base of the follicle provide nourishment. A nearby gland secretes a mixture of fats called sebum, which keep the hair shiny and waterproof to some extern… At the base of the follicle is the papilla; these cells play essential roles in regulating hair growth, hair cycle, and the size of the resultant hair. Hair is structured in three basic layers. Packed dead cells surrounding these structures are the cuticular layers of the hair. In the center of these structures lies the medullar canal, which is actually a part of the excretory system and houses any foreign debris…” (Boehm, Dasilva, Fulcher, and Wang 2002). Hair Chemistry All things have bonds at a molecular scale. The same way that hair has different kinds of bonds in its composition. The …show more content…
The research states seven types of shampoo available. First, clarifying shampoo contains heavy-duty surfactants. It is used to deep clean hair and remove the gunky build-up of conditioners, sprays, and gels (Boehm, Dasilva, Fulcher, and Wang 2002). Volumizing Shampoo adds body to limp hair. It contains proteins that bond the hair and pump it up (Boehm, Dasilva, Fulcher, and Wang 2002). Moisturizing shampoo is the best choice for dry, flyaway hair, make split ends look better, pull moisture onto hair to keep it from getting too dry (Boehm, Dasilva, Fulcher, and Wang 2002). Revitalizing shampoo is made for color-treated, permed, and damaged hair. It is used as a gentle cleanser to protect color from fading. Dandruff shampoo contains medication that loosens and rinses away flakes (Boehm, Dasilva, Fulcher, and Wang 2002). 2-in-1 shampoo has conditioner and lets people save time (Boehm, Dasilva, Fulcher, and Wang 2002). Finally, swimmer’s shampoo removes chlorine and other minerals from the hair (Boehm, Dasilva, Fulcher, and Wang …show more content…
To make these accommodations plausible, developers and researchers look for the cheapest ingredients to be able to sell them to be cheap yet effective; especially to the masses. In the Philippines, shampoo like Vaseline, Pantene, Head and Shoulders, Rejoice, Clear, etc. are the usual commercial shampoos. These companies usually get the best models and uses creative advertising, but does the advertisements necessarily have to be true? Our research aims to find among the list of the current shampoos in today’s market is the best to one to use for one’s scalp. We are here to deduce which of these shampoos are actually advertised correctly and have the best effects on the scalp, and which of these shampoos are really nothing more than just for show, which sometimes causes discomfort in the scalp area, due to cheap
This cycle tends to last anywhere from five to seven years and is shorter for hair on the eyebrows, armpits and pubic area. Inside the bulb of each hair is a component called the dermal papilla which controls the hair growth while the matrix of the hair, which contains a large amount of epidermal cells that rapidly divide, is responsible for the length of the hair. Next is the catagen phase which is characterized as a transition period between the anagen and telogen phases. At this time the hair bulbs are pushed out in order to become keratinized and the hair appears short and thick. This phase tends to only last between two and three weeks. During the telogen phase, no new cell division occurs, which means that the length of the hair remains the same. This pause allows the dermal papilla to fill up the matrix with new cells in preparation for the anagen phase to begin again. This phase can last between three and nine months. After this phase, the anagen phase begins again. The telogen phase is periodically followed by shedding, or exogen. This leads to the last phase, the exogen phase. This phase is characterized by the shedding of hair. Each day about one hundred hairs are shed from the average individual’s scalp. The shaft of the hair is shed and the follicle remains. Despite the fat that the exogen phase usually follows the telogen phase, there are exceptions when it does not, resulting in hair follicles needing to go
Shampoo manufactures divide markets by social class, with distinct brands and advertisement planned for each group. For example, Head and Shoulders and Pantene created by the same company Procter & Gamble, but interest different social classes. With its anti-dandruff, Head & Shoulders is used to eliminate those white flakes that appear on the head and shoulder. Whereas, Pantene treats all types of hair.
Many people choose to avoid "sulfates" because they can be overly drying to some hairtypes and strip the cuticle of its natural oils and cause scalp irritation.
"Toxic Chemicals Used in Salon Products." Women's Voices For The Earth. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. .
According to Relevant Research, Inc and the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, 35 million men and 21 million women in the United States were experiencing hair loss as of July 2013. Hair loss can have many causes and subsequently there are many solutions. People experiencing hair loss will go to great measures to reverse their hair loss. 47% of hair loss suffers said they would give up their life savings to regain a full head of hair and 60% said they would rather have more hair than money or friends. With those statistics, it is no surprise that that the worldwide revenue for surgical hair restoration alone is $1.87 billion. However, not all hair loss solutions are a match for everyone and some do not provide the results promised. In order to truly understand what type of solution is best for an individual it is necessary to know what has caused the hair loss. Alopecia, which simply means hair loss and does not refer to one specific hair loss disease, can be caused by many factors from genetics to stress. The three most common types of alopecia are androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, and alopecia areata.
