MXPA03002057A - Hair conditioning compositions comprising particles. - Google Patents

Abstract

Hair conditioning compositions comprising particles are exposed. One of the compositions comprises, by weight: (a) approximately between 0.1% and 15% of a high melting point fatty compound, (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10% of an amidoamine having the following general formula: R1CONH (CH2) Mn (R2) 2 wherein R1 is a residue of C11 to C24 fatty acids, R2 is a C1 to C4 alkyl and m is an integer of 1 to 4, (c) an acid selected from the group consisting of l-glutamic acid , lactic acid, hydrochloric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, acetic acid, fumaric acid, l-glutamic acid hydrochloride, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof, at a level such that the molar ratio of amidoamine and acid, is approximately between 1: 0.3 and 1: 1, (d) approximately between 0.01% and 10% of a particle, and (e) a water vehicle

Description

HAIR CONDITIONER COMPOSITION COMPRISING PARTICLES FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a hair conditioning composition containing particles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Human hair becomes dirty due to its contact with the surrounding environment and due to the sebum secreted by the scalp. When the hair is dirty, it has a dirty feeling and an unattractive appearance. When the hair is dirty, shampoo needs to be given regularly. Shampooing the hair causes it to be cleaned by removing excess dirt and sebum. However, the shampoo can leave the hair in a wet, matted and generally unwieldy condition. Once the hair dries, it usually remains in a dry, stiff, lusterless or creped condition, due to the removal of natural hair oils and other natural conditioning and moisturizing components. The hair can also be left with high levels of static when drying, which can interfere with the hairstyle and result in a P03 / 023-PG condition that is commonly referred to as "hair that flies" or contributes to an undesirable phenomenon of "split ends" particularly in long hair. A variety of approaches have been developed to condition the hair. This range of approaches ranges from the post-shampoo application of hair conditioners, for example products to apply and not to rinse and products to eliminate by rinsing, to conditioning shampoos that try to both clean and condition the hair in a single product. Although some consumers prefer the ease and convenience of a shampoo that includes conditioners, a significant proportion of consumers prefer the more conventional formulations of conditioners that are applied to the hair as a separate step from the application of the shampoo, usually afterwards. The conditioning formulations may be in the form of rinse-off products and non-rinse products and may be in the form of an emulsion, cream, gel, spray and foam. Consumers who prefer conventional conditioning formulations value the relatively higher conditioning effect or the convenience of changing the amount of conditioner depending on the condition of the hair or portion thereof.

PO3 / 023-PG There is a desire to have a hair conditioning composition that provides improved texture when the conditioning composition is dispersed over the hands and / or the hair. However, conventional products for conditioning hair are not entirely satisfactory in providing that improved texture and at the same time having an adequate viscosity and providing the improved conditioning benefits, for example wetting sensation, softness and control of hair static. Based on the above, there remains a desire to have hair conditioning compositions that provide improved texture, by dispersing the composition on the hands and / or the hair, which are easy to apply to the hair and which provide improved conditioning benefits, for example, moisturizing sensation, softness and static control of the hair. Nothing in the existing art provides all the advantages and benefits of the present invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a hair conditioning composition (hereinafter "hair care composition A") comprising by weight: P03 / 023-PG (a) approximately between 0.1% and 15% of a fatty compound of high melting point; (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10% of an amidoamine having the following general formula: R'CONHÍCH ^ N (R2) 2 wherein R1 is a residue of fatty acids C1: L to C2, R2 is an alkyl of C1 to C4 and m is an integer from 1 to 4; (c) an acid selected from the group consisting of β-glutamic acid, lactic acid, hydrochloric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, acetic acid, fumaric acid, / -glutamic acid hydrochloride, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof, in a level such that the molar ratio of amidoamine and acid, is approximately between 1: 0.3 and 1: 1; (d) approximately between 0.01% and 10% of a particle; and (e) an aqueous vehicle. The present invention is also directed to a hair conditioning composition (hereinafter "hair care composition B") comprising by weight: (a) about 0.1% to 15% of a high melting point fatty compound , which has a melting point of 25 ° C or higher; (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10% of a cationic conditioning agent; P03 / 023-PG (c) approximately between 0.1% and 10% of a low melting point oil having a melting point lower than 25 ° C; (d) approximately between 0.01% and 10% of a particle; Y (e) an aqueous vehicle. These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the reading of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION While the specification concludes with the claims that particularly state and claim the invention in different ways, it is considered that the present invention will be better understood from the present description. All percentages are by weight of the total composition, unless otherwise indicated. All proportions are weight proportions unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, all percentages, proportions and ingredient levels referenced herein are based on the actual amount of the ingredient and do not include solvents, fillers or other materials with which it may be combined the ingredient in commercial products.

P03 / 023-PQ In the sense in which it is used herein, "comprising" means that other steps and other ingredients may be added that do not affect the final result. This term encompasses the terms "consists of" and "consists essentially of". All references mentioned herein are considered to be fully incorporated into this document, as a reference. The mention of any reference is not an admission with respect to any determination for its availability as a prior art of the claimed invention.

FULLY FUSED POINT FATTY COMPOSITE The hair conditioning compositions A and B of the present invention comprise a high melting point fatty compound. The high melting point fatty compound, together with a cationic surfactant, for example, an amidoamine and an aqueous vehicle, form a gel structure which is suitable to provide various conditioning benefits, for example, smoothness and ease in Wet hair, softness, moisturizing sensation and hair control that flies on dry hair. The high melting point fatty compounds that are used herein have a melting point of P03 / 023-PQ 25 ° C or higher and are selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohols, fatty acids, fatty alcohol derivatives, fatty acid derivatives and mixtures thereof. Those skilled in the art will understand that the compounds disclosed in this section of the specification, in some cases, may be included in more than one classification, for example, some fatty alcohol derivatives may also be classified as fatty acid derivatives. However, it is not intended that a certain classification is a limitation on that particular compound and this is done for the convenience of classification and nomenclature. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that, depending on the number and position of the double bonds and the length and position of the branches, certain compounds having certain required carbon atoms may have a melting point of less than 25 ° C. It is not intended that these compounds with low melting point be included in this section. Non-limiting examples of the high melting point compounds are found in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, Fifth Edition, 1993, and CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Handbook, Second Edition, 1992. The high melting point fatty compound is included in the compositions A and B at a weight level of approximately between 0.1% and 15%, preferably from P03 / 023-PG approximately between 0.25% and 13%. More preferably, the high melting point fatty compound is included in a weight level of about 1% to 10%, especially in composition A, in a weight level of approximately between 0.25% and 5%, especially in composition B. Fatty alcohols useful herein are those having approximately 14 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably, approximately 16 to 22 carbon atoms. These fatty alcohols are saturated and can be straight or branched chain alcohols. Non-limiting examples of fatty alcohols include cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol and mixtures thereof. Fatty acids useful herein are those having between about 10 and 30 carbon atoms, preferably about 12-22 carbon atoms and more preferably about 16-22 carbon atoms. These fatty acids are saturated and can be straight or branched chain acids.

