Effect of Shampoo, Conditioner, and Permanent Waving on the Molecular Structure of Human Hair

    October 2015 in “ PeerJ ”
    Yuchen Zhang, Richard J. Alsop, Asfia Soomro … Maikel C. Rheinstädter
    Studysummary This study found that shampoo and conditioner do not alter hair's molecular structure, while perming treatments significantly affect keratin and intermediate filament structures due to bond alterations.
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