DD295309A5 - FIBER CONDITIONING COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - Google Patents

Abstract

A fiber conditioning composition, preferably a shampoo for human hair in stable and pearly-looking liquid, semi-liquid or gel form, is an emulsion or dispersion comprising a surface-active agent, a water-nonunit fiber-conditioning agent, a long-chain saturated primary alcohol or derivative thereof Stabilizing emulsion and suspension and making it nacreous-looking, and containing a wetted medium which also contains other components of such fiber-conditioning and shampoo compositions. In the preferred shampoos an anionic surfactant is present, which is preferably a mixture of higher fatty alcohol sulfate and higher fatty alcohol ethoxylate, the long chain saturated primary alcohol (or derivative thereof) having on average 30 to 40 carbon atoms (ethoxylated such alcohols may also be used at least partially ) and the water-nonunit conditioning agent is a silicone (more preferably a certain aminosilicone type), a polyethylene, a paraffin, an isoparaffin, a microcrystalline wax, a C18 to C36 (blended) fatty acid or triglyceride thereof, an ester of a higher fatty alcohol with one higher fatty acid (stearyl stearate), beeswax or a mixture, the most preferred shampoos containing conditioning substances comprising the aminosilicone mixed with polyethylene, microcrystalline wax, petrolatum, paraffin and isoparaffin or more thereof, plus a cation hair-conditioning agent, which is preferably a quaternary ammonium salt. The invention also relates to methods in which the compositions are used to wash and condition fiber materials such as human hair on the head.

Description

Field of application of the invention

The invention relates to fiber conditioning compositions. In particular, the invention relates to hair conditioning compositions, especially shampoos, which are suitable for cleansing human hair and condition it at the same time, so that it is easier to handle after shampooing (combable and relatively less electrostatically charged) than after washing with a known shampoo.

Characteristic of the known technical solutions

Hair conditioning shampoos are well known in cosmetics and described in various patents and patent applications. Cationic surfactants such as quaternary ammonium salts have been used for hair conditioners and shampoos as conditioning agents, as well as various silicones and other water-insoluble conditioning agents including waxes, fats and oils. It is known to produce shampoos in solid, gel, cream and liquid forms; the liquid forms were produced as solutions, emulsions, suspensions and dispersions. When shampoos are in emulsion or suspension (or dispersion) form, they sometimes tend to separate on storage, which is to be prevented in products that are commercialized. The invention provides a fiber conditioning composition, preferably a conditioning shampoo containing a water insoluble conditioning agent and a long chain saturated primary alcohol or derivative thereof of chain length in a particular range, which has been found to stabilize the emulsion or suspension, desirably pearly looking and also improves the hair conditioning effect of the same. The following US patent was found in the prior art:

3369500; 4707293; 4824602; 44Γ0982; 4726944; 4850732; 4701322; 4728457; 4885130 and 4704272; 4803237; 4,859,500th

Also of interest is the brochure of the Petrolite Corporation entitled Unilin® Alcohols, copyrighted 1985, referred to as

In a co-pending application (Attorney Docket No. 29523 corresponding to USSN 507328) filed on the same date as the present application and relating to the improved hair conditioning shampoo, shampoos similar to those of the present invention are described in which the anionic teriside component is of a particular type having a specific type a shorter alkyl group as the lipophilic part, preferably an octyl or decyl group. This application is a further development compared to the present application.

Although shampoos of the prior art are described as well as the incorporation of various conditioning agents in shampoos, and while the long chain alcohols which are constituents of the compositions of the present invention are known materials, the compositions of this invention are neither prescribed nor suggested by this prior art ,

Object of the invention

The object of the invention is to find new fiber conditioning compositions.

Explanation of the essence of the invention

The object of the invention is to provide novel fiber conditioning compositions, in particular shampoos, which simultaneously condition the hair while it is being washed and making it easier to handle. This object is achieved, according to the invention, by a fiber-conditioning composition of pearlescent appearance in stable emulsion or suspension form, characterized by a content of a surface-active agent (a surfactant), a water-insoluble fiber-conditioning agent, a long-chain saturated primary alcohol or derivative thereof with an average of 25 to 45 carbon atoms in an amount sufficient to stabilize and impart the emulsion or suspension to a pearlescent appearance and an aqueous medium which may contain adjuvants and other ingredients of such fiber conditioning compositions. The presence of the long-chain alcohol or derivative thereof also often improves the conditioning of the treated fiber. In a broader aspect of the invention, the fiber conditioning composition may be in liquid. Cream, gel or paste form and need only contain water-insoluble fiber conditioning agent and long-chain saturated primary alcohol in an aqueous medium, preferably also cationic fiber-conditioning agent is present, which is also a surfactant, but here the class of conditioning agents is attributed. In some such forms, the stabilization afforded by the long-chain saturated primary alcohol (for simplicity's sake, the term "derivative" is often omitted hereinafter) may be unnecessary, but advantages of such compounds are often otherwise obtainable including the effect of nacreous appearance In the hair conditioning shampoo is also present a water soluble synthetic organic surfactant, preferably an anionic tsidide, more preferably an alkyl sulfate of higher alkyl and / or alkyl ethoxysulfate of higher alkyl Such compositions may be in various non-liquid forms. however, they are preferably in emulsified or suspended (or dispersed) form in an aqueous medium, and preferably are liquid.

Among the water-insoluble fiber-conditioning agents, those which are most preferred are: organosilicon compounds or organosilicon compounds, e.g. Nonvolatile silicones (especially aminosilicones), which include dimethicones; Polyethylene; paraffins; Petrolatumarten; microcrystalline waxes; C ₁₈ - to 15-membered fatty acids and corresponding triglycerides; stearylstearate; and quaternary ammonium and amine salts (which, in the present case, are classified together with the conditioning substances, rather than the surfactants, although acting as both). The organosilicon compounds and silicones which can be used include all those which are fiber material conditioning substances, various of which are mentioned in the aforementioned patents and applications. However, it has been found that aminosilicones are usually more effective conditioning agents in the compositions of the invention than conventional silicones, and of the aminosilicones, the types used in the invention are even better. Thus, it is most preferred to use an aminosilicone of the formula

R ¹ CH ³ CH 3 RS

R ² - Si - O - (Si - O) - (Si - O) - Si - R ⁶

ι ι ^x ι y ι

r3 CH3 r4 r7

wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ^b , R ⁵ and R ^{7 are} alkyls of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and most preferably each have 1 carbon atom, R ^{4 is} Ft ⁸ -NH-CH ₂ CHr-NH ₂ R 'is alkylene of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and most preferably an isobutyl group, χ is an average number in the range of 100 to 10,000, and y is an average number in the range of 1 to 10, more preferably less than 5 and most preferably 1, which has an amine equivalent in the range of 4,000 to 60,000. Preferably, χ is in the range of 200 or 300 to 10,000, more preferably 500 to 10,000 and most preferably 750 to 800 or 850, e.g. About 800, and y is in the range of 0 to 8, more preferably less than 3, and most preferably about 1. The amine equivalent of such an aminosilicone is preferably in the range of 5,000 to 50,000, more preferably 10,000 to 40,000 the particularly preferred aminosilicone used in the reported experiments in this specification, the molar percentage of amine is about 0.125, the degree of polymerization is about 800, χ is 797, y is 1, and the molecular weight may be about 60,000 daltons. Since the molecular weights of tall polymers sometimes vary, depending on the technique used, it is suggested that the main reference for identifying the described aminosilicones should be that of the formula, rather than referring primarily to the given molecular weights. The preferred amine silicone described is available from Dow Corning Co., Doration, and was designated Dow Corning Aminosilicone A by the Applicant in the present working examples.

