Natural Polymers for Natural Hair: The Smart Use of an Innovative Nanocarrier

    January 2020 in “ Elsevier eBooks ”
    Pierfrancesco Morganti, Gianluca Morganti
    Studysummary This review discusses the protective and reparative properties of chitin nanofibrils on hair structure and reports no clinical results; the authors suggest chitin-based products may aid in hair regrowth.
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