Curamina® is a revolutionary dual-action bioactive ingredient for holistic hair care designed to work with protein ingredients. It creates essential peptide bonds and delivers long-lasting film-forming properties. Curamina® rejuvenates hair health, enhances manageability, and retains style. Suitable for all hair types.
One ingredient, many benefits:
Strengthen hair
Good humidity resistance
Retain style
Define curls
Fight frizz
~40% of global hair care products include protein ingredients
Get more out of your proteins
Curamina® works with most proteins, including animal-, plant-, and biotech-derived ingredients. The addition of Curamina® is shown to enhance the performance of proteins, from strengthening to style retention.
In a frizz and humidity study, adding Curamina® reduces frizz more effectively than protein alone after 24 hours of exposure at 85% relative humidity.
Contact us for more details about this study and others.
Expand Your Toolbox
Curamina® is a versatile, water-soluble ingredient that creates value across the spectrum of hair care when used with protein ingredients.
Curamina® is a catalyst for innovation, with unique functionality that can support healthy hair claims, boost the performance of styling products, retain color, and more. Curamina™ can be formulated into protein-oriented haircare formulas to enhance effectiveness and provide additional consumer benefits.
Formulate with Curamina®
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The Booster Concept
Curamina® is shown to boost the performance of finished leave-in hair products that contain hydrolyzed proteins. Curamaina® can be formulated into a concentrated serum to complement existing product families.
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Inspiring Formulas
Explore our Pro-Bond Concept, an inspiring silicone-free, leave-in hair care products. Curamina® is co-formulated with hydrolyzed proteins, unlocking various benefits and different positioning, highlighting Curamina®’s versatility.
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Visionary Collab for the future of haircare
Dualité Molécul’hair is a style therapy that activates on contact, combining Curamina® with plant protein, unlocking multiple hair care benefits after a single use. A collaboration among Curie Co, Capsum, and P2 Science.
Biomimetic ingredient powered by biotech
How Curamina® Works
Curamina® is a bioactive designed to mimic the function of naturally occurring enzymes in skin and hair follicles that facilitate peptide bonds.
Using proprietary technology, Curamina® is fine-tuned for effective bond-building on hair and ease of formulation in hair care products. Use Curamina™ across the spectrum of hair care.
Treatments
Styling
Curl Care
Rinse Off
An ingredient fit for the future
Clean, Green, and Conscious Beauty
Curamina® aligns with the major movements in the beauty industry, embodying sustainability through simplicity. This innovative ingredient is produced using carefully controlled precision fermentation, ensuring consistent quality and reliability. The fermentation process relies on simple and renewable plant-based inputs.
Better For You and the Planet
99% Natural Origin ISO 16128
USDA Biopreferred 99% Biobased
100% Readily Biodegradable
Got more questions? Let’s chat
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Recent Press Releases
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New Distributor for Curamina®
April 24, 2025
Curie Co Partners with TCR Industries as New Distributor for Curamina®, covering the Western and Southwestern United States.
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Dualité Molécul’hair
April 7, 2025
CAPSUM, Curie Co, and P2 Science Join Forces to create Dualité Molécul’hair: A Revolutionary Hair Care Concept Debuting at in-cosmetics Global 2025