FR3109883A1 - HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS - Google Patents

Abstract

Hair Treatment Compositions A hair treatment composition including about 20% by weight or more of a polyol; about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons; about 0.1 to about 5% by weight silicone; about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of a cationic polymer; about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of a cationic surfactant; about 0.1 to about 15% by weight of a fatty alcohol; and about 10% by weight or less of water, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. Figure: None

Description

HAIR TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS

Domain of disclosure

This disclosure relates to hair treatment compositions and, in particular, to hair treatment compositions comprising a silicone.

Context of the disclosure

Many individuals suffer from dry and damaged hair. Dryness and damage can occur due to several factors including exposure to weather, mechanical treatments (e.g. hair brushing), excessive treatments using chemicals, hair coloring, heat styling, etc In combination, using cleansers that can strip away natural oils from hair can also lead to split ends, dullness, and exacerbate dryness. To lessen the damage, oil treatments, conditioner, hair masks, and chemical treatments are commonly used.

The popularity and use of oils for dry hair treatments has increased due to their effectiveness and simplicity. Commonly used oils include olive oil, mineral oil, avocado oil, apricot kernel oil, rice bran oil, and coconut oil. However, a problem is that effects are usually not seen after several hours (e.g. 8 hours) of treatment and multiple treatments are usually required, making them time consuming and labor intensive.

Individuals want a treatment for damaged hair or hair that is not time-consuming and labor-intensive to use. A variety of approaches have been developed to condition hair. A common method for imparting a conditioning benefit is to use conditioning agents such as cationic surfactants and polymers, high melting point fatty compounds, low melting point oils, silicone compounds, and mixtures thereof. Most of these conditioning agents are known to impart various conditioning benefits.

However, there remains a need to develop new and improved formulations and methods for treating hair to provide improved hair treatability, e.g., improved hair alignment, reduced unwanted volume (including reduced frizz), and increased shine.

Disclosure Summary

This disclosure relates to hair treatment compositions and, in particular, to hair treatment compositions comprising a silicone. The hair treatment compositions provide unique sensory experiences and, advantageously, impart an enhanced silicone deposit. For example, the hair treatment compositions can be a translucent or clear composition containing silicone in suspension until the hair treatment composition is combined with external water, whereupon the hair treatment compositions form an opaque emulsion.

Hair treatment compositions typically include:

(a) about 20% by weight or more of a polyol;

(b) about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons;

(c) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight silicone;

(d) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a cationic polymer; And

(e) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a cationic surfactant;

(f) about 0.1 to about 15% by weight of a fatty alcohol;

(g) about 10% by weight or less of water;

wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

The hair treatment composition can be formulated such that the polyol to monoalcohol weight ratio is from 20:1 to 1:1. In some instances, the hair treatment composition may have a viscosity of from about 1 mPa.S to about 10,000 mPa.S at 25°C at a shear rate of 1 s ^-1 before combining with external water .

Non-limiting examples of the polyol include those selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerine, diglycerin, polyethylene glycols, and one of their mixtures. In some cases, the polyol is chosen from propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, or one of their mixtures. Suitable examples of the monoalcohol include those having 1 to 10 carbons. In some cases, the monoalcohol is chosen from ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-methyl-2-butanol (2- methylbutan-2-ol), and one of their mixtures.

The hair treatment composition includes a silicone which can be selected from polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicones), polydiethylsiloxanes, polydimethylsiloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups (dimethiconols), polymethylphenylsiloxanes, phenylmethylsiloxanes, amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane (amodimethicone), dimethicone copolyols, dimethicone copolyol esters, dimethicone copolyol compounds containing quaternium nitrogen, dimethicone copolyol phosphate esters, and mixtures thereof.

Examples of suitable cationic polymers include those selected from polyquaternium-1; polyquaternium-2; polyquaternium-4; polyquaternium-5; polyquaternium-6; polyquaternium-7; polyquaternium-8; polyquaternium-9; polyquaternium-10; polyquaternium-11; polyquaternium-12; polyquaternium-13; polyquaternium-14, polyquaternium-15; polyquaternium-16; polyquaternium-17; polyquaternium-18; polyquaternium-19; polyquaternium-20; polyquaternium-22; polyquaternium-24; polyquaternium-27; polyquaternium-28; polyquaternium-29; polyquaternium-30; polyquaternium-31 polyquaternium-32; polyquaternium-33; polyquaternium-34; polyquaternium-35; polyquaternium-36; polyquaternium-37; polyquaternium-39; polyquaternium-42; polyquaternium-43; polyquaternium-44; polyquaternium-45; polyquaternium-46; polyquaternium-47; polyquaternium-67; and their mixtures. In at least one preferable case, the cationic polymer is polyquaternium-67.

Non-limiting examples of cationic surfactants which may be included in the hair treatment composition include those selected from cetrimonium chloride, steartrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, behenamidopropyltrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyltrimonium, arachidtrimonium chloride, distearyldimonium chloride, dicetyldimonium chloride, tricetylmonium chloride, oleamidopropyl dimethylamine, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine, isostearamidopropyl dimethylamine, oleyl hydroxyethyl imidazoline, stearamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldiethylamine, behenamidoethyldiethylamine, behenamidoethyldimethylamine, arachidamidopropyldimethylamine, arachidamido-propyldiethylamine, arachidamidoethyldiethylamine, arachidamidoethyldimethylamine, and mixtures thereof.

The hair treatment composition includes a fatty alcohol selected from decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, isotridecyl alcohol, or myricyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.

Additionally and/or alternatively, the hair treatment composition can include about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a film former. In some cases, the silicone is suspended within the translucent or limpid composition before being combined with external water.

The present disclosure also relates to methods of treating or enhancing hair. A hair treatment method typically includes:

(i) optionally, applying shampoo to the hair;

(ii) applying a hair treatment composition to the hair, the hair treatment composition comprising:

(a) about 20% by weight or more of a polyol;

(b) about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons;

(c) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight silicone;

(d) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a cationic polymer; And

(e) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a cationic surfactant;

(f) about 0.1 to about 15% by weight of a fatty alcohol;

(g) about 10% by weight or less of water;

wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition;

(iii) optionally, applying a conditioner to the hair; And

(iv) optionally, rinsing the hair treatment composition from the hair;

The hair treatment method may include using a hair treatment composition which is a translucent or clear composition until combined with external water, whereupon the hair treatment composition forms an opaque emulsion in situ . Preferably, the hair treatment method can condition the hair; impart curl definition to hair; provide frizz control to hair; improve ease of combing and detangling; protect hair from damage; and/or increase the appearance of hair volume.

Additionally or alternatively, the method may include one or more of the following steps:

- mix with a shampoo before applying to the hair;

- poses on the hair with a shampoo;

- application to the hair after a shampoo has been rinsed from the hair;

- put on the hair with a conditioner;

- mix with a conditioner before applying to the hair;

- application to the hair after a conditioner has been rinsed from the hair;

- mix with a leave-in hair treatment before applying to the hair;

- mixing with a mask composition before application to the hair; Or

- application to the hair after a mask composition has been applied thereto and optionally rinsed from the hair.

This disclosure relates to hair treatment compositions and, in particular, to hair treatment compositions comprising a silicone. The hair treatment compositions provide unique sensory experiences and, advantageously, provide enhanced silicone deposit. Hair treatment compositions are typically suspensions containing a silicone and are translucent or clear before use when the hair treatment composition is combined with external water.

Hair treatment compositions typically include:

(a) about 20% by weight or more of a polyol;

(b) about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons;

(c) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight silicone;

(d) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a cationic polymer; And

(e) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a cationic surfactant;

(f) about 0.1 to about 15% by weight of a fatty alcohol;

(g) about 10% by weight or less of water;

wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

During use, a user combines the hair treatment composition with external water (eg, water other than the water already included in the hair treatment composition). When the hair treatment composition comes to mix with the external water, the composition becomes opaque. This may occur, for example, when a consumer applies the hair treatment composition to a wet or damp part of the body (eg, hands, face, skin, hair, etc.). The user can then physically manipulate the applied hair treatment composition (for example, by rubbing their hands or by rubbing the composition against another part of the body such as the face, hair, etc.).

The hair treatment composition forms an opaque emulsion upon combination with external water, for example, from a user's wet or damp hands, wet or damp hair, and/or from the faucet and similar. The opaque emulsion can be formed by combining external water with the hair treatment composition in a ratio (water:composition) ranging from 0.1:1 to 3:1, preferably 0.5:1 or 1:1 or 1.5:1 or 2:1. Additionally and/or alternatively, the opaque emulsion can be formed by combining external water in an amount such that the total amount of water in the hair treatment composition increases to more than 10% by weight or, in some cases, 12% by weight or more, 15% by weight or more, 20% by weight or more, 25% by weight or more, or 30% by weight or more, based on the total weight of the treatment composition hair before combination with external water.

The opaque emulsion formed from the combination of the hair treatment composition and external water may occur as a result of user mixing. For example, in some cases, the opaque emulsion is formed automatically without the need for mixing. In other words, the hair treatment composition combines sufficiently with the external water to form the opaque emulsion by simply coming into contact with the external water. In some cases, however, a minimal amount of mixing may be necessary, and may be encouraged, to more fully form the opaque emulsion. This can be easily accomplished during use of the hair treatment composition, for example, by physically manipulating (eg, mixing) the hair treatment composition with external water using the body (for example, with the hands).

The hair treatment composition can be formulated to have an amount of polyol to an amount of monoalcohols in a ratio (i.e., total polyols:total monoalcohols) of 20:1 to 1:1. For example, the ratio of amount of polyols to amount of monoalcohols with 2 to 6 carbon atoms can be 20:1 to 1:1, 18:1 to 1:1, 15:1 to 1:1, 10:1 at 1:1, 7:1 at 1:1, 6:1 at 1:1, 5:1 at 1:1, or 4:1 at 1.1:1, including all included ranges and sub-ranges . In at least one embodiment, the hair treatment composition is formulated so that the total amount of polyols is greater than the total amount of monoalcohols.

As used herein, the term "translucent" in connection with a translucent composition indicates that the composition has a transmittance of at least 50% of a wavelength of 600 nm, for example measured using a Lambda 40 UV-visible spectrometer. A translucent hair treatment composition may have, for example, a transmittance of at least 50%, 60%, or at least 70% at a wavelength of 600 nm, measured , for example, using a Lambda 40 UV-visible spectrometer. Further, the term "clear", as used herein, refers to a composition having a transmittance of at least 80% at a length waveform of 600 nm, for example, measured using a UV-visible Lambda 40 spectrometer. For example, a clear hair treatment composition can have a transmittance of at least 80%, 90% or at minus 95% at a wavelength of 600 nm, for example, measured using a Lambda 40 UV-visible spectrometer. Without wishing to make a particular theory of this, clear hair treatment compositions are typically nanoemulsions or microemulsions, while translucent hair treatment compositions are typically macroemulsions.