The polyalkylenes which are useful as water-insoluble conditioning agents in the compositions of the present invention are preferably those having a molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 5000, more preferably 1000 to 4000, and even more preferably 2000 to 2500, e.g. About 2000. Oxidized versions of these polyalkylene polymers can also be used which produce larger carboxyl-terminated hydrocarbons. Although the alkylenes of these polymers are normally ethylene, it is within the scope of the invention to employ polymers of carbon atoms having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms each, preferably from 2 to 3 carbon atoms, the molecular weights being in the range of 1000 to 10,000 or even more, under certain conditions can. Usually, however, the polymers are of ethylene and / or propylene and almost always of ethylene (polyethylene).

Paraffins that can be used usually have chain lengths of 20 to 50 carbon atoms, preferably 20 to 40 carbon atoms, and isoparaffins can have chain lengths in the range of 12 to 16 carbon atoms, preferably 13 to 14 carbon atoms. The Petrolatumarten are petroleum jellies or Minderalgallerten (jellies), which melt in the range of 38 ⁰ C to 60 ⁰ C. The microcrystalline waxes have an average molecular weight

in the range of about 500 to 800 (that is about twice that of the paraffins). C _{) s} to C _3e fatty acids and corresponding triglycerides are higher fatty acids and triglycerides available from Cioda Chemical Corporation (under the trade name Syncrowax HGL-C for example for the triglycerides). Stearyl stearate, which is a representative of useful esters of higher fatty alcohols and higher fatty acids, is available from Inolex Corporation a! S Lexol SS. The cationic conditioning agents (which may be considered as secondary conditioning agents in the conditioning compositions of the invention) are preferably quaternary ammonium salts, although other cationic compounds having fiber conditioning properties may also be used at least in part. Thus, known amines, amine salts, imidazolinium salts and betaines and such cationic materials as described in US Pat. No. 4,0000,777 can be used for at least part of the quaternary ammonium salt, as well as complexes of cationic and anionic surfactants or surfactants as described in US Pat. PS 4896422 and 4888119 and in USSN 06/916069 are described.

The preferred quaternary ammonium salts are of the formula R ⁹ , R ¹⁰ , R ", R ¹² N ⁺ X - wherein at least one of the R groups is lower alkyl and is at least one higher alkyl, the others being higher and / or lower alkyl Preferably R ^{9 is} lower alkyl, for example from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R ¹⁰ and R "are higher alkyls of 10 to 40 carbon atoms, R ^{12 is} such a higher alkyl or lower alkyl, and X is a salt-forming anion such as halide , lower alkosulfate or a lower carboxylic acid radical, eg. As chloride, bromide, methosulfate, ethosulfate, citrate or acetate. The lower alkyl preferably has 1 to 3 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 or 2 carbon atoms, and most preferably in most cases it is methyl; the higher alkyl preferably has 10 to 22 carbon atoms, more preferably 12 to 18 or 20 carbon atoms, most preferably 14 to 18 carbon atoms, e.g. B. 16 or 18 carbon atoms. The anion is preferably a halogen, such as chlorine, bromine or iodine, with chlorine and bromine being preferred and chlorine being most preferred.

The number of lower alkyls on the quaternary nitrogen is preferably 1 or 2, and the number of higher alkyls is usually 2 or 3. Thus, these compounds have 2 or 3 long-chain alkyls and 2 or 1 short-chain alkyl (s) of 20 to 20, respectively 1 or 2 carbon atoms. It has been found desirable to have at least 30 carbon atoms, and preferably at least 34, in the quaternary ammonium salt. The most preferred higher alkyls are cetyl and stearyl and the most preferred lower alkyl is methyl. The most preferred quaternary ammonium halides include tricetylmethylammonium chloride and distearyldimethylammonium chloride, but other such quaternary ammonium salts are also effective including dicetyldimethylammonium chloride and tristearylmethylammonium chloride, corresponding bromides, amines, amine salts, betaines, and complexes of the above-referenced US patents referred to herein. Such alternative cationic surfactants and complexes can be used at least as part of the cationic surfactant content of the compositions of the present invention.

The long-chain primary alcohol of the compositions of the invention is preferably a saturated compound whose hydroxy group is terminally located. This alcohol is usually represented as a distribution of homologous alcohols, and typically all have even numbers of carbon atoms, an average of 24 to 45 carbon atoms (by weight), preferably 28 to 42 carbon atoms, most preferably 30 to 40 carbon atoms. When the average number of carbon atoms in the chain is less than 24, the desirable effect of such alcohols in the formulations of the present invention is diminished, reducing the stabilizing, fiber conditioning, and pearlescent appearance imparting effects, and if such a chain length comprises more than 45 carbon atoms, eg an average of about 50 carbons, such alcohols are not satisfactorily dispersible in the compositions described. In addition to the long-chain alcohols mentioned, related compounds such as the corresponding alkoxylated alcohols, corresponding fatty acids and long-chain saturated primary alcohol esters can be used at least in part. Of these "derivatives," the alkoxylated alcohols are preferred, and the most preferred of these are the ethoxylated alcohols, which normally contain up to about 20 ethoxy groups per mole, eg, about 10 to 20. However, the alcohols which are the preferred embodiments according to the invention are normally used alone or in admixture with related compounds of the "derivatives" group, the alcohol constituting the majority of the total content of "alcohol plus derivatives." Examples of commercial materials which can be used in the compositions of the invention are those manufactured by Petrolite Corporation and sold by their Petrolite Specialty Polymers Group under the name Unilin * Alcohol, which is described in the technical brochure cited above in this application These alcohols can be from 75 to 90%, eg 80% up to 85% of the commercial product, with the remainder of these products in the consisted entirely of saturated hydrocarbons; .dar chain lengths exists. In these products, the distribution curve for the alcohol is substantially bell-shaped, with no chain length of the alcohol more than 10% of the total content thereof, and wherein the content of corresponding hydrocarbons is a substantially flat distribution curve, with about 1 or 2% of each of the hydrocarbons is present. Such distribution curves are included as dotted lines in the Petrolite booklet mentioned above. The alcohols present (and corresponding hydrocarbons) normally have such chain lengths that at least 80% are in the range of 18 or 20 to 54 carbon atoms, with at least 80% in the range of about 18 or 20 to 44 carbon atoms for an average of about 30 carbon atoms and wherein at least 80% are in the range of 28 or 30 to 54 carbon atoms when the alcohol has on average about 40 carbon atoms. Examples of the long chain primary alcohols are Unilin-425 alcohol having an average of 30 carbon atoms in its chain, Unilin-550 alcohol having an average of 40 carbon atoms in its chain, and Unilin-350 having an average of about 26 carbon atoms in its chain. A derivative, Unithox-50, is an ethoxylated such alcohol having an average of 40 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain and having up to 20 ethoxy groups, e.g. 13, ethoxylated. The water-soluble synthetic organic anionic surfactant present in the shampoo formulations of the invention, and also in some conditioning forms, is normally a lipophilic sulfate or sulfonate, although hydrophilic groups other than sulfate and sulfonate may also be used, such as phosphate and phosphonate. The salt-forming cation of these compounds is usually alkali metal, ammonium or alkanolamine, with sodium and ammonium salts being preferred. It is also preferred that the anionic surfactant is a

