PROTEIN
Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Extract
- protein
A broken-down baobab seed extract, used for conditioning and strength claims.
- products in our library
- 22
- of researched products
- 0.3%
- on the label, in our co-washes
- usually #16
- most common in
- Co-wash
- in water
- Water-soluble
At a glance
Four things worth knowing about how this ingredient behaves on hair.
How much of it is left on hair between washes.
What it takes to get it off the hair again.
Smaller fragments travel further into the strand.
Read from where it sits on the labels we have, not from the molecule.
| Property | Level | Out of |
|---|---|---|
| Buildup risk | Low | 1 of 5 |
| Rinse-out behaviour | Rinses clean | 5 of 5 |
| Fragment size | Small | 2 of 5 |
| Stiffening potential | Slight | 2 of 5 |
What it does for a formula
What Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Extract does
The general function first, then how the role changes by product type where we have researched it.
Sticks to damaged areas of the surface and temporarily firms them.
Welcome on limp or damaged hair, unwelcome on hair that already feels rigid.
Fragments that attach to worn areas of the strand, where protein does its work.
What it contributes depends entirely on how much of it is in the bottle.
Charge
Charge is not recorded for this ingredient.
Solubility
Rinses out with water alone, so it does not build up on hair between washes.
Where it appears
Where it appears
One row per product category in our library: how many products list it, what share of that category that is, and where it typically sits on the label.
| Product type | How common | Typical position on label ? |
|---|---|---|
Co-wash
4 products
|
secondary · #16 | |
Leave-in
4 products
|
secondary · #15 | |
Conditioner
3 products
|
secondary · #21 | |
Mask / treatment
3 products
|
secondary · #19 | |
Shampoo
2 products
|
secondary · #14 | |
Styler: mousse
2 products
|
secondary · #10 | |
Dry shampoo
1 product
|
secondary · #9 | |
Scalp treatment
1 product
|
secondary · #10 | |
Styler: curl cream
1 product
|
secondary · #17 | |
Styler: gel
1 product
|
supporting · #8 |
| Product type | Products | Share of category | Median position | Earliest position | Band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-wash | 4 | 4% | 16 | 11 | secondary |
| Leave-in | 4 | 1% | 15 | 10 | secondary |
| Conditioner | 3 | 0% | 21 | 8 | secondary |
| Mask / treatment | 3 | 1% | 19 | 10 | secondary |
| Shampoo | 2 | 0% | 14 | 9 | secondary |
| Styler: mousse | 2 | 1% | 10 | 10 | secondary |
| Dry shampoo | 1 | 1% | 9 | 9 | secondary |
| Scalp treatment | 1 | 0% | 10 | 10 | secondary |
| Styler: curl cream | 1 | 0% | 17 | 17 | secondary |
| Styler: gel | 1 | 0% | 8 | 8 | supporting |
We have not researched differences by product type yet. The reading below comes from where it sits on the labels in our library.
Position footprint
Every listing in our library, by position on the label.
| Positions | Zone | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Leading | 0 |
| 4-8 | Supporting | 2 |
| 9-15 | Secondary | 9 |
| 16-25 | Lower | 10 |
| 26+ | Trace | 1 |
How to read this
US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order.
So position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.
Who should pay attention
Formulation guidance for specific hair conditions, limited to the label positions where it applies. It is not a conclusion about any finished product, or about you.
Filling surface gaps evens out the cuticle, which is part of what makes damaged hair comb and reflect light more like undamaged hair.
Hydrolysed fragments are small enough to sit in the gaps of a worn cuticle for a wash or two, temporarily restoring stiffness and cutting breakage in combing.
Hair that reliably stiffens after protein reacts to a prominent hydrolysed protein first; near the top of a list is where it is most likely to be felt.
Read where it is listed in the first three ingredients or positions 4–8.Read from this ingredient’s chemical class. Where we have researched the ingredient itself, that reading replaces the class one.
Why it matters to shoppers
What seeing this ingredient tells you, what it does not, and the limits of our own method.
