TABLE OF CONTENTS | AG | Alkylpolyglucoside | |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials | |
| BHA | Butylated hydroxyanisole | |
| BHT | Butylated hydroxytoluene | |
| BOD | Biochemical oxygen demand | |
| BS | British Standard | |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service | |
| CDE | Coconut diethanolamide | |
| CFC | Chlorofluorocarbon | |
| CI | Colour index | |
| CMC | Critical micelle concentration | |
| COD | Chemical oxygen demand | |
| CoSHH | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health | |
| CTFA | Cosmetics Toiletries and Fragrance Association | |
| DEA | Diethanolamine | |
| DSP | Disodium phosphate | |
| DTPA | Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate | |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetate | |
| EO | Ethylene oxide | |
| GC | Gas chromatography | |
| GWP | Global warming potential | |
| HCFC | Hydrochlorofluorocarbon | |
| HEDTA | Hydroxyethylethylenediaminetriacetate | |
| HFC | Hydrofluorocarbon | |
| HFE | Hydrofluoroether | |
| HLB | Hydrophile lipophile balance | |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography | |
| INCI | International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients | |
| IPA | Isopropyl alcohol | |
| IR | Infra-red | |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization | |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists | |
| LABS | Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate | |
| LCA | Life cycle assessment | |
| LCI | Life cycle inventory | |
| MALDI | Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization | |
| MEA | Monoethanolamine | |
| MS | Mass spectrometry | |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet | |
| MSP | Monosodium phosphate | |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance | |
| NTA | Nitrilotriacetate | |
| o/ w | Oil-in-water (emulsion) | |
| ODP | Ozone depletion potential | |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol | |
| PO | Propylene oxide | |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | |
| SCMC | Sodium carboxymethylcellulose | |
| STPP | Sodium tripolyphosphate | |
| TEA | Triethanolamine | |
| TKPP | Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate | |
| TOFA | Tall oil fatty acids | |
| uPVC | Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride | |
| UV | Ultra-violet | |
| VOC | Volatile organic compound | |
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