lipophilic sulfate or a mixture of sulphates. The lipophilic group of the anionic surfactant is an alkyl group, preferably a higher fatty alkyl of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, although increasingly broader ranges of 10.8 and 6 or up to 1P or 20 carbon atoms may also be envisaged. Such surfactants appear to be most compatible with the described shampoo and provide good cleansing and conditioning without compromising the pearlescent appearance and conditioning effects of the composition. Particularly desirable surfactants are ammonium lauryl sulfate and sodium lauryl ethoxy ether sulfate having 1 to 6 ethoxy groups per mole, preferably 2 or 3.

Although the preferred anionic surfactants are those described above, they can be substituted, at least to a lesser extent, by other anionic surfactants, such as those described in McCutcheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers, North American Edition, published in 1984. In addition, it may be desirable to employ amphoteric, ampholytic and zwitterionic surfactants in such compositions, and sometimes relatively small amounts of nonionic surfactants also described in this publication to which reference is hereby made. Reference is also made to the description of suitable surfactants in USSN 07/432952, which was mentioned above and to which reference is also made here. Sometimes relatively small amounts of such surfactants or surfactants, which term is used here in a broad sense and which also includes various emulsifiers and dispersants, can be used in hair conditioners that are not shampoos and fiber conditioning compositions.

In the preferred surfactant combinations of higher fatty alkyl sulfate and higher fatty alkyl ethoxalate sulfate mentioned above, the preferred ratios are in the ranges of 2: 1 to 8: 1 alkylsulfate alkyl ethoxy sulfate and it is preferred that the alkyl sulfate is an ammonium salt and the alkyl alkoxy sulfate is a sodium salt. However, any such surfactant may be used alone, and in some preferred formulations, the ethoxylated surfactant is omitted. The various necessary components of the compositions of the invention are dissolved in an aqueous medium and / or emulsified and / or suspended. Such a medium may contain various non-irritating ingredients than normal fiber conditioning ingredients known to shampoo compositions, however, some of which are specifically mentioned herein because they are particularly desirable ingredients of the composition of the present invention which contribute significantly to the desired properties thereof , For a long time higher fatty alkanolamides have been known as foaming agents and foam stabilizers. Such compounds usually have 12 to 16 carbon atoms in the acyl group reacted with a lower (1 to 3 carbon atoms) mono or dialkanolamine. In the present formulations, lauric acid monoethanolamide is considered to be the best alkanolamide, but cocodiethanolamide is of approximately equivalent effect. However, other known foam stabilizers and foaming agents may also be used, in whole or in part, such as the betaines and similar materials. Various gums and other thickening agents are also valuable in shampoo compositions, but it has been found that the best of these compounds in the compositions of the invention are hydroxyethylcelluloses. These are available from the Aqualon Corporation under the trade name Natrosol, for example as Natrosol 250HHR and Natrosol 330CS, which are preferably used in admixture, the content of the former being 2 to 5 times that of the latter. Although the hydroxyethylcelluloses are preferred, other such gums and thickening agents may instead be employed at least in part, depending on the product, for example, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, polyquaternum ^e- 10, modified starches, and natural gums and thickeners, e.g. B. guar gum. Another important ingredient of the composition of the invention is mineral oil when polyethylene is used as a hair conditioning agent. The mineral oil is used to solubilize and help to disperse the polyethylene because, if not satisfactorily dispersed in the composition, it is poor in hair conditioning and tends to precipitate.

Other ingredients that may be used in the compositions of the present invention include: ethylene glycol monostearate, ethylene glycol distearate, and propylene glycol distearate, all of which have pearlescent appearance imparting properties; viscosity controlling substances such as propylene glycol and sodium chloride; Substances for adjusting the pH, such as citric acid and citrates; Sequestering agents such as EDTA; Antifreeze agents such as propylene glycol; Solvents such as ethanol and isopropanol; Protective agents and antioxidants such as Germaben II (Sutton Laboratories); anti-scale substances such as zinc pyrithione or climbazole * (see US 4867971); coloring substances and perfumes. Water used to prepare the aqueous medium, which may be present not only in liquid preparations but also in gels, pastes and creams, is preferably demineralized and irradiated water of substantially zero hardness, but it may also be tap water, though it is preferred to keep the hardness below 50ppm as calcium carbonate. However, tap water of a hardness as high as 200ppm will sometimes be useful, but usually it is avoided.

The following are the proportions in which the various components in the liquid conditioning and shampoo compositions according to the invention to achieve the desired properties are included. The content of surfactant is for both the conditioning agent, z. As hair rinses, as well as shampoos in the range of 1 to 35%, preferably 2 to 35% and particularly preferably 3.5 or 8 to 25%, these areas are lower in the conditioners and higher in the shampoos. In the shampoos, these ranges are usually 5 to 35%, preferably 8 to 25 or 30%, and more preferably 10 to 20%. In alkyl sulfate alkyl ethoxylate sulfate shampoos, the ranges are usually 5 to 25%, preferably 10 to 20% and more preferably 10 to 15% for the former and up to 15%, preferably 0 or 1 to 10% and most preferably 0 or 1 to 5% for the latter. If any of these sulfated surfactants are used alone, the ranges for the alkyl sulfate will apply.

The content of water-insoluble conditioning agent (s) (excluding cationic surfactant content) is a conditioning amount or amount which, in conjunction with the cationic surfactant present, satisfactorily conditions fibers or hair and which is normally present in in the range of 0.3 to 10% for both the fiber conditioning agents and the shampoos, preferably 0.3 to 7%, and more preferably 0.3 to 5%. The cationic surfactant is present in a fiber conditioning or conditioning supplemental amount, usually in an amount of 0.1 to 5%, in both the fiber conditioning compositions and the shampoos, preferably 0.1 to 3% and most preferably 0 , 1 or 0.3 bi · ', 7% or 1%. The long-chain saturated primary

Alcohol and / or "derivatives" thereof normally constitute a total amount of from 0.5 to 10%, preferably from 0.5 to 5 or 6%, more preferably from 1 to 5% The content of aqueous medium (which may contain various auxiliaries) is normally in the range of 75 to 99%, with the water content of such a shampoo being about 60 to 90%, preferably 63 to 85, and more preferably 63 to 80% However, the content of water and aqueous medium can be varied Normally, the ratio of the content of long-chain saturated primary alcohol and / or "derivatives" to the conditioning agent (s) is in the range of 0.2 to 5, preferably 0.3 to 3, with ratios of 0.5 to 2 or about 1 being particularly preferred or most preferred.

