, salicylic acid is considered beneficial when promoting effectiveness in treating minor skin conditions like stress related acne blemishes. I feel that any formulation with salicylic acid is worth the money. It has been found since the fifties in women’s beauty arsenal, with treatments like the legendary aspirin mask. Where you take two aspirins and crush, and water for a paste; use it on the face as a mask. There are natural forms of salicylic acid that I know offhand like the willow bark and the oat. Contraindications for this product may include the precautions of photosensitivity, and use with a sunscreen is recommended, minor tingling effects have been reported by some.

Mineral Oil

“this is a clear, odorless oil derived from petroleum and is not known to cause allergic reactions. “Despite mineral oils association with petroleum and the hype that is bad for skin, keep in mind that petroleum and the hype that it is bad for the skin, keep in mind that petroleum is a natural ingredient derived from the earth and that once it becomes a mineral ingredient derived from the earth and that once it becomes mineral oil USP (cosmetics-and pharmaceutical-grade mineral oil), it has no resemblance to the original petroleum. Cosmetic-grade mineral oil and petroleum are considered the safest, most nonirritating moisturizing ingredients found.” Paula Begoun, Bryan Barron (2008) Don’t Go to the Counter Without Me 7th Edition, p.1125 Beginning Press This ingredient is really the most commonly used in households. In everything from baby products to your 8 hour cream by Elizabeth Arden, Vaseline and every lotion made by Vaseline, Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizer. You cannot get away from it in any product category, but there is a green trend that shuns the use of mineral oil. Hotly debated, it is still a product of natural origin without many contraindications.

Conclusion

The learning in this assignment, focusing on apprehending the functionality of cosmetics through the research, is paramount in understanding benefits that our industry ascribes to. The glossary of terms and ingredients is a comprehensive tool in furthering my product knowledge, advancing my interpretations of cosmetic functionality. The functions of each term and ingredient in different formulas, as a synergistic component, as well as for its individual uses were the result of this assignment. The learning outcome has been valuable in understanding textures of different formulas, learning about viscosity as well as benefits and detriments of cosmetics. The research underscores a potential for more learning and a productive development of a critical analysis when using or selling cosmetic product.

Bibliography

1. Image sourced at https://www.evecare.com/images/products/large/bm_16_corner_closed.jpg

2. In class materials with:

Aniya Nandy

Kara Barber

3. APA formatting resource:

The Writing Center, consultation with Naomi

4. www.thefreedictionary.com

5. www.chemistscorner.com

6. www.medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com

7. Natalia Michalun, M.Varnia Michalun (2010, 2001, and 1993) Milady’s Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary 3rd Edition, Cengage Learning Milady Publishing.

8. .” Paula Begoun, Bryan Barron (2008) Don’t Go to the Counter Without Me 7th Edition, Beginning Press

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