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HUILE AMANDES DOUCES [2 records]

Record 1 2005-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
DEF

A creamy, soothing, oil-based salve for softening or cleansing the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
DEF

Crème pour la peau obtenue par émulsion d’eau(ou d’eau de rose) dans un mélange de blanc de baleine, cire d’abeille et huile d’amandes douces.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos de belleza
DEF

Cosmético compuesto de cera, espermaceti y aceite de almendras, que se usa como afeite y para cuidar el cutis.

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Record 2 2000-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Pharmacology
DEF

A colorless or pale yellow bland and nearly odorless nondrying fatty oil expressed from sweet ... almonds and used as an emollient in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a lubricant for delicate mechanisms ...

OBS

"Almond oil" is also a synonym for "bitter almond oil".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Liquide huileux, douceâtre, incolore ou jaune pâle, exprimé des graines d’une rosacée, Amygdalus communis var. dulcis. On lui connaît de nombreux usages (alimentation, savonnerie, pharmacie, cosmétologie).

OBS

«Huile d’amande» désigne, en général, une huile fournie par toute graine contenue dans un noyau, et, plus précisément, l'huile extraite par pression des amandes douces.

Key term(s)
  • huile d'amande

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Farmacología
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