Seven Wonders "Hair Food" Cocktail

Seven Wonders "Hair Food" Cocktail

The following drink contains Protein, Choline, Inositol, Pantothenic Acid,
Biotin, Vitamin E and Zinc:
The seven ingredients' nutritionists most often recommend for growing healthy hair.
8 Fl oz Plain Yoghurt
8 Fl oz Orange Juice
3 Tablespoons Wheat Germ
3 Tablespoons Brewers Yeast
1 Tablespoon Lecithin Crystals
1 Teaspoon Vitamin C Crystals
1 Raw Egg Yolk
1 Tablespoon Unflavored Gelatine Powder
Honey to Taste (optional)

Combine all the ingredients and blend until smooth. If a blender is not available put all the ingredients into a jar with a lid and shake vigorously.

This tonic makes a quick and nutritious breakfast and will work wonders for your hair.

This cocktail should help just about everyone, and you will certainly notice a difference to your hair once you try it.

Another recommended regime for hair loss which has proved to be very effective is a supplement of the Amino Acids, Zinc and Vitamin C.
This supplement is particularly good for people who go on crash diets and find a problem with hair loss, or problems which are less obvious such as women who are losing hair as a result of birth control pills and subsequent vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

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how can we can prevent Hair loss

Vitamins and minerals play a vital role in the function of the body, the use of certain vitamins can most certainly play a major part in helping to maintain a healthy head of hair.

Introduction

The human body is an amazingly complex and wonderful machine, but it cannot function without a supply of food.
The nutrients in food are needed for energy, movement, heat, growth, repair, hair growth and sometimes reproduction. The body needs to be able to digest the foods it takes in so that it can be used in various ways.

There are six basic types of nutrients and two basic non-nutrients found in food. The six nutrients are carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamins, minerals, trace elements; the two non-nutrients are fibre and water. Generally speaking most foods contain several nutrients, in varying amounts. Carrots, for instance, contain a little protein, a trace of fat, some carbohydrate, a good deal of water, a little sugar, fibre, and a selection of vitamins and minerals such as potassium, sodium, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins B6, C and E, folic acid, biotin and pantothenic acid, etc. We need a combination of all the above nutrients to maintain a normal and healthy body.

Para-Aminobenzoic Acid

(PABA) as this vitamin is commonly known is one of the lesser known members of the B complex family, has been shown to be an anti-grey hair vitamin. In tests in black animals that were feed with a diet deficient of PABA, they developed grey hair, when the animals were reintroduced to the vitamin, normal hair colour was restored

Research on humans with grey hair being given 200mg of PABA after each meal produced results that showed that a study of the hair afterwards resulted in a seventy per cent result of the hair returning to its original colour. Other research claims that PABA combined with folic acid also helps restore hair to its original colour.

Deficiency of PABA, Biotin, Folic Acid and Pantothenic Acid appears to affect hair colour. Hair colour can normally be restored with a diet rich in the B vitamins and in the few cases where colour is not restored the hair will improve in quality and strength of growth.
PABA and the B vitamins are found in foods such as liver, kidney, whole grain and yeast. The richest source being liver.

Inositol
Inositol is also a member of the B vitamin group. It is a compound occurring in the brain, muscles, liver, kidney and eyes.

In laboratory animals, a diet lacking Inositol produced baldness, but when the vitamin was added to the food of these animals, the hair grew back again. It was also observed that male animals lost hair twice as fast as female animals. The result of this experiment would suggest that males require a higher Inositol intake than females. An Inositol deficient diet can also cause eczema, a form of skin irritation.

One doctor in a series of experiments prescribed Inositol together with other sources of B vitamins to all his balding patients. In almost all case's hair loss was arrested, in some case's hair growth was noticeable in as little as one month. In one case hair recovery was total and not one bald spot remained.

Inositol, also appears to reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood.

Biotin

Biotin often called vitamin H, is yet another B complex component. Biotin is a proven hair growth vitamin and a preventative to excessive hair loss. It appears to metabolise fatty acids. Fatty acids are a valuable growth factor in numerous processes in the body including the hair.

Biotin is also seen as an aid in preventing hair turning grey.

Biotin is found in egg yolks. Raw egg whites actually hinder effectiveness, but when the albumen (egg white) is cooked, the culprit - a substance called avidin is destroyed by heat. Biotin is also present in liver, milk, yeast and kidney.

