Products Science

Many of you must remember the entry of Livon hair serum in Indian market. I think it was the first product of its kind that was marketed to retail shops besides being available in salons. It claimed to give you shiny hair and make hair detangling easier by providing slip to the hair. Now a days you can find a hair serum from every brand and there are lots […]

Hair Serum – good for you or not?

17 Nov, 2015 in Hair Care / Products Science tagged build up / hair serum / silicone by Asha Barrak

You know sometimes when you feel your hair is not responding to the products that were working perfectly fine for quite sometime and no matter how many times you use your regular shampoo, you still feel your hair weighed down and limp. The solution to your problem can be to clarify your hair. What is clarifying Clarifying is to clean your hair from pollutants, dirt, product build up […]

What is a clarifying shampoo?

28 Jun, 2015 in Curly Hair Care / Products Science tagged Clarifying / clarifying shampoo by Asha Barrak

Silicones are used as conditioning agents in most hair care products like shampoo, conditioners, treatments and leave-in products. How silicones work Due to their good spreadability, they make a thin film on hair which reduces hair porosity, and prevent hair from absorbing moisture from outside air. That’s how they provide anti-frizz and help in extreme humid condition. Lubricates the surface of the hair to provide […]

Silicone in hair care – Is it for curly hair?

18 Jun, 2015 in Curly Hair Care / Hair Science / Products Science tagged hair serum / silicone by Asha Barrak

Hair conditioners are slowly becoming part of everyone’s hair care routine, be it a rinse-off, leave-in or a deep conditioning treatment. We know that a conditioner makes our hair much more manageable by providing moisture that helps to remove frizz and dryness. It also provides the hair slip and conditioning that helps to de-tangle the hair and create a kind of film that enhances the smoothness and shine […]

How conditioner works

10 Feb, 2015 in Hair Science / Products Science by Asha Barrak

Every shampoo in the market whether it is a normal shampoo or one which claims to be sulfate-free always contain some kind of surfactant. Surfactants are added in the formulation for their cleaning property as they act like a detergent. Their main aim is to remove the dirt, excess sebum and oil from the hair. As we all know, curly hair are already moisture deprived […]

All about surfactants and how to choose a mild shampoo

5 Dec, 2014 in Hair Science / Products Science tagged shampoo / sulfate / Surfactant type by Asha Barrak

You must have heard about the pH scale a lot of time. We usually get a brief introduction on the topic in school. Today let’s see how important it is for maintaining the health of our hair. pH ‘power of hydrogen’ is a value that measures how acidic or alkaline (or basic) a substance is. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14. Water has […]

pH and your hair

26 Nov, 2014 in Hair Science / Products Science tagged Aloe vera rinse / apple cider vinegar rinse / hair pH by Asha Barrak

India and Indians are in the midst of a transformation today. We see more and more people starting to exercise which is very good. I remember, we never even knew that there is such a thing as green tea and today, we see so many brands of green tea at our neighbourhood store. Through this post, I am suggesting another good habit, which is to […]

The prime offenders of hair care

19 Oct, 2014 in Hair Science / Products Science tagged fatty alcohol / short chain alcohol / silicone / sulfate by Asha Barrak