Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair

• Main Author: Robbins, Clarence R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Edition: 5th ed. 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Forensic medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Biomedicine general.; Forensic Medicine.

Human hair is the subject of a remarkably wide range of scientific investigations.  Its chemical and physical properties are of importance to the cosmetics industry, forensic scientists and to biomedical researchers.  The fifth edition of this book confirms its position as the definitive monograph o...

Table of Contents:

• Morphological and Macromolecular Structure
• Chemical Composition
• Genetic Control Involvement in Hair Fiber Traits
• Reducing Human Hair
• Bleaching Human Hair
• Interactions of Shampoo and Crème Rinse Ingredients with Human Hair
• Dyeing Human Hair
• Polymers and Polymer Chemistry in Hair Products
• The Physical Properties of Hair Fibers
• Definitions of Consumer Relevant Hair Assembly Properties and how these are controlled by Single Fiber Properties
• Appendix.