Chemistry

It’s hard to make generalizations about silk as you can get so many different kinds – liquid, powder, low molecular weight, high molecular weight, and so on. The molecular weight is important because the lower the molecular weight, the more likely the protein will actually penetrate the skin and hair and act as a humectant...

The best picture I could find was this one…of my campsite famous roasted corn on an open fire. Freshly picked that day, roasted until it’s sweet, then covered in creamy butter and salt! Yum! But that has very little to do with this post…except that I mention corn. Now I’m hungry! Phytokeratin is a proprietary...

Oats are also called “avena sativa” – look for this ingredient on labels of your favourite products. I love hydrolyzed oat protein – I put it in nearly everything! Although the suggested usage is 1 to 5%, I tend to use about 2% due to cost. It is a humectant, so I use it for...

This is a picture of the hydrolysis of saccharides. It really doesn’t go well with this post, but I thought it needed a picture! I do love the hydrolyzed proteins – they’re humectants, emollients, and film formers, and they do this at really low usage levels, so they’re fantastic additions to your products. We can...

For thick, luscious, bouncing, and behaving hair try panthenol! As I mentioned yesterday, I love panthenol in most of my products. I’ve got it in my toner because it helps with skin elasticity and damaged skin. I’ve got it in my various hair care products because it’s awesome for hair. I’ve even thrown it into...