Also included are diacids, triazides and other multiple acids that meet the requirements herein. Also included here are the salts of these fatty acids. Non-limiting examples of fatty acids include lauric acid, palmitic acid, acid P03 / 023-Stearic PG, behenic acid, sebacic acid and mixtures thereof. The fatty alcohol derivatives and the fatty acid derivatives useful herein include alkyl ethers of fatty alcohols, alkoxylated fatty alcohols, alkylated ethers of alkoxylated fatty alcohols, fatty alcohol esters, fatty acid esters of compounds having esterifiable hydroxy groups, hydroxysubstituted fatty acids and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of fatty alcohol derivatives and fatty acid derivatives include materials such as methyl stearyl ether; the ceteth series of compounds such as ceteth-1 to ceteth-45, which are ethylene glycol ethers of cetyl alcohol, wherein the numeric designation indicates the number of ethylene glycol entities present; the series of steareth compounds such as steareth-1 to 10, which are ethylene glycol ethers of steareth alcohol, wherein the numeric designation indicates the number of ethylene glycol entities present; ceteareth 1 to ceteareth 10, which are ethylene glycol ethers of ceteareth alcohol, that is, a mixture of fatty alcohols containing predominantly cetyl and stearyl alcohol, wherein the numeric designation indicates the number of ethylene glycol entities present; C ^ C ^ alkyl ethers of the compounds P03 / 023-PG ceteth, steareth and ceteareth described; polyoxyethylene ethers of behenyl alcohol; ethyl stearate, cetyl stearate, cetyl palmitate, stearyl stearate, myristyl myristate, polyoxyethylene cetyl ether stearate, polyoxyethylene stearyl ether stearate, polyoxyethylene lauryl ether stearate, ethylene glycol monostearate, polyoxyethylene monostearate, polyoxyethylene distearate, propylene glycol monostearate, propylene glycol distearate, trimethylolpropane distearate, sorbitan stearate, polyglyceryl stearate, glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl distearate, glyceryl tristearate and mixtures thereof. High-melting, single-compound high-purity fatty compounds are preferred. The pure compounds of pure fatty alcohols, selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and behenyl alcohol, are the most preferred. In the sense that the term "pure" is used herein, it means that the compound has a purity of at least about 90%, preferably at least about 95%. These single high purity compounds provide good rinsing properties of the hair when the consumer rinses the composition. Fatty compounds with a high melting point P03 / 023-PG commercially available and useful herein include: cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and behenyl alcohol, which have the trade names of the KONOL series available from Shin Nihon Rika (Osaka, Japan), and from the NAA series available from NOF (Tokyo, Japan); pure behenyl alcohol having the trade name 1-D0C0SAN0L available from WA O (Osaka, Japan), various fatty acids having the trade names NEO-FAT available from Akzo (Chicago Illinois, USA), HYSTRENE available from Witco Corp. ( Dublin Ohio, USA), and DERMA available from Vevy (Genova, Italy).

AMIDOAMINE The conditioning composition A of the present invention comprises an amidoamine having the following general formula: R 1 CONH (CH 2) n N (R 3) 2 wherein R 1 is a C to C21 fatty acid residue, R 2 is a CL to C 4 alkyl and m is an integer of 1 a. Amidoamine is included in composition A at a weight level of between about 0.1% and 10%, preferably about 0.25% and 8%, more preferably between about 0.5% and 3%. Amidoamine can also be included in composition B as a cationic conditioning agent, P03 / 023-PG preferably at a weight level of between about 0.1% and 10%, more preferably between about 0.25% and 8% and even more preferably about between 0.5% and 3%. Preferred amidoamines useful herein include: stearamidopropyldimethylamine, stearamidopropyldiethylamine, stearamidoethyldiethylamine, stearamidoethyldimethylamine, palmitamidopropyldimethylamine, palmitamidopropyldiethylamine, palmitamidoetildietilamina, palmitamidoethyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropildietilamina, behenamidoetildietilamina, behenamidoetildimetilamina, arachidamidopropyldimethylamine, araquidamidopropildietilamina, arachidamidoethyldiethylamine, arachidamidoethyldimethylamine, and mixtures thereof; and more preferably stearamidopropyldimethylamine, stearamidoethyldiethylamine and mixtures thereof. Amidoamines which are commercially available and which are useful herein include: the stearamidopropyldimethylamine of the trade name SAPDMA available from Inolex and the trade name MPS available from Nikko.

ACIDS The hair conditioning composition A, of P03 / 023-PG the present invention comprises an acid selected from the group consisting of ^ -glutamic acid, lactic acid, hydrochloric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, acetic acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid hydrochloride, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof; more preferably glutamic acid, lactic acid, hydrochloric acid and mixtures thereof. The acid is included in a proportion such that the molar ratio of amidoamine to acid is between about 1: 0.3 and 1: 1, preferably about between 1: 0.5 and 1: 0.9. The acid can also be included in composition B in a proportion such that the molar ratio of amidoamine to acid is between about 1: 0.3 and 1: 1, preferably about between 1: 0.5 and 1: 0.9. Acids which are commercially available and which are used herein include: glutamic acid: glutamic acid (cosmetic grade) available from Ajinomoto.

PARTICLES Compositions A and B of the present invention comprise a particle. The particle is included in compositions A and B at a level by weight of between about 0.01% and 10%, preferably between about 0.1% and 5%, most preferred of P03 / 023-PG approximately 0.1% and 2%. The particles useful herein have an average particle size preferably between about 25 μp? and 1,500 μp ?, more preferably between about 50 μp? and 1,000 μt, most preferably between about 50 μ a and 500 μ p. Organic and inorganic particles can be used. Preferred particles for the present invention include: organic particles such as cellulose particles, and inorganic particles such as mica, silica, mud, clay, zeolite and mixtures thereof, and more preferably silica. Preferred particles useful in this invention can be those which have a disintegration capacity such that they disintegrate when the particles contained in the compositions are dispersed on the hands and / or on the hair. The particles that are available commercially and are useful herein include: silica bearing the trade name Neosil series, for example Neosil CBT 80 available from Crosfield.

AQUEOUS VEHICLE Compositions A and B of the present invention comprise an aqueous vehicle. The level and species of the vehicle is selected according to the compatibility with other components and other desired characteristics of the product.

P03 / 023-PG The vehicle useful in the present invention includes water and aqueous solutions of lower alkyl alcohols and polyhydric alcohols. The lower alkyl alcohols useful herein are monohydric alcohols having between 1 and 6 carbon atoms, more preferably ethanol and isopropanol. The polyhydric alcohols useful herein include propylene glycol, hexylene glycol, glycerin and propanediol. Preferably, the aqueous vehicle is practically water. Preferably, deionized water is used. You can also use water from natural sources that includes mineral cations, depending on the desired characteristics of the product. In general, the compositions of the present invention comprise approximately between 20% and 95%, preferably approximately between 30% and 92% and more preferably approximately between 50% and 90% of water.

