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Gallon (128 fl.oz.)
Ionix Daily
Conditioner is an intricate system of conditioning agents made to drastically
reduce friction that causes tangling and breakage.
The numerous effects of chemical stripping, bleaching, dyeing and curling for a
finished product of hair extensions does not stop with swelling damage, loss of
protective cuticles and oils or dryness.
Due to the molecular weight of the acids used to strip cuticles from the fiber,
it is able to penetrate into the cortical (cortex) layer of the hair and cause
severe damage to the disulfide bonds, like bleaching, thereby reducing the
protein properties up to 50%. The chemical damage reflects the extent of the
mechanical damage of up to 70% less strength and elasticity and up to 20% less
moisture content.
In creating conditioners we have a goal of depositing conditioner from the
“conditioner solution” on to the hair in a rinse off product. When applying the
product on the hair, there is a competition between the hair’s surface and the
"solution” for the conditioners inside the “solution”. We need these
conditioners to be forced out of the “solution” into the hair by the action of
water during rinsing. This is where the surface energy of the hair must
interact with the surface tension of the conditioner.
Previously, we stated that the surface energy of the hair fiber changed when it
was chemically altered. First, we established the differences in ionic charge
from regular hair to cut and non-cuticle hair, then; we formulated a conditioner
solution that will be highly attracted to the surface. All conditioners must be
based on cationic conditioners (polymers) because they are highly attracted to
the anionic surface and will adhere to the hair. The challenge was to formulate
and test conditioners that are attracted to chemically processed cut hair and
blend it with carriers that will disperse it on the hair’s surface. We
formulated a daily conditioner that contains properties that are structured to
match the ionic charge of cut and non-cuticle hair. The surface energy of this
hair has been significantly altered from normal cuticle hair, which is why
normal conditioners either slide off the fiber or bond too strongly creating
build-up. Regular conditioner is made to interact with the surface of scalp
hair. Ionix Daily Conditioner interacts with the under layer.
The Daily Conditioner contains properties that are structured to match the
altered surface energy. The root ingredients are supplemented with well-defined
natural oils and plant extracts to achieve optimum body, shine and softness.