Show HN: Function of Beauty (YC W16) – Personalized Shampoo

Post by dwgetjg » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 12:48 AM UTC

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That's a great question-- the scalp and hair roots are arguably the most important aspects to consider when developing formulations. We don't currently take that into account but we should try to find an easy way to work with customers on that!

Yep, I do some metagenomics in an autoimmunity lab in Cambridge and this should be quite easy to address with a small and cheap trial. I'd definitely buy a bacteria-friendly shampoo. Ping me if you need some help.

Post by hientnguyen » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 1:13 AM UTC

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Hello there, My name is Hien Nguyen and I am a co-founder and the chief scientist at Function of Beauty. Our hair goals are a proprietary blend of selected performance ingredients; each ingredient has been through rigorous clinical testing from reputable cosmetic ingredient suppliers. Black oat is used to "fix split ends", sweet almond extract deep conditions, beet root extract has high performance moisture, and tama…

Do you have independent, scientific references supporting your reasoning about the role each ingredient is intended to perform?

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 2:38 AM UTC

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Yep, I do some metagenomics in an autoimmunity lab in Cambridge and this should be quite easy to address with a small and cheap trial. I'd definitely buy a bacteria-friendly shampoo. Ping me if you need some help.

Will do - thanks!

Post by nextos » Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 2:53 PM UTC

dwgetjg wrote: post #21

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Yep, I do some metagenomics in an autoimmunity lab in Cambridge and this should be quite easy to address with a small and cheap trial. I'd definitely buy a bacteria-friendly shampoo. Ping me if you need some help.

Hey nextos, I am interested in beginning a project in a related area and would really love to ask you some questions that few but a metagenomics researcher could answer. Could you send me an email at okolobeta@gmail.com if you're willing? (Or provide your contact info?) Thanks so much!