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To help inform our customers, we have created this glossary of terms related to our products and projects; we hope it will enable us all to communicate clearly. The information provided here is intended to facilitate discussion, not to serve as medical or legal advice. Current glossary entries are:

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N
nano-emulsion: very small emulsion particles that are in the nanometer range. Elsom Research products are made of true emulsion and emulsion particulates are in the low nanometer range.
nano-encapsulation: encapsulation of active materials such as vitamins and anabolic factors in nanometer-range capsules. Encapsulation can transport, protect, control-release, activate, and reduce side effects of ingredients.
nanometer: 1 thousandth of a micron or micrometer.
Nanosome™
Nanosomes™: a term we trademarked to describe very small nanometer-range liposomes.
nanosomin
nanotechnology: technological design in the nanometer range.
natural: not a well defined term. For more information, please click here.
natural cosmeceuticals
natural hair care
natural skin care: skin care, but comprised of natural ingredients.
natural vitamin E

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This glossary is always under construction. If you'd like to suggest additional terms to be discussed here, please contact us.

This page was updated September 5, 2004 by scribionics.