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Coloration, Hair

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Hair dyes; environmental chemistry of synthetic dyes.

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The coloration of hair is a long-standing practice that can be traced back to the Egyptians who used Henna to impart color to their hair [1]. Today, hair dyes are used by billions of individuals dissatisfied with the natural, and in many cases, graying of their hair. Many temporary, semipermanent, and permanent hair dyes – all synthetic in nature – are commercially available, to offer the consumer diversity in color options and performance levels. Permanent hair dyes are the most popular dyes, because they offer the consumer the best degree of permanence to washing and gray coverage. Permanent hair dyes are formed inside the hair fiber via an oxidation of precursors that results in the formation of oligomeric dyes. These dyes are too large to be desorbed from the hair fiber during the washing process. Over the last few decades, permanent hair dyes, in particular the precursors (e.g., p-phenylenediamine or PPD)...

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Williams, T.N. (2021). Coloration, Hair. In: Shamey, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_441-1

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