Hair treatment compositions typically have a viscosity of about 1 mPa.s to about 10,000 mPa.s at 25°C before combining with external water. For example, the hair treatment compositions can have a viscosity of about 1 mPa.s to about 10,000 mPa.s, about 1 mPa.s to about 8,000 mPa.s, about 1 mPa.s to about 6,000 mPa.s, about 1 mPa.s to about 5000 mPa.s, about 1 mPa.s to about 4000 mPa.s, about 1 mPa.s to about 3000 mPa.s; about 10 mPa.s to about 10,000 mPa.s, about 10 mPa.s to about 8,000 mPa.s, about 10 mPa.s to about 6,000 mPa.s, about 10 mPa.s to about 5,000 mPa. s, about 10 mPa.s to about 4000 mPa.s, about 10 mPa.s to about 3000 mPa.s; 500 mPa.s to about 10,000 mPa.s, about 500 mPa.s to about 8,000 mPa.s, about 500 mPa.s to about 6,000 mPa.s, about 500 mPa.s to about 5,000 mPa.s , about 500 mPa.s to about 4000 mPa.s, about 50 mPa.s to about 3000 mPa.s; about 1000 mPa.s to about 10000 mPa.s, about 1000 mPa.s to about 8000 mPa.s, about 1000 mPa.s to about 6000 mPa.s, about 1000 mPa.s to about 5000 mPa.s, about 1000 mPa.s to about 4000 mPa.s, about 1000 mPa.s to about 3000 mPa.s; about 2000 mPa.s to about 10000 mPa.s, about 2000 mPa.s to about 8000 mPa.s, about 2000 mPa.s to about 6000 mPa.s, about 2000 mPa.s to about 5000 mPa.s, about 2000 mPa.s to about 4000 mPa.s, about 2000 mPa.s to about 3000 mPa.s, at a temperature of 25°C before combining with external water. Viscosity measurements can be made, for example, using a Brookfield Viscometer, Model RVT (Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, Inc.) at about 60 revolutions per minute (rpm), at room temperature of about 20 to 25°C; spindle sizes can be selected in accordance with typical recommendations from the manufacturer, ranging from disc spindle #1 to #4.

Suitable components, such as those listed below, may be included or excluded from formulations for hair treatment compositions depending on the specific combination of other components, the form of the hair treatment compositions, and/or the use. of the formulation (for example, a lotion, a gel, a cream, a spray, etc.).

Polyol(s)

The hair treatment compositions include one or more polyols, for example, such as those selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerin, diglycerin, and one of their mixtures. The amount of polyol(s) present in the hair treatment composition typically varies by about 20% by weight or more, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. For example, the amount of polyol(s) in the hair treatment composition can be about 20 to about 88% by weight, about 20 to about 85% by weight, about 20 to about 80% by weight, about 20 about 75% by weight, about 20 to about 70% by weight, about 20 to about 65% by weight, about 20 to about 60% by weight, about 20 to about 55% by weight, about 20 to about 50% by weight, about 20 to about 45% by weight, about 20 to about 40% by weight, about 20 to about 35% by weight, about 20 to about 30% by weight; about 25 to about 88% by weight, about 25 to about 85% by weight, about 25 to about 80% by weight, about 25 to about 75% by weight, about 25 to about 70% by weight, about 25 to about 65 % by weight, about 25 to about 60% by weight, about 25 to about 55% by weight, about 25 to about 50% by weight, about 25 to about 45% by weight, about 25 to about 40% by weight, about 25 to about 35% by weight; about 30 to about 85% by weight, about 30 to about 80% by weight, about 30 to about 75% by weight, about 30 to about 70% by weight, about 30 to about 65% by weight, about 30 to about 60 wt%, about 30 to about 55 wt%, about 30 to about 50 wt%, about 30 to about 45 wt%, about 30 to about 40 wt%; about 40 to about 87 wt%, about 40 to about 85 wt%, about 40 to about 80 wt%, about 40 to about 75 wt%, about 40 to about 70 wt%, about 40 to about 65 wt%, about 40 to about 60 wt%, about 40 to about 55 wt%, about 40 to about 50 wt%; about 50 to about 87% by weight, about 50 to about 85% by weight, about 50 to about 80% by weight, about 50 to about 75% by weight, about 50 to about 70% by weight, about 50 to about 65 wt%, about 50 to about 60 wt%; about 60 to about 87 wt%, about 60 to about 85 wt%, about 60 to about 80 wt%, about 60 to about 75 wt%, about 60 to about 70 wt%; about 65 to about 87 wt%, about 65 to about 85 wt%, about 65 to about 80 wt%, about 65 to about 75 wt%; about 70 to about 87 wt%, about 70 to about 85 wt%, about 70 to about 75 wt%, inclusive of all ranges and subranges included, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

The term "polyol" should be understood as meaning, within the meaning of the present disclosure, an organic molecule comprising at least two free hydroxyl groups. The polyols of the hair treatment composition can be glycols or compounds with many hydroxyl groups. In some cases, the one or more polyols is/are selected from the group consisting of C ₂ to C ₃₂ polyols. The one or more polyols may be liquid at room temperature (25°C). The one or more polyols can have 2 to 32 carbon atoms, 3 to 16 carbon atoms, or 3 to 12 carbon atoms.

Polyols which may be included in the hair treatment composition, in some instances, include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, diglycerin, diethylene glycol, and dipropylene glycol, and mixtures thereof. In some cases, the polyol is propylene glycol. In some additional cases, the polyol is one of propylene glycol and butylene glycol or both. Additionally, in some instances, the hair treatment composition includes at least propylene glycol, and optionally one or more polyols other than propylene glycol.

Non-limiting examples of polyols that may be included in hair treatment include and/or may be selected from alkanediols such as glycerine, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, trimethylolpropane, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol , butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, hexylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, pentaethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 2-butene-1,4-diol, 2-ethyl- 1,3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-pentanediol, and 4-methyl-1,2-pentanediol; glycol ethers such as ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, diethylene glycol mono -n-propyl ether, ethylene glycol mono-iso-propyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-iso-propyl ether, ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether, ethylene glycol mono-t-butyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-t-butyl ether, 1-methyl-1-methoxybutanol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol mono-t-butyl ether, propylene glycol mono-n-propyl ether, propylene glycol mono-iso-propyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monoethyl ether, dipropylene glycol mono-n-propyl ether, dipropylene glycol mono-iso-propyl ether, sorbitol, sorbitan, triacetin , and a mixture thereof.

The one or more polyols can, optionally, be glycols or glycol ethers such as, for example, monomethyl, monoethyl and monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol or their ethers such as, for example, monomethyl ether of propylene glycol , butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, dipropylene glycol as well as alkyl ethers of diethylene glycol, for example, monoethyl ether or monobutyl ether of diethylene glycol.

Monoalcohol (s)

Hair treatment compositions include monoalcohol(s), such as those having 2 to 6 carbon atoms. The amount of monoalcohol present in the hair treatment composition can range from about 5 to about 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. For example, the hair treatment composition can include monoalcohol in an amount of about 5 to about 50% by weight, about 5 to about 45% by weight, about 5 to about 40% by weight, about 5 to about 35 wt%, about 5 to about 30 wt%, about 5 to about 25 wt%; about 10 to about 50% by weight, about 10 to about 45% by weight, about 10 to about 40% by weight, about 10 to about 35% by weight, about 10 to about 30% by weight, about 10 to about 25 % in weight ; about 15 to about 50% by weight, about 15 to about 45% by weight, about 15 to about 40% by weight, about 15 to about 35% by weight, about 15 to about 30% by weight, or about 15 to about 25% by weight, including all ranges and sub-ranges included, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

The one or more monoalcohols of the hair treatment composition can be chosen from ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-methyl -2-butanol (2-methylbutan-2-ol), and a mixture thereof. In one instance, the one or more monoalcohol(s) include or consist of ethanol.

The hair treatment composition can be formulated to have an amount of polyols to the amount of monoalcohols that is 20:1 to 1:1, 18:1 to 1:1, 15:1 to 1:1, 10:1 at 1:1, 7:1 at 1:1, 6:1 at 1:1, 5:1 at 1:1, or 4:1 at 1.1:1, including all included ranges and sub-ranges . Additionally or alternatively, the hair treatment composition may be formulated to have an amount of glycol to an amount of monoalcohols in a ratio (i.e. total glycols:total monoalcohols) of 20:1 to 1: 1. For example, the ratio of the amount of glycol to the amount of monoalcohols with 2 to 6 carbon atoms can be about 20:1 to 1:1, 18:1 to 1:1, 15:1 to 1: 1, 10:1 to 1:1, 7:1 to 1:1, 6:1 to 1:1, 5:1 to 1:1, or 4:1 to 1.1:1, including ranges and subranges included. In at least one instance, the hair treatment composition is formulated such that the total amount of polyol is greater than the total amount of monoalcohols.

Silicon(s)

The hair treatment composition includes silicone(s) typically in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. For example, the amount of silicone(s) present in the hair treatment composition can range from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, about 0.1 to about 4% by weight; about 0.1 to about 3% by weight; about 0.1 to about 2% by weight; about 0.5 to about 5% by weight, about 0.5 to about 4% by weight; about 0.5 to about 3% by weight; about 0.5 to about 2% by weight; about 1 to about 5% by weight, about 1 to about 4% by weight; about 1 to about 3% by weight; about 1 to about 2% by weight; about 1.5 to about 5 wt%, about 1.5 to about 4 wt%, or about 1.5 to about 3 wt%; about 2 to about 5 wt%, about 2 to about 4 wt%, about 2 to about 3 wt%; about 2.5 to about 5 wt%, about 2.5 to about 4 wt%; about 3 to about 5% by weight, about 3 to about 4% by weight; about 3.5 to about 5% by weight, about 3.5 to about 4% by weight, inclusive of all ranges and subranges included, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

The expression “amino-functionalized silicone” or “amino silicones” means a silicone containing at least one primary amino, secondary amino, tertiary amino and/or quaternary ammonium group. The structure of the amino-functionalized silicone can be linear or branched, cyclic or non-cyclic. The amino functional group can be at any position in the silicone molecule, preferably at the end of the backbone (eg in the case of amodimethicones) and/or in the side chain.

Non-limiting examples of silicones include amine functionalized silicones (eg, amodimethicone), dimethicone, bis-aminopropyl dimethicone, trimethyl silylamodimethicone, dimethicone copolyols, and the like. The hair treatment composition may include, in certain cases, one or more silicones chosen from polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicones), polydiethylsiloxanes, polydimethylsiloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups (dimethiconols), polymethylphenylsiloxanes, phenylmethylsiloxanes, amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane (amodimethicone), bis-aminopropyl dimethicone, trimethylsilylamodimethicone, dimethicone copolyols, dimethicone copolyol esters, dimethicone copolyol compounds containing quaternium nitrogen, dimethicone copolyol phosphate esters, and mixtures thereof. For example, the one or more silicones can be or include one or more dimethicone copolyols. The copolyols can be selected from PEG-8 dimethicone adipate, PEG-8 dimethicone benzoate, PEG-7 dimethicone phosphate, PEG-10 dimethicone phosphate, PEG/PPG-20/23 dimethicone benzoate, PEG/ PPG-7/4, Dimethicone Phosphate PEG/PPG-12/4, PEG-3 Dimethicone, PEG-7 Dimethicone, PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-9 Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-14 dimethicone, PEG-17 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-3/10 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-4/12 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-6/11 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-8/14 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-14/4 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-15/15 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-16/2 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-17/18 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-18/18 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-19/19 dimethicone, PEG/PPG -20/6 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-20/15 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-20/20 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-20/23 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-20/29 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-22/23 dimethicone , PEG/PPG-22/24 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-23/6 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-25/25 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-27/27 dimethicone, and a mixture thereof.

