Hair lotion
A hair tonic is a liquid for the care of the scalp or hair . The basis is usually an alcoholic solution based on ethanol or 2-propanol .
In the cosmetic field, hair tonic, which often contains herbal extracts from birch , for example , is mainly used to style the hair more easily, to refresh it and to perfume it. Medical hair lotions to reduce flaking often contain sulfur , salicylic acid , pyrithione , piroctone olamine or ciclopirox olamine .
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Individual evidence
- ^ S. Ebel, HJ Roth (Ed.): Lexicon of Pharmacy. Georg Thieme Verlag, 1987, ISBN 3-13-672201-9 , p. 305.