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  2. Sea foam - Wikipedia

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    Sea foam washed up or blown onto a beach. Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter (including proteins, lignins, and lipids) derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. [1]

  3. Absorption (skin) - Wikipedia

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    Skin absorption relates to the degree of exposure to and possible effect of a substance which may enter the body through the skin. Human skin comes into contact with many agents intentionally and unintentionally. Skin absorption can occur from occupational, environmental, or consumer skin exposure to chemicals, cosmetics, or pharmaceutical ...

  4. Sepiolite - Wikipedia

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    The soft, white, earthy mineral from Långbanshyttan, in Värmland, Sweden, known as aphrodite (Greek: sea foam), is closely related to sepiolite. [7] [23] In construction, sepiolite can be used in lime mortars as water reservoir. [24] Processes for bacterial transformation based on the Yoshida effect can utilize sepiolite as an acicular ...

  5. List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders - Wikipedia

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    Skin Itching, usually around the ears, face, neck, arms, and upper torso; Sensation of tiny insects crawling over the skin (formication) Mottled or marbled skin or subcutaneous crepitation, usually around the shoulders, upper chest and abdomen, with itching; Swelling of the skin, accompanied by tiny scar-like skin depressions (pitting edema ...

  6. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Possible additive effect [3] Chamomile: Blood thinners [23] Devil's Claw: grapple plant, wood spider Harpagophytum: Warfarin Additive effect [3] Ephedra Ephedra: Caffeine, decongestants, stimulants [15] Increases sympathomimetic effect of ephedra [3] Feverfew: featherfew Tanacetum parthenium: Aspirin Additive effect [3] Garlic: Allium sativum ...

  7. Limonium perezii - Wikipedia

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    Limonium perezii is a species of Limonium known by the common names Perez's sea lavender and seafoam statice. It is also known as simply statice (reflecting the former name of the genus), sea lavender or marsh rosemary (common names for the genus). It is native to the coasts of the Canary Islands but are widely used in gardens throughout the world.

  8. Intrinsic and extrinsic ageing - Wikipedia

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    Extrinsic ageing of skin is a distinctive declination process caused by external factors, which include ultra-violet radiation, cigarette smoking, air pollution, among others. Of all extrinsic causes, radiation from sunlight has the most widespread documentation of its negative effects on the skin.

  9. Foam - Wikipedia

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    Integral skin foam, also known as self-skin foam, is a type of foam with a high-density skin and a low-density core. It can be formed in an open-mold process or a closed-mold process. In the open-mold process, two reactive components are mixed and poured into an open mold.