Keratin Vs. Lipids: The Science Of Truly Healthy Hair

Keratin has long been praised as the secret to achieving stronger, smoother and shinier hair. Salon-goers are all too familiar with the popular Keratin Treatment which promises long-term smoothness for those with frizzy hair. 

And yet, you may still be wondering what is keratin and why is it so good for your hair? The answer is simple. Keratin is a protective protein that is foundational to our internal and external hair. We can lose or destroy keratin due to our hair regimens, resulting in dull, weakened hair. Ensuring that our hair has an optimal level of keratin keeps it healthier, stronger, and smoother. But did you know that maintaining and restoring keratin requires lipids?

 

What Are Lipids + Why Keratin Needs Them?

Lipids are fatty acids and, along with keratin, they make up the foundation of our hair structure. While Lipids are only 4% of the hair, they are essential for solving the mystery of how to get healthy hair. 

If keratin are the building blocks of the hair, lipids are the cement. This means that lipids are important because they fuse keratin together to build the hair structure. When we lose lipids, we lose keratin. If these lipids are not replenished, our hair becomes dull, weak and dry.

3 Reasons Why We Lose Hair Lipids:

The reality is that lipid loss is unpreventable and without these lipids, keratin will be lost as well. While we are born with a pre-determined ratio of hair lipids, we unfortunately lose these natural hair lipids every day due to external factors like:

1. Our daily habits, from our morning shampoo to daily combing and brushing.
2. Our styling preferences, as in colouring, perming or straightening your hair.
3. The weather. This one we don’t have as much control over, but making sure that we protect our hair where we can.

How The System Professional LipidCodeTM Complex Replenishes Lost Hair Lipids:

System Professional scientists discovered the power of hair identical lipids: Glyceryl Monooleate and Oleic Acid.

While these two hair identical lipids may sound intimidating, they are found naturally in the body or in nature.

System Professional's LipidCodeTM Complex harnesses these keratin-fusing lipids to penetrate deep inside the hair to effectively replenish the lipids that we lose and regenerate hair from the core.

The Result:

Increased protection against keratin loss for hair that:
- Has up to 20% more shine.
- Has improved feel with up to 60% more smoothness.
- Has up to 10x more resistance to breakage.