MXPA01006045A - Synergistic combination of cationic and ampholytic polymers for cleansing and/or conditioning keratin based substrates - Google Patents

Abstract

A keratin conditioning composition is disclosed that contains (a) a surfactant component that can contain anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and/or zwitterionic (b) a water soluble, organic, ampholytic polymer conditioning agent;(c) a water soluble, organic, cationic polymer conditioning agent;(d) optionally a water insoluble liquid;and (e) an aqueous carrier. The conditioning composition optionally contains a silicone and/or an organic, water insoluble, liquid. The conditioning composition according to the present invention is useful in cleaning and/or conditioning keratin based substrates, such as hair, skin, and nails.

Description

SYNERGIC COMBINATION OF CATIONIC AND ANFOLITIC POLYMERS FOR CLEANING AND / OR CONDITIONING KERATIN BASED SUBSTRATES Field of the Invention The present invention relates to compositions containing surfactants and conditioning ingredients. The present invention also relates to methods for the treatment of keratin-based substrates, such as hair, skin and nails. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The clean human hair quickly returns to its "dirty" condition due to contact with the environment and due to the increase of bait secreted by the head. Within a short time (one day to a few days) the hair becomes a "dirty" look and feel. In modern cultures, this appearance and sensation is considered unacceptable, often requiring the user to shampoo their hair. In some countries, daily shampooing of hair is considered a normal requirement for proper hygiene, regardless of whether the hair actually becomes "dirty".

Ref: 129930 Shampooing cleans the hair removing environmental contaminants along with the bait. However, shampooing removes natural oils and other moisturizing materials. If the hair has an important length, the hair can become entangled and become unmanageable. Once dry, the hair loses its shine and luster and can become dry and frizzy. Hair can also maintain a static charge when it is dry resulting in "flying hair". If you take a shower bath at the time of washing with shampoo, natural oils, etc., are also removed from the skin and nails. As this hair problem has appeared in the modern era, solutions have been developed to correct or minimize the problem of frequent shampooing. The first of the acceptable solutions involves the post-shampoo application of hair conditioners and hair rinses, generally while the hair is still wet immediately after shampooing. These conditioners and rinses are placed on the hair for a period of time to allow sufficient treatment and are then removed by rinsing with water.

These solutions, lately, are considered inconvenient and time consuming. The solution to this problem is the incorporation of conditioners in the same shampoo, thus bringing the conditioner shampoo. Shampoos containing conditioners or conditioning agents are not completely satisfactory for several reasons. The hair is composed of keratin, a fibrous protein that contains sulfur. The isoelectric point of keratin, and more specifically of hair, is generally in the pH range of 3.2-4.0. Therefore, for a pH of a typical shampoo (around 5.5-6.5), the hair carries a net negative charge. Consequently, cationic polymers due to their positive charge have been widely used as conditioners in shampoo formulations, or as a separate treatment, in order to improve the combing of wet and dry hair. The sub t ivity of the cationic polymers for negatively charged hair together with film formation facilitates retention during combing of wet hair. and a reduction in flight static during the combing of dry hair. Cationic polymers generally also impart softness and flexibility to the hair. When the cationic polymers are added to shampoos containing good anionic cleaning surfactants, the formation of highly active surface association complexes generally occurs, imparting improved stability to the foam in the shampoo but providing poor conditioning. The maximum active surface and stability of the foam or foamed are achieved at almost stoichiometric ratios of anionic surfactant: cationic polymer, where the complex is less soluble in water. However, cationic conditioners exhibit some incompatibility to these relationships. Compatibility gives a clear commercially more desirable formulation, while incompatibility leads to a haze or precipitation, which is aesthetically less desirable in some formulations. Additionally, when the cationic surfactants are added as an ingredient in the shampoo, they do not provide optimum general conditioning to the hair in the softness area and tend to accumulate in the hair, resulting in an unclean feeling. When several silicones are added to shampoos containing good anionic cleaning surfactants, improved conditioning properties are observed, however silicones tend to accumulate in the hair after repeated application of the shampoo causing the hair to become oily with an appearance does not clean. Combinations of silicones and cationic polymers have been described in an attempt to remedy the aforementioned shortcomings, but they fall short in delivering optimal conditioning properties while keeping the hair in a clean, fat-free appearance after repeated shampooing applications. Polyamfolite conditioning polymers have been described as providing excellent wet conditioning properties, but these materials do not deliver the desired soft, glossy appearance to dry hair. Despite these attempts to provide optimal combinations of hair cleansing and conditioning skill, it is still desired to provide additionally improved hair conditioning shampoo compositions. For example, it is still desired to improve the overall conditioning, and essentially the blush and luster, wet and dry combing, and dry hair feel of the shampooed hair containing the conditioning materials. For shampoos containing oily materials in combination with cationic materials, it is still desired to improve general conditioning, especially wet combing and detangling, dry combing, and dry hair feeling. However, increasing only the level of one of the conditioning ingredients can result in adverse effects such as fatty hair sensation and loss of volume. It is desired to improve the conditioning without suffering from these disadvantages.

It is desired to provide shampoo compositions and methods for cleansing and conditioning hair that can provide excellent cleaning performance and improved conditioning levels while minimizing any adverse side effects associated with decomposition due to the use of an excess conditioning agent. In addition to the above, the surface properties of human skin and nails are, of course, of basic interest in cosmetic science, and thus have a long-established desire to discover compositions that beneficially affect the topical condition of this keratinous substrate. . Skin conditioning products are desired which will work to improve such properties as moisture retention of the skin, softness of the skin, attraction of moisture in the air, retardation of water loss from the skin, reduction of the lines fine and wrinkles, sensation and reduction of skin irritations caused by contact with detergents, soaps and the like. A desirable skin conditioner should impart some or all of the attributes of an emollient and a humectant, as well as provide improved lubrication and feel to the skin after treatment and / or reduce skin irritation caused by other components in the skin. products such as soaps, detergents, foam boosters, surfactants, perfumes and the like. There is a current need to find new products for the treatment of skin and nails that provide combinations of the above benefits. Brief Description of the Invention The keratin conditioning composition of the present invention comprises: (a) from about 5% to about 50% by weight, of a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, agents cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and zwitterionic surfactants; (b) about 0.05% to about 10% by weight, of an ampholytic polymer, organic, soluble in water; (c) about 0.05% to about 10% by weight, of a cationic polymer, organic, soluble in water; (d) from zero to about 70% by weight of an insoluble liquid to water; and (e) an aqueous carrier.

