secativo

English translation: astringent

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Portuguese term or phrase:	secativo
English translation:	astringent

20:18 Jun 11, 2010

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Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / plantas

Portuguese term or phrase: secativo

Seus óleos essenciais são muito aromáticos e tem largo emprego na indústria cosmética como secativo, curativo e cicatrizante além de calmante da pele e do couro capilar.

Lilian Magalhães KudoZ activity Questions: 5558 (7 open) (103 closed without grading) Answers: 42 Brazil
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astringent

Explanation:
É "secativo" mesmo, no sentido popular de "secar" pequenas pústulas, espinhas etc.

(se.ca.ti.vo)
a.
1. Farm. Diz-se dos medicamentos que se empregam externamente para produzirem a adstrinção sobre todos os tecidos vivos
sm.
2. Farm. Qualquer medicamento com essa função
http://aulete.uol.com.br/site.php?mdl=aulete_digital&op=load...

Calamine is a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.5% iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3). It is the main ingredient in calamine lotion and is used as an antipruritic (anti-itching agent) to treat mild pruritic conditions such as sunburn, eczema, rashes, poison ivy, chickenpox, insect bites and stings. It is also used as a mild antiseptic to prevent infections that can be caused by scratching the affected area, and an astringent to dry weeping or oozing blisters and acne abscesses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamine

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Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
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Local time: 05:49

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astringent

Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães

peeling agent

Gabriel Guzovsky

dry agent

Clauwolf

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dry agent

Explanation:
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Clauwolf
Local time: 05:49
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

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astringent

Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
Brazil
Local time: 05:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 23

Grading comment

thanks

23 hrs confidence:

peeling agent

Explanation:
Salicylic acid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid

Benzoyl Peroxide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoyl_peroxide

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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-06-12 20:00:50 GMT)
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Also could be called a Keratolytic

Example sentence(s):

Benzoyl peroxide works as a peeling agent, increasing skin turnover and clearing pores, thus reducing the bacterial count there as well as directly as an antimicrobial.

Reference: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25390

Gabriel Guzovsky
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

Spanish

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