Chemical Actions and Uses: News and Research on Cosmetics

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What's the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant?

When summer hits, the combination of heat and activity often results in increased sweating. Sweat is great—it's our personal evaporative cooling system. Most of us will sweat out at least half a liter each day, and that's ...

Why mosquitos might be attracted to you

Researchers in the Netherlands turned a major music festival into an unexpected laboratory to investigate a question that has long puzzled scientists and bug-bitten individuals alike: What makes some people more irresistible ...

When is a sunburn cause for concern?

Sunburns are common—about a third of Americans get at least one each year—and are, most of the time, mild or treatable. But some burns are more severe than others.

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