The silicone(s) may optionally include or be selected from a siloxane bearing a methacrylic group on one of its molecular ends, a polydimethylsiloxane containing a styryl group on one of its molecular ends, or a similar silicone compound containing unsaturated groups; butadiene; vinyl chloride; vinylidene chloride; methacrylonitrile; dibutyl fumarate; anhydrous maleic acid; anhydrous succinic acid; methacryl glycidyl ether; an organic salt of an amine, an ammonium salt, and an alkali metal salt of methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid or fumaric acid; a radical-polymerizable unsaturated monomer containing a sulfonic acid group such as a styrenesulfonic acid group; a quaternary ammonium salt derived from methacrylic acid, such as 2-hydroxy-3-methacryloxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride; and a methacrylic acid ester of an alcohol containing a tertiary amine group, such as a methacrylic acid ester of diethylamine. In certain cases, the silicones, optionally, include or are chosen from siloxanes having an organo-functional group, such as polyalkylsiloxanes, where at least one alkyl radical is different from methyl, for example organopolysiloxanes having the INCI name stearyl dimethicone, cetyl dimethicone or C26-28 alkyl dimethicone, or, for example, polyarylsiloxanes and polyarylalkylsiloxanes, for example organopolysiloxanes having the INCI name phenyl trimethicone, trimethylsiloxyphenyl dimethicone or dimethylphenyl dimethicone, or, for example, organopolysiloxanes having an organofunctional radical such as a aminopropyl, aminopropyl-aminoethyl, aminopropyl-aminoisobutyl radical, for example organopolysiloxanes having the INCI name amodimethicone, or, for example, organopolysiloxanes having a polyethylene glycol or polyalkylene glycol radical, for example organopolysiloxanes having the INCI name PEG-12 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-25,25-dimethicone or cetyl PEG /PPG-15/15 butyl ether dimethicone.

In some cases, an amino-functionalized silicone is chosen from compounds corresponding to the following formula:

in which each R¹is independently selected from C-alkyl_{1 to}VS₃₀, a C alkoxy group_{1 to}VS₃₀, an aryl group at C_{5 to}VS₃₀, a C aralkyl group_{6 to}VS₃₀, a C aralkyloxy group_{6 to}VS₃₀, a C alkaryl group_{1 to}VS₃₀, an alkoxyaryl group at C_{1 to}VS₃₀, and a hydroxy group (preferably each R¹is independently selected from C-alkyl_{1 to}VS₃₀, a C alkoxy group_{1 To} VS _{3 0}and a hydroxy group);

each R ² is independently a divalent alkylene radical comprising one to ten carbon atoms (preferably, R ² is a divalent alkylene radical comprising three to six carbon atoms);

each R ³ is independently selected from C _{1 -C 30} alkyl, C _{5 -C 30} aryl, C _{6 -C 30} aralkyl and C _{1 -C 30} alkaryl (preferably, each R ³ is independently selected from a C _{1 to} C ₃₀ alkyl group);

Q is a monovalent radical chosen from -NR ⁴ ₂ and -NR ⁴ (CH ₂ ) _× NR ⁴ ₂ ;

each R ⁴ is independently selected from hydrogen and C _{1 -C 4} alkyl;

x is 2 to 6;

z is 0 or 1;

n is 25 to 3000 (preferably 25 to 2000; more preferably 25 to 1000; most preferably 25 to 500); And

m is 0 to 3000 (preferably 0 to 2000; more preferably 0 to 1000; most preferably 0 to 100);

provided that at least 50 mole % of the total number of R ¹ and R ³ groups is methyl and provided that when m is 0, z is 1.

Preferred R ¹ groups include methyl, methoxy, ethyl, ethoxy, propyl, propoxy, isopropyl, isopropoxy, butyl, butoxy, isobutyl, isobutoxy, phenyl, xenyl, benzyl, phenylethyl, tolyl and hydroxy. Preferred R ² divalent alkylene radicals include trimethylene, tetramethylene, pentamethylene, -CH ₂ CH(CH ₃ )CH ₂ - and -CH ₂ CH ₂ CH(CH ₃ )CH ₂ -. Preferred R ³ groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, phenyl, xenyl, benzyl, phenylethyl and tolyl. Preferred R ⁴ groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl and isobutyl. When z is 0, the amino-functionalized silicone has only pendant amine-functional substituents in the polymer chain. When z is 1, the amino-functional silicone may have only terminal amine-functional substituents (e.g., m = 0) or may have both terminal and pendent amine-functional substituents in the polymer chain (e.g., m > 0). Preferably, n + m is 50 to 1000. More preferably, n + m is 50 to 750. Even more preferably, n + m is 50 to 500. Most preferably, n + m is 50 at 250.

In some cases, the amino-functionalized silicones are alkoxylated and/or hydroxylated amino silicones. The suitable alkoxylated and/or hydroxylated amino silicones can be chosen from the compounds of the following formula:

wherein R ³ is hydroxyl or OR ₅ , R ₅ is a C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group, R ⁴ is a group with a structure according to the following formula:

,

R ⁶ is C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl, n is 1 to 4, x is the same as "n" described above, and y is the same as "m" described above.

The silicone may be a polysiloxane corresponding to the following formula:

in which x' and y' are integers such that the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) is between approximately 5,000 and 500,000;

b) amino silicones corresponding to the following formula:

R' _a G _{3 -a} -Si(OSiG ₂ ) _n -(OSiG _b R' _{2 -b} ) _m -O-SiG _3-a -R' _a

in which :

the Gs, which may be identical or different, denote a hydrogen atom, or a phenyl, OH or C ₁ to C ₈ alkyl group, for example methyl, or a C ₁ to C ₈ alkoxy group, for example methoxy,

the a's, which may be identical or different, denote the number 0 or an integer from 1 to 3, in particular 0;

b denotes 0 or 1, and in particular 1;

m and n are numbers such that the sum (n + m) is from 1 to 2000 and in particular from 50 to 150, knowing that it is possible that n denotes a number from 0 to 1999 and in particular from 49 to 149, and that m designates a number from 1 to 2000 and in particular from 1 to 10;

the R', which may be identical or different, denote a monovalent radical having the formula -CqH ₂ qL in which q is a number ranging from 2 to 8 and L is an optionally quaternized amino group chosen from the following groups:

-NR''-QN(R'') ₂

-N(R”) ₂

-N+(R'') ₃ A-

-N+H(R'') ₂ A-

-N+H ₂ (R'') A-

-N(R'')-Q-N+R''H ₂ A-

-NR''-Q-N+ (R'') ₂ H A-

-NR''-Q-N+ (R'') ₃ A-,

in which the R'', which may be identical or different, denote hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl, or a radical based on a saturated monovalent hydrocarbon, for example a C ₁ to C ₂₀ alkyl radical; Q denotes a linear or branched CrH _2r group, r being an integer ranging from 2 to 6, preferably from 2 to 4; and A- represents a cosmetically acceptable ion, in particular a halide such as fluoride, chloride, bromide or iodide.

Another group of amino silicones corresponding to this definition is represented by the silicones corresponding to the following formula:

in which :

m and n are numbers such that the sum (n + m) can range from 1 to 1000, in particular from 50 to 250 and more particularly from 100 to 200, knowing that it is possible that n denotes a number from 0 to 999 and in particular from 49 to 249, and more particularly from 125 to 175, and that m designates a number from 1 to 1000 and in particular from 1 to 10, and more particularly from 1 to 5;

R ₁ , R ₂ , R ₃ , which may be identical or different, represent a hydroxy or C ₁ to C ₄ alkoxy radical, where at least one of the R ₁ to R ₃ radicals denotes an alkoxy radical.

The alkoxy radical is preferably a methoxy radical. The hydroxy/alkoxy molar ratio preferably varies from 0.2:1 to 0.4:1 and preferably from 0.25:1 to 0.35:1 and more particularly equal to 0.3:1. The weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the silicone is preferably from 2,000 to 1,000,000, more particularly from 3,500 to 200,000.

Another group of amino silicones corresponding to this definition is represented by the following formula:

in which :

p and q are numbers such that the sum (p+q) is from 1 to 1000, in particular from 50 to 350, and more particularly from 150 to 250; knowing that it is possible that p denotes a number from 0 to 999 and in particular from 49 to 349, and more particularly from 159 to 239 and that q denotes a number from 1 to 1000, in particular from 1 to 10, and more particularly from 1 to 5;

R ₁ , R ₂ , which may be identical or different, represent a hydroxy or C ₁ to C ₄ alkoxy radical, where at least one of the R ₁ or R ₂ radicals denotes an alkoxy radical.

The alkoxy radical is preferably a methoxy radical. The hydroxy/alkoxy molar ratio generally varies from 1:0.8 to 1:1.1 and preferably from 1:0.9 to 1:1 and more particularly equal to 1:0.95.

Another group of amino silicones is represented by the following formula:

in which :

m and n are numbers such that the sum (n + m) is from 1 to 2000 and in particular from 50 to 150, knowing that it is possible that n denotes a number from 0 to 1999 and in particular from 49 to 149, and that m designates a number from 1 to 2000 and in particular from 1 to 10;

A denotes a linear or branched alkylene radical containing from 4 to 8 carbon atoms and preferably 4 carbon atoms. This radical is preferably linear.

The mass-average molecular mass (Mw) of these amino silicones preferably varies from 2,000 to 1,000,000 and even more particularly from 3,500 to 200,000.

Another group of amino silicones is represented by the following formula:

in which :

m and n are numbers such that the sum (n + m) is from 1 to 2000 and in particular from 50 to 150, knowing that it is possible that n denotes a number from 0 to 1999 and in particular from 49 to 149, and that m designates a number from 1 to 2000 and in particular from 1 to 10;

A denotes a linear or branched alkylene radical containing from 4 to 8 carbon atoms and preferably 4 carbon atoms. This radical is preferably branched.

The weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of these amino silicones is preferably from 500 to 1,000,000 and even more particularly from 1,000 to 200,000.

Another group of amino silicones is represented by the following formula:

in which :

R ₅ represents a radical based on a monovalent hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and in particular a C ₁ to C ₁₈ alkyl or C ₂ to C ₁₈ alkenyl radical, for example methyl;

R ₆ represents a radical based on a divalent hydrocarbon, in particular a C ₁ to C ₁₈ alkylene radical or a divalent C ₁ to C ₁₈ radical, for example C ₁ to C ₈ alkylenoxy, linked to Si via a bond SiC;

Q- is an anion such as a halide ion, in particular chloride, or an organic acid salt (for example acetate);

r represents an average statistical value from 2 to 20 and in particular from 2 to 8;

s represents an average statistical value of 20 to 200 and in particular of 20 to 50.

Such amine silicones are described more particularly in US Pat. No. 4,185,087.

A group of quaternary ammonium silicones is represented by the following formula:

in which :

the R ₇ , which may be identical or different, represent a radical based on a monovalent hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and in particular a C ₁ to C ₁₈ alkyl radical, a C ₂ to C alkenyl radical ₁₈ or a ring containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, for example methyl;

R ₆ represents a radical based on a divalent hydrocarbon, in particular a C ₁ to C ₁₈ alkylene radical or a divalent C ₁ to C ₁₈ radical, for example a C ₁ to C ₈ alkylenoxy radical bonded to Si via a SiC bond;

the R ₈ , which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a radical based on a monovalent hydrocarbon containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and in particular a C ₁ to C ₁₈ alkyl radical, a radical C ₂ to C ₁₈ alkenyl or an -R ₆ -NHCOR ₇ radical;

X- is an anion such as a halide ion, in particular chloride, or an organic acid salt (for example acetate);

r represents an average statistical value of 2 to 200 and in particular of 5 to 100. These silicones are described, for example, in patent application EP-A 0530974.

A group of quaternary ammonium silicones is represented by the following formula:

in which :

R ₁ , R ₂ , R ₃ and R ₄ , which may be identical or different, denote a C ₁ to C ₄ alkyl radical or a phenyl group;

R ₅ denotes a C ₁ to C ₄ alkyl radical or a hydroxyl group;

n is an integer ranging from 1 to 5;

m is an integer ranging from 1 to 5;

and wherein x is chosen such that the amine value is between 0.01 and 1 meq/g;

multiblock polyoxyalkylenated amino silicones, of (AB)n type, A being a polysiloxane block and B being a polyoxyalkylenated block containing at least one amine group.

