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unusual facts about Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association



Amy Mastura

In early March 2011, Mastura became the new ambassador for Kose, a Japanese cosmetic line.

Ana Colja

She has appeared in advertising campaigns for L'Oréal & Avon, and has many other prestigious beauty and cosmetic success to her name.

AP-9

These firearms were banned by most states after the passage of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban and other pieces of legislation, even after more cosmetic changes designed to make them appear to be less threatening.

Aqua Tofana

The 'tradename' "Manna di San Nicola", i.e. "Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari" might have been a marketing device intended to divert the authorities, since the poison was openly sold both as a cosmetic and a devotionary object in vials that included a picture of St. Nicholas.

Artificial eye

Ocular prosthesis, non-functioning cosmetic replacement for a lost eye

Badge engineering

The luxury models may have more than just cosmetic differences; they may receive improved engines and drivetrains.

California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005

Procter & Gamble and the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) reportedly spent over $690,000 in combined funds on lobbyists in the months before the vote on the bill to prevent the legislation from passing.

The law also demands manufacturers to supply any health-related information about cosmetic ingredients, and it authorized the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (CalOSHA) to regulate the products used in salons.

Cobbe Portrait

Since the publicity surrounding it, the portrait has appeared on the covers of several books, and even inspired the Chinese author Zhang Yiyi to have a series of cosmetic surgeries to have his face transformed into that of Shakespeare.

Cosmetic pharmacology

Proponents, such as philosopher Arthur Caplan, state that it is an individual's (rather than government's, or physician's) right to determine whether to use a drug for cosmetic purposes.

Cosmetic psychopharmacology, a term coined in 1990 by the psychiatrist Peter D. Kramer and popularized in his 1993 book Listening to Prozac, refers to the use of drugs to move persons from a normal psychological state to another normal state that is more desired or better socially rewarded — e.g., from melancholy toward assertiveness and confidence or from slower to quicker cognition.

Cosmetic Surgery Live

It is presented by Vanessa Feltz, cosmetic surgeon Dr Jan Adams and Danniella Westbrook, and features both live and prerecorded footage of plastic surgery and body modification.

Cruelty-free

For example reconstructed human epidermis—which uses human skin donated from cosmetic surgery to replace the rabbit Draize skin test—is more relevant to human reactions.

Curcuma aromatica

Botanically close to Curcuma australasica, wild turmeric has been widely used as a cosmetic herbal in South Asia and nearby regions.

Cyclax

This was a difficult time for Cyclax, as it was for many British cosmetic companies who faced heavy taxation and increased competition from American firms like Max Factor and Revlon.

Dawn Gallagher

Gallagher has appeared in fashion and cosmetic campaigns including Maybelline, Clarins, Loreal and Clairol.

Dr. Fredric Brandt

He is a board certified member of the American Board of Dermatology, and holds membership in numerous prestigious organizations such as the International Society for Dermatologic Surgery, International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Dermatology Foundation Leaders Society, Florida Medical Association, among others.

Eucerit

Eucerit is a chemical substance of natural origin (from sheep wool), and a main ingredient of the popular cosmetic cream Nivea.

Extreme Makeover

Dr. Anthony C. Griffin, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Medical Director, Beverly Hills Cosmetic Surgery Institute Inc.

Eyeshade

Cosmetic products which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.

Glamorosa

Paulina Valdez-Marciano (Alice Dixson) An up-and-coming cosmetic surgeon and the rival to Natalia.

Hattie Carnegie

Her shop, at its peak, carried her own 'Hattie Carnegie Couture' collection, Paris couture imports from Chanel, Vionnet and Dior, a fur line, her several ready-to-wear lines under different names, a costume jewelry line, a cosmetic line and even a chocolate line.

Inci

INCI, the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients

Jr. Pac-Man

The game also contains several purely cosmetic changes from Pac-Man: It features a lower-case anti-aliased font for scores and game text, and Clyde has been replaced by a third orange ghost named Tim.

Les Ailes de la Mode

Les Ailes de la Mode stopped selling prestigious apparel and cosmetic brands, including Hugo Boss, Versace, G-Star, Dolce & Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani, Nautica, Polo Ralph Lauren, DKNY, Diesel, Jones New York, Calvin Klein, Guess, Lancôme, and Chanel.

Lifestyle trends and media

Salma Hayek has a CVS-exclusive line of hair care and cosmetic products, called Nuance.

