Glossary
Glossary
Acne
A skin disorder that results in pimples that appears on the body especially on the back, chest and the face. Acne is caused when the pours of the skin are blocked due to dead cells, oil or bacteria.
This skin disease is developed in humans aged 10 years and above.
Acne can be categorized as Blackhead Acne and Whitehead Acne
Age Defiance
Look younger than you actually are. The use of cosmetics and medicines that make your skin glow, make it wrinkle free and makes you look younger.
Alpha Hydroxy Acid
Alpha Hydroxy Acid is the sugar based extract obtained from fruits, milk and Bitter Almonds.
The use of Alpha Hydoxy Acid helps with increased cleaning of the dead skin cells. The use of Alpha Hyroxy Acid makes the skin smooth, flexible, soft, wrinkle free and the skin gets more equal tone.
Amino Fruit Acid
Anti-aging
It is a process of reducing the speed of the process of decay or aging. The reverse in the aging process can be obtained by the use of medicines and anti-aging nutritional supplements.
Antibiotic
Antibiotic is the medicine or drug that helps in killing or prevents the growth of Bacteria, this effective process prevents Bacteria from overcoming the human immune system.
Antibiotic is relatively harmless to the host and therefore can use used to treat infections.
Anti-fungal
Medicines that work towards killing or curing of fungal infections. Anti-fungals make use of the difference between the human and fungal cell and try to kill the fungus with harming the host.
Some anti-fungal medicines have controlled side effect and some Anti-fungal medicines have side effects that are life threatening.
Anti-itch
A medicine that helps in decreasing the distressing sensation (Itch) created on skin which activates the desire to scratch the effected area is called the ANTI-ITCH medicine.
Antioxidant
Antioxidant is the chemical that reduces the rate of reaction created by oxidation.
Aromatherapy
Treatment of illness, infection or disability through the use of fragrant lotions or perfumes that affect the moods and improve the health.