Said silicones preferably consist of repeated units corresponding to the following general formulas:

[-(SiMe ₂ O) _x SiMe ₂ - R -N(R")- R'-O(C ₂ H ₄ O) _a (C ₃ H ₆ O) _b -R'-N(H)-R- ]

or alternatively

[-(SiMe ₂ O) _x SiMe ₂ - R -N(R")- R'- O(C ₂ H ₄ O) _a (C ₃ H ₆ O) _b -]

in which :

a is an integer greater than or equal to 1, preferably ranging from 5 to 200, more particularly ranging from 10 to 100;

b is an integer between 0 and 200, preferably ranging from 4 to 100, more particularly between 5 and 30;

x is an integer ranging from 1 to 10,000, more particularly from 10 to 5,000;

R'' is a hydrogen atom or a methyl;

the R's, which may be the same or different, represent a divalent linear or branched C ₂ to C ₁₂ hydrocarbon radical, optionally including one or more heteroatoms such as oxygen; preferably, R denotes an ethylene radical, a linear or branched propylene radical, a linear or branched butylene radical, or a -CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH(OH)CH ₂ - radical; preferably R denotes a —CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH(OH)CH ₂ — radical;

the R', which may be the same or different, represent a divalent linear or branched C ₂ to C ₁₂ hydrocarbon radical, optionally including one or more heteroatoms such as oxygen; preferably, R' denotes an ethylene radical, a linear or branched propylene radical, a linear or branched butylene radical, or a -CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH(OH)CH ₂ - radical; preferably R' denotes -CH(CH ₃ )-CH ₂ -.

The siloxane blocks preferably represent between 50 and 95% by mole of the total weight of the silicone, more particularly from 70 to 85% by mole.

The amine content is preferably between 0.02 and 0.5 meq/g of copolymer in a 30% solution in dipropylene glycol, more particularly between 0.05 and 0.2. The weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of the silicone oil is preferably between 5,000 and 1,000,000, more particularly between 10,000 and 200,000.

The silicone can be chosen from those having at least one quaternary ammonium group. Suitable non-limiting examples are quaternium 80, quaternium-1 silicone, quaternium-2 silicone, quaternium-2 panthenol silicone succinate, quaternium-3 silicone, quaternium-4 silicone, quaternium-5 silicone, quaternium-6 silicone, quaternium-silicone 7, quaternium-8 silicone, quaternium-9 silicone, quaternium-10 silicone, quaternium-11 silicone, quaternium-12 silicone, quaternium-15 silicone, quaternium-16 silicone, quaternium-16 silicone/glycidoxy dimethicone cross-linked polymer, quaternium-silicone 17, quaternium-18 silicone, quaternium-20 silicone and quaternium-21 silicone. We prefer quaternium 80, quaternium-16 silicone, quaternium-18 silicone, quaternium-1 silicone, quaternium-2 silicone, quaternium-3 silicone, quaternium-4 silicone, quaternium-5 silicone, quaternium-6 silicone, quaternium-7 silicone, quaternium-8 silicone, quaternium-9 silicone, quaternium-10 silicone, quaternium-11 silicone, quaternium-12 silicone, quaternium-15 silicone, quaternium-17 silicone, quaternium-20 silicone and quaternium-21 silicone. More preferred are quaternium 80, quaternium-16 silicone, quaternium-18 silicone, quaternium-3 silicone, quaternium-4 silicone, quaternium-5 silicone, quaternium-6 silicone, quaternium-7 silicone, quaternium-8 silicone, quaternium-9 silicone , quaternium-10 silicone, quaternium-11 silicone, quaternium-12 silicone, quaternium-15 silicone, and quaternium-17 silicone. Preferred are quaternium 80, quaternium-16 silicone, quaternium-18 silicone, quaternium-15 silicone, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the one or more silicone oils of the present disclosure are a non-amine silicone oil such as a dimethicone.

Non-limiting examples of amino-functional silicones include bis-hydroxy/methoxy amodimethicones, bis-cetearyl amodimethicone, amodimethicone, bis(C13-15 alkoxy) PG amodimethicones, aminopropyl phenyl trimethicones, aminopropyl dimethicones, bis-amino PEG/PPG-41 /3 aminoethyl PG-propyl dimethicones, caprylyl methicones, and a mixture thereof. In some cases, a particularly useful amino-functionalized silicone is bis-hydroxy/methoxy amodimethicone, where X is isobutyl and one of R is OH and the other is OCH ₃ in the structure above, also known as the name "Bis-hydroxy/methoxy amodimethicone" and "3-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]-2-methylpropyl Me, di-Me, [(hydroxydimethylsilyl)oxy]- and [(methoxydimethylsilyl)oxy]-terminated". Bis-hydroxy/methoxy amodimethicone is commercially available under the trade name DOWSIL AP-8087 FLUID from the Dow Chemical Company. A non-limiting example of amodimethicone products containing structural (D) amino silicones is sold by Wacker as BELSIL ADM 652, BELSIL ADM 4000 E, or BELSIL ADM LOG 1. A product containing structural (E) amino silicones is sold by Wacker under the name FLUID WR 1300. Additionally or alternatively, the weight-average molecular mass (Mw) of the silicone preferably varies from 2,000 to 200,000, even more particularly from 5,000 to 100,000 and more particularly from 10,000 to 50,000.

The silicone(s) in the hair treatment compositions of the present disclosure is (are) included in the form of a silicone emulsion comprising at least one silicone and at least one surfactant, e.g. ionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, anionic surfactants. Silicone emulsions can be nanoemulsions, microemulsions or macroemulsions. Suitable examples of nonionic surfactants are alkoxylated fatty alcohols or polyethylene glycol ethers of mixtures of C ₈ to C ₃₀ fatty alcohols with an average number of moles of ethylene oxide such as C11-15 pareth-7 , laureth-9, laureth-12, deceth-7, deceth-10, trideceth-6, trideceth-10, trideceth-12, or a mixture thereof. Suitable examples of amphoteric surfactants are cocamidopropyl betaine, coco betaine, or a mixture thereof. Suitable examples of cationic surfactants are quaternary ammonium compounds such as behentrimonium chloride, cetrimoinium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, or a mixture thereof. Suitable examples of anionic surfactants are sulphate compounds such as comprise up to 5% by weight of a surfactant, for example sodium lauryl sulphate (or ammonium), sodium laureth sulphate (or ammonium), or mixtures thereof.

Cationic polymer(s)

The hair treatment compositions include cationic polymer(s). The amount of cationic polymer(s) can be from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of the total weight of the hair treatment composition. In some cases, the cationic polymers are in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, about 0.1 to about 8% by weight, about 0.1 to about 6% by weight, about 0, 1 to about 4% by weight, about 0.1 to about 3% by weight; about 0.2 to about 10% by weight, about 0.2 to about 8% by weight, about 0.2 to about 6% by weight, about 0.2 to about 4% by weight, about 0.2 to about 3% by weight; about 1 to about 10 wt%, about 1 to about 8 wt%, about 1 to about 6 wt%, about 1 to about 4 wt%, about 1 to about 3 wt%; about 1.5 to about 10% by weight, about 1.5 to about 8% by weight, about 1.5 to about 6% by weight, about 1.5 to about 4% by weight, about 1.5 to about 3% by weight; about 2 to about 10% by weight, about 2 to about 8% by weight, about 2 to about 6% by weight, about 2 to about 4% by weight, about 2 to about 3% by weight, including ranges and subranges included, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

The cationic polymers can include mixtures of monomer units derived from amine- and/or quaternary ammonium substituted monomer and/or compatible spacer monomers. Suitable cationic polymers include, for example: copolymers of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidine and 1-vinyl-3-methyl-imidazolium salt (e.g., chloride salt) (designated polyquaternium-16) such as those commercially available from BASF under the trade name LUVIQUAT (eg, LUVIQUAT FC 370); copolymers of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidine and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (designated polyquaternium-11) such as those commercially available from Gar Corporation (Wayne, N.J., USA) under the tradename GAFQUAT (e.g., GAFQUAT 755N); and cationic diallyl quaternary ammonium containing polymers including, for example, dimethyldiallyammonium chloride homopolymer and copolymers of acrylamide and dimethyldiallyammonium chloride (designated polyquaternium-6 and polyquaternium-7).

Other cationic polymers that can be used include polysaccharide polymers, such as cationic cellulose derivatives and cationic starch derivatives. Cationic cellulose is available from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, N.J., USA) under their JR (trademark) and LR (trademark) polymer line of polymers, and salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with trimethyl ammonium substituted epoxide (referred to as polyquaternium -10). Another type of cationic cellulose includes polymeric quaternary ammonium salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with lauryl dimethyl ammonium substituted epoxide (designated polyquaternium-24). These materials are available from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, N.J., USA) under the trade name Polymer LM-200. Additionally or alternatively, the cationic conditioning polymers can include or be selected from cationic guar gum derivatives, such as hydroxypropyltrimonium guar chloride.

The hair treatment composition can include or be selected from polyquaterniums. For example, the hair treatment composition may include polyquaternium-1 (polymer of ethanol, 2,2',2''-nitrilotris-, with 1,4-dichloro-2-butene and N,N,N', N'-tetramethyl-2-butene-1,4-diamine), polyquaternium-2, (poly[bis(2-chloroethyl) ether-alt-1,3-bis[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]urea]), polyquaternium-4, (copolymer of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride of hydroxyethyl cellulose; copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium chloride-hydroxyethyl cellulose), polyquaternium-5 (copolymer of acrylamide and quaternized dimethylammoniumethyl methacrylate), polyquaternium-6 (poly(diallyldimethylammonium diallyldimethylammonium)), polyquaternium-7 (copolymer of acrylamide and diallyldimethylammonium chloride), polyquaternium-8 (copolymer of methyl and stearyl dimethylaminoethyl ester of methacrylic acid, quaternized with dimethyl sulfate), polyquaternium-9 (homopolymer of N,N-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester of methacrylic acid, quaternized with bromomethane), polyquaternium-10 (hyd quaternized roxyethyl cellulose), polyquaternium-11 (copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), polyquaternium-12 (copolymer of ethyl methacrylate/abietyl methacrylate/diethylaminoethyl methacrylate quaternized with dimethyl sulfate), polyquaternium-13 ( ethyl methacrylate/oleyl methacrylate/diethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer quaternized with dimethyl sulfate), polyquaternium-14 (trimethylaminoethyl methacrylate homopolymer), polyquaternium-15 (acrylamide-methyl chloride-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer- ), polyquaternium-16 (copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and quaternized vinylimidazole), polyquaternium-17 (copolymer of adipic acid, dimethylaminopropylamine and dichloroethylether), polyquaternium-18 (copolymer of azelanic acid, dimethylaminopropylamine and dichloroethylether), polyquaternium-19 (copolymer of poly(vinyl alcohol) and 2,3-epoxypropylamine), polyquaternium-2 0 (copolymer of polyvinyl octadecyl ether and 2,3-epoxypropylamine), polyquaternium-22 (copolymer of acrylic acid and diallyldimethylammonium chloride), polyquaternium-24 (quaternary ammonium salt of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with epoxy substituted with lauryl dimethyl ammonium), polyquaternium-27 (block copolymer of polyquaternium-2 and polyquaternium-17), polyquaternium-28 (copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and methacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium), polyquaternium-29 (chitosan modified with propylene oxide and quaternized with epichlorohydrin), polyquaternium-30 (ethanaminium, N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-2-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)oxy] inner salt, polymer with methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate), polyquaternium-31 (N,N-dimethylaminopropyl-N-acrylamidine quaternized with diethyl sulfate bound to a polyacrylonitrile sequence), polyquaternium-32 (poly(acrylamide 2-methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride) ), polyquaternium-33 (copolymer of se l of trimethyl aminoethylacrylamide and acrylamide), polyquaternium-34 (copolymer of 1,3-dibromopropane and N,N-diethyl-N',N'-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine), polyquaternium-35 ( methosulfate of methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium and methacryloyloxyethyldimethylacetylammonium copolymer), polyquaternium-36 (copolymer of N,N-dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate and butylmethacrylate, quaternized with dimethylsulfate), polyquaternium-37 (poly(2-methacryloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride)), polyquaternium-39 (terpolymer of acrylic acid, acrylamide and diallyldimethylammonium chloride), polyquaternium-42 (poly[oxyethylene(dimethylimino)ethylene chloride]), polyquaternium-43 (copolymer of acrylamide, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride, 2-amidopropylacrylamide sulfonate and dimethylaminopropylamine), polyquaternium-44 (3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium-N-vinylpyrrolidone methyl sulfate copolymer), polyquaternium-45 ((N-methyl-N-ethoxy glycine) and N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, quaternized with dimethyl sulfate), polyquaternium-46 (terpolymer of vinylcaprolactam, vinylpyrrolidone, and quaternized vinylimidazole), polyquaternium-47 (terpolymer of acrylic acid, methacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride, and methyl), and/or polyquaternium-67.

