Influence of Oxidative and Reductive Treatment on Human Hair: Analysis of Hair Damage

January 2003 in “ Journal of oleo science ”

Koji Takada, Akira Nakamura, Naoko Matsuo, Akihisa Inoue, Keita Someya, Hisao Shimogaki

oxidative treatment reductive treatment perming bleaching UV irradiation brushing detergent treatment drying heating cuticle layer reduction scale lift hair swelling cysteic acid protein elution melanin granule solubilization cuticle layers cortex medulla perm bleach UV exposure hair brushing shampooing hair drying hair heating

Studysummary This study found that both everyday physical and environmental stresses, as well as chemical treatments, contributed to hair damage, with cuticle layers being more noticeably affected.

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