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HAIR STRAIGHTENER [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2012-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hair Styling
OBS

This product is used for straightening extremely curly hair.

OBS

chemical hair relaxer; chemical hair straightener : terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coiffure
OBS

défrisant : Qui défait les frisures, défrise les cheveux. Produit liquide défrisant. «Stabilys», le défrisant pratique.

OBS

défrisant chimique : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Cosmetology
CONT

Thioglycolic acid compounds. Prepared by the action of sodium sulfhydrate on sodium chloroacetate. A liquid with a strong unpleasant odor; mixes with water and alcohol. The ammonium and sodium salts are used in permanent wave solutions and as a hair straightener. The calcium salts are used in depilatories, hair-waving solutions, and lotions. Thioglycolates can cause hair breakage, skin irritations, severe allergic reactions, and pustular reactions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Cosmétologie
DEF

Liquide d'odeur rappelant celle de l'acide sulfhydrique, miscible à l'eau, à l'alcool et aux solvants organiques, utilisé comme dépilatoire ou pour ramollir les cheveux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Productos de belleza
OBS

Líquido incoloro, de olor desagradable. Miscible con agua, alcohol y éter. Combustible.

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Record 3 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Hair Styling
Universal entry(ies)
HSCH2COONH4
formula, see observation
NH4OOCH2SH
formula, see observation
DEF

The ammonium salt of thioglycolic acid, appearing as a colorless liquid with a repulsive odor, used for hair waving and as a hair straightener.

OBS

ammonium sulfanylacetate: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

Chemical formula: HSCH2COONH2 or NH2OOCH2SH

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Coiffure
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
HSCH2COONH4
formula, see observation
NH4OOCH2SH
formula, see observation
OBS

sulfanylacétate d'ammonium : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

Formule chimique : HSCH2COONH2 ou NH2OOCH2SH

Key term(s)
  • thioglycolate d'ammoniaque

Spanish

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