Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Description
Acts like a hybrid between a film-forming humectant and a protein
Group
Humectants
Categories
Proteins

Notes

SourceNotesStatus
Neudahl, G. (1999) Proteins for Conditioning Hair and Skin Conditioning Agents for Hair and Skin
Hydrolyzed wheat protein and hydrolyzed wheat starch condition hair by both penetrating and coating, similar to hydrolyzed sweet almond protein.
Neudahl, G. (1999) Proteins for Conditioning Hair and Skin Conditioning Agents for Hair and Skin
Substantivity to normal hair increases with concentration, peaking rapidly at 2% actives and plateauing above 5% actives.
Neudahl, G. (1999) Proteins for Conditioning Hair and Skin Conditioning Agents for Hair and Skin
Studies on hair damaged with a 2% sodium hydroxide cream for 15 minutes showed that hydrolyzed wheat protein at 5% solids reduced brittleness at low relative humidity and limpness at high relative humidity.
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