Hair-care Preparations for Men

 Hair Lotions and Tonics, Antidandruff Lotions, Hair Dressings, Hair Color Restorers,
Modern Hairstyling Products

(1) Hair Lotions and Tonics

- help to grow hair on balding heads
- when used regularly, it would help to keep the scalp in good condition

- The factors responsible for male-pattern baldness:

➢ genetically and by the presence of male hormones
➢ stress or anxiety
➢ follicular damage

- Materials which act as rubefacients - Cantharides, Capsicum extract,

Pilocarpine, Quinine, Ammonia, Resorcinol, Salicylic acid, Turpentine oil and
Rosemary oil.
- Sulfur and some of its derivatives.
- Nutrients which are claimed to help cell synthesis.

(2) Anti-Dandruff Lotions

- these lotions can be classified as hair tonics
- control dandruff and reduce itching and scaling of the scalp
- oily or non-oily
 - Methyl/7-hydroxybenzoate (0.15%) and perfume (0.2%)
- Quaternary ammonium polythionates are also suggested for treatment to
combine the properties of sulfur and those of quaternary ammonium compounds

a. Lotions
- gives 0.01-0.02 g of active material per application
- used with fatty acids

 The recommended dosage in tonics is 0.1% for piroctone olamine and 0.3% for
climbazole.

b. Shampoos
- Prevention of dandruff
- based on quaternary ammonium compounds
- Zinc pyridine thiol-iV-oxide (ZnPTO) as the active agent along with conventional
shampoo detergents
- Piroctone olamine as an antidandruff agent (0.75%)
- Climbazole that also allows formulation of clear shampoo (0.7-1.0%)
- The conditioning shampoo that cleans the hair while also conditioning it to a
degree that is sufficient for men's hair
(3) Hairdressings
- Hairdressings are preparations intended to give good control, good set and luster
to the hair without making it greasy
- Oil aids in combing and provides gloss, but it does not provide a proper set
without the addition of water

a. Pomades and Solid Brilliantines

- made of mineral or vegetable oil, thickened with one or more waxes, and hence
semi-solid
- petroleum jelly-based products tend to drag and have a drab appearance

b. Liquid Brilliantines
- intended to leave a thin coating of oil on the hair without the greasy look of a
pomade
c. Non-greasy Hair Creams
- Improve the condition and/or to style the hair

d. Emulsion-type Hairdressing
- These emulsions might be oil-in-water or water-in-oil.
- gum tragacanth was used to make the first non-greasy hair products

 Oil-in-water - the hair is duller with the outer film of water

 Gel
- microgel, which is an oil-in-water emulsion that is clear due to the
microscopic size of the oil droplets.
- aqueous polyethylene glycol gelled with a cellulose thickener

 Water-in-oil - gives an immediate gloss effect with ease of combing

- certain lotions based on resin solutions in a volatile solvent such as
ethanol were also offered
- presence of a plasticizer

 Lotions
- certain lotions based on resin solutions in a volatile solvent such as
ethanol were also offered
- presence of a plasticizer
 e. Aerosol hair gloss
- a modern, simple formulation which imparts sheen without a heavy oily feel
follows

(4) Hair Color Restorers

- Products that are based on sulfur and a lead salt and are used to restore the
original color to grey hair
- the product is applied daily to build up the color until the required shade is
obtained

(5) Modern Hair-Styling Products

- setting/styling or setting/conditioning gels can be applied to give a wet look or
combed through the hair to give a dry appearance
- Mousses can be formulated to give light hold and styling or firm hold and styling,
etc.