Application of Single Hair Fibre Tensile Measurements to Create an Industry-Standard Heat Damage Scale for Hair

    July 2025 in “ International Journal of Cosmetic Science ”
    Neil Shaw, Mario Buscemi, Dajana Gubała … Peter Bailey
    Studysummary In this study, researchers developed a new 6-point scale for evaluating heat damage to hair from straighteners, finding a strong correlation between technical damage measurements and human perception of hair damage.
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    1. Heat-Damaged Evaluation of Virgin Hair Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2019
    2. Formation and Structure of Human Hair Birkhäuser Basel eBooks · 1995