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Shampoo and Conditioner

Shampoo was derived from a sanskrit word


“champoo”
First shampoo was made up by amla and ritha
Shampoo consist of a cleansing agent known as
“surfactants”
Surfactants help in removing dirt, dust
impurities sweat debris etc..from hair and scalp
• Composition of a shampoo
Cleansing agent: cleanses and removes
impurities
Smoothner : To smoothen the action of anti
agent
Anti oxydant :to avoid oxydation during storage
Colorant : To accentuate the presentation
Perfume : for plesant fragrance
Base : which treats the hair and scalp
Surfactants (cleansing agent)

• The surfactants helps to separate the oil


molecule so that they are no longer attracted
to each other
• The surface also acts as a bridge between oil
and water in order to wash away the sebum

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