Scientific Effects of Mineral Sunflower and Cocont
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Topic: Scientific Effects of Mineral Sunflower and Cocont
Posted By: digitaldiva
Subject: Scientific Effects of Mineral Sunflower and Cocont
Date Posted: August 15 2007 at 10:23am
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For all of us Geeks out there.. This is a cool scientific outlook on what mineral oil and other oils do and don't do to your hair. Research and Development Department, Nature Care Division, Marico Industries Ltd., Mumbai, India. Previously published results showed that both in vitro and in vivo coconut oil (CNO) treatments prevented combing damage of various hair types. Using the same methodology, an attempt was made to study the properties of mineral oil and sunflower oil on hair. Mineral oil (MO) was selected because it is extensively used in hair oil formulations in India, because it is non-greasy in nature, and because it is cheaper than vegetable oils like coconut and sunflower oils. The study was extended to sunflower oil (SFO) because it is the second most utilized base oil in the hair oil industry on account of its non-freezing property and its odorlessness at ambient temperature. As the aim was to cover different treatments, and the effect of these treatments on various hair types using the above oils, the number of experiments to be conducted was a very high number and a technique termed as the Taguchi Design of Experimentation was used. The findings clearly indicate the strong impact that coconut oil application has to hair as compared to application of both sunflower and mineral oils. Among three oils, coconut oil was the only oil found to reduce the protein loss remarkably for both undamaged and damaged hair when used as a pre-wash and post-wash grooming product. Both sunflower and mineral oils do not help at all in reducing the protein loss from hair. This difference in results could arise from the composition of each of these oils. Coconut oil, being a triglyceride of lauric acid (principal fatty acid), has a high affinity for hair proteins and, because of its low molecular weight and straight linear chain, is able to penetrate inside the hair shaft. Mineral oil, being a hydrocarbon, has no affinity for proteins and therefore is not able to penetrate and yield better results. In the case of sunflower oil, although it is a triglyceride of linoleic acid, because of its bulky structure due to the presence of double bonds, it does not penetrate the fiber, consequently resulting in no favorable impact on protein loss. ------------- AS OF 5/25/2007 4A 10 1/2' in the top 10 on the sides 3 1/2 in the back GOAL BSL |
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Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: August 15 2007 at 11:44am
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Wow! thank you so much for the info!Were those the only oils tested? ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: digitaldiva
Date Posted: August 15 2007 at 12:32pm
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Yes. Only those oils were tested.
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: August 16 2007 at 7:37am
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Interesting! I heard mineral oil was bad because it was a petroleum product, but I didn't know why it was worse. Thanks! ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: tani-lai
Date Posted: August 16 2007 at 9:15am
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wow, very cool! Thanks for sharing! ------------- 
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