Mechanical Characterization of Curly Hair: Influence of Nonconventional Hair Straightening Treatments

    March 2017 in “ Skin Research and Technology ”
    Marcella Gabarra Almeida Leite, Patrícia Maria Berardo Gonçalves Maia Campos
    Studysummary In this study, formaldehyde hair straighteners significantly damaged curly hair by reducing break stress and break extension, while glyoxylic acid had a milder effect; both treatments increased shear modulus and decreased water sorption.
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