In various shampoo compositions of the invention, the proportions of ingredients within the given ranges may vary, as indicated by the following ranges of amounts of ingredients of various types of preferred compositions.

In a shampoo containing lipophilic sulfates, quaternary ammonium salt, aminosilicone and long-chain saturated primary alcohol in water, are usually 5 to 18% fatty alcohol sulfate, preferably as ammonium salt, 0 or 1 to 10% fatty alcohol ether sulfate, preferably as sodium salt (the proportions in the Range from 1:10 to 10: 1), 0.2 to 2% quaternary ammonium salt, 0.5 to 10% of the aminosilicone, 0.5 to 5 or 6% of the long chain saturated primary alcohol and / or its derivatives 65-85% of water and optionally the remainder of shampoo (s) are present Preferred ranges are each 10 to 15 or 20%, 0 or 1 to 5%, 0.1 to 0.7%, 0.8 to 4% , 1 to 5.0% and 63 to 80%. These compositions may also contain 0.2 to 2% hydroxyethyl cellulose (or other suitable thickener), 2 to 5% lauric acid monoethanolamide or cocodiethanolamide, 0 or 0.5 to 2% microcrystalline wax and 0 or 0.5 to 1% petrolatum included.

In another such composition, the first six of these ranges are the same as just mentioned, but 0.3 to 2% are polyethylene and 0.3 to 2% mineral oil, preferably 0.5 to 1.5% and 0.5, respectively up to 2% present. The hydroxyethylcellulose and lauric acid monoethanolamide components are present in the same proportions as in the previously indicated formulations, but are also 0.1 to 2%, preferably 0.1 to 1% paraffin wax and 0.1 to 2%, preferably 0.1 to 0, 5% isoparaffin present.

In another embodiment of the invention, wherein the shampoo is polyethylene as a major hair conditioning agent together with quaternary ammonium halide and having a high molecular weight lipid solubilizing agent to solubilize the polyethylene, such as e.g. Mineral oil, the proportions for the anionic surfactants, the cationic conditioner, the long-chain saturated primary alcohol and / or "derivative" thereof, the water and any adjuvants present are the same as stated above However, in this composition, the aminosilicone may be omitted and the proportion of alkoxylate surfactant may be increased to 15%, while the contents of polyethylene and mineral oil are usually 0.3 to 2% each, and preferably in the ranges of 0.5 to 1.5 and 0, respectively Other ingredients which are also desirably present include 0.2 to 2% hydroxyethylcellulose, 2 to 5% lauric acid monoethanolamide, 0.1 to 1% paraffin wax, and 0.1 to 0.5% isoparaffin ,

In another shampoo of the invention, the proportions of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactant, aminosilicone, long-chain saturated primary alcohol and / or "derivatives" thereof, other excipients and water are the same as in the first of these formulations except the present long-chain saturated primary alcohol (which may comprise a derivative thereof) preferably has 0.5 or 1 to 2 or 3% of an average chain length of about 30 carbon atoms and 2 or 3% of a chain length of about 40 carbon atoms Also present in formulation are 0.5 to 2% of a polyethoxylated long-chain saturated primary alcohol (a "derivative") in which the alcohol has an average of about 40 carbon atoms and containing from 10 to 20 moles, e.g. B. 13 moles of ethylene oxide per mole is ethoxylated. These two formulations, which contain no gum or rubber-like material (hydroxyethylcellulose), can be mixed with 2 to 5% lauric acid monoethanolamide, 0.5 to 2% C) ₈ to C _M acid triglyceride and 0.1 to 0.5% citrate , preferably sodium citrate. Another modification of the immediately preceding formulation in hair conditioners comprises the presence of 0.1 to 1% paraffin wax and 0.5 to 1.5% of normally solid polyethylene of molecular weight in the range 1000 to 4000, with 0.5 to 2% mineral oil of a molecular weight in the range of 300 to 800 as a solution medium for the polyethylene.

Other preferred types of formulation include the same amounts of anionic surfactants, cationic surfactant, aminosilicone, long chain saturated primary alcohol, water; and shampoo adjuvant (s) as in the previous formulation, but also contain a conditioning agent as an additional 0.25 to 5% C ₁₈ - to Cscig.miKho acid triglyceride. This composition may also contain 2 to 5% lauric acid monoethanolamide, 0.2 to 2% hydroxyethyl cellulose, 0.5 to 2% microcrystalline wax and 0.5 to 1% petrolatum. Instead of microcrystalline wax and petrolatum can be used from 0.5 to 1.5 of the previously described polyethylene and 0.5 to 2% of the described mineral oil.

For gels, pastes, thicker creams and cake materials of the invention, the necessary, optional and auxiliary ingredients will normally be in the same ranges as the aqueous compositions, with the proportion of water often being reduced, sometimes as low as 30 or 40%. Also, the water may be replaced up to 50% of it in some cases, but usually not more than 20%, by another solvent such as ethanol or isopropanol.

Although the fiber conditioning and hair conditioning compositions of the invention may be in the various physical forms mentioned, they are preferably in liquid form (of a lotion-like appearance) and the most preferred embodiment of the invention is a liquid hair conditioning shampoo. Such compositions should be chemically and physically stable to be accepted by the market. They should not degrade to an unacceptable extent during storage, and their constituents should not settle on storage and not separate the phases. The presence of the mentioned long chain primary alcohols (the unilin or unithoite types) additionally stabilizes the compositions of the present invention to give them an attractive pearlescent appearance and to improve fiber conditioning. These shampoos also have the desired viscosities so that they are pourable

are, and are not so thin that they run unchecked. The desired viscosity range is 1000 to 15000 centipoise at room temperature (25 ° C), preferably 3000 to 6000 centipoise. The shampoos according to the invention do not settle out, do not separate, do not chemically deteriorate when stored, which has been confirmed by accelerated aging tests at elevated temperatures. The shampoo viscosity may change slightly upon storage, but such change does not significantly affect the shampoo property. Also, the desired application viscosity can be achieved by making a shampoo of a particular viscosity, which allows for any change in viscosity to be considered before use.