CATIÓNICO CONDITIONING AGENT The hair conditioning composition B of the present invention comprises a cationic conditioning agent. The cationic conditioning agent together with the high melting point fatty compounds form a gel structure which is suitable for providing the hair with conditioning benefits, such as P03 / 023-PQ feeling of smoothness and sliding in damp hair, and softness, moisturizing sensation and control of hair that flies in dry hair. The cationic conditioning agent herein is included in the composition at a level, by weight of between about 0.1% and 10%, preferably of about 0.25% and 8%, more preferably between about 0.5% and 3%. The cationic conditioning agent can also be included in composition A, preferably at a weight level of between about 0.1% and 10%, more preferably between about 0.25% and 8% and even more preferably about 0.5%. and 3%. The cationic conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, cationic polymers and mixtures thereof.

Cationic Surfactant The cationic surfactant useful herein is any of those known to the skilled artisan and may be included in the composition preferably at a level by weight of between about 0.1% and 10%, more preferably between about 0.25% and 8% , even more preferably between approximately 0.5% and 3%. Among the cationic surfactants that are used P03 / 023-PG in the present are those corresponding to the general Formula (I): wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 and is selected from an aliphatic group of from 8 to 30 carbon atoms or an aromatic, alkoxy, polyoxyalkylene, alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, aryl or alkylaryl group having up to about 22 carbon atoms , the remainder of R1, R3 and R4 is independently selected from an aliphatic group of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms or an aromatic, alkoxy, polyoxyalkylene, alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, aryl or alkylaryl group having up to about 22 carbon atoms; and X is a salt-forming anion, such as those selected from halogen radicals (eg, chloride, bromide), acetate, citrate, lactate, glycolate, phosphate, nitrate, sulfonate, sulfate, alkyl sulfate and alkyl sulfonate. The aliphatic groups may contain, in addition to carbon and hydrogen atoms, ether linkages and other groups such as amino groups. Longer chain aliphatic groups, for example those of about 12 carbons or more, may be saturated or unsaturated. It is preferred that R1, R1, R3 and R4 are selected P03 / 023-PG independently from C1 alkyl to about C22. Non-limiting examples of cationic surfactants useful in the present invention include materials having the following CTFA designations: quaternium-8, quaternium-1, quaternium-18, quaternium-18 methosulfate, quaternium-24 and mixtures thereof. Among the cationic surfactants of general formula I, those which contain in the molecule at least one alkyl chain having at least 16 carbons are preferred. Non-limiting examples of these preferred cationic surfactants include: behenyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, which is available, for example, under the tradename INCROQUAT TMC-80 from Croda and ECONOL TM22 from Sanyo Kasei; cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, available, for example, under the tradename CA-2350 from Nikko Chemicals, hydrogenated tallow alkyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, dialkyl (14-18) dimethyl ammonium chloride, ditallow alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dihydrogenated tallow alkyl dimethyl ammonium, distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dicetyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, di (behenyl / aralkidyl) dimethyl ammonium chloride, dibenzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, stearyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, stearyl propylene glycol phosphate dimethyl ammonium chloride, stearoyl amidopropyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, stearoyl amidopropyl chloride P03 / 023-PG dimethyl (myristylacetate) ammonium and N- (stearoyl-colamino formyl methyl) pyridinium chloride. They are also preferred as hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants, in which at least one of the substituents contains one or more aromatic portions of ether, ester, amido or amino present as substituents or as linkages in the radical chain, wherein minus one of the radicals ^-R "contains one or more hydrophilic portions selected from alkoxy (preferably Cj-C3 alkoxy), polyoxyalkylene (preferably, C \-C3 polyoxyalkylene), alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, alkyl ester and combinations thereof Preferably, the hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactant contains from 2 to about 10 non-ionic hydrophilic portions, located within the ranges described above, Suitable hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants include those of Formula (II) to Formula (VIII) following: where n is from 8 to about 28, x + y is from 2 to about 40, Z1 is a short alkyl chain, P03 / 023-PG preferably C1-Cyl alkyl, more preferably methyl or (CH2CH20) H, where x +? +? is up to 60 and X is an anion-forming salt as defined above; where m is from 1 to 5, one or more of the radicals R5, R6 and R7 are independently a C ^ -C ^ alkyl, the remainder are CH2CH20H, one or two of the radicals R8, R9 and R10 are independently an alkyl And the rest are CH2CH2OH and X is an anion-forming salt, as defined above: 12 R-C H- (CH2) p-Úr ~ (CH2) q-MíCR X "(IV) where, independently for formulas (IV) and P03 / 023 -PG (V),? 2 is an alkyl, preferably C ^ -C ^ alkyl, more preferably methyl and Z3 is a short chain hydroxyalkyl, preferably hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl, p and q independently are integers from 2 to 4, inclusive, preferably from 2 to 3, inclusive, more preferably 2, R11 and R12 independently are substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyls, preferably alkenyl or C12-C20 alkyl and X is a salt-forming anion as defined above; wherein R is a hydrocarbyl, preferably Cj-C3 alkyl, more preferably methyl, Z4 and Z5 are, independently, short chain hydrocarbyls, preferably alkenyl or C_-Ct alkyl, more preferably ethyl, a is 2 to about 40, preferably about 7 to 30, and X is a salt-forming anion as defined above; wherein R84 and R85 independently are C1 to C3 alkyl, P03 / 023-PQ preferably methyl, Z6 is a C12 hydrocarbyl to Cs, alkylcarboxy or alkylamido and A is a protein, preferably a collagen, keratin, milk protein, silk, soy protein, wheat protein or hydrolyzed forms of the same, and X is a salt-forming anion, as defined above; wherein b is 2 or 3, R16 and R17 are independently C4-Cj hydrocarbyls, preferably methyl and X is a salt-forming anion as defined above. Non-limiting examples of hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants useful in this invention include materials having the following CTFA designations: quaternium-16, quaternium-26, quaternium-27, quaternium-30, quaternium-33, quaternium-43, quaternium-52 , quaternium-53, quaternium-56, quaternium-60, quaternium-61, quaternium-62, quaternium-70, quaternium-71, guaternium-72, quaternium-75, hydrolyzed collagen from qua ernium-76, quaternium-77, quaternium -78, quaternium-79 hydrolyzed collagen, quaternium-79 hydrolyzed keratin, quaternium-79 hydrolyzed milk protein, hydrolyzed silk P03 / 023-PG quaterniurri-79, hydrolyzed soy protein of quaternium-79, and hydrolysed wheat protein of quaternium-79 quaternium-80, quaternium-81, quaternium-82, quaternium-83, quaternium-84 and mixtures of same. The most preferred hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants include dialkyl lamido ethyl hydroxyethylammonium salt, dialkylamidoethyl diammonium salt, dialkyloyl ethyl hydroxyethyl ammonium salt, dialkyloyl ethyldiammonium salt and mixtures thereof.; for example, those commercially available under the following trade names: VARISOFT 110, VARIQUAT K1215 and 638 from Witco Chemical, MACKPRO KLP, MACKPRO WLW, MACKPRO MLP, MACKPRO NSP, MACKPRO NLW, MACKPRO WWP, MACKPRO NLP, MACKPRO SLP McIntyre, ETHOQUAD 18/25, ETHOQUAD 0 / 12PG, ETHOQUAD C / 25, ETHOQUAD S / 25 and ETHODUOQUAD of Akzo, DEHYQUAT SP of Henkel and ATLAS G265 of ICI Americas. Salts of the primary, secondary and tertiary fatty amines are also suitable as cationic surfactants. The alkyl groups of these amines preferably have from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms and can be substituted or unsubstituted. Particularly useful are the amidoamine salts which are selected from the species described above under the title "AMIDOAMINE" and "ACID". Preferably, amidoamine salts are used P03 / 023-PG as cationic conditioning agents in the composition B.

