Skin Creams Aren't What We Thought They Were (IMAGE)

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Skin Creams Aren't What We Thought They Were

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Model of the molecular structure of a cream, with the atoms of a surfactant and co-surfactant in the lamella shown in light and dark gray in the middle of the image, and atoms of a preservative in green and light gray along the edges of the image. The red and orange spheres are oxygen and sodium atoms, respectively.

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David Barlow and Delaram Ahmadi

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