Mycofuse™ Protect optimizes sustainable mycelium technology to shield and strengthen hair
Mycofuse™ Protect
*MycoFuse™ Protect is a trademarked product from Active Concepts, LLC.
Background:
Mycofuse™ Protect optimizes sustainable mycelium technology to shield and strengthen hair. The renewable nature of mushrooms and mycelium prompt their incorporation into beauty applications for a biotechnological revolution.
Mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, co-exist in nature’s complex communities forming symbiotic relationships with various botanicals and ecosystems. A neurological network in nature, mycelium depicts a ‘wood wide web’, establishing connections between plants for nutrient transfers and increased defensive responses. Plants utilizing a mycelium network, experience increased disease resistance and habitat protection. Expansive benefits of mycelium encourage its use in mycorestoration projects to filter water, co-cultivate food crops, denature toxic wastes, and control insect populations. Ecological rehabilitation with mycelium is one of nature’s oldest methods to manage plant stress, disease, natural disasters, and organic decomposition. Human activity and intervention damage habitats, reduce biodiversity, and deplete natural resources. Current research, such as applications conducted by Paul Stametes, a world-renowned mycologist, and Ecovative Design, a biotech company, are harnessing the power of mycelium for environmental, medicinal, and technological purposes.
Benefits of Mycofuse™ Protect:
• Improves Hair Strength
• Hair Pollution Protection
• Prevents Thermal Damage
Mycelium is forming an influential network in architecture, agriculture, food, fashion, and medical technology. The emergence of nature’s sustainable infrastructure, mycelium-harnessed technology is achieving scaffolding for skin substitutes and organ replacements, as well as environmental remediation, and alternatives to Styrofoam and plastics. From plant-based meats to reliable building materials, mycelium could curb our reliance on plastics, fuel, and excessive energy use. Fungal fashion is one industry example incorporating the benefits of mycelium and mushrooms to reduce the carbon footprint commonly associated with the textile industry. With minimal waste and energy cost, mycelium offers an answer to sustainability concerns. Harnessing the innovative potential of mycelium, Mycofuse™ Protect is the beginning of a fungi revolution for the beauty industry.
BENEFITS
Utilizing nature’s sustainable infrastructure, Mycofuse™ Protect optimizes attributes of mycelium to shield hair strands from damaging effects of heat and visible damage from chemical processes such as bleaching. Improving strength and elasticity, Mycofuse™ Protect encourages smooth, healthy hair with an environmental conscience. Mycelium shielding technology offers damage control and masking for optimal hair care protection from environmental aggressors or everyday stressors.
INCI Nomenclature: Water & Lentinus Edodes Mycelium Extract & Lactobacillus Ferment
Appearance: Colorless to Yellow, Slightly Hazy to Hazy Viscous Gel
Suggested Use Levels: 1-10%
Suggested Applications: Conditioning, Hydrating, Smooth Hair
pH: 3 to 7 pH
Formulating Guidelines: Mycofuse™ Protect can be added to the water or cooling phase of the formulation.
**Note: Product may change appearance if exposed to cold temperatures during
shipment or storage. If this happens, please gently warm to 45-50°C and mix until normal appearance is restored.
Storage: Protected from direct light and humidity at a temperature of 50°-77°F (10°-25°C)
Shelf life: 12 months, properly stored, in sealed container.
This product should be added to a formulation at the recommended usage rate.
All products sold are cosmetic grade; External Use Only; Cosmetic & Personal Care Formulations Only.
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Our products are for cosmetic and personal care formulations only; External Use Only. We recommend working with a chemist or a formulator if you’re not advanced in formulating.
Statements contained herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat and cure, or prevent disease.
