Actera Highlights Third-gen Retinoid for Skin, Bonding Agent for Hair

Adapinoid is a third-generation retinoid that was found to reduce wrinkles, and TeraBond is a reactive system that covalently bonds to amino acids and keratin fragments in human hair, which was found to increase hair repair as compared with Olaxplex.
Adapinoid is a third-generation retinoid that was found to reduce wrinkles, and TeraBond is a reactive system that covalently bonds to amino acids and keratin fragments in human hair, which was found to increase hair repair as compared with Olaxplex.
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Actera Ingredients highlights a retinoid for cosmetics, Adapinoid (INCI: Oleyl Adapalate), and a bonding agent for hair repair, TeraBond (INCI: Aspergillus Ferment (and) Arginine).

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Adapinoid

Adapinoid is a third-generation retinoid acting as a precursor of adapalene, which is reportedly proven to increase collagen, reduce photoaging and clear acne-prone skin.

Compared with first-generation retinoids such as vitamin A types like retinol and retinoic acid, Adapinoid is said to have far fewer toxicity concerns. Other benefits include:

  • Oil-Soluble: Easy to formulate without ethanol or solvents;
  • Stable: No need for airless packaging and filling; and
  • Accepted by dermatologists and consumers without the regulatory nuances of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).

In a 24-day clinical study, the granular layer and density of collagen in UV-aged skin treated with Adapinoid reportedly increased more than treatment with retinoic acid.

Additionally, treatment with photoaged skin in a 6-month study showed the active significantly decreased the majority of facial wrinkles such as crow's feet, forehead wrinkles and perioral wrinkles.

TeraBond

TeraBond is described as a reactive system that covalently bonds to amino acids and keratin fragments including broken disulfide linkages in human hair, and is a natural Plex bond multiplier.

According to the company, other Plex technology uses controversial ethoxylated chemicals that may contain 1,4-dioxane but TeraBond does not. It is 100% natural, safe and renewable.

The product can be used in hair treatments where developers and neutralizers (peroxides or enzyme oxidizers) also are used, such as:

  • Bleaching, balayage and highlights;
  • Demi and permanent color; and
  • Perms or hair relaxer treatments.

TeraBond also repairs hair in formulas for at-home use. It can be added to conditioner and leave-in treatments to restore hair without quats or silicones.

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Other benefits of using TeraBond in salon formulations include:

  • Reduces client and stylist exposure to chemicals;
  • Repairs hair to the same standard as leading Plex products;
  • Increases sheen and strength;
  • Repels moisture and
  • Reduces breakage.

According to the company, the formula studied with TeraBond was found to be 12× more concentrated than Olaplex Step 1.

In a clinical study, virgin black hair tresses were repeatedly bleached five times with 40 vol. developer, followed by extreme two-hour bleaching. A trained panel evaluated the untreated, TeraBond- and Olaplex-treated tresses. TeraBond was found to outperform the Olaplex-treated tresses in ease of combing; breakage with combing; natural fiber wave; and smoothness.

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