AC Kerazyme® is a natural and effective complex, a unique blend of hydrolyzed keratin and Trametes versicolor extract for hair care applications.
Hair Waving Or Straightening
Hairstyles, like fashion, have become more adventurous, and most consumers have an "anything goes" attitude when styling their hair. The wide variety of hair setting, waving, or straightening ingredients available on the market can achieve short styles, long, voluminous hair, and sleek looks.
However, in recent years, the hair fixative industry has undergone drastic changes due to regulatory, environmental, and marketing pressures, resulting in a move away from alcohol-containing styling products. The high water and alcohol-free objectives for styling products mainly impacted hair sprays.
The maturity of the hair spray market and changing hairstyles have contributed to an increase in the use of hair styling mousses. Except for hairsprays, styling mousses are the most popular hairstyling product form, and were used by 17% of consumers across Europe.
The foam products' ease of application, pleasing aesthetics, and range of on-hair attributes are widely accepted by the consumer. They are easy to apply and allow certain hairstyles to be easily achieved. Unlike setting lotions, they do not run off.Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer is a terpolymer based on acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, and N-t-butyl acrylamide, an anionic film-forming agent used as a hairsetting resin in hair spray applications. It is a rigid, relatively brittle polymer with a strong setting effect.
Cysteine is a sulfur-containing, proteinogenic, semi-essential amino acid. It is widely used for a wide range of applications, including in the food sector as a dough conditioner and a flavoring agent.
Laneth-15 is ethoxylated lanolin alcohol with 15 moles of ethylene oxide, a nonionic surface active agent with a remarkable blend of branched-chain alcohols and sterols. Due to these natural skin-moisturizing lipids, this ingredient possesses significant emollience.
Lysine Carboxymethyl Cysteinate is a synthetic amino acid derivative obtained through the reaction of cystine with monochloroacetic acid, followed by salification with lysine.
PEG/PPG-25/25 Dimethicone/Acrylates Copolymer is a product of a reaction of t-butyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, and dimethicone copolyol, an anionic film-forming agent with silicone surfactant for hair setting.
Polyquaternium-46 is a quaternary compound, a copolymer of vinylcaprolactam (Vcap), vinylpyrrolidone (VP), and quaternized vinylimidazole (QVI). Its 20% solution in water is a light yellowish, viscous liquid.
Thanks to their various types and properties, polyurethanes are among the most versatile polymers used in many industries. Polyurethane-foamed seats, soles, electronic devices, balls, and ski boots are made from them.
Polyvinylcaprolactam is a nonionic, film-forming, hair-setting polymer typically used in aerosol sprays, pump sprays, and lotions. Depending on the setting effect, the formulation can contain 2 – 4.5 % polymer. It is miscible with ethanol, isopropanol, and mixtures of water and alcohol.
Sodium sulfite is a sodium salt of sulfurous acid, an inorganic compound used in skin and hair care formulas for balancing pH and as a preservative, reducing agent, and antioxidant.
Trametes Versicolor is a polypore mushroom grown on tree trunks and found worldwide. Trametes Versicolor Extract contains many biologically active substances, including polysaccharides, proteins, and free amino acids.
VA/Crotonates Copolymer is a vinyl acetate and crotonic acid copolymer, an anionic film-forming agent for hair-setting applications. It is typically used in aerosol and pump sprays, lotions, and foam hair fixatives. It is distributed as transparent, fine beads with a weak characteristic odor.
VA/Crotonates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Copolymer is a copolymer of vinyl acetate, crotonic acid, and vinyl neodecanoate, an anionic film-forming polymer for hair setting. It is a fine transparent beads with a slight, characteristic odor.