In some instances, the hair treatment compositions of the present disclosure include one or more cationic polymers selected from cationic cellulose derivatives, quaternized hydroxyethyl cellulose (eg, polyquaternium-10), cationic starch derivatives, cationic guar gum derivatives, copolymers of acrylamide and dimethyldiallyammonium chloride (eg, polyquaternium-7), polyquaterniums, and any mixture thereof. For example, the cationic polymer(s) may be chosen from polyquaterniums, for example polyquaterniums chosen from polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-5, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7 , polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-37, polyquaternium-39, polyquaternium-47, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-67 and a mixture thereof. A combination of two or more polyquaterniums can be useful.

The cationic polymers can be a polyquaternium. In certain embodiments, the cationic surfactants can be polyquaternium polymers chosen from polyquaternium-1, polyquaternium-2, polyquaternium-3, polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-5, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-8, polyquaternium- 9, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-12, polyquaternium-13, polyquaternium-14, polyquaternium-15, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-17, polyquaternium-18, polyquaternium-19, polyquaternium-20, polyquaternium-21, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-23, polyquaternium-24, polyquaternium-25, polyquaternium-26, polyquaternium-27, polyquaternium-28, polyquaternium-29, polyquaternium-30, polyquaternium-40, polyquaternium-41, polyquaternium-42, polyquaternium- 43, polyquaternium-44, polyquaternium-45, polyquaternium-46, polyquaternium-47, polyquaternium-48, polyquaternium-49, polyquaternium-50, polyquaternium-51, polyquaternium-52, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-54, polyquaternium-55, polyquaternium -56, polyquaternium-57, polyquaternium-58, polyquaternium-59, polyquaternium-60, polyquaternium-61, polyquaternium-62, polyquaternium-63, polyquaternium-64, polyquaternium-65, polyquaternium-66, polyquaternium-67, etc. In some cases, preferred polyquaternium compounds include polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-67, and a mixture thereof.

Cationic surfactant(s)

The hair treatment composition includes cationic surfactant(s). The amount of cationic surfactant(s) can be from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of the total weight of the hair treatment composition. In some cases, the cationic surfactant(s) is (are) in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, about 0.1 to about 8% by weight, about 0 1 to about 6% by weight, about 0.1 to about 4% by weight, about 0.1 to about 3% by weight; about 0.2 to about 10% by weight, about 0.2 to about 8% by weight, about 0.2 to about 6% by weight, about 0.2 to about 4% by weight, about 0.2 to about 3% by weight; about 0.5 to about 10% by weight, about 0.5 to about 8% by weight, about 0.5 to about 6% by weight, about 0.5 to about 4% by weight, about 0.5 to about 3% by weight; about 1 to about 10 wt%, about 1 to about 8 wt%, about 1 to about 6 wt%, about 1 to about 4 wt%, about 1 to about 3 wt%; about 1.5 to about 10% by weight, about 1.5 to about 8% by weight, about 1.5 to about 6% by weight, about 1.5 to about 4% by weight, about 1.5 to about 3% by weight; about 2 to about 10% by weight, about 2 to about 8% by weight, about 2 to about 6% by weight, about 2 to about 4% by weight, about 2 to about 3% by weight, including ranges and subranges included, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

In certain embodiments, the cationic surfactants include or are selected from cetrimonium chloride, steartrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, behenamidopropyltrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyltrimonium chloride, arachidtrimonium chloride, distearyldimonium chloride, dicétyldimonium, chlorure de tricétylmonium, diméthylamine d'oléamidopropyle, diméthylamine d'linoléamidopropyle, diméthylamine d'isostéaramidopropyle, oléyl hydroxyéthyl imidazoline, stéaramidopropyldiméthylamine, béhénamidopropyldiméthylamine, béhénamidopropyldiéthylamine, béhénamidoéthyldiéthylamine béhénamidoéthyldiméthylamine, arachidamidopropyldiméthylamine, arachidamidopropyldiéthylamine, arachidamidoéthyldiéthylamine, arachidamidoéthyldiméthylamine, et leurs mélanges.

Additional non-limiting examples of cationic surfactants include behenalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, lauralkonium chloride, cetalkonium chloride, cetrimonium bromide, cetrimonium chloride, chlorallylmethenamine chloride (quaternium-15), distearyldimonium chloride (quaternium-5), dodecyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (quaternium-14), quaternium-22, quaternium-26, quaternium-18 hectorite, hydrochloride dimethylaminoethyl, cysteine hydrochloride, oleyl diethanolammonium phosphate POE (10), oleyl diethanolammonium phosphate POE (3), tallow alkonium chloride, dimethyl dioctadecylammonium bentonite, stearalkonium chloride, bromide denatonium benzoate, myristalkonium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, ethylenediamine dihydrochloride, hydrochloride e of guanidine, pyridoxine HCl, iofetamine hydrochloride, meglumine hydrochloride, methylbenzethonium chloride, myrtrimonium bromide, oleyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-1, oleyltrimonium procaine hydrochloride, cocobetaine, stearalkonium bentonite, stearalkonium hectonite, stearyl trihydroxyethyl propylene diamine dihydrofluoride, tallow trimonium chloride, hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, and mixtures thereof.

The cationic surfactant(s) may also be chosen from optionally polyoxyalkylenated primary, secondary or tertiary fatty amines, or their salts, and quaternary ammonium salts, and mixtures thereof. In some cases, it is useful to use salts such as chloride salts of quaternary ammonium compounds.

The fatty amines generally comprise at least one chain based on a C ₈ to C ₃₀ hydrocarbon. For example, quaternary ammonium salts, which may be incorporated in some cases, include those corresponding to the following general formula:

in which the R ₈ to R ₁₁ groups, which may be identical or different, represent a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic group comprising from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group such as aryl or alkylaryl, at least one of the groups R ₈ to R ₁₁ designating a group comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and preferably from 12 to 24 carbon atoms. The aliphatic groups can comprise heteroatoms in particular such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and halogens. The aliphatic groups are chosen, for example, from C ₁ to C ₃₀ alkyl, C ₂ to C ₃₀ alkenyl, C ₁ to C ₃₀ alkoxy, polyoxy alkylene (C 2 to C 6), alkylamide (C ₂ to C ₆ ), C ₁ to C ₃₀ ), alkyl (C ₁₂ to C ₂₂ ) amido alkyl (C ₂ to C ₆ ), alkyl acetate (C ₁₂ to C ₂₂ ) and hydroxyalkyl (C ₁ to C ₃₀ ); X ^- is an anion selected from the group of halides, phosphates, acetates, lactates, alkyl (C ₁ to C ₄ ) sulfates, and alkyl (C ₁ to C ₄ )- or alkyl (C ₁ to C ₄ ) arylsulphonates.

Among the quaternary ammonium salts having a structure in accordance with the general formula (III) above, those which are preferred are, on the one hand, the tetraalkylammonium salts, for example the dialkyldimethylammonium or alkyltrimethylammonium salts in which the alkyl group contains approximately 12 to 22 carbon atoms, such as behenyltrimethylammonium, distearyldimethylammonium, cetyltrimethylammonium or benzyldimethylstearylammonium salts, or, on the other hand, oleocetyldimethylhydroxyethylammonium salts, palmitylamidopropyltrimethylammonium salts, stearamidopropyltrimethylammonium salts and stearamidopropyldimethylketearylammonium.

Examples of imidazoline quaternary ammonium salt, which may be incorporated in some cases, include those having a structure according to the general formula provided below:

wherein R ₁₂ represents an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, derived from tallow fatty acids, R ₁₃ represents a hydrogen atom, a C ₁ to C ₄ alkyl group or an alkyl group or alkenyl comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, R ₁₄ represents a C ₁ to C ₄ alkyl group, R ₁₅ represents a hydrogen atom or a C ₁ to C ₄ alkyl group, X ^- is an anion chosen from the group of halides, phosphates, acetates, lactates, alkyl sulphates, alkyl- or alkylaryl-sulphonates in which the alkyl and aryl groups preferably comprise, respectively, from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and from 6 to 30 carbon atoms. R ₁₂ and R ₁₃ preferably denote a mixture of alkenyl or alkyl groups containing from 12 to 21 carbon atoms, derived for example from tallow fatty acids, R ₁₄ preferably denotes a methyl group, and R ₁₅ preferably denotes a hydrogen atom. Such a product is sold, for example, under the name REWOQUAT W 75 by the company Rewo.

Examples of quaternary diammonium or triammonium salt, which may be incorporated in some cases, include those having a structure in accordance with the following general formula:

in which R ₁₆ denotes an alkyl radical comprising approximately 16 to 30 carbon atoms, which is optionally hydroxylated and/or interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms; R ₁₇ is chosen from hydrogen or an alkyl radical comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a group (R _16a )(R _17a )(R _18a )N-(CH ₂ ) ₃ , R _16a , R _17a , R _18a , R ₁₈ , R ₁₉ , R ₂₀ and R ₂₁ , which may be identical or different, being chosen from hydrogen and an alkyl radical comprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and X ^- is an anion selected from the group of halides, acetates, phosphates, nitrates and methyl sulfates. Such compounds are, for example, Finquat CT-P, sold by the company Finetex (quaternium 89), and Finquat CT, sold by the company Finetex (quaternium 75).

Examples of cationic/cationizable surfactants, which may be incorporated in some instances, include those having a structure in accordance with the general formula provided below:

R4-A-R5—B

in which R4 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain of 8 to 24 C atoms, R5 is a straight or branched alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms, A is chosen from:

and B is chosen from:

in which R ₆ and R ₇ are the same or different and are H or an alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms, a hydroxyl alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms and a di hydroxyl alkyl chain of 2 to 4 C atoms,

R ₈ and R ₉ are the same or different, an alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms, a hydroxyl alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms and a di hydroxyl alkyl chain of 2 to 4 C atoms, R ₁₀ is an alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms, a hydroxyl alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms or a di hydroxyl alkyl chain of 2 to 4 C atoms.

In some cases, R ₄ is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain of 10 to 24 C atoms, more preferably 12 to 22 C atoms and R ₅ is a straight or branched alkyl chain of 1 to 4 C atoms, and A, B, R ₆ to R ₁₀ are as above.

