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The Chemistry and Applications of Sustainable Natural Hair Products pp 25–35Cite as

Hair Shampoo

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Regular use of soap or foam forming agents gives a satisfaction of cleaning one’s body. The same is applicable for the scalp to more or less extent, the only difference being in the frequency of using such agents for cleaning. Cleansing agents for scalp and hair are termed as shampoos. Shampoos are used at least two-three times a week for washing hair. The foam-ability is imparted by surfactants. These surfactants have lot of side effects and hence the chapter provides information on plant sources which could be used as alternative surfactants. Few plant drugs having benefits of removing lice or dandruff, healing of scalp wounds are described which may be incorporated in shampoos.

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  • Saponins
  • Surfactants
  • Shikakai
  • Reetha
  • Tea tree oil
  • Amla
  • Yucca

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Barve, K., Dighe, A. (2016). Hair Shampoo. In: The Chemistry and Applications of Sustainable Natural Hair Products. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29419-3_3

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