Plant based hair fibers

Abstract

Provided herein are hair fibers and methods of making and using the same. In one aspect, provided herein are hair fibers that comprise a core fiber (e.g., cellulosic core fiber), an outer coating, and a nourishing component. The nourishing component can be added to a hair fiber in a carrier vehicle comprising particles.

1 . A hair fiber comprising:
 a core fiber;   an outer coating associated with the core fiber; and   a nourishing component associated with the outer coating, wherein the nourishing component is comprised in a carrier vehicle.   
     
     
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         8 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the outer coating is affixed to the core fiber by covalent bonding or mechanical adhesion to one or more of surface accessible end groups present on the core fiber or the outer coating. 
     
     
         9 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the nourishing component comprises one or more of an essential oil, a metal, botanical extracts, botanical oils, proteins, an anti-microbial, and peptides. 
     
     
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         12 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the carrier vehicle is selected from the group consisting of a controlled-release particle, a cyclodextrin particle, a hydrogel, a sol-gel, a liposomal structure, an oleosome, and a halloysite nanotube. 
     
     
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         14 . The hair fiber of  claim 12 , wherein the nourishing component is released over time. 
     
     
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         19 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the core fiber is selected from the group consisting of a human hair fiber, an animal fiber, a synthetic hair fiber, a man-made cellulosic fiber, a biobased synthetic fiber, plant-derived fiber, a cellulosic fiber, a fiber blend, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
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         32 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the outer coating comprises one or more of a conditioning agent, a flame retardant, heat resistance improver, and an anti-static agent. 
     
     
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         40 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the fiber core is dyed or pigmented. 
     
     
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         42 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the hair fiber has a tenacity of about 0.5 cN/dtex to about 5 cN/dtex. 
     
     
         43 . The fiber of  claim 42 , wherein the hair fiber has a tenacity of at least 2 cN/dtex. 
     
     
         44 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein no more than 5% of the hair fiber is degraded at a temperature of up to 450° F. 
     
     
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         53 . A hair product comprising the hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the hair product is a hair extension, a wig or a hair piece. 
     
     
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         56 . A coating for a hair fiber comprising:
 an outer coating material; and   a nourishing component, wherein the nourishing component is comprised in a carrier vehicle.   
     
     
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         64 . The coating of  claim 56 , wherein the nourishing component comprises one or more of a condition agent, an antimicrobial, an essential oil, a metal, a botanical extract, a botanical oil, a protein, and a peptide. 
     
     
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         67 . The coating of  claim 56 , wherein the carrier vehicle is selected from the group consisting of a controlled-release particle, a cyclodextrin particle, a hydrogel, a sol-gel, a liposomal structure, an oleosome, and a halloysite nanotube. 
     
     
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         71 . A hair fiber comprising the coating of  claim 56  and a core fiber. 
     
     
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         80 . A method of producing a hair fiber, the method comprising:
 (a) obtaining a core fiber; and   (b) applying the coating of  claim 56 .   
     
     
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         124 . A hair fiber comprising:
 (i) a core fiber;   (ii) an outer coating associated with the core fiber; and   (iii) a nourishing component associated with the outer coating, wherein the nourishing component is comprised in a carrier vehicle;   wherein the hair fiber is produced by a method comprising following steps:   (a) obtaining a core fiber;   (b) coating the core fiber with the outer coating to obtain a hair fiber comprising a coated core fiber; and   (c) applying the nourishing component to the core fiber.   
     
     
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         136 . The hair fiber of  claim 19 , wherein the core fiber is a biobased synthetic fiber selected from the group consisting of starch-based, cellulose-based, protein-based, a lipid-derived polymer, genetically modified feedstock-derived, a bio-derived polyethylene, a polyhydroxyalkanoate, a polyhydroxyurethane, polylactic acid, poly-3-hydroxybutyrate, and polyamide 11. 
     
     
         137 . The hair fiber of  claim 1 , wherein the nourishing component comprises one or more of a condition agent, an antimicrobial, an essential oil, a metal, a botanical extract, a botanical oil, a protein, and a peptide.