Improving Hair Strength

Aug 27th, 2009

John Woodruff, Lower Parkstone

Hair strength can be improved. One way to do this is to treat it with betaine. This article describes hair structure and the results of tensile testing experiements on hair that has been treated with betaine. It postulates a possible theory for the improvement of hair.

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