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Ingredients beginning with W

Every ingredient in the dictionary filed under W — with its identifiers, its origin, and what it actually does.

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White Lead (Ceruse)
A synthetic basic lead carbonate, made since antiquity by corroding metallic lead over vinegar, which gave the face a dense opaque white and is the most consequential poisonous cosmetic in the European record.
Bannedas of 2026-09-22Pigment