Comparison of Hair Dyes Republic Polytechnic染发剂的比较共和理工学院.pptVIP

GAN ENG SENG SCHOOL Gan Eng Seng School Team 1 The comparison of different brands of hairdye and their effects of human hair. Republic Polytechnic Scientific Thinking Programme 2008 Aim and Hypothesis Aim: To determine which brand of hair dye will least affect the tensile strength of the human hair and number of hair breaks found on the human hair. Hypothesis: The more expensive the hair dye, the better the quality of the ingredients, and hence, the least it will affect the tensile strength and the number of breaks on the human hair About our Hair Human hair is made of keratin, water and dead cells Each strand of hair is made up of three layers; the Medulla, Cuticle Cortex. Cuticle is made up of scale-like, overlapping protein cells which protect the cortex A healthy hair is when the cuticle lie flat around the hair shaft. A damaged hair is when the cuticle of the hair is raised. /bigen/abouthair.php Ingredients of a Permanent Hair Dye Will usually contain: Oxidizing Agent Will usually be Hydrogen Peroxide. It enters the cortex and removes some of the melanin from the cortex layer. Lightens the colour of hair, and also introduces dye molecules. Strong Alkali Usually Ammonia. Ammonia causes cuticle to swell and separate Variables of this Experiment Controlled Variables Independent variables Dependent Variables Number of strands of hair used per experiment The different brands of hair dye Number of breaks on each strand of hair after it is dyed Same length of hair used for all experiments Tensile strength of each strand of hair Same dying method used to dye hair for all experiments Materials Materials Needed: Hair Containers Different brands of hair dye Gloves Microscope 10ml Measuring cylinder Timer Weights and Coins Retort stand Scotch tape Electronic beam balance 15-centimetre ruler Scissors Procedure Cut five sets (one set as the control and four sets for the four different hair dyes) of 10 strands of hair. Hair was dyed according to the manu