Development and Evaluation of a Novel Fish-Derived Protein Peptide Conditioner Formulated with Pneumatophorus Japonicus Heads Peptides

July 2024 in “ International journal of agriculture and food sciences research. ”

Haijing Zhang, Runhui Liu, Xichang Wang, M. H. Hong, Changhua Xu

Pneumatophorus japonicus peptides keratin amino acids hair shaft protein conditioner wheat protein fish-derived protein PHP conditioner

Studysummary This study found that a hair conditioner using peptides from Pneumatophorus japonicus heads improved damaged hair's structure, gloss, and smoothness more effectively than a commercial wheat protein conditioner by increasing amino acid content and interacting with hair keratin.

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