Suitable non-limiting examples are stearyloxypropyl amine, palmityloxypropyl amine, stearyloxypropyldimethyl amine, stearyloxypropyldiethyl amine, stearyloxyethylyldimethyl amine, stearyloxyethyl amine, myristyloxypropyl amine, myristyloxypropyldimethyl amine, palmitamidopropyl amine, palmitamidopropyl methylamine, palmitamidopropyl diethylamine palmitamidopropyl dibutylamine, palmitamidopropyl butylamine, palmitamidopropyl dipropylamine, palmitamidopropyl propylamine, palmitamidopropyl dihydroxyethylamine, palmitamidopropyl hydroxyethylamine, palmitamidopropyl dihydroxypropylamine, palmitamidopropyl hydroxypropylamine, lauramidopropyl amine, lauramidopropyl methylamine, lauramidopropyl diethylamine, lauramidopropylamidopropyl dibutylamine, lauramidopropyldibutylamine butylamine, lauramidopropyl dipropylamine, lauramidopropyl propylamine, lauramidopropyl dihydroxyethylamine, lauramidopropyl hydroxyethylamine, laur amidopropyl dihydroxypropylamine, la lauramidopropyl hydroxypropylamine, la stéaramidopropyl amine, la stéaramidopropyl diméthylamine, la stéaramidopropyl diéthylamine, la stéaramidopropyldibutylamine, la stéaramidopropyl butylamine, la stéaramidopropyl dipropylamine, la béhénamidopropyl propylamine, la béhénamidopropyl dihydroxyéthylamine, la béhénamidopropyl hydroxyéthylamine, la béhénamidopropyl dihydroxypropylamine, la béhénamidopropyl hydroxypropylamine, behenamidopropyl amine, behenamidopropyl methylamine, behenamidopropyl diethylamine, behenamidopropyl dibutylamine, behenamidopropyl butylamine, behenamidopropyl dipropylamine, behenamidopropyl propylamine, behenamidopropyl dihydroxyethylamine, behenamidopropyl hydroxyethylamine, behenamidopropyl dihydroxypropylamine, behenamidopropyldihydroxypropylamine ethylamine, dipalmitamidopropyl butylamine, dipalmitamidopropyl propylamine, d ipalmitamidopropyl hydroxyethylamine, dipalmitamidopropyl hydroxypropylamine, dilauramidopropyl amine, dilauramidopropyl methylamine, dilauramidopropyl butylamine, dilauramidopropyl hydroxyethylamine, dilauramidopropyl hydroxypropylamine, distearamidopropyl amine, distearamidopropyl methylamine, dibehenamidopropyl propylamine, dibehenamido hydroxypropylitoamido ammonium chloride, tripalmidopropyl ethylamido chloride stearamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride, behenamidopropyl trihydroxyethalmonium chloride, distearylamidopropyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dicetylamidodihydroxyethyl ammonium chloride, palmitoylpropyl amine, palmitoylpropyl methylamine, palmitoylpropyl diethylamine, palmitoylpropyl dibutylamine, palmitoylpropyl butylamine, palmitoylpropyl dipropylamine, palmitoylpropyl propylamine, palmitoylpropyl dihydroxyethylamine, palmitoylpropyl hydroxyethylamine, palmitoylpropyl dihydroxypropylam ine, palmitoylpropyl hydroxypropylamine, myristoylpropyl amine, myristoylpropyl methylamine, myristoylpropyl diethylamine, myristoylpropyl dibutylamine, myristoylpropyl butylamine, myristoylpropyl dipropylamine, myristoylpropyl propylamine, myristoylpropyl dihydroxyethylamine, myristoylpropyl hydroxyethylamine, myristoylpropyl dihydroxypropylamine, myristoylpropyl hydroxypropylamine, stearoylpropyl amine, stearoylpropyl methylamine, stearoylpropyl diethylamine, stearoylpropyl dibutylamine, stearoylpropyl butylamine, stearoylpropyl dipropylamine, behenylpropyl propylamine, behenylpropyl dihydroxyethylamine, behenylpropyl hydroxyethylamine, behenylpropyl dihydroxypropylamine, behenylpropylamine , behenylpropyl diethylamine, behenylpropyl dibutylamine, behenylpropyl butylamine, behenylpropyl dipropylamine, behenylpropyl propylamine, behenyl Dipalmitoylpropyl Methylamine , dilauroylpropyl hydroxyethylamine, dilauroylpropyl hydroxypropylamine, distearylpropyl amine, distearylpropyl methylamine, dibehenylpropyl propylamine, dibehenylpropyl hydroxyethylamine, palmitylpropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, stearylpropyl trimethylammonium chloride, behenylpropyl tri hydroxyethalmonium chloride, distearylpropyl dimethyl chloride ammonium, dicetyldihydroxyethyl ammonium chloride, dioleoylethylhydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, and dicocoylethylhydroxyethylmonium methosulfate.

The cationizable surfactants can be chosen from fatty alkylamines, preferably fatty dialkylamines. Non-limiting examples include dimethyl lauramine, dimethyl behenamine, dimethyl cocamine, dimethyl myristamine, dimethyl palmitamine, dimethyl stearamine, dimethyl sulfamine, dimethyl soyamine, and mixtures thereof.

Fatty dialkylamines include fatty amidoamine compounds, their salts, and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples include oleamidopropyl dimethylamine, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine, isostearamidopropyl dimethylamine, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, oleyl hydroxyethyl imidazoline, stearamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldiethylamine, behenamidoethyldiethyl-amine, behenamidoethyldimethyldimethylamine, arachidopropyldimethylamine, arachidamido-propylethylamine, arachidamidoethylethylamine, arachidamidoethylmethylamine, brassicamidopropyldimethylamine, lauramidopropyl dimethylamine, myristamidopropyl dimethylamine, dilinoleamidopropyl dimethylamine, and palmitamidopropyl dimethylamine.

Non-polymeric mono-, di-, and/or tri-carboxylic acids can be used to "neutralize" fatty dialkylamines. In some instances, the one or more nonpolymeric mono-, di-, and/or tri-carboxylic acids include at least one dicarboxylic acid. Non-limiting examples include lactic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, malic acid, glutaric acid, citraconic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, sebacic acid, azelaic acid, dodecanedioic acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid , benzoic acid, and mixtures thereof. In particular, lactic acid or tartaric acid or mixtures thereof are useful, especially in combination with fatty dimethylamines such as, for example, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine.

In one embodiment, the hair treatment composition can be formulated with a cationic surfactant selected from behentrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, or mixtures thereof.

The hair treatment composition can be formulated so that the two or more cationic surfactants are associated with the same or different balancing anion ions. For example, at least one of two or more cationic surfactants may have a chloride ion and/or a sulfate ion. In some instances, the two or more cationic surfactants include cetrimonium chloride and one or both of behentrimonium methosulfate and behentrimonium chloride. In additional instances, the two or more cationic surfactants include behentrimonium chloride and one or both of behentrimonium methosulfate and cetrimonium chloride.

Fatty alcohol(s)

Hair treatment compositions include an amount of fatty alcohol(s) typically in the range of about 0.1 to about 15% by weight, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. For example, the amount of fatty alcohol(s) present in the hair treatment composition can range from about 0.1 to about 15% by weight, about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, about 0.1 to about 8% by weight, about 0.1 to about 6% by weight, about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, about 0.1 to about 4% by weight, about 0.1 to about 3 wt%, about 0.1 to about 2 wt%; about 1 to about 15% by weight, about 1 to about 10% by weight, about 1 to about 8% by weight, about 1 to about 6% by weight, about 1 to about 5% by weight, about 1 to about 4 wt%, about 1 to about 3 wt%; about 1.5 to about 15% by weight, about 1.5 to about 10% by weight, about 1.5 to about 8% by weight, about 1.5 to about 6% by weight, about 1.5 to about 5% by weight, about 1.5 to about 4% by weight; about 2 to about 15 wt%, about 2 to about 10 wt%, about 2 to about 8 wt%, about 2 to about 6 wt%, about 2 to about 5 wt%, about 2 to about 4 % in weight ; about 2.5 to about 15% by weight, about 2.5 to about 10% by weight, about 2.5 to about 8% by weight, about 2.5 to about 6% by weight, about 2.5 to about 5% by weight, or about 2.5 to about 4% by weight, inclusive of all ranges and subranges included, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

The fatty alcohols can be chosen from decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, alcohol isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, isotridecyl alcohol, myricyl alcohol and one of their mixtures.

More generally, fatty alcohols can be liquid at 25°C, 1 atm, or even can be solid. They can even be glycerolated and/or oxyalkylenated, and can include from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. They can be saturated or unsaturated. For example, fatty alcohols can be selected from those having from about 8 to about 30 carbon atoms, from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms, and from about 14 to about 22 carbon atoms. These fatty alcohols can be straight or branched chain alcohols and can be saturated or unsaturated. Non-limiting examples of fatty alcohols include decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cholesterol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, myricyl alcohol and one of their mixtures. In some instances, the fatty alcohols are those selected from the group consisting of myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, isotridecyl alcohol, and one of their mixtures.

Saturated liquid fatty alcohols can be branched. They may optionally include in their structure at least one aromatic or non-aromatic ring, but are preferably acyclic. Non-limiting examples of liquid saturated fatty alcohols include octyldodecanol, isostearyl alcohol, and 2-hexyldecanol.

Unsaturated liquid fatty alcohols can include in their structure at least one double or triple bond and, in some cases, one or more double bonds. When several double bonds are present, they are preferably 2 or 3 and can be conjugated or unconjugated. These unsaturated fatty alcohols can be linear or branched. They may optionally include in their structure at least one aromatic or non-aromatic ring but are preferably acyclic. Examples of liquid unsaturated fatty alcohols include oleyl alcohol, linoleyl alcohol, linolenyl alcohol, and undecyleyl alcohol.

Non-limiting examples of solid fatty alcohols include linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alcohols containing from 8 to 30 carbon atoms, for example, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, and alcohol cetearyl.

Non-limiting examples of high melting point fatty compounds include fatty alcohols such as, for example, myristyl alcohol (having a melting point of about 38°C), cetyl alcohol (having a melting point of about 56°C), stearyl alcohol (having a melting point of about 58 to 59°C), behenyl alcohol (having a melting point of about 71°C), and mixtures thereof. These compounds are known to have the above melting points. Nevertheless, they often have lower melting points when supplied, since such supplied products are often mixtures of fatty alcohols having an alkyl chain length distribution in which the main alkyl chain is a cetyl, stearyl or behenyl. In the present disclosure, more preferred fatty alcohols are myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and mixtures thereof.

Water

The hair treatment composition typically includes 10% by weight water or less. For example, the amount of water present in the cosmetic composition before combination with external water can be 10% by weight or less, 9% by weight or less, 8% by weight or less, 7% by weight or less, 6% by weight or less, 5% by weight or less, 4% by weight or less, 3% by weight or less, 2% by weight or less, 1% by weight or less, or 0.5% by weight or less, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. In some cases, the water present in the cosmetic composition before combination with external water is added to the composition ("added water"). In some cases, the water present in the cosmetic composition before combination with external water is not "added water", i.e., it is present in the cosmetic composition as part of a raw material which is included in the cosmetic composition. Although the cosmetic composition may include water prior to the outer water combination, in some embodiments the cosmetic composition is anhydrous or substantially anhydrous.

