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Torsional method for evaluating hair damage and performance of hair care ingredients
Author(s) -
Persaud D.,
Kamath Y. K.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of cosmetic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1468-2494
pISSN - 0142-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-2494.2005.00257_7.x
Subject(s) - hair care , cuticle (hair) , composite material , materials science , fiber , ultimate tensile strength , dissipation , hair shaft , anatomy , hair follicle , medicine , physics , polymer science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , thermodynamics
In this study, we have developed a single hair fiber torsional pendulum method to determine the role of the cuticle and the cortex on torsional properties with respect to fiber cross‐sectional area, fiber rigidity, and energy dissipation at 65% RH and in the wet state. Our results demonstrate that in fine diameter fibers with a high cuticle‐to‐cortex ratio, the cuticula exert a significant effect on the torsional deformation behavior of hair fibers at both normal humidities and in the wet condition. In addition, our data indicate that energy dissipation is confined to fibers with a high cuticle‐to‐cortex ratio, and the amount of energy dissipated becomes more pronounced with increasing water content. The torsional properties of hair spray‐treated fibers suggest that the deposited hair spray film masks the properties of the base fiber and imparts its own dissipative character to the measurement. Since tensile mechanical properties are often used to make claims about the performance of hair care products, we have compared the results obtained from torsional and tensile measurements on over‐processed bleached hair fibers conditioned with Polyquaternium‐10 and cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CETAB) to evaluate which method is more advantageous. Our data demonstrate that torsional measurements can distinguish hair care products which reinforce the cuticle from those which affect the cortex, while tensile measurements showed no significant differences.