Balding men might find that a Biotin supplement may keep their hair longer.

Zinc
In laboratory tests animals fed with a zinc supplement showed signs of more hair growth, as opposed to loss of hair in animals that were deprived of zinc in their feed. It was discovered that there was a change in the hair protein structure when zinc was deficient in the diet.

Severe zinc deficiency in humans has been shown to produce baldness and scalp problems that were reversed when zinc was returned to the diet.

Zinc has also been shown to stop hair turning grey. One doctor taking zinc for a year reversed the grey hairs which returned to their original colour.

Zinc can be depleted by high stress levels. For a good source of zinc, wheat germ is the best, other sources are brewer's yeast, pumpkin seeds, oysters and mussels, shrimps and egg yolks.

One delightful effect of zinc is that it has long been regarded as an aphrodisiac, and as such it can be very beneficial for your sex life, which is not a bad side effect to have.

Protein
Protein is a basic ingredient in many hair shampoos and conditioners and is also the major ingredient of hair itself, which is at least ninety per cent protein. Whilst this should not necessarily be the main ingredient in your diet, its importance should not be ignored.

In controlled tests volunteers, supplementing their diets with protein in the form of 14g of gelatine daily, found it increased the thickness of individual hair strands by as much as 45 per cent in only two months.

Diet can influence both hair growth and quality and gelatine has exhibited one of the highest specific dynamic effects of any food or supplement.

Given that a strong hair is a healthy hair, the study noted that the gelatine induced increases in the diet constituted an improvement in the mechanical properties of the hair, including strength. When the volunteers stopped eating the gelatine, their hair returned to its original diameter within six months.

Vitamin E
A Canadian physician who started going grey was able to reverse the process by taking 800iu of vitamin E in capsule form daily. At the age of 68 after some 15 years of taking vitamin E he still has a healthy head of thick black hair, and is the envy of men half his age.

Vitamin E has also been shown to retard the ageing process. It has been suggested that grey hair is a symptom of body degeneration so a supplement of vitamin E can only be beneficial whether you have grey hair or not.

The best natural sources of vitamin E are wheat germ, Soya beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, spinach and eggs.

Choline
Choline is a B vitamin like nutrient that's useful in counter acting the effects of stress. Recently scientists in America were able to induce toxic levels of stress in baby animals by limiting the amount of choline in their diets.

Choline supplements prescribed to balding patients produced significant results to prove choline's worth in hair loss. Lecithin is a very good source of choline, at it also supplies inositol, a B complex vitamin with a particular affinity with choline, these two vitamins work together well.
Foods rich in choline are egg yolks, yeast, liver and wheat germ.

Vitamin A
A deficiency of Vitamin A will cause dry hair and rough skin. Vitamin A is stored in the liver and if large doses (50,000 - 100,000 iu daily) are taken for a prolonged period the liver cannot store the A vitamin, and it can build up in the body to give unpleasant side effects which include nausea, headaches, hair loss, drowsiness and weight loss.

The R.D.A. for vitamin A is 2,500 iu.

Pantothenic Acid
Pantothenic Acid also known as Calcium Pantothenate is considered to be important to the health of the skin and scalp. Pantothenic acid is necessary for the well being of every body cell and neither carbohydrate nor fat can be changed into energy without it.

This nutrient is also important for the functioning of the adrenal glands that produce much of the male sex hormones.

Volunteers who were feed on a diet deficient of pantothenic acid showed increased vulnerability to infection and adrenal levels dropped, blood pressure also dropped and constipation developed.
Animals lacking this nutrient in their diet became grey haired and the follicles started to waste away.

This supplement is most often found in B complex formulas.

This nutrient is obtained from liver, kidney, egg yolks, whole grains, milk and potatoes.

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Plasticizers for plastics | Triphenyl phosphate | Safer plasticizers

Plasticizer

Plasticizers are additives that increase the plasticity or fluidity the material to which they are added, these include plastics, cement, concrete and clay bodies. Although the same compounds are often used for both plastics and concretes, the desired effect is slightly different. The plasticizers for plastics soften the final product increasing its flexibility. Plasticizers for concrete soften the mix before it hardens, increasing its workability, and are usually not intended to affect the properties of the final product after it hardens.


