Author(s):
Cruz, Célia F. ; Costa, Cristiana Filipa Chaves ; Gomes, Andreia C ; Matamá, Teresa ; Cavaco-Paulo, Artur
Date: 2016
Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/46982
Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
Project/scholarship:
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/FARH/SFRH%2FBD%2F100927%2F2014/PT;
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/FARH/SFRH%2FBPD%2F102153%2F2014/PT;
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147337/PT;
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147364/PT;
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/126270/PT
;
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/COMPETE/126270/PT;
Subject(s): Hair; Hair care; Hair fiber; Hair follicle; Cosmetics; Straightening; Waving; Cleansing; Hair shape
Description
Hair can be strategically divided into two distinct parts: the hair follicle, deeply buried in the skin, and the visible hair fiber. The study of the hair follicle is mainly addressed by biological sciences while the hair fiber is mainly studied from a physicochemical perspective by cosmetic sciences. This paper reviews the key topics in hair follicle biology and hair fiber biochemistry, in particular the ones associated with the genetically determined cosmetic attributes: hair texture and shape. The traditional and widespread hair care procedures that transiently or permanently affect these hair fiber features are then described in detail. When hair is often exposed to some particularly aggressive cosmetic treatments, hair fibers become damaged. The future of hair cosmetics, which are continuously evolving based on ongoing research, will be the development of more efficient and safer procedures according to consumers needs and concerns.
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) for providing Célia F. Cruz the grant for PhD studies (scholarship SFRH/BD/100927/2014) and Teresa Matamá the grant for post-doctoral research (SFRH/BPD/102153/2014). This work was also supported by FCT under the scope of the strategic funding of UID/BIO/04469/2013 and UID/BIA/04050/2013 units, COMPETE 2020 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006684andPOCI-01-0145-FEDER-007569) and under the Project RECI/BBB-EBI/0179/2012 (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-027462).
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