5TESTSTOFINDTHEBESTSHAMPOOREPORT

Test1:Viscosity

INTRODUCTION
Theproblemthatweattemptedtoconquerwiththedesignofthisexperimentisthe
viscosity.Weattemptedtofindthemostperfectandmostaestheticallypleasingviscosityof
shampoofordailyhygieneuses.Weattemptedtofindaviscositythatisnottoorunnynorto
thick.
MATERIALSANDMETHODS
Thematerialsthatweusedtotestthisexperimentwas1bottleofDoveshampoo,1
bottleofAxeshampoo,1bottleofPanteneshampoo,a45degreerampthatsafootlong,anda
stopwatch.Themethodthatweusedtotestourquestionisthatweplacedacertainamountof
eachbrandofshampooontothetopoftherampandtimedwithastopwatchhowlongittookfor
thesubstancetoreachthemidwaypointoftheramp.Alltheamountsplacedontherampswere
thesame.Wethenrecordedtheresultsontoourtable.
RESULTS
Aftertestingtheviscosityofeachofthethreebrands,weconcludedwithwhichoneis
thethinnestandwhichoneisthethickest.Basedofthetimes,theresultsshowedthatPantene
wasthethinnestshampooandAxewasthethickestshampoo.

Product

Timetoslidetothebottom

Dove

1.48

Axe

1.10

Pantene

2.13

DISCUSSION
Afterreviewingtheresultsofthetest,ourgrouphadconcludedthatwebelievethatthe
Doveshampooisthebestfitforthestandardpopulationwhenjudgingshampoosbasedoffthe
viscosityofthem.ThereasoningbehindourchoiceisthatthePanteneshampoowassimplytoo
runnyformostanditwaspleasingwhenapplyingtohair.Ontheotherhand,Axewastoothick
ofashampoo,webelieveformostpeople,itmightbeinefficientforusebecauseofthedifficulty
forspreadingit.WebelievethatDovewouldbetheperfectchoicebecauseitwillbefairlyeasy
tospreadonyourheadbutitwon'tbetoorunnytothepointthatitwilldripoffbeforegettinga
chancetolather.


Test2:Foaminess

INTRODUCTION
Theproblemthatweattemptedtoresolveinthecreationofthistestwastodetermine
whichshampooinconsiderationwasthebestchoicejudgingstrictlyonthefoaminessofit.We
wanttofindthebestfitforabroadselectionofconsumersthatusetheproductdaily.Selective
factorsarenotintoconsiderationwhenconductingthisexperiment.
MATERIALSANDMETHODS
ThematerialsthatwereincludingintheprocedureofthisexperimentareabottleofDove
shampoo,abottleofAxeshampoo,abottleofPanteneshampoo,3500mLbeakers,a50mL
graduatedcylinder,ruler,andastirrod.Theprocedurewasthatwewouldhavethesame
amountofwaterineachbeaker.Thenwewouldaddathesameamountofeachshampooina
differentbeaker,thenwewouldstirtheshampoointothewaterforabout10seconds.Witha
rulerthenwewouldmeasuretheheightofthebubblegrowthineachbeakerandrecordour
results.Wedidthissameexperimenton3differenttrials,eachtrialwithadifferentconcentration
ofeachsubstance.Werecordedourresultsforthosetrialsalso.
RESULTS
TheresultsofthisexperimentprovedthattheDoveMensCareshampooisthefoamiest
outofallthe3differentbrandsofshampootestedon.Comparingtheresultsfromthethirdtrial
recorded,Dovecreatefoam10mmhigh.Thesecondfoamiestoutofthe3resultedtobethe
Panteneshampoo.Pantenerecordafoam6mmhighonthethird.Theshampoothatwasthe
leastfoamiestistheAxeshampoo.Axecreatedafoamthatrose5mmhighonthethirdtrialof
testing.

Foaminess
Product

Trial1:20mL
soap,100mL
water

Trial2:30mL
soap,150mL
water

Trial3:40mL
soap,200mL
water

Dove

5mm

4mm

10mm

Axe

3mm

3mm

5mm

Pantene

2mm

3mm

6mm

DISCUSSION
ThesestatisticsmeanthatthebestchoiceforpeopleisDoveofyourlookingforstrictly
thefoaminessoftheproduct.Ourreasoningbehindourchoiceisthatmostpeopleusuallyliketo
haveareallyfoamyshampoosowebelievedthattheDoveshampooisthebestchoice.Wedid
notconsiderotherfactorsformtheshampoosuchassafetyinthisdecision.

Test#3:StickinessAbility

INTRODUCTION
Theproblemthatweattemptedtoconquerwiththedesignofthisexperimentisthe
stickiness.weputtwopiecesofpapertogetherwithagluemadeofshampoowiththreedifferent
typesofshampooaxe,dove,pantene.Thenwetestedtoseewhichshampoolastedthelongest
asaglue.
MATERIALSANDMETHODS
step1:Takefullsizeprinterpaper,step2:usechoiceofshampootocreateahorizontal
lineacrossthemiddleofthepaper,step3:takeanotherpieceofprinterpaperthesamesizeas
thefirst,step4:linethepaperparalleltothefirst,step5:stickthetopofthepaperonthelineof
shampoo,step6:holdthefirstpaperbythecornersintheair,step7:recordtimeittakesfor
secondpapertopartwithfirstpaper,step8:repeatwithotherchoicesofshampoo(The
shampoowiththelongesttimeholdsthemoststickiness,andtheshampoowiththeshortest
timeistheleaststicky),step9:compareandcontrastdata.
RESULTS
Aftertestingthestickinessofeachofthethreebrands,weconcludedwithwhichoneis
thestickiest.Basedofthetimes,theresultsshowedthatAxewasthestickiestshampooand
thatdovewastheleaststicky.Axedidn'tmoveafter2daysinclasswehadtotakeitdown
noneofthemactuallycameapartbutsomepaperssliddownmorethanotherssotheywere
closertocomingapartbutnoneofthemactuallydidcomeapart.

