Sorry for the long delay. I ended up staying in Europe a little longer than expected, but believe me it was well worth it. Here is the "Structure of Hair" presentation I promised to put up. Just as a reminder, the topics I covered in the slide pertained to the cuticle, epicuticle, a-layer, exocuticle, endocuticle, cell membrane complex, cortex, para-cortical cells, ortho-cortical cells, macrofibrils, microfibrils, matrix, alpha-helix, and the medulla.
July 2008 Archives
I'm going to be in Europe during mid-July giving lectures and testing new products, so I wanted to share with you guys one of my presentations that I will be giving to the hair dressers of Europe.
The presentation is about hair damage and how it relates to combing, shampooing, chemical treatment, thermal treatment, and weather exposure. If you have any comments or questions regarding any of the material in the slides, feel free to post on this entry.
Ciao obrigado!
In Conditioning the Hair Part Tres, we discussed how conditioners can help repair chemical related damage. In the last of this four-part series, we take an in-depth look at the various shampoos and conditioners available and their effect on excessively curly hair.
Some say, "A shampoo is a shampoo is a shampoo." This is definitely not true, particularly when it comes to excessively curly hair. Shampoos formulated for naturally straight hair are typically very drying to excessively curly hair. A top quality shampoo for this hair type must possess the following qualities:
1. It must contain very mild detergents such as cocoamphocarboxy propionate in order not to strip natural oils from the hair and especially from the scalp.
2. It must minimize combing damage by effectively detangling the hair.
3. It must have a pH range of 4.5 to 5.5 in order to maintain the natural pH balance of the hair and scalp which is in the same range. Detangling shampoos which are mild to the hair
and scalp and have a pH range of 4.5 to 5.5 are therefore the best choices for excessively curly hair.
