Hair Treatment Formulation: Protein and Moisture

Creating a wash-off hair treatment with separate protein and moisture components, similar to what you've seen, involves selecting specific ingredients that provide these benefits and incorporating them into a suitable base.

For a wash-off treatment, it's beneficial to use ingredients that can adhere well to the hair even after rinsing. Here are some ingredient types you can consider:

• For Protein and Keratin (Hair Repair and Strength):

  • Ingredients like KeraQuat™ or Hair Wheat Protein are processed to have a positive charge, which helps them bind to the negatively charged hair surface. This allows them to stay on the hair longer, providing repair and strengthening benefits even in a wash-off formula.
  • You can also include standard hydrolyzed proteins or keratins like Pure Keratin™ or Hydrolyzed Silk Protein for general protein benefits, although the cationic versions are better for rinse-off adhesion.

• For Moisture (Hydration and Softness):

  • Moisturizing agents such as WaterLock™ can adhere to the hair and help prevent moisture loss.
  • Ingredients like Natural Moisturizing Amino Acids or MOIST72™ provide hydration to the hair.
  • If your treatment base includes an oil phase (like a conditioning emulsion), an emollient like LipidSoft™ Moist can help provide softness and reduce water evaporation.

To create a treatment, you would select a combination of these ingredients and incorporate them into a wash-off base (such as a conditioner base or a hair mask base). The specific usage rate for each ingredient would depend on the desired intensity of the treatment and the manufacturer's recommendations for each raw material.

Mixing concentrated "protein" and "moisture" liquids is a simplified way to think about it; in practice, you are combining specific active ingredients that deliver those functions within a complete formula.