Cationic polymer The cationic polymer that is used herein is described below. As used herein, the term "polymer" includes materials prepared either by the polymerization of one type of monomer or prepared by means of two types of monomers (ie, copolymers) or more types of monomers. Preferably, the cationic polymer is a water-soluble cationic polymer. As used herein, the term "water soluble" cationic polymer refers to a polymer that is sufficiently soluble in water to form a solution virtually transparent to the naked eye at a concentration of 0.1% in water (distilled or equivalent) at 25 ° C. The preferred polymer will be sufficiently soluble to form a substantially transparent solution at a concentration of 0.5%, more preferably at a concentration of 1.0%. The cationic polymers herein will generally have a weight average molecular weight that is at least about 5,000, usually at least about 10,000 and less than about 10.

P03 / 023-PG million. Preferably, the heavy average molecular weight is approximately between 100,000 and 2 million. The cationic polymers will generally have cationic nitrogen containing entities such as the quaternary ammonium or cationic amino entities and mixtures thereof. The cationic charge density is preferably at least about 0.1 meq / gram, more preferably at least about 1. meq / gram, even more preferably at least about 1.1 meq / gram and still with a higher preference for at least about 1.2 meq / gram. The cationic charge density of the cationic polymer can be determined in accordance with the Kjeldahl Method. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the charge density of the polymers containing amino groups may vary depending on the pH and the isoelectric point of the amino groups. The charge density must be within the previous pH limits in which it is intended to be used. For cationic polymers, any anionic counterion can be used as long as the water solubility criterion is met. Suitable counterions include, for example, halides (for example Cl, Br, I or F, preferably Cl, Br or I), sulfate and methylsulfate. You can use others, since this list is not exclusive.

P03 / 023-PG The entity containing cationic nitrogen will generally be present as a substituent, in a fraction of the total monomer units of the cationic hair conditioning polymers. Thus, the cationic polymer may comprise copolymers, terpolymers, etc., of ammonium quaternary ammonium or cationic units substituted with amine and other non-cationic units referred to herein as monomeric spacer units. These polymers are known in the art and a variety of them can be found in the CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, 3rd edition, edited by Estrin, Crosley and Haynes (The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1982). Suitable cationic polymers include, for example, copolymers of vinyl monomers having cationic amine or quaternary ammonium functional groups with water soluble spacer monomers, such as, for example, acrylamide, methacrylamide, alkyl and dialkyl acrylamides, alkyl and dialkyl methacrylamides, alkyl acrylate, alkyl methacrylate, vinyl caprolactone and vinyl pyrrolidone. The alkyl and dialkyl substituted monomers preferably have C1-C1 alkyl groups, more preferably Cj-C3 alkyl groups. Other suitable separating monomers include vinyl esters, alcohol P03 / 023-PG vinyl (prepared by the hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate), maleic anhydride, propylene glycol and ethylene glycol. The cationic amines can be primary, secondary or tertiary, depending on the particular species and the pH of the composition. In general, secondary and tertiary amines, especially tertiary amines, are preferred. Amine substituted vinyl monomers can be polymerized in the amine form and then, optionally, converted to ammonium by means of a quaternization reaction. The amines can also be quaternized in a similar manner after polymer formation. For example, the tertiary amine functional groups can be quaternized by reaction with a salt of formula R'X, where R 'is a short chain alkyl, preferably a C 1 -C alkyl, more preferably a C alkyl. ^ -Cj and X is an anion that forms a water-soluble salt with quaternized ammonium. Suitable cationic ammonium and quaternary ammonium monomers include, for example, vinyl compounds substituted with dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, monoalkylaminoalkyl acrylate, monoalkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, trialkyl methacryloxyalkyl salt PO3 / 0Z3-PG ammonium, trialkyl acryloxyalkyl ammonium salt, diallyl ammonium quaternary salts and vinyl quaternary ammonium monomers having cyclic rings containing cationic nitrogen such as pyridinium, imidazolium and quaternized pyrrolidone, for example, alkyl vinyl imidazolium salts, alkyl vinyl pyridinium and alkyl vinyl pyrrolidone. The alkyl portions of these monomers are preferably lower alkyls, such as, for example, C.sub.1 -C.sub.j alkyls, more preferably C.sub.1 and C.sub.2 alkyls. Amine substituted vinyl monomers suitable for use herein include dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide and dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylamide, wherein the alkyl groups are preferably C1-C1 hydrocarbyls, more preferably C1-C3 alkyls. The cationic polymers useful herein may comprise mixtures of monomer units derived from amine substituted and / or quaternary ammonium monomers and / or compatible spacer monomers. Suitable cationic hair conditioning polymers include, for example: copolymers of l-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and l-vinyl-3-methylimidazolium salt (for example, the chloride salt) (known in the industry according to Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, "CTFA", P03 / 023-PG as Polyquaternium-16), such as those obtainable commercially from BASF Wyandotte Corp. (Parsippany, NJ, USA) under the trade name LUVIQUAT (for example, LUVIQUAT FC 370); copolymers of l-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (known in the industry according to CTFA as Polyquaternium-11) as those obtainable in commercial form from Gaf Corporation (Wayne, NJ, USA) under the trade name GAFQUAT (for example example, GAFQUAT 755N); cationic polymers containing diallyl quaternary ammonium, including, for example, dimethyldiallylammonium chloride homopolymer and copolymers of acrylamide and dimethyldiallylammonium chloride, known in the industry (CTFA) as Polyquaternium 6 and Polyquaternium 7, respectively; and salts of mineral acids of amino alkyl esters of homo and copolymers of unsaturated carboxylic acids having from 3 to 5 carbon atoms, as described in U.S. Patent 4,009,256, which is considered to form part of the present, as reference. Other cationic polymers that can be used include polysaccharide polymers, such as cationic cellulose derivatives and cationic starch derivatives. Polymeric cationic polysaccharide materials suitable for use herein include those of the formula: P03 / 023-PG wherein: A is an anhydroglucose residual group, for example, an anhydroglucose residual group of starch or cellulose, R is an alkylene oxyalkylene, polyoxyalkylene or hydroxyalkylene group or combinations thereof, 1, R2 and R3 are, independently, alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or alkoxyaryl groups, each group contains approximately up to 18 carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms of each cationic entity (i.e., the sum of carbon atoms of R1, R and R3) is preferably about 20 or less and X is an anionic counterion, as previously described. Cationic cellulose can be obtained from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, NJ, USA) in its polymer series Polymer JR * and LR *, as salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose that reacted with epoxide substituted with trimethyl ammonium, which is referenced in the industry (CTFA) as Polyquaternium 10. Another type of cationic cellulose includes the polymeric quaternary ammonium salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose which was reacted with epoxide substituted with lauryl dimethyl ammonium, which is referred to in the industry (CTFA) as Polyquaternium 24. These materials can be obtained PQ3 / Q23-PG from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, NJ, USA) under the trade name Polymer LM-200 *. Other cationic polymers that can be used include cationic guar gum derivatives, such as guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride (which can be obtained commercially from Celanese Corp. in its Jaguar R series). Other materials include quaternary nitrogen containing cellulose ethers (e.g., as described in U.S. Patent 3,962,418, which is incorporated herein by reference) and esterified cellulose and starch copolymers (e.g., as described in US Pat. U.S. Patent 3,958,581, which is incorporated herein by reference).

