A Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of the Mechanism of the Reduction in Hair with Thioglycerol and the Accompanying Disulphide Conformational Changes

    Akio Kuzuhara
    Studysummary This study found that waving virgin human hair with thioglycerol at pH 9.0 using ammonia solution caused less damage than using thioglycolic acid, while maintaining good waving efficiency.
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