Effects of Silicone Pretreatment on Oxidative Hair Damage

January 1995

M. D. Berthiaume, James H. Merrifield, Donna A. Riccio

silicone pretreatment oxidative hair damage high-viscosity silicone high-amine-content silicone bleaching oxidative dyeing SEM combing force studies thin-section light microscopy color fading temporary dyes shampooing chromaticity tristimulus evaluations TOF-SIMS cuticle cortex silicone bleach dye shampoo microscopy

Studysummary This study found that using a high-viscosity, high-amine-content silicone fluid as a pretreatment can protect hair from bleaching and dyeing damage without affecting these processes.

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