Robbins C.R. Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair

3^rd Edition. — Springer Seienee+Business Media, New York, 1994. — 401 p. — ISBN: 9781475739008In this book, I have tried to provide a reasonably up to date and complete account of the chemical and physical properties and behavior of human hair. Chapter 1 describes the structure of human hair, from the microscopic level down to the molecular level, Chapt er 2 discusses its chemical comp osition, and Chapters 3 through 7 empha size the organic and physical chemistry of the reactions and interactions of hair with different cosmetic or potential cosmetic ingredients. The last chapter describes the physical behavior of hair before, during, and after cosmetic treatments.
The principal audience is obviously the cosmetic and fiber industries and their suppliers, but it is my hope that the examples of physico-chemical concepts involving reaction mechanisms and structure elucidation might stimulate the academic world to become more actively involved in hair research and perhaps to offer some of these examples of classical applied science in organic and biochemistry courses.Morphological and Macromolecular Structure
Chemical Composition
Reducing Human Hair
Bleaching Human Hair
Interactions of Shampoo and Conditioning Ingredients with Human Hair
Dyeing Human Hair
Polymers and Polymer Chemistry in Hair Products
The Physical Properties and Cosmetic Behavior of Hair
Appendixes
Physicochemical Constants
Units of Linear Measure
Approximate Diameter or Width of a Few Keratin Fibers