Glossary

P&G Beauty has developed this web site as a resource primarily for the scientific community and science media.   But P&G Beauty wants to ensure that other visitors can learn more about the science behind beauty as well.  Aiming to keep the content user-friendly, P&G Beauty has developed a glossary of terms to make understanding the site as easy as possible. 

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• Alkali

• Amino Silicone

• Ammonium carbonate

• Antioxidant

• Antioxidant Capacity of Skin

• Aquaporin

• Barrier Integrity

• Cationic Polymers

• Cationic Surfactants

• Cell Proliferation

• Chroma Saturation

• chromophores

• Co Q10 or Co-Enzyme Q10

• Coacervate

• Coal tar

• Collagen

• Collagen Synthesis

• D-Glucuronic Acid

• Dandruff

• Dandruff/Seborrheic dermatitis Triad Model

• Demi-Permanent Color

• Dermal Layer

• Differentiation

• down-regulated

• Dry Scalp

• DTPA

• Dye Couplers

• Dye Precursors

• EDTA

• Elastin

• Epidermal Layer

• Epidermal Remodeling

• Epidermis

• Extracellular Matrix (ECM)

• Extrinsic Factor

• Fatty Alcohols

• Fibroblasts

• FOITS

• Free Radical Chain Propagation

• Free Radicals

• ghosting technology

• Glycosaminoglycan

• Hyaluronic Acid

• Hydrogen Peroxide

• Hydroxyl radical

• hyperpigmentation

• Hyperproliferation

• in vitro

• in vivo

• Intrinsic Factor

• Ketoconazole

• KTTKS

• Malassezia

• Malassezia globosa/restricta

• melanocytes

• N-acetyl glucosamine (NAG)

• Niacinamide

• Oil Emollients

• Oxidant

• Panthenol

• Paradiamines

• Paraphenylenediamine

• Peptides

• Perhydroxyl Anion

• Permanent Color

• Peroxymonocarbonate Ion

• Photocarinogenesis

• Polymer Resin

• Pyrithione zinc

• Quats/Amines

• Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Formation

• Retinoid

• Retinol

• Retinol Ester

• Retinol Propionate

• Salicylic Acid

• Scalp Psoriasis

• Seborrheic dermatitis

• Sebum

• Selenium sulfide

• Semi-Permanent Color

• SIAscope

• Silicones

• Skin Barrier/Moisture Barrier/ Barrier Function

• Sodium Glycinate

• Stratum Corneum

• Subcutaneous Layer

• Surfactant

• Tachyphylaxis

• Temporary Color

• TEWL

• tyrosinase