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LOOSE FACE POWDER [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
CONT

Loose face powder is fluffed onto the face for a soft, finished look, while the compact type, which is easy to carry, is applied with a sponge or a puff.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
CONT

Un peu oubliées ces dernières années, les poudres font une réapparition fracassante. Aussi bien les poudres libres - celles qui s'appelaient autrefois poudres de riz - que les poudres pressées ou compactes, qui pour devenir solides, subissent des pressions de 300 ou 400 kg. Libres ou pressées, désormais ces poudres ne contiennent plus de riz mais du talc, du kaolin, de l'oxyde de zinc, de magnésium et de titane, tout ça broyé jusqu'à former une substance fine, fine, comme de la farine.

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