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Patent Insights: Remedies For Damaged Hair
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Recent patents linked to hair damage focus on scalp health, hydration and nourishing and strengthening the strands from within to repair damage. Neha Srivastava, Senior Patent Analyst - Food &…
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Patent Insights: Remedies For Damaged Hair

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Recent patents linked to hair damage focus on scalp health, hydration and nourishing and strengthening the strands from within to repair damage.

Neha Srivastava, Senior Patent Analyst – Food & Drink and Beauty & Personal Care

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    • What you need to know

  2. WHAT CONSUMERS WANT AND WHY

    • Hair repair solutions are a top focus for consumers
    • Graph 1: features of interest to consumers in haircare products, 2025
    • Consumers focus on scalp care, hydration and hair-strengthening attributes

  3. PRODUCT INNOVATION TRENDS

    • Hydration and damage claims lead in haircare launches globally
    • Graph 2: % of hair product launches with selected claims, by region, 2021-25
    • Damage repair launches target the scalp microbiome, hydration and hair strength

  4. THE PATENT LANDSCAPE

    • The rise in hair damage repair patents highlights the growing consumer emphasis on hair health
    • Graph 3: patents related to haircare formulations for damage repair, 2015-25
    • China takes the lead in patent grants for hair damage repair formulations
    • Procter & Gamble Co emerges as a top innovator in haircare formulations for damage repair
    • Graph 4: top 10 organisations with granted patents related to haircare formulations for damage repair, 2026
    • Prioritise scalp health
    • Brands link scalp care with hair damage in haircare launches
    • Graph 5: % of hair product launches that include ‘scalp’ in the product description and feature a damaged hair claim, 2021-25
    • Improve scalp health with fermentation metabolites
    • Protein- and peptide-infused haircare launches enhance scalp health
    • Patents uncover the use of proteins and amino acids to improve the scalp microbiome
    • Essential oils and nourishing oils support hair repair
    • Botanicals and oils nourish the scalp and repair hair damage
    • Consider hydration-focused haircare ingredients
    • Hair products increasingly link hydration to damage repair
    • Graph 6: % of hair product launches with a damaged hair claim that also feature a moisturising/hydrating claim, 2021-25
    • Patents highlight protective barriers for the hair’s surface
    • Haircare launches feature proteins from soy, wheat and milk for damage repair
    • Ingredients like osmolytes and polyols are used for moisture retention
    • Focus on restoring the hair’s inner strength
    • Recent launches introduce formulas with advanced hair damage repair properties
    • Patented formulations repair disulphide bonds and restore bond density to repair hair damage
    • Patents reveal the significance of nutrition and gene modulation in repairing damaged hair
    • Consider haircare products with bleach- or heat-protective ingredients
    • Prevent or treat hair damage with pollutant-repellent ingredients

  5. KEY TAKEAWAYS

    • Key takeaways

  6. APPENDIX

    • Research methodology
    • Key patent examples related to haircare formulations for damage repair

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