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Hair Shampoo and ConditionerAlkylbenzeneAlkylbenzene is a liquid hydrocarbon petroleum by-product and is treated with concentrated Sulphuric acid and made into acidic Alkyl Sulphonates or Hydrogen Sulphates. This is followed by neutralisation with...[read more] The range of Hair Shampoo now availableHair Shampoos today contain soapless detergents that do not react with hard water like older soap detergents. Soapless shampoos are naturally neutral or slightly Alkaline and are very strong in degreasing the scalp...[read more] Herbs and their affects on hairCalendula: Moisturising for long hair, Regulating, Contains Carotenoids (balance of skin and hair)...[read more] How to shampoo and condition hairFirst you must thoroughly wet the hair with cool or warm water. Hot water creates too much steam and will dry out your hair. Add a small amount of shampoo to the palm of your hand (size of a 10 pence coin)...[read more] Shampoo and Conditioning Treatments for hairDry Hair: Use any oil or wax based shampoo's, leave in conditioners and hot oil tretments containing almond, coconut or sunflower oils, may help...[read more] The History of ShampooSoap has been around from as early as 600bc and was made from various animal fats and wood or plant ashes containing potassium carbonate...[read more] The Manufacture of ShampooSoapless shampoo or synthetic detergents are usually made from one of three things...[read more] The Soap TaxIn the 13th and 14th Centuries, soap-makers had to pay tax on the soap they produced. After the Napoleonic Wars, this soap tax rose as high as three pence per pound. Tax collectors would lock the soap-boiling pans...[read more] Soapless shampoo for hairThe majority of liquid shampoos in use today, are generaly termed as soapless shampoo, are based on the alkyl sulphates, and the most widely used of which is triethanolamine lauryl sulphate...[read more] Types of hair conditionerOrdinary conditioning creams are emulsions which work in a similar way to the hairs natural grease. They coat the hair in a thin film filling in some of the gaps in the broken scales so the hair becomes more shiny and manageable...[read more] |
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