Stickiness
Product

Howlongthepapertakestofall

Observationsofresidue

Dove

furthestapart

fairresidue

Axe

Paperdidnotmove

littleresidue

Pantene

inthemiddle

mostresidue

DISCUSSION
Afterconductingthisexperimentwehaveconcludedthatifyouwantastickshampoogo
withaxe.ButifyouwantashampoothatisnotverystickthengowithDove.SoformeIwould
useDovebecasueIdontlikeitwhenmyshampooisstickyandwithdoveitistheleaststickyI
wouldneverthinkaboutaxebecausethestickynessshowwaslikeagluetypesubstance.But
everyoneisdifferentbutifIwastorecommendoneIwouldrecommendDoveoutoftheother
threeIthinkDoveisthebestone.

Test4:Fragrance

INTRODUCTION
Duringourtimewerealizedthatwhatwewantinashampooisanexcellentsmell.
Althoughtherearedifferentvariationsofsmellsanduniquefragrances,wewantedtoseewhich
onewasthemostappealingandmorefavorableamongcustomers.Wefiguredthatthemore
favorableshampoowouldmostlikelybeboughtbycustomers.Wethenaskedthequestion:
Whichshampoowouldsmellthebest?
MATERIALSANDMETHODS
Forourexperimentweusedourchoiceofthreedifferentshampoosandtendifferent
individuals.Foreachonewedecidedtoletthemsmelloneallthreeoftheshampoosandrate
theirfavoritetoleastfavorite(13).TheshampoosweusedwereAxe,Dove,andPantene.After
goingaroundandaskingtendifferentindividuals,wepostedourresultsbelow.
RESULTS

product

Axe

Dove

Pantene

1strate

2ndrate

3rdrate

4thrate

5thrate

6thrate

7thrate

8thrate

9thrate

10thrate

Afterlookingatourdata,wefoundthatpantenewasthemostfavorableshampoo,having
amodeof1(1=mostfavorable).
DISCUSSION
Thismeansthatthisproductwillbelikelytosellmorebecauseofhowfavoredthesmell
isamongpeopleingeneral.ThesecondmostfavorablesmellingshampoowasDovewitha
modeof2.Theleastfavorablechoicewasaxewithamodeof3.Whenitcomestoacustomer's
choice,thecustomerchoosesashampoothatwillgivethemafragranceappealingtothemand
others.Sointermsofthephysicalsenses,Panteneisthegreatestchoice.

Test5:MoisturizingFactor
INTRODUCTION
Formoisturizingfactorwewantedtounderstandwhichshampoowasabletopenetrate
theskinmoreandbemoreeffectiveatdiggingdownallthewaypastthehairtothescalp.We
decidedthatashampoowithareallyeffectivemoisturizingabilitywasmorefavorable,beingable
toaffectallregionsofthehairaswellasthehumanscalpwhereitsnutrientscanalsospreadto
theskin.Wewantedashampoothatwasabletohaveaextremelywellmoisturizingfactor.
MATERIALSANDMETHODS
Wedecidedtotestmoisturizationbyconductinganexperiment.Thisexperimentwasto
testhowwelleachshampoocouldflowdeepdownpastthehairaswellashowfaritcould
penetratethescalp.Thematerialsusedinthisexperimentwere:three50mlbeakers,many
tissues,aruler,andourchoiceofthreedifferentshampoos.Wedenselypackedeachbeaker
withtissuesthen,pouredourchoiceofshampoointoeachbeaker.Threedifferentshampoosin
threedifferentbeakers.Afterthatwehadwaitedanequaltimeforeachshampootosettleinthe
beaker,thenmeasurehowfareachshampootraveledfromthefarthestpoint.Thenfromlooking
attheresults,decidewhichshampoohasthegreatestmoisturizingabilitybasedonhowdeepa
shampootraveledthroughthedenselypackedtissuesinthebeaker.
RESULTS
Wehadfoundoutthatrelativelythisexperimentmayhavemadesense,butmaynotbe
themostappropriateexperimenttotestthemoisturizingfactorofshampoo.Althoughwhenit
cametodataandfindingoutwhichshampooisbestinthiscategory(basedonthisexperiment),
weusedourdatatojudge.

Product

DistanceShampoohastravelledthroughthetissues(cm)

Dove

3.5cm

Axe

3.8cm

Pantene

3.7cm

DISCUSSION

Basedonourdataandthisexperiment,thismeansthatAxepenetratedthemostandis
probablytheshampoowiththegreatestmoisturizingability.Wemayneedmoreaccuratetesting
tofindout.Whatweknowfromthisisthatwhenlayeredwithtissues,Axewasknownto
penetrateveryfar,andthismayalsorelatetotheviscosityexperimentaswell.Axewasknown
tohavetheleastviscosity,thusbeingabletomovequickerandperhapsspreadingfasteras
well.Thesecharacteristicshelpespeciallywhentryingtoflowthroughadensecylinderof
tissues.