The improvement in hair conditioning obtained by the use of the compositions of the present invention as compared to control products from which the mentioned conditioning agents have been omitted is very clear even to the occasional user of the shampoos or other conditioning composition of the present invention and is measurable in standard tests performed to condition and to determine their factors, including ease of wet combing, ease of dry combing, manageability, restraint of electrostatic charge and flying away. The occasional shampoo user states that the hair after shampooing is both easier to comb wet and dry when compared to curler hair washed with a shampoo not falling within the scope of the invention (with the conditioning ingredients or part omitted from them). Scientific tests also show that the force required to move a comb through a standard hair sample after treating (shampooing) the hair with a shampoo and rinse of the invention is measurably less than using a control product in the same manner , These results were confirmed by panel tests in which several experienced panelists who applied the control and control products of the invention in blind tests evaluated the ease of combing, handleability, electrostatic performance, and effects. The use of the compositions of the invention, including the shampoos, need not be different than other applications of hair conditioning shampoos and other fiber conditioning compositions. The conditioning compositions can be applied at normal temperatures and elevated temperatures in normal amounts and left on the hair for various lengths, depending on the degree of conditioning desired. Usually there are the conditioning agent and the hair at a temperature in the range of 15 ° C to 50 ° C, preferably 2O ⁰ C and 4O ⁰ C, and the conditioning composition with the hair for 30 seconds to 10 minutes, preferably 1 to 5 Minutes in contact. The amount of composition used is usually in the range of 0.1 to 25 g, often 0.2 to 10 g or 0.5 to 2 or 5 g, based on the components of the composition which are non-aqueous and are not solvents. Based on the shampoo that can be used, such application rates are in the range of 0.5 to 50 g, often 2 to 15 or 20 g and often 5 or 10 g per application. The applied conditioning composition may be brushed and / or combed through the hair and then washed out, left on the hair or partially, e.g. B. by terry removal. When the shampoo is used to wash and condition the hair, it is rinsed with water after remaining on the hair as an aqueous foam for a sufficient time, usually 1 to 5 minutes, to condition the hair satisfactorily then damp combed, dried, for example by blow drying, and can be dry combed or brushed into the desired shape.

It is not necessary to follow complicated procedures to prepare the compositions of the present invention, including the shampoos, but to achieve best stability and nacreous appearance and conditioning after storage of the composition of the present invention, it is desirable to have a dispersion of water-soluble lipophilic sulfate and / or sulfonate surfactant Excipients in water at elevated temperature, such as quaternary ammonium salt, with any lipophilic materials such as hydrocarbons, including polyethylene, mineral oil, microcrystalline wax, petrolatum, paraffin and isoparaffin, long chain alcohol, triglyceride and stearyl stearate as a melt or liquid mixture b "<elevated temperature to dissolve and / or disperse, and to mix the two mixtures at this elevated temperature, whereafter the heated aminosilicone can be mixed with the resulting mixture (it may sometimes be incorporated into the Lipophiles are incorporated), with the various mixing operations of the parts to be mixed taking place at approximately the same temperatures. It is sometimes desirable to incorporate the aminosilicone after the main premix to promote better product stability. When adjuvants are present, those which are soluble and / or dispersible in water may be mixed with the aqueous phase materials, and those which are not water soluble or dispersible in the aqueous medium may be mixed with the lipophilic materials, such as Hydrocarbons, or in some cases can be added to the mixture of hydrophilic and lipophilic materials either before or after cooling to room temperature. Normally, perfume is added to the other blended ingredients after cooling to room temperature and the aminosilicone is added at elevated temperature and before cooling. The perfume is added to the cooled composition to avoid losses thereof by volatilization of the components and to prevent any decomposition of the same by heat. Failure to follow the described procedure and mixing the various constituents of the compositions indiscriminately may give rise to unstable products which separate or settle on storage, and such unstable compositions tend to have poorer conditioning properties than the stable constituent compositions and shampoos that are found in the prior art process according to the invention can be produced.

The following examples illustrate the invention without limiting it. Unless otherwise indicated, in the examples, other parts of the specification and claims, all parts are by weight and all temperatures are centigrade.

example 1 ingredients

Ammonium lauryl sulfate sodium lauryl ether sulfate (2EtOJeMoI) distearyldimethylammonium aminosilicone A (Dow-Corning) long chain alcohol (Unilin® 425, Petrolite Corp.) of polyethylene (MW = 2000, Allied Corp.) Microcrystalline wax (Fp. = 82 ⁰ C) Paraffin wax (Fp. = 53 ° C, Boler Petroleum Corp.) isoparaffins (Isopar® M, Exxon Corp.) petrolatum, white (Alba Protopet®) mineral oil (Britol® 50, Boler Petroleum Corp.) hydroxyethylcellulose 250 HHR (Aqualon Corp.) hydroxyethylcellulose 330CS (Aqualon Corp.) .) Lauric Acid Monoethanolamide Sodium Chloride Scouring Agent (Germaben * II) Perfume

Coloring substance Demineralized water

1A 12.50 - 1.00 - - % (Weight percent) 1B 12,50 1C 12,50 - 0.35 2.50 0.50 2.5 0.75 0.57 2.50 0.50 2.50 0.50 1.50 0.25 2.50 0.18 3.50 0.20 0.50 0.80 0.10 71.90 2.50 2.50 1.00 0.75 0.75 0.67 - 0.23 3.50 0.20 0.50 0.80 0.10 72.15 0.35 0.25 1.00 0.67 0.23 3.50 0.20 0.50 0.80 0.10 73.65

100.00

100.00

100.00

The compositions of formulations 1A, 1B and 1C were prepared according to the procedure set forth in the specification by mixing the hydrophilic ingredients, separately mixing the lipophilic ingredients and mixing them together, all at elevated temperature, e.g. B. 80 ° C was performed, and then admixing the Aminosilikonkomponenten, if present, and sodium chloride, to adjust the viscosity and final addition of perfume after cooling of the non-perfumed shampoos to about room temperature (25 ⁰ C), which is to the pearly appearance comes.

The products prepared are all attractive pearl-looking liquid shampoos having viscosities in the range of 3C9 to 6000 centipoise at 25 ⁰ C and p-values in the range of 6 to 7, all of which have proven to storage tests at elevated temperature to be stable up, wherein there is no significant separation or deposition of components. When tested for hair-conditioning ability according to the tests described in the specification, they have proven to be good conditioning shampoos, all of which are better than control products which do not contain the water-insoluble conditioning substances present in the formulations of the present invention. The conditioning achieved with each of the formulations described is at least equivalent to the best of all commercial conditioning shampoos currently on the market, and the formulation 1C shampoo is even measurable and significantly better in its conditioning effect than the commercial product.

Removing the anionic surfactant component from the formulation of 1C, the resulting hair and fiber conditioning composition is useful for treating fiber materials and can be used as a rinse for human hair. In both such applications, even after rinsing the product with water, the treated fibrous material has less electrostatic charge, is soft and supple to the touch, and exhibits gloss and attractive appearance. Also, such treated human hair is less subject to objectionable Wegflug and easier combed and manageable.

In other modifications of formulations 1A, 1B and 1C, which are also outside the invention, such as (or otherwise) the above-mentioned modification of Foimulation 1C, wherein the long-chain alcohol has been omitted from the formulations and replaced with demineralized water, have the Shampoos the tendency to become unstable, to separate into different phases and / or parts of the same store when stored at elevated temperature. Also, hair conditioning is not as good and the pearlescent appearance does not appear or is diminished and less attractive. When replacing aminosilicone A with common nonvolatile silicones or other aminosilicones in formulations 1A and 1B, the conditioning activity is markedly reduced (but still present). This activity can be further increased in formulation 1C by adding 1% aminosilicone A to the formulation instead of 1% demineralized water, increasing the percentage of aminosilicone A to 2.50%, which is the same as formulation 1A. Similarly, conditioning may also be significantly improved by adding 2.50% of aminosilicone A to the formulation of Example 1B instead of an equal percentage of water.