The method of treating keratin-based substrates according to the present invention comprises contacting the substrate with the above composition. Detailed Description of the Invention This invention provides a detergent surfactant that contains liquid compositions that can provide both excellent cleaning performance and conditioning benefits to a wide variety of substrates containing keratin, including hair, skin and nails. These are achievable by forming a keratin conditioning composition which includes the surfactant, a liquid carrier, an organic water-soluble ampholytic polymer conditioning agent, an organic cationic polymer water-soluble conditioning agent, and optionally, a silicone and / o an oily organic liquid insoluble in water. It has now been unexpectedly found that an improved general conditioner can be made by combining a surfactant in the composition with an ampholytic polymer. water-soluble organic and an organic cationic polymer soluble in water. The conditioning is also improved with the addition of a preferred optional liquid component insoluble in water, which includes organic oily liquids and silicone. These compositions can provide improved conditioning while reducing the level of undesirable side effects that can result from increasing the level of conditioning agent in the previously known conditioning systems. As discussed previously, a conditioning agent system that contains too much of a particular component can cause a decomposition of the hair. Too much silicone can result in the decomposition of silicone in the hair during repeated use and loss of hair volume. Too much organic liquid (oil) results in an oily sensation and loss of hair volume. Too much conditioning agent results in a straightening and oily hair feeling. It has now been found that by combining these specific types of ingredients-surface-active agents, ampholytic polymers, cationic polymers, and the optional water-insoluble liquid-that can provide a general improvement of conditioning while minimizing the adverse effects of the conditioning-decomposing agent that another way may occur during the increase of the levels of the individual component in the previously known conditioning systems. In addition, the use of the ampholytic polymer in the compositions can improve their performance in relation to similar systems with cationic polymers only or in combination with a silicone and / or water-insoluble organic liquid conditioning agents. The compositions and methods of the present invention have uses and applications in keratin-based substrates other than hair. The composition of the present invention provides superior conditioning properties in skin and nail care products. The composition comprises the combination of an anionititic polymer conditioning agent and cationic polymer conditioning agent of the present invention which can improve the properties of various products other than shampoo, such as various products include soap bars, dishwashing compositions, for showers, hand and body lotions, sun protection lotions, night creams, products before and after shaving, deodorant and antiperspirant products in bar, gel, lotion and spray foams, cosmetics including lipstick, blush, masks and eyeliners, foundations and face powders, creams and lotions to remove wrinkles and blemishes, and the like, and many other products for skin and nail care. Other materials can be included in such products for skin and nail care. Hand and body lotions frequently contain emollients such as stearic acid, glycerol monostearate, mineral oil, glycerin, sesame oil, beeswax, lauryl alcohols, myristyl, cetyl and / or stearyl, lanolin, lecithin, sterols, isopropylmiris ta to, as well as many other recognized emollients. Emollients are typically used in the compositions of the present invention at levels of from about 1% to about 50% by weight. The soap bar and dishwashing compositions of the present invention may contain all forms of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, amphoteric and / or cationic surfactants. Inherently, the soap bar is mostly anionic surfactant comprising a water-soluble reaction product of a fatty acid ester and an alkali. Typically, for liquid products, the surfactant will be present from about 1% to about 50%, preferably about 3% to 35% by weight. It has been found that by using compositions comprising the combination of the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent and the cationic polymer conditioning agent of the present invention, the skin care products provide improved moisturizing properties to the skin and allow the skin a soft and lubricated feeling. The present invention provides keratin conditioning compositions such as shampoo comprising: from about 5% to about 50% by weight of component (a), from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight of component (b); about 0.05% to about 10% by weight of the component (c); from 0 to about 70% by weight of component (d); and an aqueous carrier (e). A preferred composition according to the present invention provides a keratin conditioning composition comprising: about 5% up to about 25%, more preferably about 10% up to about 20% by weight of component (a), around from 0.05% up to about 7%, more preferably around 0.05% up to about 5% by weight of the component (b); about 0.05% to about 4%, more preferably about 0.05% to about 3% by weight of the component (c); from 0 to about 50%, more preferably around 1% to about 50% by weight of component (d); and an aqueous carrier I (e). ! A specific preferred hair shampoo composition according to the present invention comprises: (a) from about 10 to about 15% by weight of the anionic surfactant and from about 1 to about 5% by weight of the zwitterionic surfactant, ( b) about 0.1 to about 1.5 by weight of the ampholytic polymer, and (c) about 0.1 to about 1.5% by weight of the cationic polymer (the remainder being water). A specific preferred lotion composition according to the present invention is an oil-in-water emulsion comprising: (a) from about 3% to about 10% by weight of nonionic surfactant; (b) about 0.1 to about 1% by weight of ampholytic polymer; (c) about 0.1% up to about 1% cationic polymer; (d) about 1% to about 25% by weight of mineral oil; and (e) an aqueous carrier. The optional water insoluble liquid may be organic or a silicone and is preferably mixed in, and distributed through, the composition. The water insoluble organic liquid is generally selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils and fatty esters. As used herein, "fatty ester" means esters having 10 or more carbon atoms. The silicone conditioning agent is dispersed throughout the composition in the form of droplets or particles. Preferably, an appropriate suspending agent is used to facilitate the stability of the dispersed silicone. As used herein, the terms "Soluble" and "insoluble" used in reference to the particular ingredients of the compositions, refer to their solubility or insolubility, respectively, of the ingredient in the claimed composition, unless specifically indicated otherwise. For example, the terms "soluble in water" and "insoluble in water", as used herein, refer to the solubility of the particular ingredient in water, as opposed to the solubility in a composition such as shampoo. All percentages are calculated by weight of the total composition unless specifically indicated otherwise. All relationships are weight ratios unless specifically indicated otherwise. Ampholytic Polymer Conditioning Agent of (b) The composition of the present invention comprises an ampholytic organic polymer conditioning agent, soluble in water, as an essential element. The ampholytic polymer conditioning agent thereof can generally be present at levels from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight, preferably about 0.05% up to about 5%, more preferably from about 0.1% up to about 4%. %, with about 0.2% up to about 3% by weight, of the composition being more preferred. By "water-soluble" ampholytic organic polymer, it means that it is a polymer that is sufficiently soluble in water to form a substantially clear solution with the naked eye at a concentration of 0.1% in water (distilled or equivalent) at 25 ° C. Preferably, the polymer will be sufficiently soluble to form a substantially clear solution at a concentration of 0.5%, more preferably at a concentration of 1.0%. The organic ampholytic polymers useful in the conditioning agent are organic polymers which can provide conditioning benefits to keratin-based substrates such as hair and skin, and which are soluble in the composition, particularly in a shampoo composition. Any of the ampholytic polymers that can provide these benefits can be used without taking into account the charge density of the polymer. The ampholytic polymer conditioning agent preferably comprises (A) at least one cationic and ilonically unsaturated monomer, and (B) at least one monomer containing ethylenically unsaturated acid, and (C) about 0 to about 80 mol%. of a monomer which is a non-ionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The water-soluble organic ampholytic conditioning agent of the conditioning composition according to the present invention more preferably comprises: (A) about 1 to about 99 mol% of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of of alkyl acrylamidopropyl-dimethyl ammonium halides, alkylmethacrylamidopropyl dimethyl ammonium halides, alkylacryloyloxyethyldimethyl ammonium halides, alkylmethacryloyloxyethyl dimethyl ammonium halides, and dialkyl diallyl ammonium halides; (B) from about 1 to about 99 mol% of an ethylenically unsaturated acid containing a monomer selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids and sulfonic acids, preferably at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid (AA) ,, methacrylic acid (MAA), 2-acrylamido-2-methypropropane sulfonic acid (AMPSA), 2-methacrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (MAMPSA), n-methacrylamidopropyl, n, n-dimethyl, aminoacetic acid, acid n-acrylamidopropyl, n, n-dimethyl, amino acetic acid, n-methacryloyloxyethyl, n, n-dimethyl, amino acetic acid, and n-acryloyloxyethyl acid, n, n-dimethyl, amino acetic acid; and (c) from about 0 to about 80 mol% of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of straight or branched chain alkyl acrylate C? ~ C22 or methacrylate, a straight chain n-alkyl acrylamide or methacrylamide or branched C? -C22, acrylamide methacrylamide, n-vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl acetate or ethoxylated and propoxylated acrylate or methacrylate; with a weight-average molecular weight of, as determined by viscometry of at least about 50,000. The organic water soluble ampholytic polymer conditioning agent of the present invention are organic polymers that more preferably comprise: (A) acrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (APTAC), methacrylamidopropyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (MAPTAC), acryloyloxyethyl chloride il trimethyl ammonium (AETAC), methacryloyloxyethyl methylsulfate (METAMS), methacryloyloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (METAC), or dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (DMDAAC); (B) AA, MAA, AMPSA, and MAMPSA; and (C) optionally, a C 1 -C 22 straight or branched C 1 -C 22 alkyl acrylate or methacrylate, such as methyl, ethyl, butyl, octyl, lauryl, and stearyl acrylate esters, and methacrylate esters; acrylamide; methacrylamide; an acrylamide or methacrylamide of straight or branched C? -C22 n-alkyl such as n-methyl, n-ethyl, n-butyl, n-octyl, t-octyl, n-lauryl, and n-stearyl acrylamides and methacrylamides.

