Here are some suggestions to help you take the best possible care of your clients. Let's start with education. The first priority is to instruct your clients to maintain their hair better. Teach them to use the right shampoos and conditioners and other happinesslifetime.com hair care products. Unfortunately, in today's saturated market, it is difficult for most people to determine what products are actually beneficial to the hair and which ones are damaging. For example, SLS (sodium lauryl sulfate) is a harsh detergent which actually dries the hair, yet most shampoos contain SLS, sometimes in concentrations of up to 10% by volume.
Turning to conditioners, most of those sold to the public are not appropriate for the hair used in hair systems because of a marked difference in the surface energy of hair that no longer has its cuticle. Using the wrong conditioner will coat and weigh down the hair without delivering the expected benefits. Contrary to popular belief, the key function of a conditioner is to reduce friction between adjacent hairs, preventing the loss of vital hair cells, the generation of electricity both of which impact the hair's longevity and manageability.
Moisture retention is a benefit that was added at a later stage in the development of conditioners as scientists came to understand the physics of hair growth. Even today's best conditioner can only retain moisture in top quality hair for 2 to 3 hours. Damaged hair, or over-processed hair extensions may lose its moisture in half that time. However there are a few conditioners specifically formulated for processed hair extensions, but without your advice, your clients are unlikely to be able to find them.
If your client plans to buy a conditioner in his or her local drug store or supermarket, encourage them to select one that states on the label that it is for "Light blond hair" or for "Damaged hair". The surface energy of light blonde hair at 36-38 mega neutrons approximates the surface energy of processed hair (42 mega neutrons). For comparison, the surface energy of regular, growing hair is 30-32 mega neutrons. A sophisticated client might try calling his or her cosmetic company to request the surface energy range of the hair their shampoo or conditioner is designed to react with.
Alternatively, they could request the surface tension of the shampoo or conditioner itself to determine its compatibility with their own hair type. Unfortunately most of the time, they will find that the manufacturer does not have this information and probably does not even understand the question. This reflects the fact that most research dollars today go into fragrance, color and other cosmetic attributes, not the science of hair care.
This is just an excerpt of one of our haircompounds.com/researcharticles.php research articles posted on our site where we freely share what we have learned and applied towards haircompounds.com manufacturing hair extensions.
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