% (Weight percent) - 3.50 2 B 1.50 2C ingredients 2A - 0.50 12.50 12.50 ammonium lauryl 12.50 0.25 2.50 1.00 2.50 Natriumlauryldiethoxysulfat 2.50 - 0.80 0.50 0.50 distearyldimethylammonium 0.50 - 0.10 - 1.00 1.50 Amino silicone A (Dow-Corning) 1.50 73.35 Long-chain linear alcohol 1.00 1.50 (Unilin 425, Petrolite Corp.) 1.50 Long-chain linear alcohol 0.35 1.00 (Unilin 550, Petrolite Corp.) 1.00 0.75 Long-chain linear alcohol 1.00 Ethoxylate (Unithox · 550, Petrolite Corp.) 1.00 1.00 C ₁₈ to CM triglyceride 0.25 1.00 (Syncrowax HGL-C, Croda Corp.) 1.00 3.50 Paraffin wax (mp = 53 ° C, 0.50 0.35 Boler Petroleum Corp.) 0.25 0.75 Polyethylene 617-A (Allied Corp.) 0.80 Mineral oil (Britol 50, Boler 0.10 1.00 Petroleum Corp.) 72,50 0.25 Isoparaffin (Isopar M, Exxon Corp.) 3.50 lauric 0.50 Protective material (Germaben II) 0.25 sodium citrate 0.80 Perfume 0.10 Dyeing substance 71.00 Demineralized water

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The shampoo compositions of this example were prepared according to the procedure described in Example 1 and elsewhere in the specification. All shampoos produced are of an attractive pearlescent appearance and are storage stable under elevated temperature conditions. In addition, they are excellent hair conditioning shampoos which are the same or superior in their hair conditioning properties to the best hair conditioning shampoo on the market, with formulations 2 A and 2 B having a conditioning ability equal to and exceeding formulation 2C , The three shampoos, like the compositions of Example 1, have the desired viscosity and pH.

Example 3 ingredients ammonium lauryl Natriumlaurylethoxysulfat (2EtO) distearyldimethylammonium Amino silicone A (Dow-Corning) Long-chain alcohol (Unilin 425) Microcrystalline wax Petrolatum, white Syncrowax HGL-C (Croda Corp.) Polyethylene 617-A (Allied Corporation) Mineral oil (Britol-50) lauric hydroxyethyl Protective material (Germaben II) Dyeing substance

Perfume

Demineralized water

100.00 100.00

The shampoo compositions of this example were prepared in the same manner as in Examples 1 and 2 and the foregoing description (and also in USSN 07/432952). The two manufactured shampoos use Unilin 425 type long-chain saturated primary alcohol in conjunction with C ₁₈ to C _M (g, _ml K h _tr triglyceride, Aminosiltkon and polyethylene or with aminosilicone, microcrystalline wax and petrolatum as water-soluble conditioning substances In addition, they have improved conditioning properties, with the formulation of 3B being even better in hair conditioning than Formulation 3A, with the amounts of aminosilicone A and Unilin 425 reduced to 2.50 at the expense of the demineralized water Increasing% and 2.00%, you get even better conditioning and the stability and pearlescent look are still outstanding.

% (Weight percent) 3.50 3B - 3A 0.75 12.50 12.50 0.50 2.50 0.75 2.50 0.10 0.50 0.75 0.50 0.80 1.50 1.00 1.50 73.85 1.00 3.50 1.00 0.75 1.00 0.50 0.75 0.10 0.75 0.80 - 73.85 -

% (Weight percent) 1.00 4B - 4C - 4D 2.50 - 4A 0.75 12.50 _ 12.50 - 12.50 _ 12.50 2.50 - 2.50 2.50 - 2.50 0.50 - 0.50 0.50 - 0.50 1.50 1.50 - 1.50 2.50 1.50 2.50 1.00. - 1.00

- 0.75 - 3.50 - 0.75 - 0.35 - - 0.35 - 1.00 - 0.50 1.00 - 0.25 - 0.20 0.25 3.50 3.50 0.25 3.50 0.57 0.67 0.10 0.67 0.18 0.23 0.80 0.23 0.50 0.50 73.15 0.50 0.20 0.20 0.20 - - - 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.80 0.80 0.80 72,90 72.15 73.65

-11- 295 309 Example 4

ingredients

Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate Sodium Lauryl Diethoxy Sulfate Distearyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride Aminosilicone A (Dow-Corning)

Long-chain (C ₃ o.tufichichnHt) alcohol Long chain (C4o-ourchichnitt) alcohol Unithox 550 long-chain (Cw.ourchKhnm) - Alcohol ethoxylate (13 EtO)

Microcrystalline wax Petrolatum, white

Syncrowax HGL-C - - 1.00

Polyethylene 617-A (Allied Corp.) Paraffin wax (Fp. = 53 ⁰ C) mineral oil (Britol 50) IsoparM

Lauric acid monoethanolamide hydroxyethylcellulose 250 HHR hydroxyethylcellulose 330CS protective agent

NaCl

sodium citrate

Coloring substance perfume

Demineralized water

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

The compositions of this example were prepared in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 3 and in USSN 07/432952. The resulting products, all of which contain a long chain alcohol or derivative of the types described herein which improve conditioning and stability and give the shampoo a pearlescent appearance, are all attractive nacreous looking liquids with pH's in the range of 6 to 7 and viscosities in the range of 3000 to 6000 centipoise at 25 ⁰ C. All possess / e; improved stability compared with compositions which do not contain the long-chain alcohol or the derivative thereof, and are all excellent hair conditioners and conditioners. It is noted that all of the compositions contain the preferred long-chain C 1 -C 30 alcohols, wherein formulation 4C also contains the corresponding C _MDu khnin alcohol and ethoxylated alcohol.

Also, Formulation 4C does not contain gums, the conditioning is primarily based on aminosilicone A, the long chain alcohols, its derivative, and the long chain fatty acid triglyceride (Syncrowax) The best conditioning and stabilizing effects were achieved with formulation 4C, but all are four compositions excellent conditioner shampoos that can compete with the best conditioning shampoos on the market for conditioning, stability and appearance.

Example 5

In the foregoing Examples 1-4, the preferred mixtures of ammonium lauryl sulfate and sodium lauryl ethoxysulfate were employed, but similar results are achievable using other higher alkyl sulfates, such as the sodium and triethanolamine salts of C _M to C _{) g} alkyl sulfuric acid. Similarly, the sodium lauryl ethoxysulfate may be replaced by NaUiUm C ₁₄ to C, ₈ ethoxysulfate 6 wherein the ethoxy group has 1 or 2 to 5 or 6 carbon atoms, preferably 3, and the sodium is replaced by ammonium or triethanolamine. Similarly, the distearyldimethylammonium chloride may be replaced by other quaternary ammonium salts such as tricetylmethylammonium bromide or chloride, dilauryldiethylammonium chloride, and sometimes even trimethylstearylammonium chloride or the corresponding tallowyl compound (wherein the alkyl is derived from beef tallow). Other water insoluble hair conditioning agents may be varied using other embodiments of these materials within the specification given in the specification, including other ethoxylated long chain primary alcohols having an average of from 24 to 40 carbon atoms in the alcohol chain, and corresponding esters and acids. Various adjuvants can be used instead of those mentioned in the formulations. For example, one can replace the monoethanolamide with lauric myristine mono- or diethanolamide or the corresponding cocoalkanolamide, or with appropriate isopropanolamides, EDTA can be incorporated, and the hydroxylated ethylcelluloses can be replaced by hydroxylated propylmethylcelluloses, methylcelluloses or other suitable gums or thickeners. In such cases, the compositions produced are of high quality and are sufficiently conditioning, stable and attractive pearlescent shampoos of desired pH and viscosity. By omitting the anionic surfactant (s) from the formulations, conditioner washes and fiber conditioners having similar properties which satisfactorily condition fibrous materials such as hair are also obtained. These compositions can be in liquid. Gel, paste or cream form.

