COMMON INGREDIENT TERMS
All labels from food to skincare to supplements are composed of scientific names and each name has a specific trait, affect, or value to the product it is attached to. So what is all the fancy jargon? See some #skinchemistry broken down.
Humectant- keeps in moisture
Solvent- liquid used to dissolve other substances to create a solution
Emulsifying-helps to blend ingredients that would otherwise not mix together like oil and water
Chelating- substance whose molecules can form several bonds to a single metal ion. Chelating ingredients help products from spoiling or by removing metal ions that would otherwise interfere with the solutions affect. (www.scifun.org, 2017)
Solute - dissolved in the solvent
Emollient – skin softener
Surfactant- substance which tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.
What other ingredient terms do you see often either on a label or in marketing campaigns? Let me see your #lipsmack in the comments below.
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