WHAT MAKES THE HAIR STRAIGHT?

http://stuff.mit.edu/people/melissar/www/ugthesis.pdf

Designing a Better Hair Straightener
by
Melissa B. Read
SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AT THE
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
JUNE 2004
©2004 Melissa B. Read. All rights reserved.
The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce
and to distribute publicly paper and electronic
copies of this thesis document in whole or in part

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PICTURES

BRAZILIAN KERATIN TREATMENT

PICTURE ABOVE SHOWS A NATURAL AND SOFT LOOKING TO ENHACE THE STYLE

MULTI-SHADE (JUST SOME HILITES ON THE TOP, THE REST OF THE DIMENSION WAS MADE WITH DEPOSITED COLOR .)

MULTI-SHADE OF REDS,IT WAS DESIGNED

TO BE WORE DEPEND HOW YOU FEEL ,WILD OR FUN ...

COLOR TOUCH -WELLA

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http://www.wellausa.com/tv08/consumer/index.jsp TREND VISION 2008 WELLA
The professional formula of Color Touch enriches hair with vibrant color and brilliant shine. Hair transforming keratin evens out the hair structure and makes it possible for the shine illuminating pigments of Color Touch to attach to the hair more easily. The result: up to 50% more vibrant color. Natural wax conditions the hair to create brilliant shine and vibrant color. This means up to 50 % more shine on previously untreated hair. The creamy consistency of the professional Color Touch formula allows for even distribution on the hair’s surface. Combined with the equalizing properties of the shine illuminating pigments, the end result shows brilliant shine and beautiful, rich color.

Liquid Hair® Keratin evens out and balances damaged areas of the hair structure for more even color results as it adds strength and volume while building fullness.shine and beautiful, rich color. Wella’s exclusive, patented Shine Reflex Pigments penetrate more evenly into the hair providing superior deposit, tonality and durability. The higher pigment density delivers vibrant, intense color coverage. Natural emollients condition and soften the hair leaving it feeling silky smooth while helping to improve and even out the color balance. The ammonia-free formula provides for a gentle conditioning process. Also, scalp staining is greatly reduced. Our thicker formula with improved creamy viscosity helps the color stay where it is placed when using a bottle or bowl and brush to apply. Creative techniques are now easier, too, because the color stays in place and there is a noticeable improvement in color absorption further enhancing even color results. The pleasing fragrance makes it a more pleasant haircolor experience for the colorist and client as well.

SHADES EQ C0L0R

Demi-permanent haircolor can enrich natural color, refresh faded haircolor or tone highlighted hair. Demi-permanent haircolor will not lighten hair. It adds exceptional color, shine and condition to natural or color-treated hair without altering the natural pigment.

There's no limit to what you can do with Shades EQ! As the #1 long-lasting, no-lift, non-ammonia, demi-permanent haircolor in the U.S., Shades EQ is one of the most versatile haircolor brands in your salon. It provides healthy, shiny results, incredible conditioning with an amazing number of mixing possibilities.

Usages

GLAZE
Enhance, enrich, change, match, tone down or intensify natural or color-treated hair
Tone pre-lightened or highlighted hair
Blend or color gray, without lifting the hair's natural pigment
REFRESH
Refresh and renew faded mid-lengths and ends, while processing permanent color at the regrowth
Add color immediately following a permanent wave or straightener service to restore color loss that may have occured
CORRECT
Fill over-lightened hair before a tint-back service
Correct uneven, brassy or too vibrant tone
Restore color to highlights
Lowlight hair when more depth is desired.

Ingredients
Acidic pH: Ensure gentle processing for outstanding condition and shine
No lift, non-ammonia formula: Won't lighten hair's natural pigment; prevents swelling and cuticle damage
Long-lasting colorants: Create vibrant haircolor that fades on tone
Wheat Amino Acids: Help lock in moisture and protect condition of hair
Silicone: Improves shine and wet combability.

CHI HAIR PRODUCTS

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CHI INFRA

Cationic Hydration Interlink™
Positively charged silk molecules are interlocked into hair’s natural structure to dramatically build strength, improve moisture and resilience.
CHI Infra is the 1st hair care line of its kind utilizing CHI 44Ceramic’s™ and Cationic Hydration Interlink™.
Moisture and strength
This unique concept is interlocking vital moisture and strength in the inner structure of the hair

CHI Ionic Color Protector System –For Color Treated Hair

Is your hair color under stress? Defend Your Color! Chi Ionic Color Protector 3 Step System offers triple protection for your hair color investment.
Sulfate Free Technology
Gently washes impurities from the hair without disrupting dye molecules
Colorfinity Complex
A unique blend of proven color protecting ingredients designed to
Protect integrity of hair color so it stays rich, strong and vibrant
Seals cuticle, locking the color deep inside and creating shine
Shield hair from environmental and thermal stress
Ionic Technology
Products bond to damaged areas of hair adding strength and resilience to the color results

ALFAPARF HAIR COLOR & HAIR PRODUCTS

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ALFAPARF Milano is dedicated to a singular vision of elevating the art of hairdressing. Collaborating with leading hairstylists worldwide, ALFAPARF Milano is exploring new materials to expand the creativity of hairdressing.

