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Influence of microemulsion structure on cystine reactivity with keratin fibres
1Institute de Tecnologïa Quïmica y Textil (CSIC), C/Jorge Girona Salgado, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
International Journal of Cosmetic Science
|May 22, 2009
Abstract:
Summary The activity of thioglycolic acid, incorporated in a microemulsion, towards cystine residues present in keratin proteins has been investigated. In an attempt to relate the structural state of the microemulsions to cystine reactivity, an appropriate model system showing a large microemulsion domain with diverse structures was chosen. The realm of preferentially hydrocarbon-continuous microemulsion-type media was found to induce the highest activity.

