Hair Conditioners Hair conditioner is a hair care product that improves the texture and appearance of human hair. Conditioners coats the outer layer or cuticle of the hair shaft, making the scales close against the shaft appearing smoother. Conditioner is recommended after rinsing out shampoo to replace removed moisture in the hair shaft, the cortex, as well as to protect the hair strands from breakage to impart moisture to the hair and assist with easing detangling and manageability needs. Hair conditioners help you manage your hair. Hair conditioners are paradise sent for people with frizzy and dry hair. It helps make hair easily manageable and easy to style. It also lessens the pain of detangling the dry hair when “frizzyness” attacks. Conditioning the hair eliminates the problem when it becomes nest-like after shampoo. After shampoo conditioners do not rinse out completely with water. When the hair dries, it is coated with a thin film, which adds weight, makes the hair easier to comb, and prevents static electricity from building up and 'frizzing' the hair. Leave-in conditioners are not rinse out conditioners that leave the hair manageable and easy to style Types of conditioners - Pack conditioners, heavy and thick, with high content of surfactants able to bind to the hair structure and "glue" the hair surface scales together.
- Leave-in conditioners, thinner, containing different surfactants, adding only a little material to the hair. The difference between leave-in and pack conditioners is similar to the difference between fats and oils.
- Ordinary conditioners, combining some aspects of both pack and leave-in ones.
- Hold conditioners, based on cationic (A positively-charged ion, which has fewer electrons than protons, due to its attraction to cathodes.) polyelectrolyte polymers, holding the hair in a desired shape. These have both the function and the composition similar to diluted hair gels.
Conditioners are frequently acidic, as low pH "protonates" the amino acids, providing the hair with positive charge and thus more hydrogen bonds between the keratin scales (Hair, as you may know, is composed of a protein called keratin), giving the hair a more compact structure. Organic acids such as citric acid are usually used to maintain acidity. Disclaimer |
