Peptide composition and uses thereof

Abstract

The present application relates to a composition comprising at least one peptide with a size of 6-12 amino acids, wherein 2-5 of said amino acids are cysteines, which can be used for treatment and grooming products for animal hair, preferably for treatment and cosmetics for human hair. Several methods are available for styling hair which involve breaking and re-establishing new disulphide bonds, allowing the hair to be relaxed and straightened. However, the currently more effective methods for styling hair use harmful chemical products. There is therefore a continuing need for formulations that can be used for effectively styling hair fibres without damaging same. The present invention therefore intends to provide a composition for treating animal hair, including human hair, without the use of chemicals that are harmful to hair fibres and to the health of the user, and uses of said compositions as a shampoo, lotion, serum, cream, conditioner, foam, elixir, oil, aerosol or mask.