The composition has a pH preferably between about pH 3 and about pH 9, more preferably from about pH 4 to about 8. Preferably, the molar ratio of (A): (B) in the ampholytic polymer is in the range from around 20:80 to about 95: 5, more preferably from about 25:75 to about 75:25. In addition, the weight average molecular weight of the polymer, as determined by viscometry, is preferably at least about 50,000, more preferably from about 100,000 to about 10,000,000, with a weight average molecular weight of about 150,000 up to about 8,000,000 being more preferred. Alternatively, gel permeation chromatography (CPG) with light scattering detection with approximately the same numbers can be used. Preferred polymers contain at least about 0.1 to about 20 mol% of the above-defined acrylates, acrylates, acrylamides, methacrylamides, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol and / or n-vinylpyrrolidone. More preferably, the present polymers contain about 5 to about 15 mol% of the acrylate, methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol and / or n-vinylpyrrolidone moiety. Most cases are preferred, methylacrylate and / or acrylamide. Optionally, but preferably, the present polymers additionally contain, in addition to comprising or being prepared with (C) up to about 80 mol%, preferably at least about 0.1 mol%, of straight chain C 1 -C 22 alkyl acrylate or methacrylate or branched, preferably a C 1 -C 4 alkyl acrylate more preferably methyl acrylate, a straight or branched chain n-C 1 -C 22 n-alkyl acrylamide or methacrylamide, preferably a C 1 -C 4 alkyl acrylamide and more preferably acrylamide, wherein the percent Higher mole of (C) in current polymers is limited by solubility considerations. The ampholytic polymer preferably comprises about 1 to about 40 mol%, more preferably about 1 to about 35 mol%, of (C), with (C) being a monomer that is preferably selected from the group consisting of acrylate esters C? ~ C22, esters of methacrylate C? ~ C22, acrylamide, and n-alkylacrylamide C? ~ C22. Preferably, the monomers of (C) are selected from the group consisting of (i) C? -C22 acrylate esters which are selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, butyl, octyl, lauryl, and stearyl acrylate esters; (ii) C? -C22 methacrylate esters which are selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, butyl, octyl, lauryl, and stearyl methacrylate esters; and (iii) n C 1 -C 22 n-alkyl acrylamides which are selected from the group consisting of n-methyl, n-ethyl, n-butyl, n-octyl, t-octyl, n-lauryl and n-stearyl acrylamides and methacrylamides . Preferred specific examples of the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent according to the present invention include (1) a polymer comprising about 45% mol MAPTAC, about 45 mol% acrylic acid, and about 10 mol% methacrylate, and (2) a polymer comprising about 30 mol% DMDAAC, about 35 mol% acrylic acid, and about 35 mol% acrylamide. These polymers are available from Calgon Corporation as MERQUAT® 2001 and MERQUAT® plus 3330, respectively. Conditioning Agent of the Cationic Polymer of (c) The composition of the present invention comprises a cationic polymeric water conditioning agent soluble in water as an essential element. The polymeric cationic conditioning agent thereof may generally be present at levels from about 0.05% to about 10% in step, preferably around 0.05% to about 5%, more preferably from about 0.1% to about 4%, with about 0.2% up to about 3% by weight, of the composition being more preferred. By "water-soluble" cationic organic polymer it means that it is a polymer which is sufficiently soluble in water to form a substantially clear solution to the naked eye at a concentration of 0.1% in water (distilled or equivalent) at 25 ° C. Preferably, the polymer will be sufficiently soluble to form a substantially clear solution at a concentration of 0.5%, more preferably at a concentration of 1.0%. The minimum amount of this cationic polymer conditioning agent which is still sufficient to provide the desired results without an excess is preferred. In this way, smaller quantities are generally preferred. The cationic organic polymers useful in the conditioning agent are organic polymers which can provide conditioning benefits to hair and other keratin-based substrates, and which are soluble in the composition. Any of the cationic polymers that can provide these benefits can be used without taking into account the cationic charge density of the polymer. Among the cationic polymers that can be used in accordance with the present invention, the following are specific examples: (1) Quaternary cellulose ether derivatives. (2) Quaternary derivatives of guar gum. (3) Homopolymers and copolymers of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (DMDAAC). (4) Homopolymers and copolymers of methacrylamidopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (MAPTAC). (5) Homopolymers and copolymers of acrylamidopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (APTAC). (6) Homopolymers and copolymers of methacryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (METAC). (7) Homopolymers and copolymers of acryloyloxyethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (AETAC). (8) Homopolymers and copolymers of methacryloyloxyethyl sulfate trimethyl ammonium methyl (METAMS). (9) Starch Quaternary Derivatives The water soluble, organic cationic polymer conditioning agents of the present invention are organic polymers that more preferably comprise: (1) The polymeric quaternary ammonium salt of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with trimethylammonium epoxide replaced referred to as Polyquaternium-10 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (2) The quaternary ammonium derivative of hydroxypropyl guar referred to as guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (3) The hydroxyethylcellulose copolymer and DMDAAC referred to as Polyquaternium-4 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by Cosmetic , Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (4) The copolymer of acrylamide and METAMS referred to as Polyquaternium-5 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (5) The DMDAAC homopolymer referred to as Polyquaternium-6 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) , 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (6) The copolymer of acrylamide and DMDAAC referred to as Polyquaternium-7 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) , 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (7) The copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and METAMS referred to as the Polyquat ernium-11 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (8) METAMS homopolymer referred to as Polyquaternium-14 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (9) The copolymer of methacrylamide and METAMS referred to as Polyquat ernium-15 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington , DC 20036. (10) The polymeric quaternary ammonium salt of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with substituted epoxide with lauryl dimethyl ammonium referred to as Polyquaternium-24 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Distionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA) , 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (11) The copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone and MAPTAC referred to as Polyquaternium-28 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300 , Washington, DC 20036. (12) Acrylamide and METAC copolymer referred to as Polyqua ternium-32 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300 , Washington, DC 20036. (13) The copolymer of acrylamide and AETAC referred to as Polyquaternium-33 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (14) The copolymer of butylmethacrylate or, dimethylaminoetimmethacrylate and METAMS referred to as Polyquaternium-36 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by Cosmetic , Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101 17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (15) METAC's homopolymer referred to as Polyquaternium-37 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036. (16) The copolymer of METAMS, methyl methacrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate referred to as Polyquaternium-5 in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300 , Washington, DC 20036. (17) The MAPTAC homopolymer referred to as the polymethacrylamido propyltrimonium chloride in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, published by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1101-17th Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington , DC 20036. (18) Ether starch derivatives of hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, as generally described by CAS Registry Number 5670-58-6. The starch from which they can be derived from natural sources such as corn, potatoes, rice, tapioca, wheat or other sources. Specific preferred examples of the cationic polymer conditioning agent according to the present invention include the polymeric quaternary ammonium salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with a substituted epoxide of trimethyl ammonium, the quaternary ammonium derivative of hydroxypropyl guar, and the quaternary ammonium derived from starch. As discussed above, the ampholytic and cationic polymers are soluble in water. This does not mean, however, that they should be soluble in the present composition such as a shampoo composition. Preferably, however, the polymers are either soluble in the present composition or in a coacervate phase (added in colloidal drops) complex in the composition formed by the ampholytic and cationic polymers and other ionic materials. The coacervate complex of the ampholytic and cationic polymers can be formed with anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, cationic surfactants. Coacervate formulations depend on a variety of criteria such as molecular weight, concentration, and ratio of ionic materials that interact, ionic strength (including modification of ionic strength, for example, by the addition of salts), charge density of the cationic and anionic species, pH, and temperature. The coacervated systems and the effect of these parameters have been previously studied. See, for example, J. Caelles, et al., "Anionic and Cationic Compounds in Mixed Systems," Cosmetics & Toletries, vol. 106, April 1991, pages 49-54, C. J. van Oss, "Coacervation, Complex Coacervation and Flocculation", J. Dispersion Science an Technology, vol. 9 (5.6), 1998-89, page 561-573, and D.J. Burgess, "Practical Analysis of Complex Coacervate Systems", J. of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol., 140, No. 1, November 1990, page 227-238. It is considered particularly advantageous for the ampholytic and cationic polymer to be present in, for example, the coacervate shampoo composition, or to form a coacervate phase during the application or rinsing of the composition to or from the substrate. Coacervate complexes are considered to deposit more rapidly on the keratin-based substrate. Thus, in general, it is preferred that the ampholytic and cationic polymers exist in the composition as a coacervate phase or form a coacervate phase during dilution. If a coacervate is no longer present in the composition, the ampholytic and cationic polymers will preferably exist in a coacervate complex form in the composition during dilution with water to a weight ratio of water: composition of about 20: 1., more preferably around 10: 1, even more preferably around 8: 1. Techniques for the analysis of coacervate complex formation are known in the art. For example, microscopic analysis of the compositions, at any chosen dilution stage, can be used to define that a coacervate phase has been formed. Such coacervate phase will be identifiable as an additional emulsified phase in the composition. The use of dyes can help in the distinction of the coacervate phase from other insoluble phases dispersed in the composition. The total of (b) and (c) in the composition of the present invention, preferably is not more than about 10% by weight, preferably not more than about 5%, more preferably not greater than about 2%, with a weight percentage of no more than 1 being the most preferred. The larger amounts of these two polymer conditioning agents provide more conditioning. However, as this amount reaches about 1% by weight up to and above 10% by weight of the slightly added conditioner, it does not justify the significant increase in the cost of the resulting product. Preferred combinations of the polymer conditioning agents of the present invention include for (b) the ampholytic polymers of (1) a polymer comprising about 45 mol% MAPTAC, about 45 mol% acrylic acid, and about of 10 mol% methacrylate, and (2) a polymer comprising about 30 mol% DMDAAC, about 35 mol% acrylic acid, and about 35 mol% acrylamide (MERQUAT® 2001 and MERQUAT® plus 3330); for (c) a combination with one or more of the polymeric quaternary ammonium salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose which react with a substituted trimethyl ammonium epoxide (UCARE Polymer JR, 'Amerchol), the quaternary ammonium derivatives of hydroxypropyl guar (Jaguar, Rhodia ), and quaternary ammonium derivatives of starches. Exemplary coacervate complex shampoo compositions are shown in the examples. Surfactant Component of (a) Anionic Surfactant The conditioning compositions of the present invention preferably contain a surfactant agent such as at least part of component (a), which may contain one or more anionic detergent surfactants which are anionic at pH of the composition to provide cleaning performance to the composition. The component anionic surfactant (a) it can be only surface-active agent and generally may be present at a level from about 2% to about 50%, preferably from about 5% to about 30%, more preferably from about 6% to about 25% %, of the composition, with about 10% up to about 15% being most preferred. For cleaning compositions, the anionic agent is the preferred surfactant and is preferably present. in the composition in a combination with a second surfactant that is non-cationic.

