- Industry: Personal care products
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Hair that has lost its pigment. While the color looks gray, the hair shaft is actually transparent once it loses its pigment.
Industry:Personal care products
A natural humectant which absorbs moisture. As an ingredient in hair products, it softens and swells the hair shaft, allowing it to retain water.
Industry:Personal care products
A water-based styling product used for sculpting, hold and shine.
Industry:Personal care products
EFAs - Essential acids are needed for hair growth. EFAs also help to preserve the resilience and flexibility hair. EFAs are found in many hair care products, as well as in foods such as fish, nuts and olives.
Industry:Personal care products
Unhealthy hair that is dry, frizzy or has noticeably split ends. Damage can be caused by an improper diet, texture of hair or the excessive use of styling products (i.e. Color treatments, gel, spray, wax). Damage can be reversed with products such as hot oil treatments and deep conditioners.
Industry:Personal care products
The hair's ability to stretch and return to its original shape without breakage.
Industry:Personal care products
A powder mix applied directly to dry hair and then combed out. Dry shampoos work by absorbing oils from the hair and scalp. Cornstarch, oatmeal and talcum powder are great examples of an effective dry shampoo.
Industry:Personal care products
Number of hairs per square inch on the head (i.e., the denser the hair, the thicker the hair).
Industry:Personal care products
A protein and vitamin rich conditioner meant for occasional use to moisturize dry, damaged hair.
Industry:Personal care products
Products containing special conditioning agents which work at the cuticle layer of the hair to prevent tangles from developing. Some detanglers work instantly, while others work best after being massaged into the hair for a few minutes.
Industry:Personal care products
