SH-OLIGOPEPTIDE-78

Substance information

Peptides are linking products of some (oligopeptides, eg 6 = hexapeptide) or many amino acids (then referred to as polypeptides or proteins).

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Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products

HAIR CONDITIONING

Leaves the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and / or imparts volume

SURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Surface-active agent to clean skin, hair and / or teeth

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Origin

synthetic (Information may exclusively reflect the status at initial entry of this ingredient into the relevant INCI dictionary; technological progress may have added new manufacturing options based on substances of different origin)

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Background information on use in cosmetics

Endogenous protein building blocks, so-called peptides, play a central role in the metabolism of the body. They signal to the body to activate the endogenous repair mechanism of the skin. This finding is used by cosmetics and peptides are frequently used in anti-ageing products (INCI: as word component peptides). Peptides are also used in haircare, eg in shampoos, conditioners and cures. They can penetrate into the inner hair structure (cortex) and strengthen the hair. In face care special active ingredient complexes are, for instance, used, in which peptides can be combined with different vitamins such as Vitamin B3, Provitamin B5 and Vitamin E as well as other care substances. These active ingredient complexes stimulate the slower regeneration of the mature skin, strengthen its structure and hence contribute towards visibly reducing wrinkles. Another peptide group is likewise used for the care of mature skin: polycollagen peptides. They consist of different peptides and collagen fragments which take over the behaviour of natural collagen fragments occurring in the skin which play an important role in the natural repair process of the skin. In care products this process is imitated. The result is a mitigation of lines and wrinkles. The complexion and the elasticity of the skin are improved. Surfactants are so-called detergent substances and have a major significance in cosmetics for the cleansing of the skin and hair. Surfactants are substances which, based on their molecular structure, are able to reduce the surface tension of a liquid. In this way it is possible that two actually not mixable substances, such as oil and water, can be finely mixed. Because of their properties, surfactants have manifold uses in cosmetics: they can cleanse, produce foam and act as emulsifiers and mix substances with one another. In shampoos, shower gels and soaps, surfactants are, for instance, used to wash fat and soil particles with water off from the body. Surfactants are also used in toothpaste. Here they promote during tooth cleaning the rapid and full dissolution and distribution of the paste in the mouth. The surfactants used in cosmetic products are primarily produced synthetically on the basis of vegetable raw materials. Surfactants are often used in combination to equally meet all desired requirements – like dissolution of soil and formation of foam in combination with a good skin tolerance – in the best possible manner. Through a skilled combination of a surfactant – viewed on its own – with unfavourable skin tolerance but a very good soil removal property with a very mild, skin protecting surfactant altogether a product with good cleansing properties and the same good skin tolerances is obtained.

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Belongs to the following substance groups

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Regulating cosmetics

Cosmetics Ingredients are subject to regulation. Please note, different regulations may apply to cosmetic ingredients outside the EU.