Visible Light-Mediated Environmentally Friendly and Universally Applicable Green Chemistry for Hair Cross-Linking
- Authors
- Kim, Jae Hak; Kim, Seo Young; Choi, Joonho; Lee, Hyun Jong
- Issue Date
- Jun-2023
- Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Keywords
- Green chemistry; Keratin cross-linking; Riboflavinphosphate; Hair strengthening; Hair setting
- Citation
- ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, v.11, no.27, pp 10029 - 10040
- Pages
- 12
- Journal Title
- ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 27
- Start Page
- 10029
- End Page
- 10040
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/88515
- DOI
- 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c01797
- ISSN
- 2168-0485
- Abstract
- According to this study, visible light-mediatedcross-linkingtechnology can be used to create eco-friendly hair care products.,The cosmetics industry is experiencing a rise in thedemand foreco-friendly products due to growing environmental awareness. In response,eco-friendly forms of raw materials, production processes, and packaginghave been developed. For hair products, the research focus is on aharmless method of cross-linking hair using eco-friendly raw materials.In this regard, we have recently proposed clean and nontoxic one-stepprotein cross-linking using eco-friendly chemicals composed of riboflavinphosphate (RFP), citric acid (CA), and polyols. In this study, wefurther explored the optimal concentration that induced maximum haircross-linking by adjusting the ratio of CA, isopentyldiol (IPD), andsorbitol required for hair keratin protein cross-linking. Variouscombinations of CA in the range of 0.5-3% and IPD and sorbitolin the range of 1-5% were used to induce RFP-mediated photo-cross-linking.As a result, the combination of CA 3%, IPD 5%, and sorbitol 3% inducedoptimal cross-linking and increased tensile stress and Young'smodulus of hair by 41% and 44%, respectively. In addition, RFP treatmentwas applied to black, brown, and blond hair to confirm the variationin the photo-cross-linking reaction according to hair color. Photo-cross-linkingwas successfully induced in the hair of all colors, and the increasein mechanical properties and hair-setting effect were verified. Haircolor had no discernible impact on visible light-mediated cross-linking.Lastly, we demonstrated that the visible light-mediated cross-linkingmethod we developed can be used for any hair color, and it is expectedto be widely adopted as an environmentally friendly hair care product.,
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