Hair cleansers and conditioners Flashcards
Designed to:
- Remove all kinds of soilage
- beautify the hair and make it easier to handle
Shampoo
Shampoos with active ingredients for preventing and treating dandruff
ANTI-DANDRUFF SHAMPOOS
Conditioner is designed to repair:
- Chemical damage
(Bleaching, waving) - Environmental Damage
(Exposure to UV rays, salt
water and chlorine) - Physical Damage
(Includes excessive combing
or mechanical brushing)
Designed to replace natural lipids removed by shampooing and facilitate hair managing and styling
conditioners
applied after cleaning the hair as rinse-off or leave-on preparation
conditioners
- Remove sebum and dirt from the hair and scalp
- Good foaming property
- Non-irritating to the eyes
- Acts as vehicle for the deposition of beneficial materials onto the hair and scalp
> Mainly refer to hair conditioning agents
> 2-in-1 products
> Shampoos with conditioners
Shampoo
- Surfactants
- Thickeners
- Water
- Preservatives
- Opacifiers and pearlescent agents
- Conditioners
- pH buffers
- Chelating agents
- Additional ingredients
> To support certain product claims - Active ingredients
Composition of shampoo
Function:
Good cleansing
Anionic surfactant
Examples of Anionic surfactant
Lauryl/laureth
sulfates,
sarcosinates,
sulfosuccinates
Function:
Add softness and manageability
Added as conditioning agents,
owing to their affinity to negative charge of the hair
Cationic surfactants
Examples of cationic surfactants
cetrimonium chloride
Function:
Add foam and manageability
Commonly combined with non-ionics
Amphoteric surfactants
Examples of Amphoteric surfactants
Betaines,
Alkyl amino acids
Function:
Co-surfactants, rheology modifier
(enhance viscosity of the product)
Not very good cleansers
Non-ionic surfactants
Examples of Non-ionic surfactants
Poloxamers,
Amine oxides
Function:
Increase viscosity & product feel
Surfactant-based system
Thickeners
Examples of thickeners
NaCl (or other low concentration
electrolytes), Gums, Cellulose,
Carbomer
Project product formulation from
microbial contamination
Preservatives
Examples of preservatives
Parabens,
Isothiazolones
Function:
Add pearly,
shimmering effect
For aesthetic appeal
Opacifiers and pearlescent
agents
Examples of Opacifiers and pearlescent agents
Polyglycol esters,
Latex opacifiers
Function:
Makes hair soft and shiny
Conditioners
Examples of conditioners
Quats, Glycerin, Silicones
Function:
Shifts pH to neutral range
Especially important for shampoos
intended to be used after chemical
treatment like waving or bleaching the hair, which leaves the hair with an alkaline pH
pH buffers
Examples of pH buffers
Citric acid,
Glycolic acid
Function:
Binds metal ions
Metal ions are present in water
which may cause instability
Chelating agents
Examples of chelating agents
EDTA
Function:
Affects product feel or appearance
Additional ingredients
Examples of additional ingredients
Colorant, Perfumes, Botanical extracts, Vitamins