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December 2022 in “Skin Research and Technology” The technique helps measure how hair styling ingredients affect hair's stiffness and flexibility.
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Yak hair stretches mainly due to macromolecules slipping past each other.
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The method effectively measures hair elasticity and could be useful in forensics.
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