Cosmetics: Difference between revisions

'''Cosmetics''' are composed of mixtures of [[chemical compound]]s derived from either [[Natural product|natural sources]] or synthetically created ones.<ref name="Ullmann">{{cite book|last1=Schneider|first1=Günther|title=Skin Cosmetics|date=2001|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/14356007.a24_219|series=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221132540/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/14356007.a24_219|archive-date=21 February 2022|url-status=live|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Ltd|language=en|doi=10.1002/14356007.a24_219|isbn=978-3-527-30673-2|oclc=910197915|access-date=2022-02-21|last2=Gohla|first2=Sven|last3=Schreiber|first3=Jörg|last4=Kaden|first4=Waltraud|last5=Schönrock|first5=Uwe|last6=Schmidt-Lewerkühne|first6=Hartmut|last7=Kuschel|first7=Annegret|last8=Petsitis|first8=Xenia|last9=Pape|first9=Wolfgang}}</ref> Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for [[personal care]] and [[skin care]] can be used to [[Cleaning|cleanse]] or protect the body and skin. Cosmetics designed to enhance or alter one's appearance ('''makeup''') can be used to conceal blemishes, enhance one's natural features (such as the [[eyebrow]]s and [[eyelash]]es), add color to a person's face, or change the appearance of the face entirely to resemble a different person, creature or object.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nutrition |first=Center for Food Safety and Applied |date=2023-03-16 |title=Cosmetics & U.S. Law |url=https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/cosmetics-us-law |journal=FDA |language=en |access-date=2023-11-05 |archive-date=2023-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105000647/https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/cosmetics-us-law |url-status=live }}</ref> Cosmetics can also be designed to add fragrance to the body. For example, perfumes and body sprays are sold in many stores and are very popular.