### instrumentation:

Cosmetic
* All cosmetics are natural fragrance free, noncomedogenic.
* Avoid oily or creamy cosmetics and all moisturisers.
* Many cosmetics contain xanthan gum , which helps hold together oil and water emulsions
  - have a geological origin
  - require animal tests
* Most cosmetics contain hydrating agents.
* Provides water for product formulation or rinsing applications.
* Some cosmetics even contain small amounts.
* account for a very small fraction of the use of fine talc.
* also have fascination for the young child.
* appeal to personal ego.
* are also a major source of indoor pollution
  - widely used in the world of acting
  - effective in concealing the unpigmented patches
  - located in drawers
  - luxury production
  - no longer minimal or nonexistent
  - possibly an example of a product whose benefits are solely abstract
  - second only to cleaning products as a poison to children
* can cause dry eyes
  - contain compounds harder than the gold jewelry
  - help enhance a person's better features and minimize unattractive ones
  - make acne worse, especially if oil-based, by plugging pores
* come in two types, greasy and non-greasy.
* comes from the Greek word kosmos , which means adornment.
* contain ingredients from nature and from the laboratory.
* do go off, even though many contain preservatives.
* is for lightly tinted lenses to use shopping and other around-town uses
  - what sells cars today
* often contain chemical compounds that are harder than the jewelry itself
  - which are harder than the jewelry itself
* often contain compounds harder than jewelry itself, which wear or rub off tiny particles
* personalized approach to skincare and makeup shopping.
* simply means to organize the face.
* testing on animals is particularly controversial.
* woman's means for keeping a man from reading between the lines.
+ Xanthan gum, Uses: Food and drink
  * Many cosmetics contain xanthan gum, which helps hold together oil and water emulsions. Xanthan gum can also help keep skin moist. Fake blood, toy slime and gunge all get their thickness from xanthan gum.
  * Often cosmetics are used to make someone more attractive to one person, or to a culture or sub-culture. In Western culture, women are the main users of cosmetics. Their use by men is less frequent, but see shaving products, soap, shampoo and anti-perspirant. All cosmetics are temporary. They need to be renewed after a certain time.

### instrumentation | cosmetic:

Nail polish
* can protect the nail surface.
* contains a balance of chemicals to produce a beautiful and durable finish
  - toluene, a neurotoxicant that can harm fetuses
* has a tendency to bleed, so leave a border of bare nail.
* is also very useful for color coding
  - enamel
  - especially slow to dry on toenails that have been soaking
  - located in cabinets
* type of lacquer used to decorate fingernails and toenails.

### instrumentation:

Emollient
* Some emollients are also humectants, e.g. urea cream.
* also reduce the rate of transepidermal water loss
  - serve as vehicles for more active drugs
* are agents that soften the skin because they decrease transepidermal water loss
  - preparations which moisturise the skin by trapping moisture
  - simply effective moisturisers that help keep problem dry skin soft and flexible
* can help moisten and soften plaques.
* fill in the spaces between dry skin flakes with oil droplets.
* hydrate and soften the scaly surface of psoriatic plaques.
* is instrumentation
* soothe and soften the skin.
* used in lotions are usually oils.

### instrumentation | emollient:

Natural emollient
* lubricate and soften.
* soothe and soften sensitive skin, cleaning deeply without drying.