rhosyn_du
May 21st, 2008, 01:49 PM
This is probably as much a chemistry question as a hair care one, but I'm hoping someone can help ease my confusion.
I noticed that "hydrolized wheat protein" is on the 'cones list on the archived forums, and I'm rather confused. I thought hydrolizing proteins was to make them water soluble, and I'm completely baffled as to how the process would produce a silicone. And if hydrolized wheat protein really is somehow magically a silicone, what's so special about wheat that its protein becomes a silicone when hydrolized, but other proteins don't? :ponder:
I noticed that "hydrolized wheat protein" is on the 'cones list on the archived forums, and I'm rather confused. I thought hydrolizing proteins was to make them water soluble, and I'm completely baffled as to how the process would produce a silicone. And if hydrolized wheat protein really is somehow magically a silicone, what's so special about wheat that its protein becomes a silicone when hydrolized, but other proteins don't? :ponder: