| Description |
xi, 229 pages ; 22 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Explaining the things we use now - and news from the future -- Acknowledgements -- Things to bear in mind -- Food calories -- Organic -- Trade names -- Money -- Large and small measures -- Chemical names -- News from the future -- Glossary -- Introduction : the right chemistry -- 1. Better looking (1) : hair, eyes, teeth, nails -- News from the future -- Crowning glory -- Thinning on top -- I can see clearly now... A gleaming smile -- Nailed -- 2. Better looking (2) and better living (1) : medical advances -- News from the future -- Skin diseases : acne, eczema, and psoriasis -- Acne -- Eczema -- Psoriasis -- An agile or fragile old age? -- Carbohydrate as cures -- Anaesthetics -- 3. Better loving : the not-so-dirty weekend -- News from the future -- Smelly chemistry -- Wash all my cares away -- It's the pits, man -- Antiperspirants -- Deodorants -- Something for the weekend, Sir? -- We just got carried away Mum -- |
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4. Better living (2) : improving our diet News from the future -- Carbohydrates -- Manna from heaven... -- Low 1₂ means low IQ -- Functional foods -- Crap food? Feeding the fifty billion -- Hot, hot, hot -- 5. Better living (3) : minor metals for major advances -- News from the future -- Solar panels provide photovoltaic (PV) power -- Glass is green -- The magic of titanium -- The future's blue -- 6. Better living (4) : chemistry in the home -- News from the future -- Wash all my troubles away : laundry aids -- Surfactants -- Foam regulators -- Builders -- Anti-redeposition agents -- Dye transfer inhibitors -- Peroxide bleach and bleach activators -- Fluorescing agents -- Fragrances -- Fabric softeners -- All washed up? -- Malodours and air fresheners -- |
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7. Better looking (2) : the art of the chemist -- News from the future -- Colour -- Red -- Blue -- Green -- Purple -- Brown -- Black -- White -- Oils and varnishes -- Analysis -- Conservation -- Restoration -- Frauds and fakes -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Subject |
Chemistry -- Popular works.
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Chemicals -- Physiological effect -- Popular works.
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Chemistry, Technical -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9783527318636 hardback |
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3527318631 hardback |
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