Moisture as a Plasticity Switch in Blowouts: Glass-Transition Behavior, Viscoelastic Response, and Tension-Defined Shape
February 2026
Studysummary This review re-examines hair blowouts as a material science process, where water acts as a plasticizer altering keratin's glass-transition temperature, allowing for temporary hair shaping through a moisture-induced matrix state change under heat and tension.
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