The anionic detergent surfactants useful herein include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,573,709, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Examples include alkyl and alkyl ether sulfates. Specific examples of alkyl ether sulfates which can be used in the present invention are sodium and ammonium salts of lauryl sulfate, ether lauryl sulfate, alkyl triethylene glycol ether sulfate and coconut; Triethylene glycol alkyl sulfate ether sulfate and bait sulfate alkyl hexoxyethylene glycol. Highly preferred alkyl ether sulfates are those which comprise a mixture of individual compounds, the mixture has an average alkyl chain length of from about 12 to about 16 carbon atoms and an average degree of ethoxylation from about 1 to about of 6 moles of ethylene oxide. Other suitable classes of anionic detergent surfactants are the alkyl salts of sulfuric acid. Important examples are the salts of a reaction product of organic sulfuric acid of a hydrocarbon of the methane series, including iso-, neo-, ineso-, and n-paraffins, having from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, preferably about 12 to about 18 carbon atoms and a sulfonating agent, for example, S03, H2, S04, obtained in accordance with known sulfonating methods, including bleaching and hydrolysis. The alkali metal and the C? 2_38 sulfated ammonium n-paraffins are preferred. Further examples of synthetic anionic detergent surfactants which are within the terms of the present invention are the olefin sulphonates, the beta-alkyloxy alkane sulphonates, and the reaction products of fatty acids esterified with isethionic acid and neutralized with hydroxyl sodium, as well as succinamates. Specific examples of succinamates include n-octadecyl sulfophosuccinamate or disodium; N- (1, 2-dicarboxyethyl) -N-octadecyl sulfate tetrasodium phosuccinamate; diamyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid; dihexyl ester of sodium sulfosuccinic acid; dioctyl esters of sodium sulfosuccinic acid. Many additional synthetic anionic surfactants are described in McCutcheon's Emulsifiers and Detergents. 1989 Annual, published by M. C. Publishing Co. , which is incorporated herein for full reference. Also, the V.S. Patent 3,929,678, Laughiin et al., Published December 30, 1975, discloses many other anionics as well as other types of surfactants and is incorporated herein by reference. Preferred anionic detergent surfactants for use in the present compositions include lauryl ammonium sulfate, laureth ammonium sulfate, lauryl triethylamine sulfate, laureth sulfate triethylamine, lauryl triethanolamine sulfate, laureth triethanolamine sulfate, lauryl monoethanolamine sulfate, sulfate lauret monoethanolamine, lauryl diethanolamine sulfate, laureth sulfate diethanolamine, sodium monoglyceride lauric sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, lauryl potassium sulfate, potassium laureth sulfate, lauryl sodium sarcosinate, lauroyl sodium sarcosinate, lauryl sarcosine, cocoyl sarcosine, cocoyl sulfate ammonium, lauroyl ammonium sulfate, cocoyl sodium sulfate, lauroyl sodium sulfate, cocoyl potassium sulfate, lauryl potassium sulfate, lauryl triethanolamine sulfate, lauryl triethanolamine sulfate, cocoyl monoethanolamine sulfate, lauryl monoethanolamine sulfate, tridecylbenzene sulfonate, sodium, and sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate. Amphoteric Surfactant The keratin conditioning composition of the present invention preferably contains amphoteric detergent surfactants. The amount of these surfactants is preferably not more than about 10% by weight. Examples of amphoteric detergent surfactants that can be used in the compositions of the present invention are those which are broadly described as derivatives of aliphatic secondary and tertiary amines in which the aliphatic substituent contains from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms and one contains a solubilizing group in anionic water, for example, carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate, phosphate, or phosphonate. Examples of compounds falling within this definition are sodium 3-dodecyl-aminopropionate, sodium 3-dodecylaminopropane sulfonate, lauryl sodium sarcosinate, N-alkyl taurines such as one prepared by the reaction of dodecylamine with sodium isethionate in accordance with the teachings of the US patent 2,658,072, N-higher alkyl aspartic acids such as those produced in accordance with the teachings of U.S. Pat. 2,438,091, and the products sold under the trademark 'MIRANOL' -TM as described in U.S. Pat. 2,528,378. Tensoactive Agents Optional Detergents In addition to the anionic detergent surfactant component, the compositions of the present invention may optionally contain other detergent surfactants. These include non-ionic surfactants, and zwitterionic surfactants, when used, optional detergent surfactants typically occur at levels from about 0.5% to about 20%, more typically from about 1% to about 10%, however, they can be used at higher or lower levels. The total amount of the detergent surfactant in the compositions containing the optional surfactants in addition to the anionic surfactant will generally be from about 5% to about 40%, preferably from about 8% to about 30%, more preferably from about from 10% to around 25%. Cationic detergent surfactants can also be used, but are generally less preferred because they interact adversely with the anionic detergent surfactant. The cationic detergent surfactants, if used, are preferably used at levels no greater than about 5%. Cationic surfactants, if used, are typically more conditioning agents that can optionally be included in the compositions herein. The nonionic detergent surfactants that may be used include those broadly defined as compounds produced by the condensation of the alkylene oxide groups (hydrophilic in nature) with an organic hydrophobic compound, which may be aliphatic or alkylaromatic in nature. Examples of preferred classes of nonionic detergent surfactants are: long chain alkanolamides; the polyethylene oxide condensates of alkylphenols; the condensation product of aliphatic alcohols having from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms, either straight chain or branched chain configuration, with ethylene oxide; long chain tertiary amine oxides; tertiary phosphine oxides of long adena; long chain dialkyl sulfoxides containing a short chain alkyl or hydroxy alkyl radical of from about 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; and dialkyl polysaccharide (APS) surfactants such as alkyl polyglycosides; the glyceryl fatty esters of polyethylene glycol (PEG). Other zwitterionics such as betaines can also be used in the present invention. Examples of betaines useful herein include the higher alkyl betaines, such as coconut dimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, cocoamidopropyl betaine, cocobetaine, lauryl amidopropyl betaine, oleyl betaine, lauryl dimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, lauryl dimethyl alphacarboxyethyl betaine, cetyl dimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, lauryl bis- (2-hydroxyethyl) carboxymethyl betaine, stearyl bis- (2-hydroxypropyl) carboxymethyl betaine, oleyl dimethyl gamma-carboxypropyl betaine, and lauryl bis- (2-hydroxypropyl) alpha-carboxyethyl betaine. The sulfobetaines may be represented by cocodimethylsulfopropyl betaine, stearyl dimethyl sulfopropyl betaine, lauryl dimethyl sulfoethyl betaine, lauryl bis- (2-hydroxyethyl) sulfopropyl betaine and the like; amidobetaines and amidosulfobetaines, wherein the radical RCONH (CH2) 3 binds to the nitrogen atom of betaine, are also useful in this invention. Preferred compositions of the present invention are shampoos and these preferably contain combinations of anionic surfactants with zwitterionic surfactants and / or amphoteric surfactants. Especially preferred shampoos contain from about 0% to about 16% alkyl sulfates, from 0% to about 16% ethoxylated alkyl sulphates, and from about 0% to about 10% optional detergent surfactants selected from non-ionic, amphoteric, and zwitterionic detergent surfactants with at least 5% either alkyl sulfate, ethoxylated alkyl sulfate, or a mixture thereof, and a total surfactant level from about 10% to around 25%. Optional water-insoluble liquids of (d) Optional organic water-insoluble liquid The compositions of the present invention optionally contain a non-volatile, water-insoluble, organic oily liquid as a preferred type of conditioning agent. The oily conditioning fluid can protect, lubricate, and / or moisturize the skin and add shine, softness, and luster to the hair. Additionally, it can also increase the feeling of dry hair and dry combing. Oily hair conditioning liquid typically occurs in the compositions at a level from about 0.05% to about 5% by weight of the composition, preferably from about 0.2% to about 3%, more preferably from about 0.5%. up to about 1%. For skin care formulations, oil-in-water emulsions may contain weight amounts of the organic insoluble liquid from about 3 to about 25%, preferably about 5 to about 20%, being more preferred around 6 up to 15%. Water-in-oil skin care formulations may contain amounts by weight of insoluble organic liquid, from about 25 to about 70%, preferably about 30 to about 60%, most preferably around about 35 to about 100%. fifty%. By "non-volatile" it means that the oily material exhibits a very low or no important vapor pressure at ambient conditions (eg, one atmosphere, 25 ° C), as understood in the art. The non-volatile oily materials preferably have a boiling point at ambient pressure of about 250 ° C or higher. By "insoluble to water" it means that the oily liquid is not soluble in water (distilled or equivalent) at a concentration of 0.1% at 25 ° C. Oily conditioning liquids thereof generally have a viscosity of about 3 million cs or less, preferably about 2 million cs or less, more preferably about 1.5 million cs or less.

