{"id":49307,"date":"2025-12-03T16:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/hornet-silk\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:04:27","slug":"hornet-silk","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/hornet-silk\/","title":{"rendered":"HORNET SILK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>OTHER<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role:HORNET SILK is still a fairly rare ingredient in cosmetics. It is a silk protein naturally produced by certain hornet species, sometimes also called vespid silk protein.<\/p>\n<p>  Key features<\/p>\n<p>Origin: fibrous proteins derived from the silk produced by hornets (similar to bombyx silk fibroin, but structurally different).<\/p>\n<p>INCI family: proteins \/ peptides.<\/p>\n<p>Cosmetic functions :<\/p>\n<p>Skin conditioner \u2192 softens and improves skin feel.<\/p>\n<p>Film-forming moisturizer \u2192 forms a light film that limits water loss.<\/p>\n<p>Hair conditioner \u2192 adds shine and suppleness to hair.<\/p>\n<p>Solubility: generally transformed into hydrolysate (Hydrolyzed Hornet Silk) \u2192 water-soluble.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f Points to watch<\/p>\n<p>A rare and expensive ingredient, used mainly in niche or premium cosmetics.<\/p>\n<p>As with other animal proteins, can raise ethical\/sustainability issues.<\/p>\n<p>Limited data on allergenicity \u2192 watch out for very sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2705 To sum up:<br \/>\nHORNET SILK = silk protein from hornets, used as a film-forming conditioner and moisturizer, rather water-soluble (in hydrolyzed form).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-49307","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/49307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}