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It is one of the inexplicable frustrations of modern life, but scientists believe they have now discovered the cause of those bad hair days when your locks just will not do what you want.
Researchers have discovered that traces of copper in the water that people wash their hair with from the pipes in their homes can damage their locks.
They found the metal gradually builds up in hair, helping to speed up damage caused by sunlight, causing split ends, fly-away strands and less shine. The effect is even more pronounced in those who use hair dyes, they claim.
Beauty giant Procter and Gamble is now attempting to exploit the findings by developing new hair dyes and range of shampoo to prevent copper from causing damage.
Dr Jennifer Marsh, a research fellow at Proctor and Gamble who led the research, said: “Copper is not present in large amounts but it is important as it is catalytically active.
Read more here.
Researchers have discovered that traces of copper in the water that people wash their hair with from the pipes in their homes can damage their locks.
They found the metal gradually builds up in hair, helping to speed up damage caused by sunlight, causing split ends, fly-away strands and less shine. The effect is even more pronounced in those who use hair dyes, they claim.
Beauty giant Procter and Gamble is now attempting to exploit the findings by developing new hair dyes and range of shampoo to prevent copper from causing damage.
Dr Jennifer Marsh, a research fellow at Proctor and Gamble who led the research, said: “Copper is not present in large amounts but it is important as it is catalytically active.
Read more here.
