Chemical compounds in shampoo
Chemical shampoo ingredients
1.
Takapon
2.
Vitamins
3.
Salt
4.
Fragrance
5.
Lanolin
6.
Glycerin
7.
Anti-dandruff
8.
Preservatives
9.
Citric acid
10. Emollient
11.
Brightening materials
12.
Kumperlane
The following are the chemical components of shampoo:
1.
Takapon: It is the main
substance that plays its role in the cleaning process in shampoo, and it
carries a negative charge.
2.
Vitamins: They are added
at a very low rate, not more than 0.0001%. The reason for this is that they
contain carcinogens. The most important vitamins that are used in shampoo
components are vitamin E and vitamin B6, as they work to strengthen the roots
of the hair and increase its density.
3.
Salt: Table salt acts
as a thickener when added by 1% to the components of shampoo, and it is also
possible to replace table salt with telose and add it by 3-2%.
4.
Fragrance: Fragrance is
added when checking that it does not affect the ingredients of the shampoo.
5.
Lanolin: It is one of
the ingredients that moisturizes the hair and prevents evaporation, and it is
added by 1-3%.
6.
Glycerin: It is one of
the ingredients that moisturizes dry hair, and it is added in an amount of 1-3%.
7.
Anti-dandruff: add 0-0.1%.
8.
Preservatives: There are many
types of preservatives, including (Propyl paraben) and it is added at a rate of
5%, and Formol is added at an amount not exceeding 1%.
9.
Citric acid: It is used to
determine the pH of the shampoo, which increases the softness of the hair.
10. Emollient: Propylene glycol is a type of emollient that is added by
2-1%. For oily hair, 5-2% is added as it works to get rid of fat.
11.
Brightening materials: one of its
types is fatty gul ether, and it is added at a rate of 3-0%, and works to give
the shampoo a pearly appearance.
12.
Kumperlane: It is a type of
coconut acid, and it is added in an amount of 0-2% and is used as a foaming aid
and as a thickener for shampoo.
Powder shampoo ingredients
Powder shampoo consists of the following ingredients:[1]
1.
Perfume q.s.
2.
henna powder 5%
3.
Sodium carbonate 22.5%
4.
soap powder 50%
5.
Potassium carbonate 7.5%
6.
Borax 15%
What is shampoo?
Shampoo is one of the treatments that cleans and purifies
the scalp and hair, and the appropriate shampoo must be chosen for the nature
of the hair by determining the type of hair and age in addition to the methods
used to care for it, and the health problems that the scalp suffers from.[2]
References
1.
"FORMULATION & EVALUATION OF SHAMPOO", srmuniv.
Page.11 Edited.
2.
Ralph M. Trüeb (2016), Shampoos:
Ingredients, efficacy and adverse effects, Page 356. Edited.
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