Hair gel

Hair gel is a hairstyling product that is used to stiffen hair into a particular hairstyle. The results it produces are usually similar to but stronger than those of hair spray and weaker than those of hair glue or hair wax. A version of gel, known as "Mousse", was patented in the mid-1980's by Michael J. Hoover.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 448 pixelsFull resolution (3177 × 1781 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 448 pixelsFull resolution (3177 × 1781 pixel, file size: 2. ... For the 1968 stage production, see Hair (musical), for the 1979 film, see Hair (film). ... “Haircut” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Hair wax is a thick hairstyling product containing wax, used to assist with holding the hair. ...

Types

Many brands of hair gel in North America and the UK come in numbered variants. Higher numbered gels maintain a greater "hold" on hair, while lower numbers do not make the hair as stiff and in some products give the hair a wet look. A category typically referred to as "ethnic" gels are designed and manufactured specifically for sculpting the hair texture common to African Americans. Ampro Industries is a common example of this category. In optical filters and theatrical lighting a color gel is a transparent or translucent colored panel used to change the color of transmitted light. ... Look up stiff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ampro is an ethnic hair care and cosmetics company founded in 1947. ...

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Cationic polymers

Cationic polymers are a main functional component of hair gel. The positive charges in polymer cause it to stretch, making the gel more viscous. This is because the stretched-out polymer takes up more space than a coiled polymer and thus resists the flow of solvent molecules around it. The positive charges also bind the gel to the negatively charged amino acids on the surface of the keratin molecules in the hair. More complicated polymer formulas exist, e.g. a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, methacrylamide, and N-vinylimidazole. [1] For other uses, see Viscosity (disambiguation). ... Phenylalanine is one of the standard amino acids. ... Not to be confused with kerogen or carotene. ... A heteropolymer, also called a copolymer, is a polymer formed when two different types of monomer are linked in the same polymer chain. ...

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