The conditioning oily materials thereof are liquids selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils and fatty esters. The fatty esters thereof are characterized in that they have at least 12 carbon atoms, and include esters with hydrocarbon chains derived from fatty acids or alcohols, for example, monoesters, polyhydric alcohol esters, di and tri-carboxylic acid esters. The hydrocarbyl radicals of the fatty esters may also include or have covalently linked thereto other compatible functionalities, such as amide and alkoxy moieties (eg, ethoxy or ether bonds, etc.). The hydrocarbon oils include cyclic hydrocarbons, straight chain aliphatic hydrocarbons (saturated or unsaturated), and branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbons (saturated or unsaturated). Straight chain hydrocarbon oils preferably contain from about 12 to about 19 carbon atoms, although that does not necessarily mean that it is the limit of hydrocarbons in this range. Branched chain hydrocarbon oils can and typically contain larger numbers of carbon atoms. Polymer hydrocarbons of alkenyl monomers, such as C2-C6 alkenyl monomers, are also embraced herein. These polymers can be straight or branched chain polymers. Straight chain polymers can typically be relatively short in length, having a total number of carbon atoms as described above for straight chain hydrocarbons in general. The branched chain polymers can have substantially longer chain lengths. The number average molecular weight of such materials can vary widely, but will typically be about 500, preferably from about 200 to about 400, more preferably from about 350. Specific examples of suitable materials include paraffin oil, mineral oil, saturated and unsaturated dodecane, saturated and unsaturated tridecane, saturated and unsaturated tetradecane, saturated and unsaturated pentadeca, saturated and unsaturated exadecane, and mixtures thereof. The branched chain isomers of these compounds, as well as the higher chain length hydrocarbons, may also be used. Exemplary branched chain isomers are highly branched saturated and unsaturated alkanes, such as permethyl substituted isomers, for example, the isomers substituted by permethyl hexadecane and undecane, such as, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8 , 8-dimethyl-10-methylundecane and 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6-dimethyl-8-methyl-nonane, sold by Permethyl Corporation. A preferred hydrocarbon polymer is polybutene, such as the copolymer of isobutylene and butene. A commercially available material of this type is polybutene L-19 from Amoco Chemical Co. (Chicago Illinois, USA). The monocarboxylic acid esters thereof include esters of alcohols and / or acids of the formula R 'COOR wherein the alkyl or alkenyl radicals and the sum of the carbon atoms in R' and R is at least 10, preferably at least 20 Fatty esters include, for example, alkyl and alkenyl esters of fatty acids having aliphatic chains with from about 10 to about 22 carbon atoms, and alkyl and alkenyl esters of fatty alcohol carboxylic acids having a chain aliphatic derived from alcohol, alkyl and / or alkenyl with from about 10 to about 22 carbon atoms and combinations thereof. Examples include isopropyl, isostearate, hexylurate, isohexylurate or, isohexyl palmitate, isopropyl palmitate, decyl oleate, isodecyl oleate, hexadecyl stearate, decyl stearate, isopropyl isostearate, dihexyl decyl adipate, lauryl lactate, myristyl lactate, cetyl lactate, oleyl stearate, oleyl oleate, oleyl myristate, lauryl acetate, cetyl propionate, and oleyl adipate. The monocarboxylic acid ester, however, does not necessarily need to contain at least one chain with at least 10 carbon atoms, in length as the total number of aliphatic chain carbon atoms being at least 10. Examples include diisopropyladipate , diisohexyl adipate, and diisopropyl sebacate. The di and tri-alkyl and alkenyl esters of carboxylic acids can also be used. These include, for example, C-C8-dicarboxylic acid esters such as C?-C22 (preferably Ci-Cβ) esters of succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, hexanoic acid, heptanoic acid, and octanoic acid. Specific examples include isocetyl stearyl stearate, diisopropyl adipate, and tristearyl citrate. The polyhydric alcohol esters include esters of alkenylene glycol, and esters of di-fatty acid, diethylene, for example, esters of mono- and di-fatty acid of ethylene glycol monoglycol, esters of mono- and di-fatty acid of polyethylene glycol, esters of propylene glycol mono- and di-fatty acid, propylene glycol monooleate, polypropylene glycol monostearate 2000, ethoxylated propylene glycol monostearate, glyceryl mono- and di-fatty acid esters, polyglycerol poly-fatty acid esters, monostearate ethoxylated glyceryl, 1,3-butylene glycol monostearate, 1,3-butylene glycol distearate, polyoxyethylene polyol fatty acid ester, sorbitan fatty acid ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester are satisfactorily polyhydric alcohol esters for used in the present.