Plasticizers for plastics

Plasticizers for plastics are additive, most commonly phthalates, that give hard plastics like PVC the desired flexibility and durability. They are often based on esters of polycarboxylic acids with linear or branched aliphatic alcohols of moderate chain length. Plasticizers work by embedding themselves between the chains of polymers, spacing them apart (increasing of the "free volume"), and thus significantly lowering the glass transition temperature for the plastic and making it softer. For plastics such as PVC, the more plasticiser added, the lower its cold flex temperature will be. This means that it will be more flexible, though its strength and hardness will decrease as a result of it. Some plasticizers evaporate and tend to concentrate in an enclosed space; the "new car smell" is caused mostly by plasticizers evaporating from the car interior.

Dicarboxylic/tricarboxylic ester-based plasticizers

Phthalate-based plasticizers are used in situations where good resistance to water and oils is required. Some common phthalate plasticizers are:

Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), used in construction materials, food packaging, children toys, medical devices, and cling wrap

Diisononyl phthalate (DINP), found in garden hoses, shoes, toys, and building materials

Bis(n-butyl)phthalate (DnBP, DBP), used for cellulose plastics, food wraps, adhesives, perfumes and also in cosmetics - about a third of nail polishes, glosses, enamels and hardeners contain it, together with some shampoos, sunscreens, skin emollients, and insect repellents

Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBzP) is found in vinyl tiles, traffic cones, food conveyor belts, artificial leather and plastic foams

Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), used for insulation of wires and cables, car undercoating, shoes, carpets, pool liners

Di-n-octyl phthalate (DOP or DnOP), used in flooring materials, carpets, notebook covers, and high explosives, such as Semtex. Together with DEHP it was the most common plasticizers, but now is suspected of causing cancer

Diisooctyl phthalate (DIOP), all-purpose plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, rubbers, cellulose plastics and polyurethane.

Diethyl phthalate (DEP)

Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)

Di-n-hexyl phthalate, used in flooring materials, tool handles and automobile parts

Trimellitates are used in automobile interiors and other applications where resistance to high temperature is required. They have extremely low volatility.

Trimethyl trimellitate (TMTM)

Tri-(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate (TEHTM-MG)

Tri-(n-octyl,n-decyl) trimellitate (ATM)

Tri-(heptyl,nonyl) trimellitate (LTM)

n-octyl trimellitate (OTM)

Adipate-based plasticizers are used for low-temperature or resistance to ultraviolet light. Some examples are:

Bis(2-ethylhexyl)adipate (DEHA)

Dimethyl adipate (DMAD)

Monomethyl adipate (MMAD)

Dioctyl adipate (DOA)

Sebacate-based plasticiser

Dibutyl sebacate (DBS)

Maleates

Dibutyl maleate (DBM)

Diisobutyl maleate (DIBM)

Other plasticisers

Benzoates
Epoxidized vegetable oils
Sulfonamides
N-ethyl toluene sulfonamide (o/p ETSA), ortho and para isomers
N-(2-hydroxypropyl) benzene sulfonamide (HP BSA)
N-(n-butyl) benzene sulfonamide (BBSA-NBBS)
Organophosphates
Tricresyl phosphate (TCP)
Tributyl phosphate (TBP)
Glycols/polyethers
Triethylene glycol dihexanoate (3G6, 3GH)
Tetraethylene glycol diheptanoate (4G7)


Polymeric plasticizers

Some other chemicals working as plasticizers are nitrobenzene, carbon disulfide and β-naphthyl salicylate. Plasticizers, such as DEHP and DOA, were found to be carcinogens and endocrine disruptors.


Safer plasticizers

Safer plasticizers with better biodegradability and less biochemical effects are being developed. Some such plasticizers are:

Acetylated monoglycerides; these can be used as food additives

Alkyl citrates, used in food packagings, medical products, cosmetics and children toys

Triethyl citrate (TEC)

Acetyl triethyl citrate (ATEC), higher boiling point and lower volatility than TEC

Tributyl citrate (TBC)

Acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC), compatible with PVC and vinyl chloride copolymers

Trioctyl citrate (TOC), also used for gums and controlled release medicines

Acetyl trioctyl citrate (ATOC), also used for printing ink

Trihexyl citrate (THC), compatible with PVC, also used for controlled release medicines

Acetyl trihexyl citrate (ATHC), compatible with PVC

Butyryl trihexyl citrate (BTHC, trihexyl o-butyryl citrate), compatible with PVC

Trimethyl citrate (TMC), compatible with PVC


Plasticizers for energetic materials

For energetic materials, especially propellants (eg. smokeless powders), plasticizers based on nitrates are frequently employed. Some such plasticizers are:

