TITLE:
FT-IR Microspectroscopic Imaging of Cross-Sectioned Human Hair during a Bleaching Process
AUTHORS:
Soo Ryeon Ryu, Wonhyeong Jang, Si-In Yu, Byeong-Ha Lee, Oh-Sun Kwon, Kwanwoo Shin
KEYWORDS:
FT-IR Imaging, Human Hair, Bleaching
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications,
Vol.6 No.5,
October
17,
2016
ABSTRACT: We
investigated bleached human hair by FT-IR microspectroscopy and chemical imaging.
The cross sectioned hair is approximately 90 μm in diameter, showed cuticle and
cortex in chemical imaging. Differential amide I/II absorbance ratio and broadening
amide I band between in the cortex and cuticle were confirmed in FT-IR microspectroscopy
and chemical imaging. The cystine monoxide band from the products of disulfide
oxidation of the amino acid cystine is associated with hair damaging during
bleaching process. With increase bleaching time, the band for cystine monoxide
shows more
intense and larger area in chemical image. The spatially chemical change was
investigated in detail by FT-IR microspectroscopy and chemical imaging during
the bleached process.