Filmogens

The hair treatment composition may optionally contain film former(s). The film former is typically a hydrophobic material which imparts film forming and/or water repellency characteristics. One such agent is polyethylene, which is available from New Phase Technologies as Performalene® 400, a polyethylene having a molecular weight of 400. Another suitable film former is polyethylene 2000 (molecular weight 2000), which is available from from New Phase Technologies under the name Performalene®. Yet another suitable film former is synthetic wax, also available from New Phase Technologies as Performa® V-825. other typical film formers include acrylates/acrylamide copolymer, acrylates copolymer, acrylates/C ₁₂ -C ₂₂ alkyl methacrylate copolymer, polyethylene, waxes, VP/dimethiconyl acrylate/polycarbamylpolyglycol ester, PVP butylated, PVP/hexadecene copolymer, octadecene/MA copolymer, PVP/eicosene copolymer, tricontanyl PVP, Brassica Campestris/Aleuritis Fordi oil copolymer, decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane (and) trimethyl siloxysilicate, and mixtures thereof. In some cases, the film former is a VP/VA copolymer and/or a C ₁₂ to C ₂₂ alkyl acrylate/methacrylate copolymer, which is commercially available under the trade name Allianz OPT® by ISP.

A common film former that is soluble in ethanol is Dermacryl LT or Dermacryl 79 marketed by Akzo Nobel (INCI name: acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer). Dermacryl LT (CAS number: 80570-62-3) is a high molecular weight hydrophobic carboxylated acrylic copolymer. It functions as a film former in a wide range of cosmetic formulations, imparting water repellency, increased occlusivity and reduced abrasive wear of actives.

The total amount of film formers present in the hair treatment compositions can vary, for example, from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. For example, the total amount of film formers can be about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, about 0.1 to about 4% by weight, about 0.1 to about 3% by weight, about 0.1 to about 2% by weight, about 0.1 to about 1% by weight; about 0.5 to about 5 wt%, about 0.5 to about 4 wt%, about 0.5 to about 3 wt%, about 0.5 to about 2 wt%; about 0.7 to about 5% by weight, about 0.7 to about 4% by weight, about 0.7 to about 3% by weight, about 0.7 to about 2% by weight, including ranges and under -ranges included, relative to the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

pH adjuster(s)

The hair treatment composition can include one or more pH adjusters to increase or decrease the overall pH of the cosmetic composition. For example, one or more acids can be included to lower the pH of the hair treatment composition. Examples of acids suitable for lowering the pH of the hair treatment composition include, but are not limited to, citric acid, acetic acid, and the like. The hair treatment composition can include one or more bases, such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and the like, to increase the pH of the hair treatment composition. Additional or alternative acids and bases suitable for adjusting the pH of the hair treatment composition are well known to those skilled in the art.

The hair treatment composition may desirably have a pH of less than 7. For example, the cosmetic composition may have a pH of from about 2 to less than 7, preferably from about 2.5 to about 6. or about 3 to about 5.

The amount of pH adjuster in the hair treatment composition can be based on the desired pH of the final hair treatment composition and/or the final product. For example, the total amount of pH adjuster can range from about 0.05 to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition. In some cases, the total amount of pH adjuster is about 0.05 to about 15% by weight, about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, or about 0.12 to about 5% by weight, including inclusive of the ranges and sub-ranges included, based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

Hair treatment methods

Hair treatment methods according to the disclosure may vary but typically include applying a hair treatment composition as disclosed herein, allowing the hair treatment composition to remain on the hair for a sufficient length of time, and rinsing hair treatment compositions from the hair. The hair treatment composition can be applied to hair in sequence with other compositions. For example, the hair treatment composition can be applied to the hair before applying shampoo to the hair, after applying shampoo to the hair, before conditioning the hair, and/or after conditioning the hair, etc. However, the hair treatment compositions need not be used in sequence.

The methods can include applying a quantity of the hair treatment composition to the body, for example, to one or both hands, to the hair, to the face, etc. The body may already be wet or damp with external water or external water may be included after the hair treatment composition has already been applied to the body. The hair treatment composition and exterior water may optionally be mixed together on the body to facilitate the formation of an opaque emulsion having increased viscosity. Alternatively, the hair treatment composition and external water can be combined, and optionally mixed, before application to the body. For example, the hair treatment composition can be combined in a container, bowl, wrapper, bottle, etc., and subsequently applied to the body after the opaque emulsion has formed.

In some cases, the processes include forming the opaque emulsion on the hands and subsequently applying the opaque emulsion to the hair. In other cases, the processes include forming an opaque emulsion directly on the hair. In yet another instance, the processes include forming an opaque emulsion on the face, or other parts of the body.

Hair treatment compositions and emulsions formed by combination with water are useful for conditioning and/or managing hair. The hair treatment compositions and emulsions formed by combining with water can be applied to wet or damp hair and can be massaged into the hair, for example, with the hands, and/or spread all over the hair. hair with a comb or brush. This leads to smoother and softer hair, which reduces frizz, dryness, and unwanted volume.

Another unique aspect of hair treatment compositions is that they can be used as a leave-in product. The hair treatment compositions can be applied to wet or damp hair and left on the hair indefinitely, i.e., the hair treatment composition is not removed or rinsed from the hair before styling the hair.

In some instances, the hair treatment compositions are used in conjunction with additional hair treatment compositions on a routine basis, for example, during an individual's normal shower/bath routine. The hair treatment composition can be applied to the hair individually or can be combined with one or more additional compositions. Combining compositions with one or more additional compositions (e.g., shampoo, conditioner, rinse aid, etc.) can be helpful in eliminating multiple steps from a routine. For example, the hair treatment composition can be mixed with a shampoo (or conditioner) before application to the hair. In this case, the mixture of shampoo (or conditioner) and hair treatment composition is simultaneously applied to the hair during the cleansing or conditioning process and simultaneously rinsed from the hair. Alternatively, the hair treatment composition can be layered onto (or lathered into) hair to which shampoo (or conditioner) has already been applied or vice versa. In this case, the hair treatment composition can be applied to the hair and without rinsing it from the hair, a shampoo (or conditioner) is then subsequently applied to the hair. Alternatively, the shampoo (or conditioner) may be applied to the hair first and without rinsing the shampoo (or conditioner) from the hair, the hair treatment composition is also applied to the hair.

When used in conjunction with a shampoo and/or conditioner, the hair treatment composition can be mixed or used with the shampoo and/or conditioner in a ratio of from about 1:10 to about 10:1, about 1 :5 to about 5:1, about 1:3 to about 3:1, about 1:2 to about 2:1, about 1:1 to about 4:1, about 1:1 to about 3:1, or about 1:1 to about 2:1 (hair treatment composition of this disclosure: shampoo/conditioner, etc.).

The hair treatment compositions of the present disclosure can remain on the hair for a minimum period of time before being rinsed out of the hair, but the hair treatment composition need not be left on the hair for an extended period of time. Conveniently, the hair treatment compositions can be applied and left on the hair for a period of time that is typical of usual shampooing and/or conditioning. For example, the hair treatment composition (whether or not combined with another hair treatment composition such as a shampoo or conditioner) can be applied to the hair and left on the hair for a few seconds (1, 2 , 3, or 5 seconds) up to about 1 minute, about 2 minutes, about 5 minutes, about 10 minutes, about 15 minutes, about 20 minutes, about 25 minutes, or about 30 minutes.

When the hair treatment composition is not mixed with another composition before application to the hair, the hair treatment composition can be applied to the hair immediately after or before the hair is (is) treated with another composition (for example, shampoo and/or conditioner). For example, the hair treatment compositions can be applied to the hair within about a few seconds or 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 20 minutes before or after shampooing and/or conditioner is (either) applied to the hair.

The hair treatment compositions of the present disclosure are unique in their ability to provide hair with manageability, shape/style, long lasting styling and frizz control, curl definition, curl retention , and improved smooth character. Accordingly, the present disclosure relates to methods of treating hair, for example, to improve hair manageability, to impart long-lasting style and frizz control, and to impart smoothness and discipline. More specifically, the hair treatment compositions can be used in methods for conditioning hair, imparting curl definition to hair, imparting manageability, imparting frizz control to hair, improving combability and detangling , and impart a smooth character and discipline.

Disclosure Embodiments

In certain embodiments, the hair treatment compositions of the present disclosure include:

- about 20% by weight or more, preferably about 20 to about 85% by weight, more preferably about 70 to about 85% by weight, of a polyol, such as those selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerine, diglycerine, and one of their mixtures;

- about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight, preferably about 5 to about 40% by weight, more preferably about 10 to about 30% by weight, of a monoalcohol comprising 1 to 10 carbons including, for example , ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-methyl-2-butanol (2-methylbutan-2-ol), and one of their mixtures;

- about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 4% by weight, more preferably about 0.1 to about 3% by weight, of silicone, such as those selected from polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicones), polydiethylsiloxanes, polydimethyl siloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups (dimethiconols), polymethylphenylsiloxanes, phenylmethylsiloxanes, amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane (amodimethicone), dimethicone copolyols, dimethicone copolyol esters, dimethicone copolyol compounds containing quaternium nitrogen, dimethicone copolyol phosphate esters, and mixtures thereof;

- about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, more preferably about 0.1 to about 3% by weight, of a cationic polymer, such as polyquaternium -67; And

- about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, more preferably about 0.5 to about 3% by weight, of a cationic surfactant, for example, selected from behentrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, and one of their mixtures;

- about 0.1 to about 15% by weight, preferably about 1 to about 10% by weight, more preferably about 1.5 to about 8% by weight, of a fatty alcohol, such as those selected from decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, isotridecyl alcohol, myricyl alcohol and one of their mixtures;

- about 10 wt% or less, preferably 8 wt% or less, more preferably 6 wt% or less, of water, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the composition of hair treatment.

In additional embodiments, the hair treatment compositions of the present disclosure include:

- about 20% by weight or more, preferably about 20 to about 85% by weight, more preferably about 75 to about 85% by weight, of a polyol, such as those selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerine, diglycerine, and one of their mixtures;

- about 5% by weight to about 40% by weight, preferably about 5 to about 35% by weight, more preferably about 10 to about 30% by weight, of a monoalcohol comprising 1 to 10 carbons including, for example , ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-methyl-2-butanol (2-methylbutan-2-ol), and one of their mixtures;

- about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 4% by weight, more preferably about 0.1 to about 3% by weight, of silicone, such as those selected from polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicones), polydiethylsiloxanes, polydimethyl siloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups (dimethiconols), polymethylphenylsiloxanes, phenylmethylsiloxanes, amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane (amodimethicone), dimethicone copolyols, dimethicone copolyol esters, dimethicone copolyol compounds containing quaternium nitrogen, dimethicone copolyol phosphate esters, and mixtures thereof;

- about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 4% by weight, more preferably about 0.1 to about 3% by weight, of a polyquaternium-67; And

- about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, preferably about 0.5 to about 5% by weight, more preferably about 0.5 to about 3% by weight, of a cationic surfactant, for example, chosen from behentrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, and one of their mixtures;

- about 0.1 to about 15% by weight, preferably about 1 to about 10% by weight, more preferably about 1.5 to about 8% by weight, of a fatty alcohol, such as those selected from decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, isotridecyl alcohol, myricyl alcohol and one of their mixtures;

- about 5% by weight or less, preferably 4% by weight or less, more preferably 3% by weight or less, of water,

wherein the hair treatment composition is a translucent or clear composition until combined with external water, whereupon the hair treatment composition forms an opaque emulsion in situ , wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition before it is combined with external water.

