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“Made from hair” is clickbait — the research is about keratin, a common structural protein.

• epgui 1y ago
  They literally made it from hair (wool) though… So it’s fairly accurate.
  • deleted 1y ago
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  • vinni2 1y ago
    I guess it implies human hair.
    • dfxm12 1y ago
      FWIW, I did not assume human hair.
      • cypherpunks01 1y ago
        Hah, I didn't assume that either, it was only until after I read the first sentence of the article, "Toothpaste made from your own hair.."
      • rapnie 1y ago
        In the Dutch public TV program "Keuringsdienst van Waarde" they had an episode about bread improvement ingredient (keratine) and traced it down to being sourced from human hair collected at hairdressers in China. Sounds disgusting of course, but many raw materials are, and after processing industrial grade pure keratine is the output. https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/chinees-mensenhaar-verwerkt-in-brood https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/chinees-mensenhaar-ver...
      • stubish 1y ago
        Human hair is probably easiest to source in quantity, given it is a waste product in hair dressers world wide. Other current uses are wigs, and cleaning oil spills.
• dang 1y ago
  Ok, we've taken hair out of the title above.