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BAYCUSAN® for HAIR CARE

Baycusan® is a film former for many hair styling products, for example:gels, mousses, Styling creams, styling lotions, etc. Its unique structure gives it balance of elasticity, hydrophobicity and washability. The extraordinary elasticity of Baycusan® imparts nevertheless a strong lasting hold.



The key properties of Baycusan® C 1001 include:
    • Excellent high humidity curl retention
    • Strong hold
    • Strong elastic memory
    • Non-tacky feel
    • Excellent sprayability
    • High gloss
    • Easily removed (no buildup on hair)
    • Suitable for low VOC or VOC free products
In addition to their hair fixative properties, Baycusan® C 1001 contributes a conditioning/repair effect on damaged hair and leaves a lustrous, natural look.

Baycusan® Polyurethane dispersion gets hair into shape
Baycusan® C 1001 polyurethane dispersion was specifically developed for hairstyling. Just how elastic the resultant film is can be demonstrated by the standardized "Omega Loop Method". Here, a strand of hair is clamped in such a way that it approximately assumes the form of the Greek letter Omega. After applying the film former, a measurement is made of the force needed by a spiral spring to dent the strand by 25%. After this, the spring is returned to its starting position so that the strand of hair can spring back again. This process is repeated ten times. If the strand of hair had a perfect ‘shape memory’, the same force to dent it would be needed every time. In reality though, the force does decline – but to a much lesser extent with strands to which Baycusan® C 1001 has been applied than with strands treated with other polymeric film formers. This means that with formulations based on this polyurethane dispersion, the hairstyle keeps its shape very well despite any mechanical influences.

Furthermore, combing hair forty times has a comparatively small effect on the shape of curls treated with Baycusan® C 1001. Other tests document the excellent curl retention of this polyurethane dispersion even in high humidity. External tests performed with a combing machine and force measurement instruments show that hair treated with Baycusan® C 1001 can be combed much more easily than hair treated with a formulation containing a regular polyacrylate film former. The measurements even revealed a conditioning effect at the tips of the hair. This means that less force is required for combing than with untreated hair. These advantages become particularly apparent in styling mousse.



Read this press release on the subjet, too (April 2009)

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