- temporary strength on damaged hair
- a protein that binds to damaged hair
- plant-derived ingredients on the label
- a rinse-clean feel
- an exact safety score (we do not publish one for any ingredient)
- how a finished product performs, which depends on the whole formula, not one line of it
- the exact percentage in a bottle, because label position never converts into a number
- a secondary protein, listed below the main ingredients in our co-washes
- it was on the printed ingredient list of every product we counted (we read labels, not marketing copy)
- a meaningful amount of the plant
- that it repairs hair permanently
- stiffness (that depends on how much of it there is)
- a meaningful amount of the plant (most sit below the 1% line)
We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.
Commonly paired with
The ingredients that most often appear alongside this one in our library. We leave out the near-universal ones, because they pair with everything and tell you nothing.
- Benzyl Alcohol · 18
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice · 17
- Gluconolactone · 14
- Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride · 14
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract · 13
- Hydrolyzed Quinoa · 12
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil · 9
- Behentrimonium Methosulfate · 9
- Propanediol · 9
- Xylitol · 8
The number beside a name is how many products in our library list both.
These ingredients tend to appear together to carry the formula and let it dry, give the formula body and hold, and hold on to water.
Found in these products
The most prominent placements first. The badge is the position on that product’s own ingredient list.
Eva Nyc · Conditioner
Frizz Fixer Smoothing Conditioner
#8 on the label · $1.40/oz
Hairstory · Styler
Styling Gel Flexible Frizz Control and Curl-Defining Gel
#8 on the label · $4.25/oz
Eva NYC · Shampoo
Frizz Fixer Smoothing Shampoo
#9 on the label · $1.40/oz
Kristin Ess · Dry shampoo
Style Reviving Dry Shampoo Powder
#9 on the label · $9.50/oz
Kitsch · Mask / treatment
Strengthening Bond Repair Solid Hair Mask
#10 on the label · $7.41/oz
Kreyòl Essence · Leave-in
Let it Grow Moisture Treatment Spray
#10 on the label · $3.13/oz
Kreyòl Essence · Scalp treatment
Let It Grow Scalp & Hair Strengthening Treatment Spray
#10 on the label · $3.13/oz
Kreyòl Essence · Styler
Multivitamin So Smooth Anti-Frizz Styling Mousse
#10 on the label · $3.13/oz
Kreyòl Essence · Styler
Soft Hair, Don't Care Haitian Moringa Oil So Smooth Hair Mousse
#10 on the label · $3.13/oz
Hairstory · Co-wash
New Wash Original Purple
#11 on the label · $6.75/oz
Kreyòl Essence · Leave-in
Rosemary Mint + Coconut Moisture Slip Milk
#11 on the label · $2.75/oz
Hairstory · Co-wash
New Wash Deep Clean
#16 on the label · $6.50/oz
See all 22 products in the library that list Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Extract
Identity
What this entry is, and what our references call it.
No public-domain structure depiction is available for this entry.
Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Extract
- botanical extract
- hydrolysed protein
- hydrolyzed adansonia digitata (baobab) seed extract
For your hair?
Whether Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed Extract matters for your hair depends on your hair.
22 products in our library list itWhat this ingredient does, and where it sits on the labels we have researched.
A verdict on any product that contains it, and never a safety grade.
We do not physically test your hair. Everything above comes from the ingredient lists in our library and from published references. The consultation is what turns it into a plan.
References
Seed entry, sourcing in progress Written from our reference work; primary sourcing is still being attached.
No published source is attached to this entry yet.
How this page was made
- Every number above is counted from the ingredient lists in our own product library: 22 of 6816 researched products list this ingredient. Nothing on this page is written per ingredient.
- The dots are levels, not scores. Each one comes from what kind of ingredient it is (its chemical class, charge and solubility) or from where it sits on the labels we have.
- US labelling rules put ingredients above 1% in descending order of amount; below 1% they may be listed in any order. Position tells you about relative amount only above that line, and we never convert a position into a percentage.
- The prominence bands (leading, supporting, secondary) are the same ones the product pages use to read a single label, applied here to the median position across a category.
- We do not publish safety scores or hazard grades. Where a regulator has published a restriction or a use condition, we state it and cite it; otherwise we describe what the ingredient does and stop.
- Identifiers and references appear only when a published source is attached to this entry. Without one, we leave the row out rather than fill it in.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Entry last updated 2026-09-22. Product-page methodology: the product library.
