“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