Glycerides include, mono-, di-, and triglycerides. More specifically, the mono-, di-, and tri-esters of glycerol and long chain carboxylic acids, such as C? 0-C22 carboxylic acid, are included. A variety of these types of materials can be obtained from vegetable and animal fats and oils, such as castor oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil, corn oil, olive oil, cod liver oil, almond oil. , avocado oil, palm oil, sesame oil, lanolin and soybeans. Synthetic oils include triolein and tristearin glyceryl 'dilaurate. Preferred glycerides are di-, and tri-glycerides. Especially preferred are tri-glycerides. Optional Silicon Conditioning Agent. The compositions of the present invention optionally contain a non-volatile, non-ionic conditioning agent that is insoluble in the compositions thereof. The silicone conditioning agent is mixed in the composition to be in the form of insoluble, dispersed particles or drops. The silicone conditioning agent comprises a non-volatile, insoluble silicone fluid, and optionally comprises a silicone gum which is insoluble in the composition completely, but is soluble in the silicone fluid. The silicone conditioning agent may also comprise other ingredients such as a silicone resin to increase efficiency delivery. The silicone conditioning agent may comprise low levels of volatile silicone components; however, such volatile silicones will preferably not exceed more than about 0.5%, by weight, of the composition. Typically, if volatile silicones are present, they will be incidental to their use as a solvent or carrier for commercially available forms of other ingredients, such as silicone gums and resins. The silicone conditioning agent to be used herein preferably has a viscosity of from about 1,000 to about 2,000,000 centistokes at 25 ° C, more preferably from about 10,000 to about 1,800,000, still more preferably from about 100,000 to around 1,500,000. The viscosity can be measured by means of a glass capillary viscometer as placed in Dow Corning Corporate Test Method CTM0004, July 20, 1970. The silicone conditioning agent can be used in the compositions here at levels from around from 0.5% to about 10% by weight of the composition, preferably from about 0.1% to about 10%, more preferably from about 0.5% to about 8%, more preferably from about 0.5% to about 5 %. The silicone conditioning agent is also preferably used in combination with the liquid insoluble in organic water. Suitable non-volatile insoluble silicone fluids include polyalkylsiloxanes, polyarylsiloxanes, polyalkylarylsiloxanes, polyethersiloxane copolymers, and mixtures thereof. Other insoluble, non-volatile silicone fluids have conditioning properties that can also be used. The term "non-volatile" as used herein, means that the silicone material exhibits a very low or no important vapor pressure under ambient conditions, as understood by those in the art. The term "silicone fluid" means flowing silicone materials, which have a viscosity of less than 1,000,000 centistokes at 25 ° C. Generally, the viscosity of the fluid will be between about 5 and 1,000,000 centistokes at 25 ° C, preferably between about 10 and about 100,000. The non-volatile polyalkylsiloxane fluid that can be used includes, for example, polydimethylsiloxane. These siloxanes are available, for example, from the General Electric Company in their Viscasil® and SF 96 series, and from Dow Corning in their Dow Corning 200 series. The polyalkylaryl siloxane fluids that can be used, also include, for example, polymethylphenylsiloxane. These siloxanes are available, for example, from the General Electric Company as SF 1075 methyl phenyl fluid or from Dow Corning as a cosmetic grade fluid 556. Polyethersiloxane copolymers which may be used include, for example, a polydimethylsiloxane modified by sodium oxide. polypropylene (e.g., Dow Corning DC-1248) notwithstanding that ethylene oxide or mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide can also be used. The level of ethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide should be sufficiently low to prevent solubility in water and composition. References that describe suitable silicone fluids include U.S. Pat. 2,826,551, Geen; U.S. Patent 3,964,500, Drakoff, published on June 22, 1976; U.S. Pat. 4,364,837, Pader; U.S. Patent 5,573,709, Wells; British Patent 849,433, Woolston; and PCT Patent Application WO93 / 08787. All of these patents are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Also incorporated herein by reference is the Si com Compo a ds distributed by Petrarch Systems, Inc., 1984. This reference provides a detailed (but not exclusive) list of appropriate silicone fluids. Another silicone material that can be especially useful in silicone conditioning agents is insoluble silicone rubber. The term "silicone gum", as used herein, means polyorganosiloxane materials having a viscosity at 25 ° C of greater than or equal to 1,000,000 centistokes.

Silicone gums are described by Petrarch and others including U.S. Pat. 4,152,416, Spitzer et al., Published May 1, 1979 and Noli, Walter, Chemistry and Technology of Silicones, New York: Academic Press 1968. Also described are silicone gums in General Electric Silicone Rubber Product Data Sheets SE 30, SE 33, SE 54 and SE 76. All of these described references are incorporated herein by reference. "Silicone gums" typically have a mass molecular weight in excess of about 200,000, generally between about 200,000 and about 1,000,000. Specific examples include polydimethylsiloxane, copolymer of (polydimethylsiloxane) (methylvinylsiloxane), poly (dimethylsiloxane) copolymer (diphenylsiloxane) (methylvinylsiloxane) and mixtures thereof. The silicone conditioning agent preferably comprises a mixture of a polydimethylsiloxane gum, having a viscosity greater than about 1,000,000 centistokes and a polydimethylsiloxane fluid having a viscosity from about 10 centistokes to about 100,000 centistokes, wherein the ratio of gum to fluid is from about 30:70 to about 70:30, preferably from about 10:60 to about 60:40. Other optional ingredients that can be included in the silicone conditioning agent is the silicone resin. Silicone resins are highly crosslinked polymeric siloxane systems. The crosslinking is introduced through the incorporation of trifunctional and tetrafunctional silanes with monofunctional or difunctional silanes or both, during the manufacture of the silicone resin. As will be understood in the art, the degree of crosslinking that is required in order to result in a silicone resin may vary in accordance with the specific silane units incorporated in the silicone resin. In general, silicone materials having a sufficient level of trifunctional and tetrafunctional siloxane monomer units (and therefore, a sufficient level of crosslinking) such as those films that are dry to rigid, or hard, are considered to be resins of silicone The ratio of oxygen atoms to silicone atoms indicates the level of crosslinking in a particular silicone material. Silicone materials that have at least about 1.1 oxygen atoms per silicone atom will generally be silicone resins in this. Preferably, the ratio of oxygen: silicone atoms is at least about 1.2: 1.0. Silanes used in the manufacture of silicone resins include monomethyl-, dimethyl-, trimethyl-, monophenyl-, diphenyl-, methylphenyl-, monovinyl-, and methylvinyl-chlorosilanes, and tetrachlorosilanes, with the silane substituted by methyl being the most commonly used. Preferred resins are offered by General Electric as GE SS4230 and SS4267. Commercially available silicone resins are generally supplied in a form dissolved in a volatile or non-volatile low viscosity silicone fluid. The silicone resins to be used herein should be supplied and incorporated into the present compositions in their dissolved form, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The support material in the discussion of the sections that include silicones, silicone fluids, gums and resins, as well as the manufacture of silicones, can be found in the Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering, Volume 15, second edition, pages 294-308 , John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1989, incorporated herein by reference. Examples of the most preferred optional silicones used include dimethicone, cyclomethicone, trimethyl silyl amodimetone, phenyl trimethicone, trimethyl siloxy silicate, polyorganosiloxane, polyalkylsiloxane, polyarylsiloxane, polyalkylaryl siloxane, and polyester siloxane copolymers. Aqueous Carrier (e) The compositions of the present invention are typically liquids that, preferably, they can be emptied at room temperature. The compositions herein may comprise an aqueous carrier, that is, water, which will generally be present at a level of from about 20% to about 95% by weight of the composition, preferably from about 60% to about 85% for formulations liquid, which can be emptied such as shampoos, bath gels, liquid hand soaps, and lotions. The compositions of the present invention may also be in other forms, such as gels, foams, etc. In such cases, suitable components known in the art such as gelling agents (e.g., hydroxyethyl cellulose), etc. may be included. in the compositions. The gels will typically contain from about 20% to about 90% water. The foams will be a low viscosity composition and packaged as a sprayable liquid in accordance with techniques well known in the art, typically in an aerosol canister that includes a propellant or means for generating an aerosol spray. Optional components The present compositions may also comprise a variety of optional, non-essential components, suitable to make such compositions more cosmetically or aesthetically acceptable or to provide them with additional benefits of use. A variety of such are known to those skilled in the art in the care of hair, skin and nails. These ingredients are well known and include, without limiting the invention to these: pearlizing aids, such as coated mica, ethylene glycol distearate; opacifiers, such as tin; preservatives such as 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyano butane (MERGUARD®, Calgon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, USA), benzyl alcohol, 1,3-bis (hydroxymethyl) -5,5-dimethyl-2, 3-imidazolidinedione (e.g., GLYDANT®, Lonza Inc., Fairlawn, NJ, USA), methlorochlorothiazolinone (e.g., KATHON®, Rohm &Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA, USA), methyl paraben, propyl paraben , and imidazolidinyl urea; fatty alcohols, such as cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, and stearyl alcohol; sodium chloride; ammonium chloride; sodium sulfate; ethyl alcohol; pH adjusting aids such as citric acid, sodium citrate, succinic acid, phosphoric acid, monosodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, sodium hydroxide, and sodium carbonate; coloring agents or dyes; perfumes; and sequestering agents, such as ethylenediamine and disodium tetra acetate (EDTA). Another optional ingredient that can be used advantageously is an antistatic agent. The antistatic agent should not unduly interfere with the performance in use and the final benefits of the composition. This is more important for the shampoo compositions and, the antistatic agent must not interfere in a particular way with the anionic detergent surfactant. Suitable antistatic agents include, for example, tricyclo methyl ammonium chloride. Typically, from about 0.1% to about 5% of such antistatic agent is incorporated into the shampoo compositions. Although the polymer components may act to thicken the present compositions to some degree, the present compositions may optionally also contain other thickeners and viscosity modifiers such as a long chain fatty acid ethanolamide, such as polyethylene glycol lauramide (3) and coconut monoethanolamide (cocamide MEA), ammonium xylene sulfonate, xanthan gum, and hydroxyethyl cellulose. These optional components are generally used individually in the compositions of the present invention at a level of from about 0.01% to about 10%, preferably from about 0.05% to about 5.0% of the composition.

