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A version of gel, known as "Mousse", was patented in the mid-1980's by Michael J. Hoover. TYPES Many brands of hair Gel in North America and the UK come in numbered variants. Higher numbered gels maintain a greater "hold" on hair, while lower numbers do not make the hair as Stiff and in some products give the hair a wet look. Some forms of hair gel include temporary Hair Coloring for the hair, including variants in unnatural colors associated with various Subculture s, and is popular within the Goth and Raver subcultures. Cationic polymers Cationic Polymers are a main functional component of hair gel. The positive charges in polymer cause it to stretch, making the gel more Viscous . This is because the stretched-out polymer takes up more space than a coiled polymer and thus resists the flow of solvent molecules around it. The positive charges also bind the gel to the negatively charged Amino Acid s on the surface of the Keratin molecules in the hair. More complicated polymer formulas exist, e.g. a Copolymer of Vinylpyrrolidone , Methacrylamide , and N-vinylimidazole . {Link without Title} |
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