Reduction of hair breakage with conditioning benefits

Verified by a new study performed together with TRI/Princeton (New Jersey, USA), Silicone Quaternium-22 also provides very efficient protection against hair fibre breakage. The product is effective out of conditioner as well as out of shampoo formulations. Together with its additional benefits like superior skin feel and good foam properties as well as excellent processability, strong reduction of combing forces, heat protection properties, and improved colour wash-fastness of dyed hair, silicone quaternium-22 ultimately is a premium and at the same time easy to use conditioning agent. Thereby, silicone quaternium-22 gives rise to hair care formulations that provide clearly visible effects and benefits for consumers.

 If you want to know for certain, right down to the very last hair, then start counting. According to estimates, blonds have the greatest number of hairs on their head – something in the region of 150,000, apparently. In contrast, people with black hair have about 110,000 head hairs to their name, brunettes around 100,000 and redheads approximately 80,000. People sporting longer locks are all too familiar with the sight of countless hairs regularly tangled up in one’s hairbrush. Despite differences when it comes to hair count, people around the globe do all have one common hair understanding – namely that healthy and well-groomed hair is attractive. Broken hair fibres (Fig. 1) are a major obstacle to good-looking hair. That is mostly because broken hairs tend to fray, resulting in nasty split ends. Hair fibres of this kind are brittle, the hair lacks smoothness, looks unruly, has little sheen, and does not fall freely with a satin finish. It is no wonder, therefore, that people often want to do something to stop hair breaking and that producers of shampoos and conditioners should try to improve the performance accordingly. Silicone quaternium-22 (trade name: ABIL T Quat 60) reduces the brittleness of hair fibres and therefore significantly decreases hair fibre breakage as well as imparting excellent care properties. The hair underwent tests that are the basis for the promises made in advertising to stop hair breakage and make hair smooth. Furthermore, silicone quaternium-22 improves the foam and skin feel properties of surfactant formulations. The tests shown herein are illustrative for consumers and help to substantiate generally understandable claims.

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