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Have you ever gotten so hot and bothered about a cosmetic ingredient that you couldn’t wait to share it with others and your thoughts were moving way quicker than your fingers os you end up wiht a bunhc f typos? No? Just me? Okay.
I’ve been closely following research on hydrolyzed quinoa-—yep, the super grain of the ancient Incas that’s been purported to regulate blood sugar levels and diabetes—and its potential to “penetrate the hair shaft to prevent damage, while adding control and manageability” and “retain hair color through a natural and sustainable platform,” according to cosmetic ingredient manufacturer TRI-K Industries. And because quinoa has all eight essential amino acids, is paraben-free and gluten-free, it could be a superstar ingredient for natural hair and skin care formulations.
Hydrolyzed Quinoa Improved Damaged Hair
TRI-K Industries has been reporting on their research for a couple of years, but has just now officially launched Quinoa Pro EX. In a test that applied five treatments of a solution comprised of 1% Quinoa Pro EX to swatches of double bleached Caucasian hair, the results were:
- 32% improvement on damage to the outside of the hair, and
- 26% reduction of damage inside the hair cortex
In separate tests, the Quinoa Pro EX produced:
- 79% reduction in stress during wet combing,
- 83% reduction in stress during dry combing, and
- 51% increased reflection (gloss and shine).
I’ve been in a nearly exclusive love affair with slippery elm for most of 2012, but I have to admit that the findings above leave me a wee bit smitten. Hydrolyzed quinoa is already used in hair care products such as Aubrey Organics NuStyle Organic Detangler & Shine Booster, but I’d say it’s just a matter of time before quinoa becomes the latest “it” cosmetic ingredient and starts turning up in all kinds of hair and skin care products.
In the meanwhile, I’ve ordered a small sample to play with over the holidays. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes.
Do you eat quinoa? How do you prepare it?
The results: 32% improvement on damage to the outside of the hair +26% reduction inside the cortex… http://t.co/m2JtnzYI #naturalhair
Yes. I ordered some Hydrolyzed Quinoa. I haven’t gotten into trying out the percentages just yet, but I only hear great things about it. Its supposedly a super protein to help damaged and dry hair even in small percentages. Is supposed to be really good to use in detanglers and conditioners. So for those who, it may be wasted to use it in shampoos or rinse off mixes. http://bit.ly/RMzSUN
(Excuse the typos. Above, its supposed to read “So, for those who DIY, it may be a waste to use it in shampoos or rinse off mixes.”)
Please, please let me know how your experimenting goes. Seems like it would be a great addition to a leave-in or deep conditioner. Thx for the link to you post too! Now you’ve got me wanting to know more about Vitamin E MT50 “the grown and sexy brother of regular vitamin E.” <~~~This cracked me up!!
It really is, though. lol!! MT50 is the super antioxidant that some companies use to keep their oils from going rancid. Allegedly, just 0.02% can make your oils last 6 months longer. There’s something different about it. I got mine from itdf (http://bit.ly/USbHUk)
They say “natural blend of d-alpha, d-gamma, d-delta and d-beta tocopherols” with “gamma tocopherol that offers the highest anti-oxidant activity”.
But yeah, when I really get into testing Hydrolyzed Quinoa I’ll prob. write up something to let folk know what I’ve done and how much I’ve used, and if I saw any improvements. Hydrolyzed Quinoa was one of the slightly more expensive ingredients I’ve bought so far, so I’m gonna be careful with it.
RT @mainelementlove: Natural Hair News: In the lab: Hydrolyzed Quinoa http://t.co/z5x4P60l //Hearing great things abt it #naturalhair #diy