Method of Use The compositions of the present invention are conventionally used, that is, the hair or * the skin is shampooed or washed by applying an effective amount of the composition to the scalp or skin, and then thoroughly rinsed with water . The application of shampoo to the scalp in general involves massaging or working the shampoo on the hair in such a way that all or most of the hair on the scalp is in contact. The term "effective amount" as used herein, is an amount that is effective in cleaning and conditioning the keratin substrate. Generally, from about 1 to about 20 g of the composition is applied for cleaning and conditioning the hair, preferably, the shampoo is applied to the hair in a wet or wet state. The compositions of this may also be useful for cleansing and conditioning the skin. For such applications, the composition should be applied to the skin in a conventional manner, such as by rubbing or massaging the skin with the composition, optionally in the presence of water, and then thoroughly rinsing with water. In case of non-rinsing products, the composition is kept in a complete concentration in contact with the skin. EXAMPLES The following examples illustrate the present invention. It will be appreciated that other modifications of the present invention within the skill of those in the art of hair, skin or nail care formulation can be taken without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention. All parts, percentages, and relationships here are by weight, unless otherwise specified. Some components may come from suppliers as diluted solutions. The levels given reflect the percentage by weight of the active material, unless otherwise specified. The following examples 1-3 are shampoo compositions, with example 3 being one according to the invention. EXAMPLES 1-3 The following shampoo formulations demonstrate the synergistic benefit found when the ampholytic polymer Polyquaternium-47 is used with the cationic polymer Polycuaternium-10 Active percentage for Examples 1-3 Ingredient Name INCI Example Example 1 2 3 Water Water c.s up to 100 for all MERQUAT 20011 Polyquater- 0.26 0.13 nium-47 UCARE Polymer Polyquatern- 0.26 0.13 JR® 400: ium-10 Standapol® A3 Lauryl sulfate 2.1 2.1 2.1 ammonium Standapol® Lauret sulphate 4.7 4.7 4.7 EA-33 Ammonium TegobetaineC Cocamidopropyl 1.5 1.5 1.5 L-74 Betaine Monamid® Cocamide DEA 3.0 3.0 3.0 1113e Tween® 206 Polysorbate 20 1.0 1.0 1.0 Citric acid Citric acid q.s. up to a pH of 6.0 for all Sodium Chloride Sodium Chloride 0.75 0.75 0.75 MERGUARD®1 Methyildibromo 1200 Glutaronitrile 0.2 0.2 0.2 (y) Phenoxyethanol 1 From Calgon Corporation 2 From Amerchol 3 From Henkel 4 From Goldschmidt Chemical 5 From Mona 6 From ICI The shampoos of Examples 1-3 were evaluated for wet hair styling using the Dia-Stron Mini Tensile Tester Tester, Dia-Stron Limited, Andover, Hampshire, R.U. The amount of work in milli Joules (mJ) required to comb the hair is directly measured. Lower work levels indicate superior conditioning since the hair is easy to comb. Total Work Shampoo (mJ) Example 1 35.5 Example 2 91.9 Example 3 26.7 The synergistic properties are evaluated by determining the reduction in the total work found with the combination compared to that expected from each of the individual polymers. The method for calculating the K value is well known to those skilled in the art. In this example, the K value was determined by the following formula: Ratio = [mJ for PQ10 / 2] + [mj for PQ47 / 2] [mJ for combination] where "[mJ for PQ10 / 2]" means the total work in mJ observed when used Polyquaternium-10 at a complete concentration (0.26% p / p) divided by 2, because the combination is made of. Polyquaternium-10; "[mJ for PQ47 / 2]" means the total work in mJ observed when using Polyquaternium-47 at a complete concentration (0.26% w / w) divided by 2 because the combination is made of ^ Polyquaternium 47; and "[mJ for combination]" means the total work in mJ observed when 50:50 p / p of the combination of polyquaternium-10 and Polycuaternium-47 is used at a concentration of 0.26% w / w.

The ratio value of more than 1 indicates a synergy between the two conditioning polymers, a ratio value of less than 1 indicates an antagonism between the two conditioning polymers, and a ratio value equal to 1 indicates an additive effect of the two conditioning polymers. The ratio value for example 3 is: Ratio = [91.9 / 2] + [35.5 / 2] = 2.39 26.7 The ratio value of 2.39 indicates a synergy when the polymer is used Polyquaternium-47 and the cationic polymer Polyquaternium-10 in combination in the shampoo formula of example 3. Examples 4-6 The following shampoo formulations demonstrate the synergistic benefit found when the ampholytic polymer polyquaternium-7 is used with hydroxypropyl trimonium chloride of cationic guar polymer.

% Active for Examples 4-6 Ingredient Name INCI EJ.4 EJ.5 EJ.6 Water Water c.s. up to 100 for all MERQUAT®20011 Poliquaternium-47 0.26 - 0.13 JAGUAR®C-1 S2 Guar Chloride 0.26 0.13 Hydroxypropyl Trimonium Standapol®A3 Lauryl Sulfate 2.1 2.1 2.1 Ammonium Standapol®EA-33 Lauret Sulphate 4.7 4.7 4.7 Ammonium Tegobetaine®L-74 Cocamidopropyl Betaine 1.5 1.5 1.5 Monamid®11135 Cocamide DEA 3.0 3.0 '3.0 Twewn®206 Polysorbate 20 1.0 1.0 1.0 Citric acid Citric acid cs up to a pH of 6.0 for all Sodium Chloride Sodium Chloride 0.75 0.75 0.75 MERGUARD®1 1200 Metildibromo 0.2 0.2 0.2 glutaronitrile (y) Phenoxyethanol De Ca l gon Corpo de Rhone- Poul enc De Hen ke l De Goldschmidt Chemical De Mona de ICI The shampoos of Examples 4 - 6 are evaluated for combing of humerus hair using the Dia-Stron Mini Tensile tester, Dia-Stron Limited, Andover, Hampshire, UK The amount of work (mJ) required to comb the hair is measured directly. Lower work levels indicate superior conditioning, which makes the hair easy to comb. Total Work Shampoo (mJ) Example 4 35.5 Example 5 38.4 Example 6 26.3 The synergistic properties were evaluated by determining the reduction in the total work found with the combination, compared to what was expected from each of the polymers individually. The Value Ratio for Example 6 is: Ratio = [38.4 / 2] + [35.5 / 2] = l.38 26.7 Value Ratio of 1.38 indicates a synergy- when the ampholytic polymer is used Polyquaternium-7 and the cationic polymer of guar chloride hydroxypropyl trimonium in combination in the formula of the shampoo of Example '6. Examples 7-9 These examples are a means to demonstrate the effectiveness of the combination of the polyamfolith conditioning agent and the agent conditioning of cationic polymer in a lotion emulsion for hands and body. In the examples, the electrical impedance of the skin surface is measured using the Dermal Phase Meter (DPM) 9003 (Nova Technology Corporation, Portsmouth, NH) with the DPM 9103 pickup probe. The probe is loaded with a spring with a surface of flat contact containing two concentric bronze electrodes separated by a non-conductive resin. The instrument models the stratum corneum as an alternating current circuit with a resistor and a capacitor in parallel. The measured impedance, from an AC input, was based on the ratio of the resistance and capacitance of the stratum corneum. Capacitance is an electrical (or biophysical) property of the skin, which provides an idea of the level of hydration of the stratum corneum. The stratum corneum has a high electrical resistance by nature, which reduces when it gets wet. The capacity of the conductor for the instantaneous storage of an electric charge provides the measured quantity. The hydration of the stratum corneum increases the capacitance so that more charge can be stored per unit of volt. The greater the hydration, the greater the changes or differences observed between dry and moist skin. The DPM produces an output impedance reading in units of DPM that are directly related to the electrical capacitance of the skin and indicate a relative value of skin moistening. The study of wetting is conducted in a female subject of 50 years of age. The panelists pre-washed the hair-free surfaces of their forearms with Ivory® soap, for five days before the test. All the tests were carried out in a constant ambient chamber at 22 ° C and 50% relative humidity. The panelists were balanced for 30 minutes in the environmental chamber before the application of the test emulsions. The DPM values were measured for each of the application sites (baseline reading) immediately before applying 0.05g of the hand and body lotion to be tested. The DPM readings were taken 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes after the application. The results are expressed as DPM Delta, the difference between the measurements in each of the time intervals and the baseline reading. Higher readings indicate higher moisture levels in the skin, meaning better wetting performance. The polymer combinations were evaluated as part of the following emulsion formula of hand and body lotion: Ingredients Ex. 7 Ex. 8 Ex. 9 Water 85.3% 85.3% 85.9% 45/45/10 m / m AA / MAPTAC / 0.3% methyl acrylate (b) Polyquaternium 15 (c) 0.3% 80/20 p / p AA / DMDAAC copolymer (b) 0.3% 0.3% polymethacrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride (c) Methyl glucose sesquistearate 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% Methyl glucose sesquistearate 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% PEG-20 Cetearyl alcohol and Cetearet-20 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% Glyceryl stearate 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% Mineral oil 8.0% 8.0 % 8.0% Conservative solution 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% Wetting results (Delta DPM Units): 15 min 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min Example 7 55 43 31 34 27 Example 8 102 38 51 47 47 Example 9 16 19 16 16 12 (b) An ampholytic polymer according to the present invention. (c) A cationic polymer according to the present invention. The results indicate the superior wetting effect of the compositions of the present invention (Products of Examples 7 and 8) It is noted that with respect to this date, the best method known to the applicant to carry out said invention, is that which is clear from the present description of the invention.