Evolution of the Color, permanent hair coloring cream is formulated with unique micro-pigments and an exclusive botanically derived essential oil cream base, to long lasting results while providing unsurpassed conditioning benefits that maintain the natural strength and beauty of hair. It is a low ammonia formula.


Alfaparf Midollo Strengthening Lotion 12 Vials 0.43 Oz

This leave-in conditioner strengthens fragile hair and repairs split ends, making it feel softer and stronger. For best results, use frequently and conjunction with Milollo Strengthening Shampoo and Milollo Strengthening Conditioner.

Soothing PH Infusion

This acidic infusion features Propolis and Chamomile extract, providing a complex of trace

elements which serve to protect the scalp and hair fibers during the coloring operation. Contains: 1) Centella Asiatica, which develops a healing and decongestant action over the scalp; 2) Citrus Vitamins which nourish the hair fibers

ILLUMINATING SERUM 1.69 Oz.

A special liquid for everyday hair beauty and for all hair types. Immediately strengthens and brings shine to hair thanks to an invisible protective film that transforms hair into a compact surface that reflects light.

EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS LINKS

HAIRCUTS

Graduated Bob

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SHORT COUNTOUR/LONG TOP HAIR

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KOLESTON PERFECT HAIR COLOR

Wella professional products are sold exclusively in salons.
Koleston Perfect® offers of a unique scale of a variety of shades that provide long lasting color with brilliant shine. More than 107 shades of color are the answer to any color request. The shades can also be mixed with each other to provide a unique color palette where you, with the help of your stylist, can choose the right color for you.
Read this fascinating history of Koleston Perfect®

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The world of color is as vibrant as life itself. Fascinating, exhilarating and multifaceted it offers us something new to be discovered everyday. Koleston Perfect creates individual color combinations that fascinate.
Multiple shades, unlimited creativity.

Koleston Perfect offers of a unique scale of a variety of shades that provide long lasting color with brilliant shine. More than 107 shades of color are the answer to any color request. The shades can also be mixed with each other to provide a unique color palette where you, with the help of your stylist, can choose the right color for you.

Your stylist, equipped with the knowledge of the latest application techniques will respond to your individual coloring requests with unlimited, unflinching creativity.

