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Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-246) and index 1. Vanity : no more wrinkles! -- Lipstick -- Anti-aging creams : alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) -- Silky smooth skin : boron nitride -- Sunblocks, sunscreens, and instant tans -- Liposomes -- 2. Vitality : food for thought -- Clarifying the fats -- Trans fatty acids -- Conjugated fatty acids -- Vitamin C -- The nitrate enigma -- 3. Virility, sterility, and Viagra -- Nitric oxide (NO) -- Raising the dead : Viagra -- Love potions and poppers -- An element of sex : selenium -- Diamonds are a girl's best friend -- 4. Germs warfare -- Killing germs -- Hypochlorite -- Phenols and chloro-phenols -- Quaternary ammonium salts, 'quats' -- Hydrogen peroxide -- Ozone -- Shower cleaners -- 5. It's all in the mind -- Depression and antidepressants -- Prozac -- A little light-headed : lithium therapy -- Alzheimer's disease and aluminum -- Treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) -- 6. Polymers in disguise -- Disposable unmentionables and superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) -- Chewing gum : polymeric hydrocarbons : 1 -- Whispering roads : polymeric hydrocarbons : 2 -- Polycarbonate -- Postscript : chemiphobia, its causes and cure -- Glossary The s

Author

Emsley, John

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781280752179

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Engineering

Rating

3.6 / 5 (56 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14