Human hair is the subject of a wide range of scientific investigation. Its chemical and physical properties are of importance to the cosmetics industry, forensic scientists, and to biomedical researchers. The fourth edition of this book confirms its position as the definitive monograph on the subject. Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair is a teaching guide and reference volume for cosmetic chemists and other scientists in the hair products industry, academic researchers studying hair and hair growth, textile scientists, and forensic specialists.

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Human hair is the subject of a wide range of scientific investigations. Its chemical and physical properties are of importance to the cosmetics industry, forensic scientists, and to biomedical researchers. This updated and enlarged fourth edition continues the tradition of its predecessor as being the definitive monograph on the subject. It now contains new information on various topics including: chemical hair damage, the cause of dandruff, skin and eye irritation, hair straightening, and others. Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair is a teaching guide and reference volume for cosmetic chemists and other scientists in the hair products industry, academic researchers studying hair and hair growth, textile scientists, and forensic specialists.

Inhalt

Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the Third Edition. Preface to the Fourth Edition. 1. Morphological and Macromolecular Structure. 2. Chemical Composition. 3. Reducing Human Hair. 4. Bleaching Human Hair. 5. Interactions of Shampoo and Conditioning Ingredients with Human Hair. 6. Dyeing Human Hair. 7. Polymers and Polymer Chemistry in Hair Products. 8. The Physical Properties and Cosmetic Behavior of Hair. Appendix. Index.