Hair Gel
There are many hair-fixing products in the market, giving it a nice look and luster. Such products are not only used by women, but are used by men and in abundance to decorate their hair and give them long periods of permanence and are divided into several types depending on their type.
Ingredients of hair gel material
- Carbabol : A white, colored material that comes in the form of powdered powder, fused to a temperature of 50-60 centigrade, with a base medium to turn into gel or gel.
- Ethyl Alcohol (Triethanolamine) : Used to accelerate the process of drying the gel, with a concentration of between (30.40%) and can be dispensed if not available.
- PVP adhesive : A substance made up of tiny atoms that give the gel the fixation of hair, added to certain proportions, because any increase in it may cause immediate hair loss.
- Aromatic materials : Use in the preparation of the gel any original perfume, or spirit of perfume to get a smart scent of the gel, can be used natural oils such as jasmine oil, mint oil, lavender oil, or water perfumes is the most used in the manufacture of gel.
- Moisturizing materials : Any moisturizing and nourishing substances may be added to the hair provided that the PVP is completely diluted or eliminated, so that the functions of both substances do not interfere with each other and adversely affect the hair.
- Can be used Glycerin , And Lanolin As moisturizing materials for hair, and fit to fit in the gel.
- Formalin: It is a chemical, preserves the gel for long periods of mold, or damage, and is also used in certain proportions because it is a dangerous substance on the hair and body; it can cause allergies to the scalp, body, or hair fall.
- Color materials : These materials are used to give the gel the right color, but mostly eliminates the addition of such colors to maintain the effectiveness of the substance installed in the gel.
Make Hair Gel
- We need a liter of distilled water, divided into two halves, each section in a suitable plastic container.
- Put in the first part of the water about fifteen grams of carbabol, and leave it without moving for at least an hour, we note that the material surfaced on the surface of the water did not tarnish, and this is normal, we follow our steps without trying to approach them at all.
- Put in the second section of the water forty grams of adhesive pvp, while taking care to adhere to the specified quantity, because if it increases the cohesion of the gel, and the damage, if you will not give him the property of stability never.
- We leave the material as it is for day and night, ie, 24 hours until it is reacted with water.
- In carbonated water, we put the alcohol (triethanolamine) in the water by 20 percent, because it helps to maintain the cohesion of the gel.
- We stir the ingredients well for five minutes until we get a gelatinous liquid.
- Add the pvp adhesive solution to the ingredients, and then move well until the ingredients are homogenized.
- Put the colored dye and the aromatic substance of the mixture, five grams each, and move well to blend with the rest of the ingredients, and of course we can dispense them, leaving the gel transparent color.
- We add the preservative by a rate of five to fifteen grams depending on how long we want to keep the gel, so we have obtained the gel of the hair styler as sold in the markets completely.