In additional embodiments, there is provided a method of treating hair including:

(i) optionally, applying shampoo to the hair;

(ii) applying a hair treatment composition to the hair, the hair treatment composition comprising:

- about 20% by weight or more, preferably about 20 to about 85% by weight, more preferably about 70 to about 85% by weight, of a polyol, such as those selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerine, diglycerine, and one of their mixtures;

- about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight, preferably about 5 to about 40% by weight, more preferably about 10 to about 30% by weight, of a monoalcohol comprising 1 to 10 carbons including, for example , ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-methyl-2-butanol (2-methylbutan-2-ol), and one of their mixtures;

- about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 4% by weight, more preferably about 0.1 to about 3% by weight, of silicone, such as those selected from polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicones), polydiethylsiloxanes, polydimethyl siloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups (dimethiconols), polymethylphenylsiloxanes, phenylmethylsiloxanes, amino-functional polydimethylsiloxane (amodimethicone), dimethicone copolyols, dimethicone copolyol esters, dimethicone copolyol compounds containing quaternium nitrogen, dimethicone copolyol phosphate esters, and mixtures thereof;

- about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, more preferably about 0.1 to about 3% by weight, of a cationic polymer, such as polyquaternium -67; And

- about 0.1 to about 10% by weight, preferably about 0.1 to about 5% by weight, more preferably about 0.5 to about 3% by weight, of a cationic surfactant, for example, selected from behentrimonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, and one of their mixtures;

- about 0.1 to about 15% by weight, preferably about 1 to about 10% by weight, more preferably about 1.5 to about 8% by weight, of a fatty alcohol, such as those selected from decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, isotridecyl alcohol, myricyl alcohol and one of their mixtures;

- about 10% by weight or less, preferably 8% by weight or less, more preferably 6% by weight or less, of water,

wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition;

(iii) optionally, applying a conditioner to the hair; And

(iv) optionally, rinsing the hair treatment composition from the hair.

Examples

An implementation of this disclosure is provided using the following examples. The following examples serve to elucidate aspects of the technology without being limiting in nature.

Example 1

INCI Example A Example B Ex.C Example D (To) Polyol PROPYLENE GLYCOL, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, and GLYCERIN 79.94 84.07 71.69 71.49 (b) Monoalcohol ETHANOL, ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, and/or BENZYL ALCOHOL 10.22 10.14 20.14 20.14 (vs) Silicone* AMODIMETHICONE and/or SILICONE QUATERNIUM-18* 0.34 0.25 0.34 0.34 (d) Cationic polymer POLYQUATERNIUM-67 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 (e) Cationic surfactant BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE and CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE 1.35 0.74 1.19 1.19
(g) fatty alcohol MYRISTYL ALCOHOL 3 2.7 2 1 CETYL ALCOHOL 1.13 Surfactants ONE OR MORE OF C11-15 PARETH-7, LAURETH-9, TRIDECETH-3, TRIDECETH-10, TRIDECETH-6, TRIDECETH-12, STEARETH-6, and/or DECETH-7 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 < 0.5 Emollient DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE 0.90 (h) Filmogenic VP/VA COPOLYMER 0.45 0.45 Scent FRAGRANCE 1 1 1 1 Miscellaneous (preservatives, pH adjusters, etc.)
POTASSIUM SORBATE, TOCOPHEROL, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, ACETIC ACID, and/or SALICYLIC ACID <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 (g) Water WATER 2.72 0.78 0.88 0.97

* Silicone is included in the formulation examples in the form of an emulsion which additionally comprises up to 5% by weight of a surfactant, for example, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, anionic surfactants such as C11-15 pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-6, deceth-7, cocamidopropyl betaine, and/or trideceth-12.

Example 2

INCI Comp. AT Comp. B (To) Polyol PROPYLENE GLYCOL 82.65 72.95 (b) Monoalcohol ETHANOL and ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 10.14 20.14 (vs) Silicone AMODIMETHICONE - - DIMETHICONE - - (d) Cationic polymer POLYQUATERNIUM-67 0.3 (e) Cationic surfactant CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE AND BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE 1.2 1.2 (g) fatty alcohol MYRISTYL ALCOHOL 2 2 Emollient DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE 0.9 0.9 Scent FRAGRANCE 1 1 Conservative TOCOPHEROL < 0.01 < 0.01 Water WATER 1.82 1.8

Example 3

In this prophetic example, the contact angle on hair fibers can be evaluated in order to evaluate or measure the hydrophobic nature of the hair after treatment with the compositions of the invention. It is anticipated that the results may be correlated or related to the degree of silicone deposition on the hair. Without wishing to make any specific theory, it is believed that the higher the contact angle, the greater the amount of silicone deposited on the hair, which is indicative of the effectiveness of the hair treatment composition in the hair. delivering the conditioning benefits of silicones to the hair. For example, a 1 gram sample of the hair treatment composition can be applied to a 2.7 strand of wet, medium bleached hair, which is then subsequently rinsed and dried, then assessed using a Attension optical tensiometer in sessile drop mode. The lock can then be tested with 3 droplets of the sample deposited in the middle section of the locks of hair. We can then obtain the average contact angle.

Example 4

Exemplary Composition A was evaluated in comparison to Comparative Composition B. Expert evaluators applied Exemplary Composition A and Comparative Composition B to 4 individuals for this evaluation. Specifically, the expert evaluators applied Exemplary Composition A to a first half of an individual's hair and Comparative Composition B was applied to the second half of the individual's hair.

Exemplary Composition A imparted faster transformation to hair fibers, better distribution, detangling, smoothness and more surface effect during product application than Comparative Composition B. In the wet stage, Exemplary Composition A was better in terms of disentangling, and mass and slightly less flexible than comparative composition B. In the dry stage, exemplary composition A was better in terms of shape, discipline, mass, lightness, flexibility, and smoothness than comparative composition B.

The term "INCI" is an abbreviation of International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients, which is a naming system provided by the Personal Care Products Council's International Nomenclature Committee for describing personal care ingredients.

As used herein, all ranges provided are intended to include each specific range within the given ranges, and a combination of sub-ranges between them. Thus, a range of 1 to 5, specifically includes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as well as subranges such as 2 to 5, 3 to 5, 2 to 3, 2 to 4, 1 to 4, etc. .

All components and elements positively specified in this disclosure may be negatively excluded from the claims. In other words, the hair washing compositions of this disclosure may be free or substantially free of all components and elements positively cited throughout this disclosure.

In some cases, the hair washing compositions of the present disclosure may be substantially free of non-incidental amounts of the ingredient(s) or compound(s) described herein. A non-incidental amount of an ingredient or compound is the amount of that ingredient or compound which is added to the hair washing composition by itself. For example, a hair wash composition may be substantially free of a non-incidental amount of an ingredient or compound, although such ingredient(s) or compound(s) may be present ) as part of a raw material that is included as a mixture of two or more compounds.

Some of the various component categories identified may overlap. In such cases where an overlap may exist and the hair washing composition includes both components (or the composition includes more than two overlapping components), an overlapping compound does not represent more than one component. For example, some compounds can be characterized as both an emulsifier and a surfactant. If a particular hair composition includes both an emulsifier and a surfactant, compounds that can be characterized as both an emulsifier and a surfactant will serve only as an emulsifier or only as a surfactant - not both.

As used herein, the terms "comprising", "having" and "including" are used in their broad, non-limiting sense.

Throughout the disclosure, the term "one of their mixtures" is used, following a list of elements as shown in the following example where the letters A through F represent the elements: one or more elements selected from the group consisting of, A, B, C, D, E, F, and a mixture thereof”. The phrase, "one of their mixtures" does not require that the mixture include all of A, B, C, D, E, and F (although all of A, B, C, D, E, and F can be included). Rather, it indicates that a mixture of any two or more of A, B, C, D, E, and F may be included. In other words, it is equivalent to the phrase "one or more items selected from the group consisting of A, B, C, D, E, F, and a mixture of any two or more of A, B, C, D, E, and F”.

The term "one or more" means "at least one" and thus includes individual components as well as mixtures/combinations.

Other than in the working examples, where unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients and/or reaction conditions can be modified in all cases by the term "approximately" meaning within +/- 5% of the number noted.

The term "treating" (and grammatical variations thereof) as used herein refers to the application of the compositions of the present disclosure to the surface of keratinous substrates such as the hair on the head and/or body of a user. .

The term "substantially free" or "substantially free" as used herein means that there is less than about 2% by weight of a specific material added to a composition, based on the total weight of the compositions. However, the compositions may include less than about 1% by weight, less than about 0.5% by weight, less than about 0.1% by weight, or none of the specified material. All components specified herein may be optionally included or excluded from the compositions/methods/kits. When excluded, compositions/methods/kits may be free or substantially free of the component. For example, a particular composition may be free or substantially free of silicones.

Claims (8)

Hair treatment composition comprising:
(a) about 20% by weight or more of a polyol;
(b) about 5% by weight to about 50% by weight of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons;
(c) about 0.1 to about 5% by weight silicone;
(d) about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of a cationic polymer;
(e) about 0.1 to about 10% by weight of a cationic surfactant;
(f) about 0.1 to about 15% by weight of a fatty alcohol; And
(g) about 10% by weight or less of water;
wherein a polyol to monoalcohol weight ratio is from 20:1 to 1:1
wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition, and
the term "approximately" meaning within +/- 5% of the number indicated. A hair treatment composition according to claim 1, wherein the hair treatment composition is a translucent or clear composition until combined with external water, whereupon the hair treatment composition forms a opaque emulsion in situ . A hair treatment composition according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the hair treatment composition has a viscosity of from about 1 mPa.S to about 10,000 mPa.S at 25°C at a shear rate of 1 s ^-1 before combination with external water. A hair treatment composition according to any of claims 2 or 3, wherein the silicone is suspended with the translucent or clear composition before being combined with external water. A hair treatment composition according to any preceding claim, wherein the polyol is selected from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol , 1,3 propanediol, glycerin, diglycerin, polyethylene glycols, and one of their mixtures; And
in which the monoalcohol comprising 1 to 10 carbons is chosen from ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-methyl-2-butanol (2-methylbutan-2-ol), and a mixture thereof. Hair treatment composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the silicone is chosen from polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicones), polydiethylsiloxanes, polydimethylsiloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups (dimethiconols), polymethylphenylsiloxanes, phenylmethylsiloxanes, polydimethylsiloxane functional amino (amodimethicone), dimethicone copolyols, dimethicone copolyol esters, dimethicone copolyol compounds containing quaternium nitrogen, dimethicone copolyol phosphate esters, silicone quaternium-18, and mixtures thereof. A hair treatment composition according to any preceding claim, wherein the cationic polymer is a polyquaternium selected from polyquaternium-1; polyquaternium-2; polyquaternium-4; polyquaternium-5; polyquaternium-6; polyquaternium-7; polyquaternium-8; polyquaternium-9; polyquaternium-10; polyquaternium-11; polyquaternium-12; polyquaternium-13; polyquaternium-14, polyquaternium-15; polyquaternium-16; polyquaternium-17; polyquaternium-18; polyquaternium-19; polyquaternium-20; polyquaternium-22; polyquaternium-24; polyquaternium-27; polyquaternium-28; polyquaternium-29; polyquaternium-30; polyquaternium-31; polyquaternium-32; polyquaternium-33; polyquaternium-34; polyquaternium-35; polyquaternium-36; polyquaternium-37; polyquaternium-39; polyquaternium-42; polyquaternium-43; polyquaternium-44; polyquaternium-45; polyquaternium-46; polyquaternium-47; polyquaternium-67; and mixtures thereof; And
wherein the cationic surfactant is selected from cetrimonium chloride, steartrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, behenamidopropyltrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyltrimonium chloride, arachidtrimonium chloride, distearyldimonium chloride, dicetyldimonium chloride, tricetylmonium chloride, oleamidopropyl dimethylamine, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine, isostearamidopropyl dimethylamine, oleyl hydroxyethyl imidazoline, stearamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldiethylamine, behenamidoethyldiethylamine, behenamidoethyldipropyldimethylamine, arachidamine arachidamido-propyldiethylamine, arachidamidoethyldiethylamine, arachidamidoethyldimethylamine, and mixtures thereof. A hair treatment composition according to any preceding claim, wherein the fatty alcohol is selected from decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, isotridecyl alcohol, or myricyl alcohol, and one of their blends.