LOW FUSING POINT OIL Hair conditioning composition B, of the present invention, comprises a low melting point oil having a melting point of less than 25 aC and is included in the composition at a level, by weight, of approximately between 0.1% and 10%, preferably approximately between 0.25% and 6%. The low melting point oil having a melting point lower than 25 aC may also be included in the composition A, preferably at a level by weight of between about 0.1% and 10%, most preferred of P03 / 023-PG approximately between 0.25% and 6% and even more preferably between approximately 0.3% and 3%. The low melting point oil useful herein is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons having from 10 to about 40, unsaturated fatty alcohols of about 10 to 30 carbon atoms, unsaturated fatty acids of about 10 to 30. carbon atoms, fatty acid derivatives, fatty alcohol derivatives, ester oils, poly-olefin oils and mixtures thereof. Fatty alcohols useful herein include those having between about 10 and 30 carbon atoms, preferably about 12-22 carbon atoms, and more preferably about 16-22 carbon atoms. These fatty alcohols are unsaturated and can be straight or branched chain alcohols. Suitable fatty alcohols include, for example, oleyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, tridecyl alcohol, decyl tetradecyl alcohol and octyl dodecyl alcohol. These alcohols can be obtained, for example, from Shinnihon Rika. The low melting point oils useful herein include pentaerythritol ester oils, trimethylol ester oils, poly oc- P03 / 023-PQ define, citrate ester oils, glyceryl ester oils and mixtures thereof. The ester oil useful herein is insoluble in water. As used herein, the term "water insoluble" refers to the compound that is practically not soluble in water at 25 ° C; when the compound is mixed with water at a concentration by weight greater than 1.0%, preferably greater than 0.5%, the compound temporarily disperses to form an unstable colloid in water, then rapidly separates from water to form two phases. The pentaerythritol ester oils useful herein are those having the following formula: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are, independently, branched, linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups having from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms. Preferably R1, R2, R3 and R4 are, independently, branched, linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl groups, having approximately 8 to 22 carbon atoms. More preferably, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined so that the weight Molecular P03 / 023-PG of the compound is from about 800 to 1200. The trimethylol ester oils useful herein are those having the following formula: wherein R 11 is an alkyl group having from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms and R 12, Ru and R 14 are independently branched, linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups having from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms. carbon. Preferably R11 is ethyl and R12, R "and R14 are independently branched, linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl groups, having from 8 to about 22 carbon atoms .. More preferably, R11, R13, R13 and R" are defined so that the molecular weight of the compound is between about 800 and 1200. The pentaerythritol ester oils and trimethylol ester oils which are particularly useful herein include pentaerythritol tetraisostearate, PO3 / 023-PQ pentaerythritol tetraoleate, trimethylolpropane triisostearate, trimethylolpropane trioleate and mixtures thereof. Said compounds can be obtained from Kokyo Alcohol under the trade names KAKPTI, KAKTTI and from Shin-nihon Rika under the trade names PTO, E UJERUBU TP3S0. The polyc-olefin oils useful herein are those derived from 1-alkene monomers having from about 6 to 16 carbons, preferably from about 6 to 12 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the 1-alkene monomers useful for preparing the polyc-olefin oils include: 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, branched isomers, such as for example, 4-methyl-1-pentene and mixtures thereof. Preferred 1-alkene monomers useful in preparing the polyc-olefin oils are: 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene and mixtures thereof. The polyc-olefin oils useful herein, moreover, have a viscosity of about 1 to 35,000 cst, a molecular weight of about 200 to 60,000 and a polydispersity no greater than about 3. The poly-olefin oils which have a molecular weight of at least about 800 are useful in P03 / 023-PG the present. It is considered that these high molecular weight poly-ot-olefin oils provide the hair with a lasting wetting sensation. Poly-α-olefin oils having a molecular weight of less than 800 are useful herein. These low molecular weight poly oc olefin oils are considered to provide the hair with softness, light and cleansing sensation. The poly oc olefin oils particularly useful herein include polydecenes with the trade names PURESYN 6 having a number average molecular weight of about 500, PURESYN 100 having a number average molecular weight of about 3000 and PURESYN 300 having a weight number average molecular weight of about 6000, which can be obtained from Mobil Chemical Co. The citrate ester oils useful herein are those which have a molecular weight of at least about 500 and have the following formula: where R21 is OH or CH, COO and R22, R23 and Ri are, P03 / 023-PG independently, straight, branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups having from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms. Preferably, R21 is OH and R33, R23 and R2 * are, independently, straight, branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups having from 8 to about 22 carbon atoms. More preferably, R21, R3S, R23 and R21 are defined so that the molecular weight of the compound is at least about 800. Citrate ester oils particularly useful herein include triisocetyl citrate with the trade name CITMOL 316 , which can be obtained from Bernel, triisostearyl citrate with the trade name PELEMOL TISC, which can be obtained from Phoenix and trioctyldodecyl citrate with the trade name CITMOL 320, which can be obtained from Bernel. The glyceryl ester oils useful herein are those having a molecular weight of at least about 500 and have the following formula: where R11, Ri2 and R13 are, independently, groups P03 / 023-PQ branched, straight, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl having from about 1 to 30 carbon atoms. Preferably, Rdl, R * 2 and R "are, independently, straight, branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups having from 8 to about 22 carbon atoms .. More preferably, R41, R41 and R" are defined so that the molecular weight of the compound is at least about 800. The glyceryl ester oils particularly useful herein include triisostearin under the tradename SUN ESPOL G-318 of Taiyo Kagaku, triolein under the trade name of CITHROL GTO obtainable from Croda Surfactants Ltd., trilinolein under the trade name EFADERMA-F, which can be obtained from Vevy or under the trade name EFA-GLYCERIDES from Brooks.

SILICONE COMPOUNDS Preferably, the composition A of the present invention may further comprise a silicone compound. The silicone compound can be included in composition A at a level by weight, preferably between about 0.1% and 10%, more preferably between about 0.25% and 8% and even more preferably about 0.5% and 3%.

