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Paige Collins
Mrs. Bostic
Chemistry
12 May 2015
Part IV
Model
1.) Purpose of Model: To show how easily make up is able to penetrate through the skin,
and a result it may cause.
2.) Materials
a.) Model 1
Styrofoam
Make-up (for this model concealer, lipstick, eyeshadow, and eyeliner were
used)
Tack
Scissors or a knife
b.) Model 2
Clay
Paint
String
Toothpicks and Paper
3.) Process
a.) Model 1 (used to show how make up is able to penetrate through substances)
Take a piece of Styrofoam and create hole in it using the tack to represent

pores in human skin

Apply makeup onto the Styrofoam
Wait for a few hours
Cut Styrofoam in half to make the results easier to see
Measure around how many millimeters the makeup is able to sink at measured

times
b.) Model 2 (used to provide a visual example of one of the negative effects of makeup)

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Form clay into the shape of acne

Use paint and string in order to bring out and emphasize different parts of the

acne
Label all of the parts so the audience has a complete understanding of the

model
4.) Qualitative Data
a.) Model 1
Original face

After 1 hour

After 3 hours

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b.) Model 2

5.) Quantitative Data

a.) Model 1
After 1 hour
After 2 hours
After 3 hours
After 4 hours

4.76 mm
7.90 mm
9.52 mm
10.82 mm

b.) Model two is just a visual and does not require any data

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After analyzing the data, it is clear that over periods of time that makeup is able to
penetrate through holes or pores. It appears that the makeup moved through the
Styrofoam faster at the beginning than it at the end. I believe this may be because as the
hole made from the tack, used to represent human pores, got smaller it was harder for the
makeup to more through the Styrofoam. I believe that if I were to recreate this model I
would try to use a needle to make sure the flow has the chance to stay consistent. Overall
I was pleased with the results.
In conclusion, makeup is efficiently able to move though the Styrofoam, it should also be
able to move through the skin. If the cosmetic is able to make its way into ones pores, it
will most likely clog them. When a pore is blocked, blood will rush to the opening,
causing it to turn red. Underneath the skins surface, white blood cells pile up. Then the
white blood cell, as well as any dead skin cells or bacteria will form a white liquid known
as pus.

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Works Cited
Acne." Causes. Web. 15 May 2015.
"Acne." Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. 16 July 2014. Web. 15 May 2015.
Dalia. "ULTA Interview on Cosmetics." Personal interview. 19 Mar. 2015.
"What Is Acne?" : Acne: Skin Care Advice: Cosmetics Cop Expert Advice. N.p., n.d. Web. 12
Nov. 2014.