Linum usitatissimum seed polysaccharide is a product obtained from the seedling of the same name.

What it is used for and where
Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is an important industrial crop from which seeds, oils and fibres are obtained.
The seeds contain interesting antioxidant components such as phenylpropanoid compounds, vanillic acid, vanillin, carmaric acid, ferulic acid and are the richest source of alpha-linolenic acid as well as an excellent source of dietary fibre.

Cosmetics
Hair fixative. This ingredient has the ability to create, with its protective film, stiffness and hold in the hair, and also has the ability to form, with its hydrophilic and elastic properties, bonds between the hair fibres, to keep the hair in a particular shape for a certain time.

Waving and straightening agent for hair. It is an ingredient that enables straightening and/or waving by permanently changing the shape or configuration of the keratinous hair fibres.
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