2. HISTORY
It all began with a can. According to About.com Guide Mary Bellis, the aerosol spray can was patented and used to
distribute sprays and liquids such as carbonated drinks as early as the 1920s—and the history of aerosol technology
goes back even further than that. The birth of commercial hair spray came later in the first half of the 1940s when,
after entering World War II, the U.S. government paid for research on ways that insect spray could be distributed
amongst the military in an attempt to prevent malaria. The winning receptacle? A more-functional-then-ever
fluorocarbon (liquefied gas)- pressured aerosol can created by researchers from the United States Department of
Agriculture. Ironically, this wartime campaign against deadly disease would be responsible for decades of perfectly
coiffed hair.
The Birth of Hair Spray
After the war ended, the beauty industry caught on to the possibilities of using similarfluorocarbon (aerosol) cans as
a dispenser for the first sticky, hard hold, resin-based versions of hair spray. The very first company to package the
spray was Chase Products in 1948, an aerosol manufacturer also attributed with being the first to distribute spray
paint and antiperspirant deodorant in an aerosol can. Historic beauty titan Helene Curtis coined the name “hair spray”
in 1950 with the release of her product Spray Net, which, along with a slew of quickly accumulated competitors such
as Aqua Net, became wildly successful in conjunction with the Betty Draper and Jackie Kennedy bouffants,
beehives, pin-up dos, and pillbox hat hairstyles that personified the 1950s and 60s. The product made such waves, in
fact, that according to Victoria Sherrow’s book The Encyclopedia of Hair, by 1964, hair spray was the most
successful beauty product in the country, “outselling even lipstick.” Along with success, the 1960s saw nuances in the
product, such as varying holds and hair types — the first precursors for the shiny shelves of sprays we find at Ricky’s
and professional salons today.
3. HAIR SPRAY COMPONENTS
• Holding agents: Hairsprays work by coating the hair with polymers,
which are long chain chemical compounds.
• Propellants: as the name implies, are responsible for propelling the
hairspray out of the can
• Additives: Hairsprays contain a number of chemical additives in
addition to polymers and solvents
• Solvents: make up the largest portion by weight of an aerosol hairspray
• Packaging: Aerosol hairsprays have traditionally been packaged in
containers made from tin plated steel or aluminum
5. PROCEDURE
PROCEDURE SCIENCE FAIR
1. Buy two recognized brands of hairspray that said that are the better.
2. On the morning comb someone (preferely a guy) try to do it the best posible
3. Make him exercise at least 2 hours (abdominals, run , work biceps,bycicle.)
4. Make him have a restless day, try to disorder his hair making activities.)
5. Then at night see how resistant is his hairstyle
6. Take pictures
7. Make a video
8. After, wash his hair and comb him again at the other day.
9. Make him do the same like in steps 3,4,5
10. Take pictures and make a video
11. Make a picture chart and compare the hairstyle resistance
6. OBJECTIVES
- To know wich hairspay is better for athletic people
so guarantee a good hairstyle all day long.
-To prove really what hairspray has better resistance
-To prove , know , guarantee and show the real
results after someone exercising and know how the
hairstyle changes
