How does hair conditioner work to make your hair soft after washing it?

Subject: How does hair conditioner work to make your hair soft after washing it?

Date: Wed Oct 1 18:41:19 1997
Posted by Kevin Murphy
Grade level: undergrad
School: Fla Comunity College at Jacksonville.
City: Ponte Vedra Bch State/Province: fla.
Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 875749279.Ch

Message:

  I wonder why I need to use conditioner to after washing my hair?
I have been told that soap removes the electricty from the hair and 
conditioner is used to put the electricty back into it.  Could you 
please help me with this?

Re: How does hair conditioner work to make your hair soft after washing it?

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