Presented herein are processes for forming
active agent extracts and methods of using the same in healthcare formulations, such as
hair care formulations.
Active agent extracts are incorporated into compositions or formulations which, on application to damaged hair, reverses
oxidative damage of disulfide bonds. More specifically, presented herein are processes for preparation of compositions of enzymatically hydrolyzed
moringa seed extracts, which 1) repair
cysteic acid residues and restore disulfide bonds, enhancing hair
protein structural integrity, 2) protect hair from harsh hair treatments such as bleaching and other
oxidative damage causing treatments such as coloring, highlighting, straightening, perming, hot ironing, and styling, and 3) actively penetrate hair, leading to improvement or restoration of internal hair structures and in mechanical properties of the hair.