Heads-up Study Of Hair Dynamics May Lead To Better Hair-care Products
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 23:21
in Physics & Chemistry
From frizzy perms to over-bleached waves, "bad hair days" could soon become a less frequent occurrence. Chemists report the first detailed microscopic analysis of what happens to individual hair fibers when they interact with each other, an advance in knowledge key to the development of improved shampoos, conditioners and other products for repairing damaged hair, the researchers say. Their research will be presented in August at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia.
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