EXERCISE NO. 3 HAIR CONDITIONER • Usually polymers, silicones. E.g.

, Dimethicone or
cyclomethicone. Amodimethicone
HAIR CONDITIONER 5. SUN SCREENING AGENT
Hair conditioners are viscous liquid that is applied to the hair It is added for the protection against protein degradation &
and are usually used after washing the hair with shampoo color loss.
● They have high viscosity. Viscosity is the ability to ● When it was oxidized the melanin was gone. So it
resist flow was needed to have this ingredients
• It is designated to restore hair to its natural state Benzophenone-4 ethylhexyl methoxy-cinnamate are the two
• It has the ability to repair damage hair by providing shiny agents used in hair products.
look to the hair fibers. The common sunscreen used on skin are rarely used for hair
• Hair conditioner restores the texture and appearance of the products due to their texture & weight effect
rough and harsh hair 6. HUMECTANT
PURPOSE OF CONDITIONERS • A variety of humectants are used are polyols, sodium
Restoring moisture is one of the main important purposes. pyrrolidone carboxylate are used.
Hair should be manageable after washing. • Others are glycerin, Polyethylene glycol
Its vital role is to be smoothing the hair follicles. • Natural humectant – jojoba oil
Should maintain the pH of the hair 7. THICKENERS
RAW MATERIALS USED IN HAIR CONDITIONERS • Cellulose derivatives are used as a thickener agent.
1. SURFACTANTS • Carbomers are rarely encountered because of their
• There is a use o f cationic surfactants like incompatibility with most cations
cetyltrimethylammonium chloride and benzalkonium 8. BODYING AGENT
chloride. • For shampoo & conditioners, to be more effective usually by
• Longer chain alkyl compounds are the best conditioning using quite high levels of fatty alcohols along with waxy
properties. esters.
• In small amounts, quaternary ammonium derivatives • By incorporating this agent, it gives improvement in wet hair
improve manageability, prevent fly away by neutralizing condition, as it becomes soft & easy to comb without
negative charges in the scalp. breaking hair.
● They are negative charge attracted to the hair 9. FRAGRANCE
fibers • It requires a low level of perfume.
● Once it is attached it will remain in the • Conditioners are fairly easy to perfume, but the stability of
conditioner's hair fibers even after rinsing. Will the perfume in the often quite strongly acidic environment of
neutralize the negative charge hair fibers making hair conditioners must be check
the hair less susceptible to static electricity or SURFACTANTS IN HAIR CONDITIONER
static hair. The anionic surfactants which are also negatively charged do
● Static hair can get in humidity and friction. And not deposit (do not absorb) on the hair and leave it in an
Prevent the frizzy hair unmanageable condition.
• A wide variety of other cationic surfactants have been ● Making them precipitate when combined with anion
proposed & introduced into conditioners. and cation makes precipitation making deposits in
● They do not foam and mainly use shampoo with hair.
minimal cleansing Amphoteric surfactants that contain a positively charged
2. PARTIALLY OR TOTALLY HYDROLYZED PROTEINS nitrogen group are more substantive to hair and can impart
• They are mainly used to protect, enrich or repair hair fibers . some conditioning effect.
• They are hydrolysates of collagen , keratin & milk casein .
• A cream rinse formulation containing 5% hydrolyzed Cationic surfactants such as stearyl benzyl
animal protein has been shown to repair 50% of split ends dimethylammonium chloride, cetyltrimethylammonium
verses 25% for the same rinse without protein. chloride, distearyl dimethylammonium chloride or
• Combine elastin & collagen hydrolysates have been claimed stearamidopropyl dimethylamine and diesterquats are
to impart volume & softness to hair. also effective as hair conditioners. The main problem with
● It was needed to be partially or totally hydrolyze using cationic surfactants is their strong interaction with the
● Since they are broken because it was hydrolyze anionic surfactant molecules which may cause precipitation.
protein. Since it was broken down means animal ● This chemical are quarterly ammonium compounds
tissue silk and wool can easily penetrate in their
hair shaft.
3. OILY MATERIALS
It is used to improve hair condition .
Oily materials have been used to supply lubrication &
luster.
They help to reduce fiber friction & the abrasive effects of
handling & they improve the condition o f hair.
Silicon oil are often used.
Lanolin derivatives are highly praised & used for emollient
qualities; hydroxylated & acetylated lanolin & lanolin ester,
add luster & a pleasant feel.
● Emollient it gives smooth and flyable hair
4. GLOSSERS
• They are light reflecting chemicals which bind to the hair
surface.