Biotechnology as a platform for hair cosmetic science

Renewable biobased materials, including silk, cellulose, lignin, and microbial proteins, are emerging as sustainable, high-performance alternatives to conventional petrochemical cosmetic ingredients

Biotechnology is reframing hair cosmetics from passive surface deposition toward precision molecular engineering, using proteins, peptides, and biobased polymers to…

Full text: https://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/fulltext/S0167-7799(26)00381-1?rss=yes

Author

Ana Tinoco, José Pedro Carvalho, Filipa Gonçalves, André da Costa, Madalena Martins, Artur Cavaco-Paulo

Source

Trends in Biotechnology, 2026-10-01.

Supplier

Solfarcos
University of Minho (UMINHO)

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