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Glosser
Similar to pomade, a glosser is available in both liquid and spray-on version to add shine to hair and smooth frizzies.
Glycerin
Glycerin is a neutral, sweet-tasting, colorless, thick liquid which freezes to a gummy paste and which has a high boiling point. Glycerin can be dissolved into water or alcohol, but not oils. On the other hand, many things will dissolve into glycerin easier than they do into water or alcohol. So it is a good solvent. Glycerin is hygroscopic which means that it absorbs and retains water from the air. If you left a bottle of pure glycerin exposed to air, it would take moisture from the air and eventually, it would become 80 per glycerin and 20 percent water.
Hair Color
A product that changes the tone or color of your hair. Coloring products are available in a variety of formats: Permanent color lets you change your hair to any color you choose and lasts until you cut it off. With permanent hair color, new growth is visible. Intermediate hair color is a permanent dye that stays on your hair until you cut it off. The color is subtle, so you won?t notice new growth as much as you do with permanent color. Semi-permanent color stays for 10 to 12 washings and is used to perk up color and give hair a shinier appearance. Temporary hair color comes in the form of shampoo or dyes and generally lasts just a few shampoos.
Hair Follicler
A tube-like opening in the epidermis where the hair shaft develops and into which the sebaceous glands open.
Hair Shaft
When the hair leaves the surface of the scalp, it is known as the hair shaft. This consists mainly of keratin - a hard protein similar to that of our nails. Keratin is very strong, and supple, at the same time. Its great resistance comes from its high content of sulphurated amino acids.
Hair Types
Hair grows out of hair follicles. Each hair follicle is next to an oil gland. The difference in texture is determined by the way hair grows from its follicle and the shape hair takes as it's formed.
Coarse hair has thick strands and lots of body. If it's dry, however, it can be wiry and hard to control. Fine hair has thin strands and is soft, but lacks body. It may have a hard time holding a style.
Curly hair may be porous and tend towards split ends because of the spiral structure in which it grows.
Straight hair's follicle is almost round and is positioned nearly perpendicular to the scalp. Wavy hair's follicle is oval-shaped and is positioned at a slight angle to the scalp.
Very Curly hair's follicle is an elongated oval and is positioned at a sharp angle to the scalp.
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