Effects of Chemical Structures of Polycarboxylic Acids on Molecular and Performance Manipulation of Hair Keratin

    January 2016 in “ RSC Advances ”
    Kaili Song, Helan Xu, Kongliang Xie, Yiqi Yang
    Studysummary This study found that non-toxic polycarboxylic acids can achieve satisfactory hair perming effects with limited strength loss, suggesting they have potential as a safer alternative to harmful perming chemicals.
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