Magnum Psyche

During the time that Michael Brown, of Hurricane Katrina fame served as the judge's and stewards commissioner of the International Arabian Horse Association (now the Arabian Horse Association, Boggs was accused of participating in unnecessary cosmetic surgery on a number of horses, including surgery on the throatlatch on Magnum Psyche, which Boggs claimed was not cosmetic, but necessary to address a cribbing problem.

Maidenhead Bridge

When William of Orange landed in 1688 the town, still loyal to James followed the order of the King and broke the bridge to prevent William crossing however their efforts were cosmetic and William's army was able to march across it a matter of days later.

Mally Beauty

Baltimore based company, Mally Beauty, was founded by celebrity makeup artist, Mally Roncal, in 2005 and sells makeup and cosmetic tools.

Mascara

The Collins English Dictionary defines mascara as "a cosmetic substance for darkening, curling, coloring, and thickening the eyelashes, applied with a brush or rod."

Monteloeder

Monteloeder s.l. is a Spanish company located in Elche (Alicante) Spain, dedicated to supplying ingredients with healthy properties for the functional food, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries.

Nicky Kinnaird

Nicky Kinnaird MBE is the Belfast-born founder and president of British cosmetic retailer Space NK.

Nikolay P. Serdev

Dr. Serdev is a graduate of the Sofia Medical University, and trained in General and then Cosmetic Aesthetic Surgery at the Military Medical Academy, and Aesthetic Surgery, Aesthetic Medicine Medical Center in Sofia, 1991-1996 he was a deputy head and acting head of the Burns Department in the Military Medical Academy and 2006-2008 National consultant in Cosmetic (Aesthetic) Surgery medical specialty at the Ministry of Health, Bulgaria.

OnTrack

Congressman Jim Walsh appropriated $3 million in 2002 for OnTrack, although the company insisted the money was earmarked for structural rather than cosmetic improvements.

Pears soap

He completed his apprenticeship in 1789, established a barber's shop in Gerrard Street in Soho and began to produce cosmetic products.

Periorbital puffiness

Puffy eyes are usually only a temporary cosmetic worry, but occasionally, individuals become concerned about the cosmetic effect of periorbital swelling and seek surgical correction.

Philippine Business Bank

Philippine Business Bank is a part of the AMY Group, a conglomerate of companies owned by Alfredo Yao, the owner of the Zest-O line of fruit juices, majority owner of Zest Airways, the Philippines one of the major's Domestic airline company, his trading company wherein concentrates on Food and Cosmetic Ingredients AMCHEM Marketing, Inc, Harman Foods (Phils) Inc., his manufacturing company, his traveling agency business located at Valero St.

Rebranding

Ford Motor Company, during the mid-2000s, decided upon naming the vehicle models using the starting with the letter "F" where its Five Hundred sedan (and its Mercury Montego corporate twin) were marketed as a replacement for a vehicle platform underpinning the Taurus and Sable which has not been reengineered for decades save for cosmetic changes.

Robert Kotler

As a spokesperson for cosmetic surgeons, he regularly appears on radio and television, including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News; on such shows as Oprah, Deborah Norville Tonight, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Your World with Neil Cavuto, EXTRA, Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood.

He has performed more than 10,000 major cosmetic procedures during over 30 years in private practice and was a featured surgeon in the first season of the E! cosmetic surgery series Dr. 90210.

Shaun Williamson

In 2005 he publicly declared that he has undergone cosmetic surgery at the Farjo Medical Centre in order to restore his receding hairline.

SimplySiti

, known as SimplySiti is a cosmetic line founded by a Malaysian artiste, Siti Nurhaliza in March 2010 with the headquarter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Soliman's Water

Soliman's Water was a brand of 16th century cosmetic lotion that was marketed as being able to remove blemishes on the skin, such as warts, spots and freckles.

Steady Brook

Steady Brook is a progressive 'green community', encouraging re-cycling and composting, and limited use of cosmetic pesticides.

Sterling submachine gun

Sterling submachine guns with minor cosmetic alterations were used in the production of the Star Wars movies as blaster rifle props.

Tokujin Yoshioka

In the line of space designs, Yoshioka has been producing the boutique designs for Issey Miyake for more than 20 years, and have provided space designs for Toyota, Hermes, Lexus, Peugeot, NTT, BMW, and for cosmetic brands as RMK and SUQQU, which also involved works for their product package designs.

Vampire facelift

Vampire Facelift is a name for a non-surgical cosmetic procedure involving the reinjection of a gel-like substance—platelet rich fibrin matrix (PRFM)—derived from a patient’s own blood back into multiple areas of the skin of their face in an effort to treat wrinkles and “rejuvenate” the face.


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