Cosmetic

A remedy designed to improve or to hide defects of the skin or other external parts. It may be a white powder, such as starch, magnesic oxid, calcium carbonate (levigated), zinc oxid, mercurous chlorid, or bismuth sub nitrate applied externally; it may be a white substance di olved in dilute alcohol, which is left upon the face after the evaporation of the solvent; or it may be a stimulant to the skin used internally, such as arsenic. C. Operation, a surgical operation to give a natural appearance to a defective or unsightly Cosmetology. The science of the proper care of the body with respect to cleanline , dre , etc. part. Disease.