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Protective effect of conditioning agents on Afro‐ethnic hair chemically treated with thioglycolate‐based straightening emulsion
Author(s) -
Dias Tania Cristina de Sá,
Baby André Rolim,
Kaneko Telma Mary,
Velasco Maria Valéria Robles
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2008.00374.x
Subject(s) - emulsion , peg ratio , chemistry , chromatography , conditioning , peg 400 , cystine , ammonium sulfate , ammonium , biochemistry , organic chemistry , polyethylene glycol , statistics , mathematics , finance , cysteine , economics , enzyme
Summary Straightening is a chemical process by which excessively curly hair is straightened in an irreversible way. Generally, products are formulated as emulsions with high pH value (9.0–12.0), which, after applied on hair, cause considerable damage, making it dry and fragile. This research work evaluated the protective effect of lauryl PEG/PPG‐18/18 methicone, cyclopentasiloxane (and) PEG‐12 dimethicone cross‐polymer, jojoba oil, and aqua (and) cystine bis‐PG propyl silanetriol, as conditioning agents, on Afro‐ethnic hair locks treated with thioglycolate‐based straightening emulsions by protein loss, combability, and traction to rupture. Standard Afro‐ethnic hair locks were prepared following a protocol for straightening emulsion application. Considering the assays performed, the addition of conditioning agents to the straightening emulsion with ammonium thioglycolate benefited the hair fiber, thus diminishing protein loss, protecting the hair thread, and improving resistance to breakage. Jojoba oil and lauryl PEG/PPG‐18/18 methicone were the conditioning agents that presented the best results. Straightening emulsions with ammonium thioglycolate containing aqua (and) cystine bis‐PG propyl silanetriol and cyclopentasiloxane (and) PEG‐12 dimethicone cross‐polymer were the ones that provided higher breakage resistance of the thread.