"Koleston recently celebrated 50 years of success. But the success of this cream hair coloring product started already in 1934 when Georg Stroeher, the son of the Wella founders, mixed hair color with a hair conditioning product called Kolestral to invent the first cream hair color of the world. The innovation turned the world of hair color upside down.
Previously it was a common belief that lipids had to be extracted from the hair before coloring to achieve good results. Stroeher proved that with Koleston instead by adding lipids and conditioning the hair during coloring, he could actually produce better results.
Unfortunately, during this historical time, raw materials and basic components were in short supply and Stroeher’s new discovery would have to wait until after WW I I. Koleston emerged in 1950 as a full fledged product and made headlines with its red and white label. Koleston received a patent as the first hair coloring cream in the world and the new era of hair coloring was born.
Since its introduction in 1950, Koleston has been celebrating unbelievable success worldwide: Wella reported the sale of 5.5 million tubes only three years after getting started! However, there was no time to rest on the achievements of Koleston, because there was tremendous potential in the new hair coloring formula which Wella diligently explored at their laboratories.
With the introduction of the Koleston 100 series the company discovered the first over-oxidizing hair color. It distinguished itself through its exceptional balancing properties, saturated colors and greater opacity. For the first time, Koleston was making it possible to evenly lighten hair! The new “light-tone series” arrived on the market shortly there after. But even this trailblazing invention was only a mere stepping stone in a development which had yet to be completed.
Together with the fast growing standard of living, grew the desire for a higher quality of life. Hair coloring became more and more a part of daily life in the 1950’s. The Koleston 200 series with the light, bright and especially natural looking nuances sold like hotcakes. Even with the most adverse hair conditions it enabled perfect color balancing and strong lightening. In addition, the color was lightproof. Every woman wanted to discover that experience for herself and that is why the 300 series was specifically developed for dark hair and hair that is hard to color.
In the mid 1960’s, the Koleston color palette already consisted of over 35 shades of color. But in the spring of 1967, Wella added six more fabulous red tones. Extremes in fashion and style were the norm in the late 60’s and early 70’s.
The Koleston 400 series, the blond program for extreme lightening (lifting), hit the market in 1970 and enriched the color collection with 12 new shades, following the success of the magical red shades of the 60’s. On the road to perfecting the formula, Wella laboratories improved the product one more time and gave it the new forward thinking name Koleston 2000 which hit the market in 1974. It was even more gentle to the hair than ever before and maintained previous advances like the super oxidizing color formula which combined perfect coloring with maximum hair protection.
Blonde tones once again became the new frontrunner and Wella extended the Koleston 2000 color palette to incorporate the special blonde tone series. 1984 was the year of the Koleston 2000 Color Balsam and Wella expanded the palette furthermore to incorporate the nature-plus-series with seven expressive natural tones. . In the mid-eighties, color was combed into the hair without penetrating the hair shaft – instead it stayed on the surface to give brilliant shine and shimmering color effects. This trend lasted until 1992 when Red Sensation arrived – in the shape of Koleston, of course!
The unique Koleston 2000 Red Sensation exuberated brilliance. Longer lasting than ever and extremely gentle to the hair due to the improved formula--it clearly was a sensation. The Wella laboratories worked faster than ever. As early as 1995 the Darmstadt headquarters combined all of the Koleston-varieties worldwide to merge all of the positive properties into one formula – Koleston Perfect. The result: by the year 2002 the hair color percentage in beauty shops had risen from 17% to 27% which was also due to new coloring techniques such as American Colors.
In January of 2000, 119 shades existed in the German market alone, all of which could be mixed to allow limitless color combinations. Wella’s call for a “REDvolution.” A new coloring molecule lets red tones shine more intensively and longer lasting than ever, thanks to the revolutionary discovery of Pyrazol 5 (p5), a color molecule with unique properties. Whether it was by accident or scientific genius, one thing is now certain: the five edges of the new molecule also stand for five successful decades of Koleston, as well as for the future of the most successful hair color of all times. These eight most intensive red shades to ever exist catapult hair color into the new millennium. They are colors that last longer and shine more brilliantly than ever. Their name: “Intensive Red” by Wella Koleston Perfect.
Wella Company Philosophy Maintains an Ecological Standard
All of the Wella Group and its employees effort are committed to becoming the worlds leading hair care company and on being at the forefront of the international fragrance sector. In implementing these objectives, Wella also incorporates the requirements of an environmental protection policy oriented by the future:

1. In all measures designed to enhance dynamic growth, Wella follows the principle of ”Sustainable Development”. As part of a wider community, Wella takes its social, economic and cultural responsibilities very seriously – both on a global and regional scale.

2. Wella has taken it upon itself to make the demanding wishes of its customer come true, more quickly and effectively than ever before, by providing superior products and services. At the same time, it keeps the strain on natural resources and the environment as low as possible.

3. Putting environmental protection policies into action is vital for success of our company. This is backed up by continuous improvement procedures at our production sites in the sense of a ”Best Practice” policy.

4. The group has traditionally oriented its business by the demands of environmentally sound actions.

5. An open information policy and active communication are the means by which Wella ensures that all of the groups employees are aware of their own responsibility to environmental protection, a philosophy that is reflected in the work they do every day.

NEWS ABOUT WHY WOMEN LIKE BAD BOYS BY VICTORIA HOWARD

The radio show is from 6-7 on 1230 AM. You can have people listen and call in.

USUALLY MONDAY
Also-- we are having a 'Kick Him To The Curb' meeting that Thursday, March 13. It is from 7-8 at Gizzi's. Bring friends

WHY WOMEN LOVE BAD BOYS is a fun, light-hearted book that explains why so many women are attracted to the type of man their mothers always warned them about. Whether he is a Commitment Phobic, a Narcissist, or a Misogynist, Ms. Howard explains why these women would rather be with a man who is like James Dean, than one who is like John Boy Walton.
This self-help guide shares real-life experiences and interviews from women who were involved with a BAD BOY. They want the answers to the questions:
* What does a man want in a woman?
* Where to find ‘Mr. Right’.
* Where to meet a nice guy
* How to break away from the
'Bad Boy Syndrome’.
Whether you are single or married, WHY WOMEN LOVE BAD BOYS is the ultimate handbook that will show you how to break away from the BAD BOY, and where to find ‘MR. RIGHT’.
About the Author
Victoria Howard's life has revolved around beauty pageants, entertainment and business ventures. Ms. Howard has been an international model and beauty pageant winner, holding titles of “Miss Pittsburgh”, “Miss Girl Watcher”, and “Mrs. West Virginia – U.S.A.”
Her business ventures include real estate development, co-owner of several automobile dealerships and the training and breeding of race horses; once owning the “Two Year Old Filly Of The Year”.
She has written several published articles and was a guest speaker at the Wholelife Seminar.
Ms. Howard resides in Boca Raton, Florida.

