"Milady's Hair Care Product Ingredients Dictionary" contains a current and comprehensive list of the ingredients that are likely to be found in professional hair care products for salon use and retail products for home use. Milady's Hair Care Product Ingredients Dictionary is written using the International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) system, the commonly accepted nomenclature for all cosmetic products, and the name most likely to appear on the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and the product's label. An explanation of the different systems of nomenclature is included and terms are cross-referenced using the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) nomenclature. Common names are also included with definitions and referenced to the INCI name.
John Halal began his career in the beauty industry as a hairstylist over 40 years ago. Halal is a former salon owner, a licensed cosmetology instructor and founder and president of Honors Beauty College, Inc. since 1992.
Halal is an affiliate member of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SCC). He is the Immediate Past President of the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) and is a past President of the Indiana Cosmetology Educators Association (ICEA).
Halal is the author of Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified and Milady's Hair Care and Product Ingredient Dictionary. He is also a contributing author of the Milady Standard Cosmetology Textbook and several other milady publications.
Halal obtained his associate's degree, with highest distinction, from Indiana University and is a member of The Golden Key National Honor Society and Alpha Sigma Lambda.
He has authored numerous articles on a wide variety of topics and has been published in several professional trade magazines. He often travels, as a guest speaker, to address both professional and consumer groups.
"I love the beauty industry more than ever", he states proudly. The secret, according to Halal is to "never stop learning."
