Posts Tagged ‘hair chemistry’

Clarity on Simethicone

Curly Chemist clears up confusion about simethicone

I thought Guar was a Heavy Metal Band?

Curly Chemist takes a closer look at guar and its derivatives, which are used in many shampoos, conditioners, and styling products.

Silicone or Not? What’s in a Name?

CurlChemist looks at the different kinds of silicones and what exactly they do.

New Super-Hold Polymers

New polymers provide shine, resist humidity, resist flaking and provide a nice feel without stickiness or crunch.

Castor Oil and Its Derivatives

Castor oil is known for its excellent emollient and lubricant properties, as well as for its film-forming capabilities that make it useful in skin creams and in some hair styling products.

Learning About Lanolin

Lanolin has been used as an emollient in hand and body creams and hair products for many centuries.

What is Cetrimonium Chloride?

Is cetrimonium chloride a silicone? If not, what is it and what is its purpose in my hair-care product? When this ingredient appears on a label with amodimethicone and trideceth-12, does this mean the amodimethicone is now water soluble?

Cyclomethicones: A Different Category of Silicones

Cyclomethicones are also favored by formulators because they spread easily on the hair and skin

What are Humectants?

The most frequently used humectants are diols and triols – compounds which contain two or three hydroxyl groups (-OH) that attract water molecules through hydrogen bonding

Humidity, Humectants and Hair

Humectants are used in skin and hair-care products to promote moisture retention