Research Paper : Effects of Hair Manicure and Conditioner on the Semi-permanent Dyeing of Hair

Kim, Jung Sook; Choe, Tea Boo

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2010;16(3):894-900.
Published online September 30, 2010.

반영구염색시 헤어 메니큐어와 컨디셔너가 모발 염색에 미치는 영향

김정숙, 최태부

Research Paper : Effects of Hair Manicure and Conditioner on the Semi-permanent Dyeing of Hair

Jung Sook Kim, Tea Boo Choe

Abstract

In this study, the effects of hair conditioner on the semi-permanent dyeing of hair was investigated. Conditioner used before or after the hair manicure treatment tended to reduce the color of semi-permanent dyed hair. For virgin hair, the released dye molecules after the 1st shampooing from the hair treated with manicure only were 52.3% compared to the those from the hair treated with manicure and conditioner together. This is caused by the competition between the manicure dye and conditioner for hair. This phenomenon was more valid for the case of damaged hair. For the later case, released dye molecules after the 1st shampooing from the hair treated with manicure only were 79.9% compared to the those from the hair treated with manicure and conditioner together. All together these results, we could concluded that the use of hair conditioner with hair manicure must be more careful, although conditioner might help to protect the damaged hair in hair dying process, because the conditioner can accelerate the release of dye molecules from hair after the shampooing.

Key Words: Hair manicure, Conditioner, Semi permanent hair dyeing, Lasting color