P03 / 023-PG The silicone compound can also be included in composition B at a level by weight, preferably between approximately 0.1% and 10%, more preferably approximately between 0.25% and 8% and even more preferred approximately between 0.5% and 3%. Useful silicone compounds herein include soluble or insoluble insoluble or non-volatile soluble or insoluble silicone conditioning agents. By solubles it is understood that the silicone compound is miscible with the carrier of the composition in such a way that it forms part of the same phase. Insoluble means that the silicone forms a discontinuous or separate phase of the carrier, forming an emulsion or suspension of silicone droplets. The silicone compounds of the present invention can be made by any suitable method known in the art, including emulsion polymerization. The silicone compounds that are used herein will preferably have a viscosity of about 1,000 to 2,000,000 centistokes at 25 ° C, more preferably about 10,000 to 1,800,000 and still more preferably about 25,000 to 1,500,000. The viscosity can be measured by means of a glass capillary viscometer as indicated in the Test Method of the Dow Corning CTM0004 Company, July 20, 1970, which in its entirety is considered P03 / 023-PG is part of this, as a reference. The high molecular weight silicone compounds can be made by emulsion polymerization. Silicone compounds useful herein include polyalkyl polyaryl siloxanes, polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes, silicone resins, amino substituted siloxanes and mixtures thereof. The silicone compound is preferably selected from the group consisting of polyalkyl polyaryl siloxanes, polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes, silicone resins and mixtures thereof and more preferably one or more polyalkyl polyarylsiloxanes. Polyalkyl polyaryl siloxanes useful herein include those having the following structure (I) = wherein R is alkyl or aryl and x is an integer of about 7 to 8,000. "A" represents groups that block the ends of the silicone chains. Alkyl or aryl groups substituted on the siloxane chain (R) or on the ends of the siloxane chains (A) can P03 / 023-PG having any structure so long as the resulting silicone remains fluid at room temperature, is dispersible, is neither irritating, toxic, or otherwise harmful when applied to the hair, is compatible with the other components of the composition , be chemically stable under normal conditions of use and storage and have the ability to deposit in the hair and condition it. Suitable groups A include hydroxyl, methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy and aryloxy. The two R groups of the silicon atom may represent the same group or different groups. Preferably, the two R groups represent the same group. Suitable R groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, methylphenyl and phenylmethyl. Preferred silicone compounds are polydimethylsiloxane, polydiethylsiloxane and polymethylphenylsiloxane. Especially preferred is polydimethylsiloxane, also known as dimethicone. Polyalkylsiloxanes that can be used include, for example, polydimethylsiloxanes. These silicone compounds are available, for example, from General Electric Company in the Viscasil® and SF96 series and from Dow Corning in the Dow Corning 200 series. Polymethylphenylsiloxanes from, for example, General Electric Company as a fluid are useful herein. phenyl methyl SF 1075 or from Dow Corning as 556 Cosmetic Grade Fluid.

P03 / 023-PG Also, to increase the gloss characteristics of the hair, silicone compounds with a high degree of arylation, such as polyethylene silicone with a high degree of phenylation having a refractive index of about 1.46 or higher, are preferred in special of approximately 1.52 or greater. When these high refractive index silicone compounds are used, they should be mixed with a dispersing agent, such as a surfactant or a silicone resin, as described below, to decrease the surface tension and increase the film-forming capacity of the material. Another polyalkyl polyaryl siloxane that can be especially useful is a silicone gum. The term "silicone gum", in the sense used herein, refers to a polyorganosiloxane material that at 25 ° C has a viscosity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 centistokes. It is recognized that the silicone gums described herein can also have some degree of overlap with the silicone compounds discussed above. It is not intended that this overlap imply any limitation on any of these materials. Silicone gums are described by Petrarch et al., Including US Pat. No. 4,152,416, Spitzer et al., Issued May 1, 1979 and Noli, Walter, Chemistry and Technology of Silicones, New York.; P03 / 023-PG Academic Press 1968. Silicone rubbers are also described in the product data sheets General Electric Silicone Rubber Product Data Sheets SE 30, SE 33, SE 54 and SE 76. All of these described references are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. "Silicone gums" will generally have a mass molecular weight of greater than about 200,000, typically of approximately 200,000 to 1,000,000. Specific examples include polydimethylsiloxane, copolymer of poly (dimethylsiloxane methyl vinyl siloxane), copolymer of poly (dimethylsiloxane diphenylsiloxane methyl vinyl siloxane) and mixtures thereof. The polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes useful herein include, for example, polydimethylsiloxane modified with polypropylene oxide and modified with polyethylene oxide. The level of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide should be sufficiently low so as not to interfere with the dispersibility characteristics of the silicone. These materials are also known as dimethicone copolyols. Silicone resins, which are fairly cross-linked polymeric siloxane systems, are useful herein. The crosslinking is introduced, during the manufacture of the silicone resin, through the incorporation of trifunctional and tetrafunctional silanes P03 / 023-PQ with monofunctional or bifunctional silanes or both. As is well known in the art, the degree of crosslinking that is required in order to obtain a silicone resin will vary according to the specific silane units that were incorporated in the silicone resin. In general, it is considered that silicone resins are those silicone materials that have a sufficient level of trifunctional and tetrafunctional monomeric siloxane units and that, therefore, have a sufficient level of crosslinking, so that when they dry they form a rigid film or hard. The relationship between oxygen atoms and silicon atoms is indicative of the level of crosslinking in a particular silicone material. Silicone materials having at least about 1.1 oxygen atoms per silicon atom, will generally be silicone resins here. Preferably, the ratio oxygen atoms: silicon is at least about 1.2: 1.0. The silanes used in the manufacture of silicone resins include monomethyl, dimethyl, trimethyl, monophenyl, diphenyl, methylphenyl, monovinyl and methylvinyl chlorosilanes and tetrachlorosilane, where the most commonly used are methyl substituted silanes. Preferred resins are offered by General Electric as GESS4230 and SS4267. Commercially available silicone resins will usually be supplied in the form P03 / 023-PG dissolved in a volatile or non-volatile silicone fluid of low viscosity. The silicone resins used herein should be supplied and incorporated into the compositions present in that dissolved form, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Without being limited by theory, it is believed that silicone resins can increase the deposition in hair of other silicone compounds and can increase the luster of hair with high refractive index volumes. Other useful silicone resins are the silicone powder resins, such as the material to which the CTFA designation of polymethylsilsequioxane, which is commercially available as Tospearl® from Toshiba Silicones, has been granted. The silicone resins can be conveniently identified according to a stenographic nomenclature system known to those who dominate the technical field as "MDTQ" nomenclature. In this system, the silicone is described according to the presence of several monomeric siloxane units that make up the silicone. Briefly, the symbol M denotes the monofunctional unit (CH3) 3SiO0.5; D denotes the difunctional unit (CH3) 2SiO; T denotes the trifunctional unit (CH3) SiOi.5 and Q denotes the quadri- and tetrafunctional unit Si02. The bonuses of unit symbols, for example, M ', D', 'and Q' denote other P03 / 023-PG substituents other than methyl and must be specifically defined in each case. Typical alternative substituents include, in non-exclusive form, groups such as vinyl, phenyl, amino, hydroxyl, etc. The molar ratios of the various units, both in terms of subscripts of the symbols that indicate the total number of each unit type in the silicone or an average thereof or as specifically indicated ratios in combination with the molecular weight, complete the description of the silicone material in the MDTQ system. Higher relative molar amounts of T, Q, T1 and / or Q 'to D, D', M and / or M 'in a silicone resin are indicative of higher levels of crosslinking. However, as described above, the overall level of crosslinking can also be indicated by the ratio of oxygen to silicon. The silicone resins which are preferred to be used herein are the resins MQ, MT, MTQ, MQ and MDTQ. Thus, methyl is the preferred substituent of silicone. Especially MQ resins are preferred, in which the M: Q ratio is between about 0.5: 1.0 and 1.5: 1.0 and the average molecular weight of the resin is between about 1,000 and 10,000. Aminosubstituted siloxanes useful herein include those which are represented by the following structure (II): P03 / 023-PG where R is CH3 or OH, x and y are integers that depend on molecular weight, the average molecular weight is approximately between 5,000 and 10,000. This polymer is also known as "amodimethicone". Amino-substituted siloxane fluids which are suitable include those represented by the formula (III) (R1) aG3-a-Si- (-OSiG2) n - (- OSiGb (R1) 2_b) m-0-SiG3-a (R1) to (III) wherein G is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, OH, C ^ -8 alkyl, and preferably methyl; a denotes 0 0 an integer from 1 to 3 and preferably equal to 0; b denotes 0 or 1 and preferably is equal to l; the sum n + m is a number of 1 to 2,000 and preferably 50 to 150, n is can denote a number from 0 to 1,999 and preferably from 49 to 149 and m can denote an integer from 1 to 2,000 and preferably from 1 to 10; R, ^ is a monovalent radical of the formula CqH_L, where q is an integer from 2 to 8 and L is selected from the groups: -N (R2) CH2-CH2-N (R2) 2"N (R2) 2 - N (R:) 3A "-N (R.) CH.-CH.- RHA" P03 / 023-PG wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl, a saturated hydrocarbon radical, preferably an alkyl radical containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and A "denotes a halide ion. A particularly preferred amino substituted siloxane corresponding with formula (III) is the polymer known as "trimethylsilylamodimethicone" of formula (IV): CHí fCH3) 3Si- Of ~ 0 ln lnr ~ Si < C¾) i (IV In this formula n and m are selected depending on the molecular weight of the desired compound. Other amino-substituted siloxanes that can be used are represented by the formula (V): wherein R3 denotes a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably a P03 / 023-PG alkyl or alkenyl radical, such as, for example, methyl; R4 denotes a hydrocarbon radical, preferably alkylene radical of C-C1S or an alkyleneoxy radical of Cx-C1e, more preferably C ^ -C ^ Q "is a halide ion, preferably chloride; r denotes an average statistical value of 2 to 20, preferably 2 to 8; s denotes an average statistical value of 20 to 200 and preferably 20 to 50. A preferred polymer of this kind can be obtained from Union Carbide under the name "UCAR SILICONE ALE 56." POLYPROPYLENGLICOL Preferably, the composition A of the present invention may further comprise a propylene glycol. The propylene glycol may be included in composition A at a level by weight, preferably, between about 0.1% and 10%, more preferably between about 0.25% and 6%. Propylene glycol can also be included in composition B at a level by weight, preferably between about 0.1% and 10%, more preferably between about 0.25% and 6%. The polypropylene glycol useful herein has a weight average molecular weight, preferably, from about 200 g / mol to 100,000 g / mol, preferably from about 1,000 g / mol to 60,000.

