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    Glycolic acid is a group of chemicals known as alpha hydroxyl acids or fruit acids. It is mainly derived from sugar cane, and hence it is a natural product. The citric acid found in oranges and other citrus fruits also come under the same division as glycolic acids. The glycolic acid acne treatment can be effectively used to treat some cases of acne. Glycolic acid is mostly used in cosmetic forms rather than industrial. It is usually used as a skin exfoliant and a moisturizer. Some proponents

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    impossible to do manually. Glycolic acid helps remove the epidermal layers which enables the ingrown hair to find its way out above the skin layer. In addition, glycolic acid has antibacterial properties preventing any further infections due to pathogenic bacteria. Glycolic peels are also available to enable treatment of razor bumps on legs. It is a convenient way to get rid of razor burns as the application is simple and the results are swift. In addition, a glycolic acid peel will enhance the tone

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    ordinary, dry, or even delicate skin will figure out what sort of item you ought to search for when purchasing a purifying item from your nearby store or drug store. The primary two classes of treatment are those with benzoyl peroxide and those with glycolic acid. Items with these dynamic fixings can bring about unfavorably susceptible responses. In the event that your skin responds gravely, stop utilizing it. You can really have more than one skin type, which is "mix skin". For instance, your nose and

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    Biodegradability is an important first characteristic of the polymer, and thus not required to remove it. The second one being the release rate more regular and less dependent on the intrinsic property of the polymer used. Commercially, Poly lactic acid as a polymeric carrier is the choice on account of their harmlessness to the human body. As cognized, the smaller particles give rise to faster release rates and hence used in this study for drug delivering

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    With a little tolerance, you can achieve impeccable results using some of the products. However, the ultimate success depends on the type of melasma: dermal or epidermal. Kojic Acid, Papain, Glycolic acid, niacinamide and alpha arbutin When it comes to treating melasma, nothing beats the power of organic remedies. Kojic acid, one of the most potent natural treatments for melasma, is a powerful

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    group of simple organic chemicals characterized by two hydroxyl (-OH) groups at adjacent positions on a hydrocarbon chain (WHO, 2002). This unique chemical arrangement contributes to: high solubility in water, lower aliphatic alcohols, glycerol, acetic acid, acetone and similar ketones, aldehydes, pyridine, and similar coal tar bases and high hygroscopicity (NLM, 2012).. Ethylene glycol has a high boiling point, low freezing point, low corrosive activity and is relatively non-volatile (NLM, 2012).

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    Module 01 Homework Assignment Use the information presented in this module along with additional outside research to answer the questions: 1. Describe how applied microbiology is used to improve aspects of life and the environment. Microbiology is the study of microorganisms (VanMeter, VanMeter, & Hubert, n.d., p.3). These are all of the things not visible to the human eye. With the study of microbiology, it enables us to find things such as viruses and bacteria. This is helpful because

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    1. Soccer is one of the most demanding of all sports. The game is played on one of the largest fields of any sport, for the longest sustained time and with the least amount of breaks. Players in a soccer team are in continuous activity as they compete for loose balls, move to encourage teammates, rotate positions and run to make a space or test opponents. Running, jumping, sprinting movements in relation with sudden changes of acceleration and route outweigh the play. The power of the game ranges

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    group of protein and protein can break easily by acid, base, and hot temperature. To experiment our question, we used catalase solution, 3% H2O2 solution, 0.1 M HCl solution, 0.1 M NaOH solution, a beaker, an O2 gas sensor, sensor interface on a Chromebook, pH paper, and safety gloves. Therefore, we conducted experiments to test how enzyme activity in different conditions. Plus, we predicted that if temperature increases or enzyme have contacts with acid or base, enzyme activity will decrease. We

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    Meat Tenderness, and Consumer Perceptions Introduction The current climate of the relationship between the food-producing industry and consumers is volatile. Current self-appointed consumer leaders such as Vani Hari, known as the “Food Babe” (foodbabe.com) pressure food industry sectors for changes in products. Reasoning for these changes largely reside in the practices of fear-mongering, using terminology outside the knowledge of the readers these leaders attract, exacerbating worst-case scenarios

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