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- Softens the Hair and Increases Gloss
1. Fiber Plugin BMS is a biomimetic association of lipids that simulates the composition of the oil produced by the sebaceous glands.
2. Fiber Plugin BMS is designed to be used with other Assessa actives as a booster to improve their activity or to create an entirely new set of benefits. It can also be used as the active ingredient for the treatment of extremely dry hair.
3. Fiber Plugin BMS is the result of a careful balance of 100 % natural extracts, monoesters, triglycerides nd squalane that restores the lipid balance for dry, brittle and damaged hair.
- Benefits
- Alternative to Silicone for Hair, Anti-Frizz, Combinability, Gloss, Repair, Softness, Styling
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- Hair Care Applications
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Technical Details & Test Data
- Boosting Effect
Fiber Plugin BMS + Quattro.
The Combination Of Fiber Plugin Bms And Quattro, Strongly Increases The Softness Of Coily Hair (Hair Type 4), Preserving The Curls with an Added Anti-Frizz Effect.
1. Objective Test Softness
Softness is an attribute that can be tactilely identified via resistance and then recovery of hair from externally induced deformation.
The purpose of this study was to assess the softness of hair curls, using the Ring Compressibility Method.
The control tresses were treated with a placebo formula and test strands treated with a formula using 2% of FIBER PLUGIN BMS and 5% of QUATTRO. Small values of S indicate that the tresses need little energy to be compressed, indicating that is it softer. See the results in the figure below.
Variation in Softness
Mean results of S (N.mm) for the tresses of the study groups. Calculation of variation in softness (%6) of the studygroups in comparison to the CTRL group, where: SCTRL S values for the CTRL group; STRT= S values for the treatment group(s).
The formula with FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO improved in 48% the softness of the hair and it’s 38% better compared with the placebo.
2. Consumer Evaluation
A formula containing FIBER PLUGIN BMS+QUATTRO was tested in by volunteers (hair types 3 and 4) who were instructed to use the product at home.
The consumer evaluation of the product is seen below.
Wet Hair
Combability of The hair Untangling of The hair
3. Curl Retention
FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO had a remarkable effect on curl retention, keeping the curls in average for more than 8 hours.
4. Salon Test
A half head test was made by a trained professional using a formula containing FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO. A combing cream was applied after washing the volunteer’s hair. A placebo combing cream was applied on one half of the volunteers head, while the cream using 3% of QUATTRO and 2% of FIBER PLUGIN BMS was applied on the other half. The summary of the professional evaluation is seen below:
Style and retain curly hair
FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO received an excellent after-washing evaluation for type 4 hair. The formation of the curls and frizz reduction were noticed immediately. A highlight of FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO combination is the fast curl definition. The professional applied the combing cream without any previous treatment or using any appliance such as hot iron for modeling the curls. She merely applied the combing cream by hand.Hair combability and untangling
FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO combination also received an outstanding grade. According to the professional evaluation, the formula could even untangle hair extensions types 3 and 4 – which is very difficult.FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO + ORMAGEL XPU
A FORMULA CONTAINING FIBER PLUGIN BMS, QUATTRO AND ORMAGEL XPU, MOISTURIZES AND PRESERVES THE CURLS, WITH A GOOD ANTI-FRIZZ EFFECT, AND IS SUGGESTED FOR HAIR TYPE 3 (CURLY HAIR) OR 4 (COILY HAIR) WITH SOME DAMAGE, SUCH AS DRYNESS, POROSITY OR CHEMICAL TREATMENT.
ORMAGEL XPU adds moisturization, reconstruction and emollience. A cream using the combination QUATTRO + FIBER PLUGIN BMS + ORMAGEL XPU was tested on damaged hair type 4 and transitional hair (hair that is changing from straightened to naturally curly). The formula used 3% of QUATTRO, 2% of FIBER PLUGIN BMS and 2% of ORMAGEL XPU. The pictures below show the results.
Left: Volunteer Half-head treated with placebo. Right: Volunteer Half-head treated with QUATTRO+FIBER PLUGIN BMS+0RMAGEL XPU
The formula containing FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO + ORMAGEL XPU provided excellent curl duration, keeping the curls in average for more than 8 hours. The professional applied the combing cream without any previous treatment or using any appliance such as hot iron for modeling the curls. She merely applied the combing cream by hand.
FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO
Style and retains curls, softens, untangles type 4 hair.
FIBER PLUGIN BMS + QUATTRO + ORMAGEL XPU
Moisturizes, style and retain curls. For damaged hair types 3 and 4 and transitional hair. Excellent for untangling hair extensions.
FIBER PLUGIN BMS
Restores Hair Natural Lipids
- How it Works
HAIR LUBRICATION
Sebum – the lipid mixture secreted by the sebaceous gland in humans (see figure below) – is composed by triglycerides, wax esters, squalene and free fatty acids and is very important to waterproof and lubricate the hair, preventing it from becoming dry or brittle. The lubrication of the hair fiber is more intense and efficient in the areas near the scalp, where sebum surfaces, but as the hair grows and moves away from the scalp, the spreading of the sebum becomes dependent on the friction and capillary pressure between the strands. However, when the hair is curly, capillary friction and pressure between the strands are reduced greatly, impairing the lubrication of the hair. As a result, highly coily/curly hair tends to be brittle and dry.
