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    Glossary 18-Methyleicosanoic Acid

    fatty acid crucial for hair's water-repelling outer layer

    18-Methyleicosanoic Acid (18-MEA) is a fatty acid that is a key component of the outermost layer of human hair. It helps to provide hair with its hydrophobic (water-repelling) properties, which protect the hair shaft from damage and maintain its natural shine and smoothness.

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    1. Degradation of Hair Surface: Importance of 18-MEA and Epicuticle Cosmetics · 2019 · 25 citations
    2. Biomimetics through bioconjugation of 16-methylheptadecanoic acid to damaged hair for hair barrier recovery Scientific Reports · 2024 · 4 citations
    3. ATOMISTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HEALTHY AND DAMAGED HAIR SURFACES: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY OF FATTY ACIDS ON PROTEIN LAYER ChemBioChem · 2024
    4. Biomimetics Through Bioconjugation of 16- Methylheptadecanoic Acid to Damaged Hair for Hair Barrier Recovery Research Square (Research Square) · 2024
    5. Deposition of 18-MEA onto Damaged Hair to Form a Persistent Hydrophobicity Journal of Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Japan · 2011
    6. Metabolomic analysis of amino acids and lipids in human hair altered by dyeing, perming and bleaching Experimental Dermatology · 2016 · 24 citations
    7. Known and Unknown Features of Hair Cuticle Structure: A Brief Review Cosmetics · 2019 · 27 citations
    8. Investigation of the damage on the outermost hair surface using ToF‐SIMS and XPS Surface and interface analysis · 2011 · 25 citations
    9. ToF‐SIMS characterization of the lipid layer on the hair surface. I: the damage caused by chemical treatments and UV radiation Surface and interface analysis · 2010 · 23 citations
    10. Delipidisation of wool fibres and the subsequent beneficial properties of delipidised wool fibres Coloration Technology · 2025
    11. Structural analysis of the outermost hair surface using TOF-SIMS with gas cluster ion beam sputtering Biointerphases · 2016 · 11 citations
    12. Deletion of the <i>Sox21</i> gene drastically affects hair lipids Experimental Dermatology · 2012 · 2 citations
    13. Chronological ageing of human hair keratin fibres International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2010 · 49 citations
    14. A systematic method for the sensitive and specific determination of hair lipids in combination with chromatography Journal of Chromatography B · 2005 · 43 citations
    15. Characterization of the lipid composition at the proximal root regions of human hair International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2005 · 41 citations
    16. Integral hair lipid in human hair follicle Journal of dermatological science · 2011 · 36 citations
    17. Features of the fatty acid profile of down and guard fibers of felted wool of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountain sheep breed Scientific Reports · 2026
    18. 土-P4-517 がん化学療法レジメン管理における薬剤師の関与に対する検討(がん薬物療法(レジメン管理と運用),ポスター発表,一般演題,再興、再考、創ろう最高の医療の未来) 日本医療薬学会年会講演要旨集 · 2013
    19. Exploring the effects of wetting and free fatty acid deposition on an atomistic hair fiber surface model incorporating Keratin Associated Protein 5-1 2022
    20. Influence of Amino Acids on the Hair Structure Before and During Chemical Treatments Universal library of medical and health sciences. · 2025
    21. Straight to the Point: What Do We Know So Far on Hair Straightening? Skin appendage disorders · 2021 · 4 citations
    22. Thermal Induced Changes in Cuticle and Cortex to Chemically Treated Hair Biopolymers · 2025
    23. The Ethnic Differences of the Damage of Hair and Integral Hair Lipid after Ultra Violet Radiation Annals of Dermatology · 2013 · 59 citations
    24. Distribution and Localization of Hydrophobic and Ionic Chemical Groups at the Surface of Bleached Human Hair Fibers Langmuir · 2014 · 36 citations
    25. Influence of Oxidative and/or Reductive Treatment on Human Hair (I): Analysis of Hair-Damage after Oxidative and/or Reductive Treatment Journal of oleo science · 2003 · 20 citations
    26. Quantification of Squalene and Lactic Acid in Hair Bulbs with Damaged Sheaths: Are They Metabolic Wastes in Alopecia? Biomedicines · 2023
    27. Poly-D,L-Lactic Acid Filler Restores Hair Thickness and Shine by Ameliorating Age-Associated Follicular Decline International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2026
    28. Mechanism of Cuticle Hole Development in Human Hair Due to UV-Radiation Exposure Cosmetics · 2018 · 8 citations
    29. In search of hair damage using metabolomics? Experimental Dermatology · 2016 · 1 citations
    30. Penetration of oils into hair International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2024