Shampoo Formulation and Care

📋 Course Outline

1. Types of Shampooing
2. Shampoo Components
3. Surfactant Action
4. Professional Shampoo Categories
5. Formulation of Shampoo
6. Tensio-Active Agents
7. Additives in Shampoo
8. Effects of Excess Surfactants
9. Kérastase Components

📖 1. Types of Shampooing

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Simple Shampoo: A basic cleansing shampoo used for maintaining hair in good condition without any specific treatment; pH neutral (around 7).
• Superior or Maintenance Shampoo: Designed to care for specific hair types such as colored, permed, fine, or curly hair; typically has an acidic pH (around 6.5) or neutral.
• Treating Shampoo: Formulated to address scalp or hair issues like dandruff, excess sebum, hair loss, dryness, or anemia; pH acidic (between 5 and 6).
• Technical Application Shampoo: Used exclusively on the day of a technical hair service (e.g., pre-perm, post-coloring, bleaching); pH neutral (7-7.5) or acidic (4.5-5).
• Tensio-Active Agents: Surfactants responsible for cleansing; they remove dirt and oils by reducing surface tension between hair and impurities.

📝 Essential Points