Asian J Beauty Cosmetol. 2013; 11(1): 159-165.

Analysis of the Effects of Camellia oil-mediated Pre-treatment in Hair Dyeing on Scalp and Hair

Mi-Sun Lee, Ji-Sun Joung, and Do-Young Park

Hair dyeing is the practice of changing the color of hair, and is immensely popular in world wide. Although hair coloring induces several damage on scalp and hair, the studies about reducing the scalp and hair damage have not been well-researched yet. In this study, we investigated that camellia oil is a novel natural agent by reducing the damages on the scalp and hair in hair dyeing. Participants dyed their hair with camellia oil showed high satisfaction with color and softness at 86.4% and 93.2% respectively, as compared with participants dyed their hair without camellia oil. Also, hair dyeing with camellia oil showed lower sensitive than dyeing without camellia oil. Furthermore, the hair dyeing operators showed that the camellia oil-mediated hair dyeing got satisfying results for the hair color and damage as compared to dyeing without the oil. Overall, these results suggest that camellia oil may serve as a potential natural chemoprotective agent against hair dyeing-mediated scalp and hair damage.

Keywords : Camellia oil, Hair dyeing, Scalp, Hair pre-treatment