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SEM-based quantitative morphological comparison of herbal shampoo effects on hair

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Title SEM-based quantitative morphological comparison of herbal shampoo effects on hair
 
Creator IYER, R
MAINKAR, AR
JOLLY, CI
BELLARE, J
 
Subject surface
hair morphology
herbal-shampoo
sem quantitative
 
Description Quantitative measures of scanning electron microscope (SEM) images have been utilized for studying the comparative effects of shampoo treatments on hair. This paper describes a method we have devised for the use of SEM and image analysis for quantitatively comparing the conditioning efficacies of shampoos, Completely natural shampoos were formulated in the lab and their conditioning efficacies were evaluated by comparing with a commercially marketed herbal shampoo and to a detergent, sodium lauryl sulphate, SLS. A measure of the extent of uplifting was quantified by using the root mean square deviation of line scans intensities expressed as a percentage of average intensity. The quantitative measure defined here and applied to the formulations showed that the damage caused to the hair due to SLS and the market shampoos were more than the natural shampoo formulated in the laboratory, thereby validating the claim that they were better than the market one. Comparison between various natural formulations are also facilitated by the quantification described and will be a valuable tool for future development of natural shampoos and other hair care products.
 
Publisher SCIENCE PUBLISHERS INC
 
Date 2011-10-27T00:21:04Z
2011-12-15T09:12:37Z
2011-10-27T00:21:04Z
2011-12-15T09:12:37Z
2001
 
Type Proceedings Paper
 
Identifier IMAGE ANALYSIS IN MATERIALS AND LIFE SCIENCES,235-240
1-57808-173-4
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/16177
http://hdl.handle.net/100/2782
 
Source Satellite Conference on Image Analysis in Materials and Life Sciences,KALPAKKAM, INDIA,NOV 07-10, 1999
 
Language English