P03 / Q23-PG g / mol. Without intending to be limited by theory, it is considered that the polypropylene glycol herein is deposited on the hair or is absorbed by the hair to act as a wetting regulator and / or provides one or more other desirable hair conditioning benefits. As used herein, the term "polypropylene glycol" includes single chain polypropylene glycol chain polymers and multiple polypropylene glycol chain segment polymers. The general structure of the branched polymers, such as the polypropylene glycol multiple segment chain polymers of the present are described, for example, in "Principles of Polymerization", pages 17 to 19, G. Odian (John Wiley &Sons, Inc. ., 3rd Ed., 1991). The polypropylene glycols of the present are usually polydisperse polymers. The polypropylene glycols useful herein have a polydispersity of about 1 to 2.5, preferably about 1 to 2, and more preferably about 1 to 1.5. As used herein, the term "polydispersity" indicates the degree of molecular weight distribution of the polymer sample. Specifically, polydispersity is a ratio, greater than 1, equal to the weight average molecular weight divided by the number average molecular weight.

P03 / Q23-PG For an additional description on polydispersity, see "Principles of Polymerization", pages 20 to 24, G. Odian (John Wiley &Sons, Inc., 3"Ed., 1991). the present may be water soluble, insoluble in water or may have a limited solubility in water, depending on the degree of polymerization and whether other entities are attached to it.The desired solubility of polypropylene glycol in water will depend to a large extent on the form ( for example, the form for applying and not rinsing or the rinsing form) of the hair care composition The one skilled in the art can choose the water solubility of the polypropylene glycol herein, in accordance with a variety of factors. Accordingly, for a hair care composition to be applied and not to be rinsed, it is preferred that the polypropylene glycol herein be a water soluble polypropylene glycol. It is readily available with suppliers of polypropylene glycols, for example, Sanyo Kasei (Osaka, Japan). However, the present invention may also take the form of a hair care composition for rinsing. Without pretending to be limited by theory, it is believed that in this composition, a water soluble polypropylene glycol can be very P03 / 023-PG easily removed by washing before it is effectively deposited on the hair and provides the desired benefits. For this composition, therefore, a polypropylene glycol less soluble in water or even insoluble in water is preferred. Accordingly, for a rinse-off hair care composition, it is preferred that the polypropylene glycol of the present have a water solubility at 25aC of less than about 1 g / 100g of water, more preferably a solubility in water of less than about 0.5 g / 100 g of water and with an even greater preference, a solubility in water of less than about 0.1 g / 100 g of water. Preferably, the polypropylene glycol is selected from the group consisting of a single polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer, a multiple polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer and mixtures thereof, more preferably, selected from the group consisting of a polymer of simple polypropylene glycol chain segment of Formula I, below, a polypropylene glycol multiple chain segment polymer of Formula II, below, and mixtures thereof.

Simple polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer In accordance with the foregoing, a polymer of P03 / 023-PO highly preferred simple polypropylene glycol chain segment has the formula: H0- (C3-H6-0) .H (III) wherein a has a value of between about 4 and 400, preferably about 20 and 100 and more preferably between about 20 and 40. The simple polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer useful herein is, generally, inexpensive and is easily obtained from, for example, Sanyo Kaisei (Osaka, Japan). ), Dow Chemicals (Midland, Michigan, USA), Calgon Chemical, Inc. (Skokie, Illinois, USA), Arco Chemical Co. (Newton Square Pennsylvania, USA), Witco Chemicals Corp. (Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) and PPG Specialty Chemicals (Gurnee, Illinois, USA).

Multiple Polypropylene Glycol Chain Segment Polymer A highly preferred multiple polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer has the following formula: P03 / 023-PG where n has a value between approximately 0 and 10, preferably approximately between 0 and 7 and more preferably approximately between 1 and 4. In formula IV, each R "is independently selected from the group which consists of H and C -C30 alkyl and preferably each R "is independently selected from the group consisting of H and alkyl ^ -C ^. In formula IV, each b independently has a value of approximately between 0 and 2, preferably of approximately between 0 and 1 and more preferably b = 0. Similarly, c and d, independently have a value of approximately between 0 and 2, preferably of approximately between 0 and 1. However, the total of b + c + d is at least about 2, preferably the total of b. + c + d is at least between approximately 2 and 3. Each and independently has a value of 0 or 1, if n is approximately between 1 and 4, then e is preferably equal to 1. Also in formula IV , x, y and z independently have a value of between about 1 and 120, preferably about between 7 and 100 and more preferably between about 7 and 100, wherein x + y + z is greater than about 20.

