Production of Shampoo and its Chemical Analysis

Abstract

Hair cosmetics like shampoo, conditioner and other hair products are an important part in today’s generation. Because, the increase of the pollution worldwide made people to suffer with a lot of hair problems. Some of them are loss of hair, frizzy and oily look. And some have dandruff issues. To get rid of this, the cosmetic industry introduced the shampoo as their safety tool to protect our hair from getting damaged. In simple words, Shampoos are the cosmetic preparation meant for cleaning the hair and scalp. It removes the oils, dandruff, dirt and protects from environmental pollution. In early years, people used soap to wash their hair. Even though it cleaned the hair, but it had some drawbacks. Like irritation in eyes, giving dull look and reduction in volume. In 1930’s, the modern shampoo was invented. Its purpose is not only to clean hair but also we can take bubble bath, use it as diy body scrub and many other options. But its main function is to wash the hair and provide silky and neat look. New improvements are ongoing to develop the characteristics of shampoo in such way that it doesn’t make the hair to be unmanageable and to be a good commercial product. Some researchers have been done to replace synthetic ingredients and use natural raw materials. And other than that people nowadays want both the conditioner and shampoo’s work to be in one stage as it usually undergoes two steps. So making shampoo as a basic need and wanting to show its significance, this is a review which gives the detail about why shampoo is used and how it is manufactured in the cosmetic industry.