Professional Hair Care Products And The Affects Of Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology. nan'otechnol'ogee n.
Smaller than 100 nanometers, this is the branch of engineering that deals with the manipulation of individual molecules.
The term nanotechnology embraces many different fields and specialties, including engineering, chemistry, electronics, and medicine, among others, but all are concerned with bringing existing technologies down to a very small scale, measured in nanometers. Nanotechnology is the science and technology of precisely manipulating the structure of matter at the molecular level.
It is difficult to comprehend a nanometer - or one billionth of a meter. It is actualloy about the size of six carbon atoms in a row. Scientists can no pick up individual atoms to assemble them into simple structures or cause specific chemical reactions. In contrast to the past, most industrial products are/were created by pushing piles of millions of atoms together. (The prefix nano- comes from the Greek word nanos, which meant "little old man" or "dwarf.") Propellers have been attached to molecular motors, and electricity has been conducted through nanowires. Nanotubes made of carbon are being investigated for a variety of industrial and research purposes.
The development of nanotechnology holds out great promise of improvements in the quality of life, including new treatments for disease and greater efficiency in computer data storage and processing. In the future, nanotechnology may be able to harness the forces that operate at the scale of the nanometer, such as the van der Waals force, as well as changes in the quantum states of particles, for new engineering purposes.
Tiny autonomous robots, or nanobots, were once the stuff of science fiction. We may one day be able to send these into human bodies to repair cells and cure cancers, perhaps even extending the human life span by many years. The complexity of course is far beyond what current technology provides, but well within the realm of possibility.
Emphasizing the need for caution in its development, some scientists see a dark side to this technology. Consider the attempt to create nanobots that can replicate themselves like living organisms.
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The hair and salon industry has embraced this technology wholeheartedly.
To date, professional hair care products have been relegated to perform on a topical level. Historically, shampoos and conditioners have been limited in their ability to penetrate the hair shaft, and have done their duty outside the perm and color chemical processes for which they are designed.
Professional hair care products have always relied on the process of opening up the hair shaft chemically, facilitating the color or perm process, then "neutralizing" or stopping the chemical process thus halting the action.
This process is always followed by copious amounts of conditioners, detangler, and a wide array of smoothing products to try to return the hair shaft to it's original state - that of being smooth with a tight cuticle layer that does it's job of reflecting light and resulting in healthy, shiny, soft hair.
Professional hair care products have come light years over the last few decades in their ability to facilitate this process of minimal chemical damage and maximum health and shine. Nanotechnology will take us to the next level.
I really can't imagine any manufacturer of professional hair care products not embracing this technology in the near future. Molecules that measure a mere billionth of a meter will result in products that are infinitely more capable of doing the job intended.
Nanoworks - the standard by which competing products are measured, is by far the industry leader. Pureology has set the bar very high and it will be some time before their competitors catch up. Their Nanoworks Shampoo and Conditioner, along with their NanoGlaze, Nanoworks Restorative Treatment, Nanoworks ShineLuxe, and NanoWax - all synonymous with high quality and luxurious professional hair care products.
These products carry the most premium price of all that we carry at www.SalonProDirect.com. Our customers are undeterred - they find that the results and are worth the expense - and they constatnly come back for more.
Nanotechnology will undoubtedly bring better and broader lines. The marketplace will fill every niche we could possibly imagine as the world of professional hair care products moves from the world of pH balanced formulations that we all came to know and love from the likes of Vidal Sassoon and Jhirmack to products we can't even imagine as yet.
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