Authors: Dr. J. Kavitha and Dr. N. Ramila Devi

ISBN: 978-81-986047-6-7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59646/cpg/333

Date of Publication: March 06, 2025

About the Book:

This text book deals on with the topics on COSMETICS AND PERSONAL GROOMING which emphasizes the grooming products and nutritious food for the skin glowing. The syllabus is suggested by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education which broadly deals the topics for the Undergraduate programme for State Colleges. The core material which specified deals the skin care, hair care and beautification material. We elaborately deals the ingredients used in the hair care and dental care products. We deals with the skin protection lotion, creams and how it works, ingredients used in the artificial cream.  The subject area of skin care contains the nutritious condition and maintenance of skin and various products for glowing and shining of skin. The next part of the chapter deals the hair care and dental care maintenance products. The content specially addresses the ingredients used in the shampoo and gel products. Further indepth study of ingredients used in routine makeup products like concealers, eye linear and lipstick etc.

The separate chapter of the book include the perfume chemistry, how the natural perfume is prepared from the plant origin and established the materials used in the synthetic perfume, based on the characteristic material and the functional group found on them. Finally the chapter deals the advantages and disadvantages of grooming methods and bleaching methods.

This book helps the students to understand the chemistry of beautification product and the ingredients used in makeup products.