Nitroglycerine (NG)
Butanetriol trinitrate (BTTN)
Dinitrotoluene (DNT)
Metriol trinitrate (METN)
Diethylene glycol dinitrate (DEGN)
Bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)formal (BDNPF)
Bis(2,2-dinitropropyl)acetal (BDNPA)
2,2,2-Trinitroethyl 2-nitroxyethyl ether (TNEN)

Due to the secondary alcohol groups, NG and BTTN have relatively low thermal stability. METN, DEGN, BDNPF and BDNPA have relatively low energies. NG and DEGN have relatively high vapor pressure.


Plasticizers for concrete production

Superplasticizers are chemical admixtures that can be added to concrete mixtures to improve workability. Strength of concrete is inversely proportional to the amount of water added or water-cement (w/c) ratio. In order to produce stronger concrete, less water is added, which makes the concrete mixture very unworkable and difficult to mix, necessitating the use of plasticizers and superplasticizers.

Superplasticizers are also often used when pozzolanic ash is added to concrete to improve strength. This method of mix proportioning is especially popular when producing high strength concrete and fiber reinforced concrete.

Adding 2% superplasticizer per unit weight of cement is usually sufficient. However, note that most commercially available superplasticizers come dissolved in water, so the extra water added has to be accounted for in mix proportioning. Adding an excessive amount of superplasticizer will result in excessive segregation of concrete and is not advisable. Some studies also show that too much superplasticizer will result in a retarding effect.

Plasticizers are commonly manufactured from lignosulfonates, a by-product from the paper industry. Superplasticizers have generally been manufactured from sulfonated naphthalene formaldehyde or sulfonated melamine formaldehyde, although new generation products based on polycarboxylic ethers are now available. Traditional lignosulfonate based plasticisers and naphthalene and melamine based superplasticisers disperse the flocculated cement particles through a mechanism of electrostatic repulsion (see colloid). In normal plasticisers, the active substances are adsorbed on to the cement particles, giving them a negative charge, which leads to repulsion between particles. Naphthalene and melamine superplasticisers are organic polymers. The long molecules wrap themselves around the cement particles, giving them a highly negative charge so that they repel each other.

Polycarboxylate Ethers (PCE), the new generation of superplasticisers are not only chemically different from the older sulphonated melamine and naphthalene based products but their action mechanism is also different, giving cement dispersion by steric stabilisation, instead of electrostatic repulsion. This form of dispersion is more powerful in its effect and gives improved workability retention to the cementitious mix. Furthermore, the chemical structure of PCE allows for a greater degree of chemical modification than the older generation products, offering a range of performance that can be tailored to meet specific needs.

In ancient times, the Romans used blood as a superplasticizer for their concrete mixes.
Plasticisers can be obtained by your local concrete manufacturerHousehold washing up liquid may also be used as a simple plasticizer.

ORGANO PHOSPHATE ESTERS

Triphenyl Phosphate (T.P.P)

Chemical Name : Triphenyl Phosphate

Uses
Polyester fibers, Poly Carbonate triacetate,
NC, Photographic films, Cellulose acetate,
ethyl cellulose & cellulose acetate butyrate.

Typical properties :
Physical appearance :White flake
Phosphorus content: wt % 9.5
Specific gravity @ 60° C / 60 ° C :1.220
Melting Point °C :48° C
Acidity as phosphoric acid: % 0.003
Applications :

PAC’S TPP ( Triphenyl Phosphate ), a white flake having low iron content, meets the known specification of all major manufacturers of photographic safety film, It is a recognized organophosphorus flame retardant used in films sheetings, mouldings and certain coatings. Others important properties are its toughening ability and extremely low volatility in cellulose acetate and triacetate, its good resistance to extremely low volatility in cellulose Acetate and triacetate its good resistance to moisture, and its lack of odour. In most applications, it is combined with other plasticizers but it can be used as a primary flame retardant plasticizers in cast triacetate film and sheeting. These products are clear, tough and tack free, It also improves dimensional stability and dielectric strength. Other applications are in moulded acetate products and in coating based in nitrocellulose , ethyl cellulose and cellulose acetate butyrate.PAC’ S TPP when used in large proportions is usually combined with a solvent plasticizer to avoid crystallization and a consequent separation, as it is a solid at room temperature. It is more compatible with cellulose triacetate than with secondary cellulose acetate, but can be incorporated in the latter up to about 30 phr without separation. In secondary cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and ethyl cellulose, for film sheeting or moulding material, it is generally combined with other more active plasticizer such as dimethyl phthalate, dimethoxy ethyl phthalate or diethyl phthalate. It can be used alone in cast triacetate film and sheeting, where, as a very approximate guide, the top limit is 35 phr, or less ( 20-25 phr) under severe service conditions. The approximate top limit in melt-extruded sheeting of film is 15 phr of triphenyl phosphate, and injection moulding material it is about 20 phr. Triphenyl phosphate is compatible with cellulose nitrate in amounts up to equal proportions of plasticizer and resin.

