Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your golden hairrr….conditioning secrets!
This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.
There’s a problem with hair conditioners. They’re not too friendly to the environment! Many conditioners contain ingredients made from chemicals and petroleum. Is there a better recipe?
Enter Fengyang Wang and team at Stockholm University. They made a new bio-based conditioner. They blended up tree fibers called lignins and coconut oil.
And? Bio-based conditioner to the rescue for tangles and damage! The conditioner reduced the force needed to comb hair by thirteen percent! Under a microscope, they saw visible restoration for damaged hair!
This bio-based conditioner offers the same quality and effects we expect….
Without TANGLING with petrochemicals! Boo yah!
Reference: Wang, F., et al. Lignin gel emulsions for environmentally benign hair conditioning. Sci. Adv.11. Eadr8372 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr8372