Kick Those Bad Boys to the Curb
Boca Raton resident starts club, writes book to empower women to kick bad boys to the curb.

By Nicol JenkinsStaff Writer
About 10 women sat side-by-side hanging on Victoria Howard’s every word.The women were from different backgrounds, social classes, and varying personalities. But all had one common bond: an addiction to bad boys.
Howard, a Boca Raton resident and author of Why Women Love Bad Boys, recently spoke about her book and empowered women to kick bad boys to the curb at one of her club meetings. Her club, Kick Him To The Curb, allows women of all ages to meet monthly and discuss different types of bad boys and red lights to look out for.
“After reading the book, many women were calling me up and asking me why they keep choosing the bad boys and many felt they were all alone. All these women were abused in one way or another and I wanted to reach out to them so I started the group,” said Howard, who has been named the new relationship guru and the new Dear Abby.
Club members, ranging from 20 to 70-year-old women who are single, divorced, married and widowed, meet monthly at various locations to trade bad boy tales and connect with others burned by love. About 10 women recently gathered at Christopher’s in Fort Lauderdale to hear excerpts from Howard’s book where she focused on the chapter on the commitment phobic.
Bad Boy Tales
During the discussion, local women shared stories of bad boys who could not commit or in some cases bad boys that they tamed.
“I’m happily married just he was a bad boy when I met him and now he’s a good boy,” said Ibana, who joined the club to understand her “fatal attraction to bad boys.” “I think it’s the chase and the adrenaline of wondering what he is doing.”
Laura, 26, on the other hand, divorced a bad boy and now dates a good boy. Laura bought the book and joined the group to connect with other women. “Being married to a bad boy was emotionally draining because you constantly have to have your eyes open. But for some reason the ones that make you suffer are the ones you’re after,” she said. Laura added that she can relate to the book, “It’s funny to read a book that’s half of your life’s experiences. I can relate to the cheater, the liar and all of them,” she said.
Susana of Boca Raton also recently separated from her bad boy husband of 32 years. She said her ex resembles the chapter on the liar. “To me, he was my hero because I’m very shy and he was superman. This is the problem with bad guys with good girls. I tried to be bad but I’m naturally too good.”
The chapter on the bad boy with the wandering eye was all too familiar for Arlene Hollis of Delray Beach. “He was always looking at someone else and he was very handsome so he always had someone looking back,” said Hollis, who was married to a bad boy for nine years. “I couldn’t take it anymore. I was never good enough or well dressed enough. He wanted perfection. He was an ego-maniac.”
From reading Howard’s novel and joining the club, Hollis said she found comfort in knowing she was not alone. “I learned that every woman not in a successful relationship takes it personally and feels like they are alone. But we’re not, there are millions out there. And I learned that there are many men out there that will take you for who you are.”
Also divorced to a bad boy, Margarita Lotz of Boca Raton learned a similar lesson. “We keep thinking that they will change but they won’t. The book and club helps me to know that I’m not the only one. There are a lot of us and we’ve got to help each other.”
Howard’s Quest Howard has heard these stories all too often. As a former beauty queen, Howard has also experienced the emotional rollercoaster of being married to two bad boys. Because of this, she hopes her book and club will empower other women to seek a better life without heartbreak.
“This is my purpose in life. I’ve been mentally abused and I walked away from it,” said Howard. “Life is too short.”
It took the local four years to complete the self-help book that focuses on 11 different types of bad boys including: the narcissist, misogynist, commitment phobic, cheater, emotional abuser, liar, wandering eyes, married man, sexual abuser, bad boys behind bars, and physical abuser. In fact, each chapter tells a true story from a woman who has dated this type of bad boy. Also, each chapter gives warning signs, tips to leave a bad boy and a quiz to know if you’re dating one. Howard said she did much research and interviewed hundreds of women and men.
After reading the book, many women asked Howard for advice. That’s when her club formed and has grown by leaps and bounds. She stresses that the club is not a man hater’s group. In fact, it’s the opposite, Howard says, the women love men but just need some guidance as to what to look for when dating. “When you first meet someone and feel a pattern of the same type of guy, stop, count to three and before you jump into anything get to know the guy,” she said, adding, “And know that you cannot change that bad boy unless he wants to change.”
Ultimately, Howard hopes the club will provide women with a support system to get over the bad boy and move on.
“We all lean on each other. We confide in each other and share experiences,” she said. “We don’t tell them that they are bad, old or stupid. We tell them how to get through it and we do.”
To join the club or for more information on the book, contact Victoria Howard at

www.khttc@yahoo.com.