Month: June 2010

Chemistry of your hair: A short post on dandruff

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Dandruff is defined as excessive scaling of the scalp that results in flaking of our skin. There are many different things that can cause dandruff but the general consensus is that it is a low-grade underlying inflammatory process resulting in proliferative activity of the scalp, meaning there is some kind of inflammation that is leading...

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Pantene’s Fragile to Strong line – conditioner

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Yesterday we took a look at the Fragile to Strong shampoo from Pantene for fine hair. Let’s take a look at the conditioner today! How does Pantene do it? “Pantene has created a lightweight strengthening* conditioner with micro-fortifiers, which reinforces structural weakness along each strand. Targeted moisturizers protect your hair from future styling damage without...

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Shampoo: Dry shampoo

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So what’s the deal with dry shampoo? Dry shampoos (in powder form) are intended to absorb oil from your hair. I use an oil absorber in between washings because I find the ends of my hair get really trashed when I wash it regularly, so this works to remove any weird smells and the oil. (No,...

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Pantene’s Fragile to Strong line – shampoo

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I saw this ad last night and it caught my attention…”Pantene determined that fine hair has up to 50% less protein than thick hair, making it less durable and more prone to breakage. With fine hair’s lower damage resistance, stress from brushing and combing leads to the general deterioration in the condition of the hair.”...

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Shampoo: Conditioning shampoo bars for dry hair

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So how will a shampoo bar for dry hair differ from one for oily hair? We can’t reduce the surfactants as we normally would for dry hair, but we can change the types of surfactants we’re using and increase the oils and butters. Dry hair likes gentle cleansing, so we want to use really gentle...

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