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1. Claims Having described the invention as above, the content of the following claims is claimed as property. A conditioning composition, characterized in that it comprises: (a) from about 5% to about 50%, by weight, of a surfactant component selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants , non-ionic surfactants, and zwitterionic surfactants; (b) about 0.05% to about 10%, by weight, of an ampholytic polymer conditioning agent, soluble in water, organic; (c) about 0.05% to about 10%, by weight, of a water-soluble, organic, cationic polymer conditioning agent; (d) zero to about 70%, by weight, of a liquid not soluble in water; and (e) an aqueous carrier.
2. 2. The conditioning composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the component (a) is in a concentration of about 5% up to about 25% by weight.
3. 3. The conditioning composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the surfactant component of (a) is anionic.
4. 4. The conditioning composition according to claim 2, characterized in that the composition contains both anionic and nonionic surfactants.
5. The conditioning composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the surfactant component (a) is present in a concentration of about 5% to about 25% by weight, the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent (b) ) is present in a concentration of about 0.05% to about 7%, by weight, and the cationic polymer hair conditioning agent (c) is present in a concentration of about 0.05% to 4%, by weight , all in an aqueous carrier (e).
6. 6. The conditioning composition according to claim 5, characterized in that the surfactant component (a) is present in a concentration of from about 10% to about 20% by weight, the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent (b) ) is present in a concentration of about 0.05% to about 5% by weight, and the cationic polymer conditioning agent (c) is present in a concentration of about 0.05% to about 3%, by weight.
7. The conditioning composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent is comprised of (A) at least one ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer, (B) at least one monomer containing ethylenically unsaturated acid , and (C) about 0 to about 80 mol% of a monomer which is a nonionic, non-saturated, non-ionic monomer.
8. The conditioning composition according to claim 7, characterized in that the monomer containing ethylenically unsaturated acid is selected from the group of acids consisting of carboxylic acids and sulfonic acids.
9. 9. The conditioning composition according to claim 7, characterized in that the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent is comprised of: (A) from about 1 to about 99 mol% of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of halides of alkyl acrylamidopropyl-dimethyl ammonium, alkyl methacrylamidopropyl dimethyl ammonium halides, alkyl acryloyloxyethyl dimethyl ammonium halides, alkyl methacryloyloxyethyl il dimethyl ammonium halides, and dialkyl diallyl ammonium halides; (B) from about 1 to about 99 mol% of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid (AA), methacrylic acid (MAA), 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPSA), acid 2 -methacrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (MAMPSA), n-methacrylamidopropyl, n, n-dimethyl, amino acetic acid, n-acrylamidopropyl, n, n-dimethyl, amino acetic acid, n-methylated acryloyloxyethyl, n, n-dimet il, amino acetic, and n-acryloyloxyethyl, n, -dimethyl, amino acetic acid; and (C) from about 0 to about 80 mol% of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of straight or branched chain Cj.-C22 acrylate or methacrylate, a straight chain or straight C? ~ C22 acrylamide or methacrylamide. or branched, acrylamide, methacrylamide, n-vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl acetate or ethoxylated and propoxylated acrylate or methacrylate; with a weight average molecular weight of, as determined by viscometry, from about 100,000 to about 10,000,000.
10. The conditioning composition according to claim 9, characterized in that the mol ratio of (A): (B) in the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent is in the range from about 25:75 to about 75:25. .
11. 11. The conditioning composition according to claim 9, characterized in that (C) is present in the ampholytic polymer in a concentration from about 1 to about 40 mol% and is at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylate esters C? -C22, esters of methacrylate C? ~ C22, acrylamide, and n-alkyl acrylamides C? ~ C22.
12. The conditioning composition according to claim 11, characterized in that the Cl-C22 acrylate esters are selected from the group consisting of esters of methyl, ethyl, butyl, octyl, lauryl, and stearyl esters, methacrylate esters C? ~ C22 are selected from the group consisting of methacrylate esters of methyl, ethyl, butyl, octyl, lauryl, and stearyl, and the n-alkyl acrylamide C? ~ C22 is selected from the group consisting of n-acrylamides and methacrylamides. -ethyl, n-butyl, n-octyl, t-octyl, n-lauryl, and n-stearyl.
13. The conditioning composition according to claim 9, characterized in that the monomers of (A) are selected from the group consisting of MAPTAC, APTAC, AETAC, METAC, METAMS and DMDAAC and the monomers of (B) are selected from the group which consists of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and AMPSA.
14. The conditioning composition according to claim 9, characterized in that at least one monomer of (A) is present in a molar ratio of at least one monomer of (B) to a ratio (A): (B) from 25:75 to 75:25, and at least one monomer of (C) is present in an amount of from about 1 to about 35 mol%.
15. 15. The conditioning composition according to claim 14, characterized in that the ampholytic polymer conditioning agent of (b) is selected from the group of polymers consisting of: (1) a polymer comprising from about 45 mol% MAPTAC, about 45 mol% acrylic acid, and about 10 mol% methylacrylate; and (2) a polymer comprising from about 30 mol% DMDAAC, about 35 mol% acrylic acid, and about 35 mol% acrylamide; and wherein the conditioning agent of the cationic polymer of (c) is selected from the group of polymers consisting of: (1) the polymeric quaternary ammonium salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose which are reacted with a substituted trimethyl ammonium epoxide; (2) the hydroxypropyl guar quaternary ammonium derivatives; and (3) the quaternary ammonium derivatives of starches.
16. 16. The conditioning composition according to claim 1, characterized in that, in addition, it comprises a silicone conditioning agent and about 0.05 to about 5% by weight of an organic water-insoluble liquid selected from the group consisting of oils of hydrocarbon, fatty esters having from 10 to 22 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.
17. The conditioning composition according to claim 16, characterized in that the anionic surfactant of (a) is selected from the group consisting of lauryl sulfate, lauryl ether sulfate, α-olefin sulfonates, and its ammonium salts , sodium and amine; the nonionic surfactant of (a) is selected from the group consisting of di or mono ethanol fatty amides, mono or di fatty esters of polyethylene or polypropylene glycol, and mono or di esters of C1-C8 glycols; and the silicone conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of copolymers of dimethicone, cyclomethicone, trimethyl silyl amodimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, trimethyl siloxy silicate, polyorganosiloxane, polyalkylsiloxane, polyarylsiloxane, polyalkyl siloxane, and polyester siloxane.
18. 18. The conditioning composition according to claim 1, characterized in that the conditioning agents of the ampholytic polymer and the cationic polymer, exist in the form of a coacervate complex during the dilution of components (a), (b), and ( c) with water in a weight ratio of the water: shampoo composition of 20: 1.
19. 19. A method for the treatment of a keratin-based substrate, characterized in that it comprises contacting the substrate with the composition according to claim 1.
20. 20. A method for treating hair, characterized in that it comprises contacting the hair with the composition according to claim 15, wherein (a) contains 15% by weight of anionic surfactant and about 1 to 2% by weight of nonionic surfactant, (b) contains about 0.05 to 1.5% of ampholytic polymer conditioning agent, and (c) contains about 0.05 to 0.4 weight percent of the cationic polymer conditioning agent.