% (Weight percent) B ingredients A Splits 71.89 Irradiated demineralised water 72.19 - Hydroxyethylcellulose (Natrosol 250 HHR) 0.20 15.00 ammonium lauryl 15.00 0.10 Monobasic ammonium phosphate (buffer) 0.10 Tell Il 3.00 Unilin 425 3.00 4.00 Kokodiethanolamid 4.00 Part III 3.00 AminosilikonA 3.00 Tell IV 0.80 Perfume (CP Paris K3-157, new improved 3) 0.80 0.50 sodium chloride 0.50

100.00 100.00

In substantially the same manner as described above, the ingredients of Parts I and II were each mixed separately and then mixed at 90 ° C, followed by the gradual addition of Parts III and IV, with addition of Toil IV at room temperature , The produced shampoos are both pearly and attractive in appearance, have the desired viscosity and pH. Both condition hair washed with them as well or better than the most effective and leading hair conditioning shampoos currently on the US market. In the given formulation, the amount of aminosilicone A refers to pure aminosilicone, although it was used together with one part of solvent for the silicone per 3 parts of silicone to reduce its viscosity (and in this way it was also used in the other examples in which the amounts are also based on pure aminosilicone). Also, the ammonium phosphate buffer can be used in an amount of up to 0.20% in these formulations. In a variation of the formulation, instead of Unilin 425, one can use the Unilin 550 or pure long chain linear saturated alcohols of 30 or 36 carbon atoms per molecule (or mixture thereof) and obtain equivalent results. Further improvements in conditioning can be achieved by incorporating quaternary ammonium salt into the formulations, e.g. Distearyldimethylammonium chloride and other conditioning substances such as microcrystalline wax, petrolatum, polyethylene and beeswax. Also, one can replace the aminosilicone with silicones without amino group and dimethicone, such as by the silicones of US Patent 4,704,272 and other non-volatile (preferred) water-insoluble silicones.

Example 7

The compositions of the preceding examples were further modified by varying the proportions of the various constituents thereof by ± 10%. ± 20% and ± 30%, while keeping them within the ranges specified in the description, to obtain modified compositions that were durable nacreous shampoos and fiber conditioning products with improved hair and fiber conditioning properties. When applied to hair shampooing or hair conditioner rinse according to the methods set forth in this specification, including application to the fiber material or hair, often in the presence of additional water, followed by rinsing, the hair is satisfactorily cleansed and conditioned. It is easier to comb wet or dry, accumulates no objectionable electrostatic charges and is manageable and softer to the touch.

The compositions of the invention according to the indicated formulations and descriptions in the preceding examples represent significant advances in the art of fiber conditioning and hair conditioning.

By using the described long-chain primary alcohol, which is preferably fully saturated, or its derivative (s), in conjunction with the described water-insoluble conditioning agent (and the cationic surface-active agent), it is possible to have greatly improved hair conditioning compositions such as Shampoos having as good or better conditioning properties than any previously purchased compositions have been made possible by the use of the long chain alcohols or their derivatives, such as the Unilin and Unitox products, which are commercial materials, but which have not hitherto known as components of hair conditioning compositions or shampoos.

The various patents, patent applications and publications cited in the present specification are incorporated by reference into the disclosure.

The application is a continuation-in-part of USSN 07/432644 and 07/432952, both of which are a continuation-in-part of USSN 07/369361.

Claims (20)