The injections, which are customized to each patient’s needs, contain a mixture of minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and co-enzymes and are injected directly into the target area. Thus, they provide patients with the nutrients needed to stimulate hair growth, while also increasing blood circulation to the scalp, reducing inflammation, stimulating collagen, increasing follicle size, and correcting DHT
Throughout the semester we have studied the black vernacular tradition and its attributes of competition, group interaction, the in- group, and pattern of call and response and we have learned to take those attributes and apply then to the complex subject of Black Hair. Black Hair is a complex subject not only because so little is known about it but because of the aesthetic, political, and interpersonal context through which Black hair can be studied and interpreted. Hair is honestly in just about every text and it is used to not only add insight to characters identity but to also give context to time. Many of the black vernacular tenets are seen throughout Margo Jefferson’s chapter in Negroland, in particular the first section called “The
Protein overload in natural hair is an issue many naturals encounter at one point or another. Proteins are essential for the maintenance of healthy hair. Not only is hair made up mostly of proteins but proteins are readily attracted to the hair and are easily absorbed by the hair’s surface. Additionally, water molecules are also attracted to proteins and will readily bond with them. Protein not only helps to attract and bind water to the hair but will also penetrate the hair to fix any weak areas in the protein structure of the hair, keeping it healthy and strong. It is for these reasons that proteins are added to hair products.
“The Shampoo” by Elizabeth Bishop was written near the beginning of Bishop’s residence in Brazil and is a direct homage to her lover Lota. Even though Lota is not directly addressed in the poem, an earlier draft of the poem reveals a connection to her longtime lover. Bishop uses the mundane act of washing a loved one’s hair as the basis for a brilliant meditation on the nature and progression of time. In “The Shampoo” Elizabeth Bishop uses imagery of nature, metaphor of time, and deliberate diction to compare the gradual movements in nature over time with the process of aging. Bishop draws a contrast between the process of aging and the timeless relationship she has with
People with oily hair need a solvent type of shampoo that will cut the grease without the harsh ingredients in most shampoos. Normal hair needs to remain at a pH between 4.5 to 6.7. Oily hair requires more alkaline, base, products with a pH of 6.7 or higher, or as opposite as it may sound, an acidic rinse decreases the oil.
Always treat your hair in a gentle way so as to decrease loss of hair.
They have several different factors that determine hair color such as melanin containing iron and sulfur. If there is a lack of melanin, the hair will be white or gray. Stem cells located in the dermis are responsible for the production of hair. The shape and texture of the hair follicle determine an individual’s hair. The growth process of hair goes through the following three phases. The anagen phase which takes approximately twenty eight days and grows about one centimeter. The catagen phase lasts for approximately two to three weeks and the blood supply to the hair is cut off. The telogen phase is the final phase also known as the resting phase, lasting approximately three
It is time, at last, to speak the truth about toxic chemicals behind personal care and beauty products. The daily products of an average person consists of face wash, hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, floss, toothpaste, and deodorant. Surprisingly, all of these products listed contain toxic chemicals that are harmful to our body. If we use these products to maintain our hygiene, does that mean we are not clean without these products? For example, a common shampoo many people use is Head and Shoulders. However, do we know if the shampoo is cleaning our hair from beginning to end or is it damaging our hair? How often do you read the ingredients labeled on your personal care products and wonder if they are safe to use? More importantly, if you
From these properties of bonds we will see that there are two fundamental types of bonds--covalent and ionic. Covalent bonding represents a situation of about equal sharing of the electrons between nuclei in the bond. Covalent bonds are formed between atoms of approximately equal electronegativity. Because each atom has near equal pull for the electrons in the bond, the electrons are not completely transferred from one atom to another. When the difference in electronegativity between the two atoms in a bond is large, the more electronegative atom can strip an electron off of the less electronegative one to form a negatively charged anion and a positively charged cation. The two ions are held together in an ionic bond because the oppositely charged ions attract each other as described by Coulomb's Law.
The process of washing one’s hair has existed for centuries. While this was not always a common occurrence in many places of the world, this was something that was still done by “modern” societies of the 19th and 20th centuries. In the past shampoo didn’t exist, so as an alternative many people, especially women, used vinegar, lye soap, black tea, rosemary, egg yolks and even rum. ("Victorian Shampoo Alternatives", 2013) These solutions could only be temporary, however, as many of them caused damage to the hair and others only worked under specific conditions.