Reconnection of cysteine in reduced hair with alkylene dimaleates via thiol-Michael click chemistry.
Yuwen WuLing MaTimson ChenJingguang G ChenJing WangPublished in: International journal of cosmetic science (2024)
Our data suggest that 1,4-n-butylene dimaleate can restore the mechanical properties of reduced hair by reconnecting reduced disulfide bonds and restoring the secondary conformation of hair keratin.