Other films and sheetings :

Triphenyl phosphate as a plasticizer toughens cellulose acetate and imparts a good balance of properties in other films and sheeting. A solvent plasticizer is generally used along with triphenyl phosphate will reduce cold flow and improved tensile strength. Impact strength is correspondingly reduced. Ultraviolet-light stability is average. Whereas phthalate plasticizers and triacetin tend to increase the flammability of a cellulose acctate composition, triphenyl phosphate reduces flammability considerably. Cellulose acetate sheeting containing 20 phr or more triphenyl phosphate will not continue to burn when ignited and the flame withdrawnMoulding compostions : Typical moulding applications of triphenyl phosphate are in cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and vinyl copolymer compound which are used in records, vacuum cleaner parts, housings for clocks and appliances, and parts for Christmas tree lighting sets. Triphenyl phosphate is recommended for use in compounds for records based on vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer for several reasons. Up to 50 % by weight of fillers must be added to the resin to prevent heat distortion, and up to 5 phr triphenyl phosphate is added to wet these fillers. Its wetting actions is possible because it melts at a slightly lower temperature than the resin. It also functions as a surface – active agent in the calendaring process, and as an internal lubricant improving flow characteristics when the records is moulded. As a plasticizer, it controls brittleness in the final product. Its heat stability, low water absorption and low volatility are all advantages over other plasticizer that has been used in these applications.

Benefits :
It is used principally as a non-solvent plasticizer for cellulose acetate films having up to 80% retentivity and giving flexibility and toughness to the films An excellent catalyst/inhibitor/chain terminator for the growing polymer chain for the manufacture of polyester fibre An excellent fire retardant and plasticizer for synthetic resins viz. Phenol formal-dehyde, decorative laminated sheets etc. It is also used in making stencil blanks, dopes films, varnishes, enamels, plastics, lacquers and for impregnating roofing paper


Tricresyl Phosphate (T.C.P.)
Phosphorus Flame Retardant

TCP ( Tricresyl Phosphate ) is a low viscosity synthetic phosphate ester, Tricresyl Phosphate finds uses in wide variety of applications as Flame retardant plasticizer.

Uses
Leather cloth (PVC) : Upholstery, Book binding, Seat covers
Utility articles : Footwear, Raincoats, Handbags, Fiber glass cellulose acetate
Extruded articles : Cables (PVC & rubber), hoses, flexible pipe, coal mining, conveyor belts
Coatings : Nitrocellulose lacquers, phenolic resins, lube oils

Typical properties :

Physical appearance:Clear Liquid
Phosphorus content:wt % 8.4
Specific gravity @ 25° C :1.17±0.01
Boiling Point (decomposes )°C :415° C
Flash Point °C :220°C
Solubility (G/100 g Solvent) :Water Insoluble ,Completely soluble in Toluene, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Methanol

TCP is recommended for use in plastisols for fabrics coating & other applications where its low, stable viscosity offers improved processing. TCP can give a driver finish to coated fabrics. TCP has high plasticizing efficiency that enables formulator to achieve better flame retardance at lower cost. It can also be used as flame retardant in phenolic laminatesThe use of proper equipment is recommended. Excess exposure to the product should be avioded. Wash thoroughly after handling.
Product should be stored in cool, dry and well ventilated area away from incompatible materials.
Unless stated, shelf life of the product will be 12 months from the date of packing. For additional handling & toxicological information, consult PAC Material safety Data sheet. Triaryl Phosphate (T.A.P.)
Phosphorus Flame RetardantTAP ( Triaryl Phosphate ) is a low viscosity synthetic Triaryl phosphate ester, Triaryl Phosphate finds uses in wide variety of application as Flame retardant plasticizer

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