Keratrix For HAIR (PLANT BASE HAIR ACTIVES)

Description

Keratrix is a blend of carob tree hydrolyzate and soy hydrolyzate. This blend is targeting a thicker and stronger hair fibre.

➡THE CAROB TREE HYDROLYZATE
The carob tree hydrolyzate consists of peptides and free amino acids obtained by specific hydrolysis of the
protein components of carob tree seeds, from which carbohydrate components have been previously removed
(gum).
The resulting hydrolyzate has approximately:
– 60% of peptides lower than 300 Da
-20% between 300 and 1,000 Da
-9% between 1,000-5,000 Da
– 10% has a size over 5,000 Da.

Most are dipeptides and, in addition, a minimum of 20% are oligopeptides with 2 to 6 amino acids. This
hydrolyzate is characterized by its richness in three amino acids that make up over 47% of the protein total:
glutamic acid, arginine and aspartic acid. Essential amino acids represent 42-48% and sulfur amino acids (such as
methionine and cystine) constitute 0.5-3.0%, specially interesting for hair care.

➡SOY HYDROLYZATE
Soy (Glycine max L.) is an annual herbaceous plant that belongs to the Leguminosae family (Fabaceae). This plant comes from the wild species (Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc, Glycine ussuriensis Regel & Maack) and it can be up to 1.5 m in height. The leaves are trifoliate and hairy, and they usually detach before the seeds are ripe. The flowers are white-yellowish or blue-violet in color and small in size. The fruit is a pod containing 2-6 seeds, variable in color from white-
yellowish and brown. Like all the other members of the leguminosae family, soy is able to capture all the nitrogen it needs, as it has nodules in which atmospheric nitrogen-fixing bacteria are developed (Rhizobium japonicum).

Most plant proteins are considered “incomplete” proteins, because they have a relatively low content of one or more essential amino acids, with insufficient levels for the needs of human beings. The grains are often low in lysine and legumes usually have a low content of sulfur amino acids methionine and cysteine, which are so important for hair. However, the level of sulfur amino acids present in soy is higher than in other legumes and consequently, soy protein is ideal for hair care treatments. The amino acids typically found in the soy protein are: leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, valine, isoleucine, threonine, tyrosine, tryptophan, cystine and methionine.

Both ingredients are added via multicapillary injection into a cationic guar pre gel. It creates bonds with the
negatively charged amino acids of keratin and contributes to the stabilization of the peptide chains of the
fibers, improving structural integrity of hair fibers.

Appearance: Slight yellow translucent liquid

Application: Hair Treatment, Leave on, Rinsed off

Recommended dosage: 2-3%

Product Origin: Spain