A fiber-like composition of pearlescent appearance in a stable emulsion or suspension form, characterized by a content of a surface-active agent (surfactant), a water-insoluble fiber-conditioning agent, a long chain saturated primary alcohol or derivative thereof having an average of 24 to 45 carbon atoms in this long chain, in sufficient amount to stabilize and impart a pearlescent appearance to the emulsion or suspension, and an aqueous medium which may contain adjuvants and other components of such fiber conditioning compositions. A fiber conditioning composition according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a hair conditioning composition and that the proportions of surfactant, water insoluble conditioning agent, long chain saturated primary alcohol or derivative thereof and aqueous medium are in the ranges of 1 to 35%, 0, 3 to 10%, 0.5 to 10% and 50 to 98%, wherein the ratio of the proportion of the long-chain alcohol or derivative thereof to the conditioning agent is in the range of 0.2 to 5. A hair conditioning composition according to claim 2 which is a shampoo characterized in that it contains from 2 to 35% of water-soluble synthetic anionic surfactant in that the shampoo contains the water-insoluble conditioning agent selected from the group of silicones, quaternary ammonium salts, amines, anionic / anionic complexes. cationic surfactant, polyalkylenes, oxidized polyalkylenes, paraffins, isoparaffins, petrolatum, microcrystalline waxes, C ₁₈ to Cae fatty acid triglycerides, C ₁₈ to C ₃₆ fatty acids, stearyl stearate, beeswax, and mixtures thereof, the long chain saturated primary alcohol or A derivative thereof such an alcohol or the derivative thereof is such an alcohol in which at least 80% of the same have chain lengths in the range of 20 to 54 carbon atoms, and in that the percentage of water in the composition is in the range of 60 to 90%. 4. A shampoo according to claim 3, characterized gekonnzeichnet that the synthetic organic anionic surfactant is a lipophilic sulfate or lipophilic sulfonate, that the water-insoluble conditioning agent is selected from the group of aminosilicones of the formula R ¹ CH ₃ CH ₃ R ⁵ f I I I ' R ² - Si - O - (Si - O) - (Si - O) - Si - R ⁶ , χ y It Il R ³ CH ₃ R ⁴ R ⁷ wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ³ , R ⁵ , R ^e and R ^{7 are} alkyls of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R ^{4 is} R ¹ ^ NH-CH ₂ CH ₂ -NH ₂ , R ^{8 is} alkylene of 3 to 6 Carbon atoms, χ is an average number in the range of 100 to 10,000, and y is an average number in the range of 0 to 10, which has an amine equivalent in the range of 4,000 to 60,000, and usually solid water-insoluble poly-lower alkylene and mixtures thereof, and that the long chain saturated primary alcohol has an average of about 24 to 40 carbon atoms. 5. A shampoo according to claim 4, characterized in that the anionic surfactant is a higher fatty alkyl sulfate and / or an alkyl alkoxy sulfate of higher fatty alkyl and lower alkoxy, that the water-insoluble conditioning agent comprises the aminosilicone of the formula given, wherein χ in the range of 300 to 10000, y is in the range of 0 to 8, and the amine equivalent is in the range of 5,000 to 50,000, and that the water-insoluble conditioning agent contains polyethylene. 6. A shampoo according to claim 5, characterized in that the one or more higher fatty alkyls of the anionic surfactant (s) has 6 to 18 carbon atoms, that a quaternary ammonium salt is present as a conditioning agent, that in the aminosilicone χ is in the range of 500 to 10,000, y is less than 5 and the amine equivalent is in the range of 10,000 to 40,000, the polyethylene has a molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 5,000, and a saturated primary alcohol having an average of about 30 carbon atoms is present, and the proportions of anionic surfactant, quaternary ammonium salt, aminosilicone, polyethylene, saturated primary alcohol and water in the ranges of 5 to 35%, 0.0 to 5%, 0.3 to 5%, 0.2 to 2%, 0.5 to 6% and 63 to 80%, with any remainder being shampoo additives. 7. Shampoo according to claim 6, characterized in that it contains 10 to 15% of ammonium fatty alcohol sulphate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, up to 5% of sodium fatty alcohol ether sulphate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms in the fatty alcohol and 1 to 6 ethoxy groups, 0.1 to 0.7% quaternary ammonium halide having 2 or 3 long chain alkyls and 2 or 1 short chain alkyl (s) of 12 to 20 and 1 or 2 carbon atoms, 0.8 to 4% of the aminosilicone, 1 to 5% of the long chain saturated primary alcohol, 63 to 80 % Water, with any remainder being shampoo ingredient (s). 8. A shampoo according to claim 7, characterized in that it contains up to 2% hydroxyethyl cellulose, 2 to 5% Laurinsäuremonoethanolamid and / or Kokodiethanolamid, 0.5 to 2% microcrystalline wax and 0.5 to 1% petrolatum. A hair conditioning, stable, pearlescent looking shampoo according to claim 6, characterized in that it contains 10 to 15% of ammonium fatty alcohol sulphate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, up to 5% of sodium fatty alcohol ether sulphate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms in the fatty alcohol and 1 to 6 ethoxy groups, 0, 1 to 0.7% quaternary ammonium halide with 2 or 3 long-chain alkyls and 2 or 1 short-chain alkyl (s) of in each case 12 to 20 and 1 or 2 carbon atoms, 0.8 to 4% of the aminosilicone, 0.5 to 1.5 % normally solid polyethylene of molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 4000.0.5 to 2% mineral oil of molecular weight in the range of 300 to 800.1 to 5% of the long chain saturated primary alcohol, 63 to 80% of water and as the remainder of the shampoo auxiliary (e) contains. 10. A shampoo according to claim 9, characterized in that it contains up to 2% hydroxyethyl cellulose, 2 to 5% lauric monoethanolamide or Kokodiethanolamid, 0.1 to 1% paraffin wax and 0.1 to 0.5% isoparaffin. A hair conditioning permanent nacreous looking shampoo according to claim 6, characterized in that it contains 10 to 15% of ammonium fatty alcohol sulphate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, up to 15% of sodium fatty alcohol ether sulphate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms in the higher fatty alcohol and 1 to 6 ethoxy groups, 0.1 to 0.7 % quaternary ammonium halide having 2 or 3 long-chain alkyls and 2 or 1 short-chain alkyl (s) each having 12 to 20 and 1 or 2 carbon atoms, 0.5 to 1.5% normally solid polyethylene having a molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 4000, 0.5 to 2% of mineral oil having a molecular weight in the range of 300 to 800.1 to 5% of the long-chain saturated primary alcohol, 63 to 80% of water and the remainder optionally containing shampoo adjuvants. 12. A shampoo according to claim 11, characterized gekonnzeichnet that it contains up to 2% hydroxyethyl cellulose, 2 to 5% Laurinsäuremonoethanolamid or Kokodiethanolamid, 0.1 to 1% paraffin wax and 0.1 to 0.5% isoparaffin. 13. A shampoo according to claim 6, characterized in that it contains 10 to 15% of Ammoniumfettalkoholsulfats from 12 to 18 carbon atoms, up to 5% of Natriumfettalkoholethersulfats with 1 to 6 ethoxy groups, 0.1 to 0.7% of the quaternary ammonium halides with 2 or 3 long-chain alkylene and 2 or 1 short-chain alkyl (s) of in each case 12 to 20 and 1 or 2 carbon atoms, 0.8 to 4% of the aminosilicone, 1 to 3% of the long-chain saturated primary alcohol with an average of about 30 carbon atoms, Contains 0.5 to 3% of the long-chain saturated primary alcohol of a chain having an average of about 40 carbon atoms and 63 to 80% water and optionally as a balance shampoo auxiliaries. 14. Shampoo according to claim 13, characterized in that it has 0.5 to 2% polyethoxylated long-chain saturated primary alcohol, wherein the alcohol has on average about 30 to about 40 carbon atoms and is ethoxyiiert with 10 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide per mole, 2 to 5 % Lauric acid monoethanolamide or cocodiethanolamide, 0.5 to 2% of a C ₁₈ to C ₃₆ acid triglyceride and 0.1 to 0.5% sodium citrate. 15. A shampoo according to claim 14, characterized in that it contains 0.1 to 1% paraffin wax, 0.5 to 1% normally contains solid polyethylene of molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 4000 and 0.5 to 2% of mineral oil of molecular weight in the range of 300 to 8C 0. 16. Shampoo according to claim 6, characterized in that it contains 10 to 15% of ammonium fatty alcohol sulphate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms, up to 5% sodium fatty alcohol ether sulfate of 12 to 18 carbon atoms in the fatty alcohol and 1 to 6 ethoxy groups, 0.1 to 0.7% quaternary ammonium halide with 2 or 3 long chain alkyls and 2 or 1 short chain alkyl (s) each of 12 to 20 and 1 or 2 carbon atoms, 0.8 to 4% of the aminosilicone, 0.5 to 4% of the long-chain saturated primary alcohol, 0.25 to 5% C ₁₈ - to C ^ mixed acid triglyceride, 63 to 80% water and the balance optionally shampoo auxiliary (e) contains. 17. A shampoo according to claim 16, characterized in that it contains 2 to 5% Läurinsäuremonoethanolamid or Kokodiethanolamid, up to 2% hydroxyethyl cellulose, 0.5 to 2% microcrystalline wax and 0.5 to 1% petrolatum. 18. Shampoo according to claim 16, characterized in that it contains 2 to 5% lauric acid monoethanolamide or Kokodiethanolamid, up to 2% hydroxyethyl cellulose, 0.5 to 1.5% polyethylene and 0.5 to 2% mineral oil having a molecular weight in the range of 200 to . 800 contains. 19. A method of conditioning fiber materials, characterized by applying to such a material a fiber conditioning amount of a composition of claim 1 and thereafter rinsing that composition from the fiber material, wherein a conditioning amount of the conditioning agent is retained on the fiber material. 20. A method of shampooing and conditioning hair, characterized by applying to human hair on the head a shampooing and conditioning amount of a shampoo according to claim 3, rinsing the shampoo out of the hair, wherein on the hair a conditioning amount of the conditioning agent remains.