http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/04/18/what-is-hair-made-of/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:10:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/04/18/what-is-hair-made-of/comment-page-1/#comment-40494 Are Moisture and Protein Good for Overprocessed Hair? | The Beauty Brains Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:02:55 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=68#comment-40494 [...] aren’t typically a significant active ingredient in conditioner formulas. Although your hair is made of protein (keratin protein to be precise), protein delivered from a conditioner doesn’t really help that [...] [...] aren’t typically a significant active ingredient in conditioner formulas. Although your hair is made of protein (keratin protein to be precise), protein delivered from a conditioner doesn’t really help that [...]

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/04/18/what-is-hair-made-of/comment-page-1/#comment-33773 Grow more hair with a laser? | The Beauty Brains Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:10:15 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=68#comment-33773 [...] right off the bat, the Hair Max staff have lost some credibility for not understanding basic hair biology. We don’t know of any scientific mechanism that would explain how the application of light [...] [...] right off the bat, the Hair Max staff have lost some credibility for not understanding basic hair biology. We don’t know of any scientific mechanism that would explain how the application of light [...]

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/04/18/what-is-hair-made-of/comment-page-1/#comment-33423 lauren Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:55:43 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=68#comment-33423 OMG!!!!! It is totally made of dead skin cells! OMG!!!!! It is totally made of dead skin cells!

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/04/18/what-is-hair-made-of/comment-page-1/#comment-33357 Brucy Reedie Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:17:46 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=68#comment-33357 how does hair come out thin and dry. Also why does it break and why is it thick, straight, or curly? Please answer as soon as possible (this is for extra credit) how does hair come out thin and dry. Also why does it break and why is it thick, straight, or curly? Please answer as soon as possible (this is for extra credit)

]]> http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/04/18/what-is-hair-made-of/comment-page-1/#comment-33199 Dan Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:57:10 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=68#comment-33199 With regards to the chemistry of curling hair, when hair gets a "perm", is it the cuticle or the cortex in which the disulfide bonds between keratin molecules are broken and remade. With regards to the chemistry of curling hair, when hair gets a “perm”, is it the cuticle or the cortex in which the disulfide bonds between keratin molecules are broken and remade.

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