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Anti-pollution cosmetic ingredients Environmental pollutants and their cutaneous impact

Authors: Pauline BURGER, Hortense PLAINFOSSE, Xavier FERNANDEZ

Publication date: May 10, 2019, Review date: September 2, 2020

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5. Glossary

Acne; acne

A disease of the pilosebaceous follicle characterized by shiny skin, dilated pores and the presence of blackheads (comedones) and whiteheads (microcysts). The inflammatory form corresponds to bacterial proliferation (Propionibacterium acnes) inside these blackheads and whiteheads.

Alopécie androgénétique; androgenic hair loss

Gradual hair loss due to the influence of male hormones, particularly dihydrotestosterone. Common in men (affecting almost 70% of men); it also occurs in women, but progresses more slowly.

Antibody; antibody

A protein produced by an organism's immune system that reacts to the presence of an antigen.

Antigen; antigen

Substance recognized as foreign to an organism and whose presence leads...

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