P03 / 023-PG Examples of the multiple polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer of Formula IV, which is especially useful herein, include polyoxypropylene glyceryl ether (n-1, R '- H, b = 0, c and d = 1 , e-1 and x, y and z indicate, independently, the degree of polymerization of their respective polypropylene glycol chain segments, obtainable as New Pol GP-4000 from Sanyo Kasei, Osaka, Japan), polypropylenetrimethylol propane (n = 1, R '= C2H5, b = 1, cyd = 1, e = l, and x, y and z indicate, independently, the degree of polymerization of their respective polypropylene glycol chain segments), polyoxypropylene sorbitol (n = 4, each' = H, b = 0, cyd = 1, each e = 1 ey, z and each x indicate, independently, the degree of polymerization of their respective polypropylene glycol chain segments, which can be obtained as New Pol SP-4000 from Sanyo Kasei, Osaka, Japan) and PPG-10 butanediol (n = 0, cyd = 2 ey + z - 10, which can be obtained com or Probutyl DB-10 from Croda, Inc., of Parsippany, New Jersey, USA). In a preferred embodiment, one or more of the propylene repeating groups of the polypropylene glycol is a repeating isopropyl oxide group. More preferably, one or more of the repeating propylene oxide groups of the polypropylene glycol of Formula III and / or the polypropylene glycol of Formula IV is a group of P03 / 023-PQ isopropyl oxide repeat. With an even greater preference, virtually all of the repeating propylene oxide groups of the polypropylene glycol of Formula III and / or of the polypropylene glycol of Formula IV are repeating isopropyl oxide groups. Accordingly, a highly preferred single-stranded polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer has the formula: wherein a is as described above for Formula III. Similarly, a highly preferred multiple polypropylene glycol chain segment polymer has the formula: wherein n, R ", b, c, d, e, x, y and z are defined as above for Formula IV It is recognized that the isopropyl oxide repeating groups, either alone or P03 / 023-PG in combination with those described above, may also correspond to: - (CH2-CH-O) - CH3 The polypropylene glycol useful herein is readily available, for example, from Sanyo Kasei (Osaka, Japan) as New pol PP-2000, New pol PP-4000, New pol GP-4000 and New pol SP-4000, from Dow Chemicals (Midland, Michigan, USA), from Calgon Chemical, Inc. (Skokie, Illinois, USA), from Arco Chemical Co. (Newton Square Pennsylvania, USA), Witco Chemicals Corp. (Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) and PPG Specialty Chemicals (Gurnee, Illinois, USA).

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL Preferably, composition B of the present invention may further comprise a polyethylene glycol having the general formula: H (OCH 2 CH 2) n-OH wherein n has an average value of about 2,000 to 14,000, preferably about 5,000 and 9,000, more preferably approximately between 6,000 and 8,000. Polyethylene glycol can be included in the P03 / 023-PG composition B on a level, by weight, preferably of between approximately 0.1% and 10%, more preferably, approximately between 0.25% and 6%. Polyethylene glycol can also be included in composition A at a level, by weight, preferably of between about 0.1% and 10%, more preferably, about between 0.25% and 6%. The polyethylene glycol described above is also known as polyethylene oxide and polyoxyethylene. In particular, the useful and preferred polyethylene glycols herein are PEG-2M, wherein n has an average value of about 2,000 (PEG-2M is also known as Polyox WSR® N-10 from Union Carbide and as PEG-2,000); PEG-5M, where n has an average value of approximately 5,000 (the PEG-5M is also known as Polyox WSR® N-35 and as Polyox WSR® N-80, both of Union Carbide and as PEG-5,000 and as Polyethylene glycol 300,000); PEG-7, where n has an average value of approximately 7,000 (PEG-7M is also known as Polyox WSR® N-750 from Union Carbide); PEG-9M, where n is an average value of approximately 9,000 (PEG-9M is also known as Polyox WSR® N-3333 from Union Carbide) and PEG-14M, where n has an average value of approximately 14,000 ( PEG-14M is also known as Polyox WSR® N-3000 from Union Carbide).

P03 / 023-PQ COMPOSITIONS The compositions of the present invention may be in the form of rinse-off products or non-rinse products, and may be in the form of emulsions, creams, gels, sprays or foam. The compositions of the present invention have a suitable viscosity, preferably between about 1,000 mm.sup.-1 and 100,000 mm.sup.2, more preferably between about 2,000 minutes. "1 and 50,000 mm.sup.-1. The viscosity can be measured suitably at a shear rate of 2.0 s "1 after 1 minute of rotation In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises by weight: (a) approximately between 0.1% and 15%, preferably between 1% and 10% of a high melting point fatty compound, preferably the high melting point fatty compound is selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol and mixtures thereof. (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10%, preferably, approximately between 0.5% and 3% of an amidoamine having the following general formula: R'CONHtCH., .N (RJ) 3 wherein R1 is a Cu-C34 fatty acid residue, R2 is a P03 / 023-PG alkyl from Cx to C4 and m is an integer from 1 to 4; Preferably, the amidoamine is selected from the group consisting of is aramidopropyl dimethylamine, stearamidoethyl diethylamine and mixtures thereof; (c) an acid selected from the group consisting of α-glutamic acid, lactic acid, hydrochloric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, acetic acid, fumaric acid, β-glutamic acid hydrochloride, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof, at a level such that the molar ratio of amidoamine and acid is approximately between 1: 0.3 and 1: 1; preferably the / -glutamic acid is at a level such that the molar ratio of amidoamine to acid is between about 1: 0.5 and 1: 0.9; (d) approximately between 0.01% and 10% of a particle; and (f) an aqueous vehicle. This composition may also contain a silicone compound, at a level by weight, of between about 0.1% and 10%. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises by weight: (a) approximately between 0.1% and 15%, preferably approximately between 1% and 10%, of a high melting point fatty compound, having a point of fusion of 25 ° C or higher; (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10%, preferably, P03 / 023-PG approximately between 0.25% and 5% of a cationic conditioning agent; (c) approximately between 0.01% and 10% of a particle; (d) an aqueous vehicle; and (e) approximately between 0.1% and 10%, preferably approximately between 0.25% and 6% of a polypropylene glycol. This composition may additionally contain a low melting point oil having a melting point of less than 25 ° C, in a weight level, of between about 0.1% and 10%, preferably of about 0.25% and about 6%. %, with greater preference of approximately between 0.3% and 3%. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the composition comprises by weight: (a) approximately between 0.1% and 15%, preferably approximately between 0.25% and 5% of a high melting point fatty compound, having a point of fusion of 25 ° C or higher; (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10%, preferably, approximately between 0.25% and 5% of a cationic conditioning agent; (c) approximately between 0.1% and 10%, preferably approximately between 0.25% and 6% of a low melting point oil having a melting point lower than 25 ° C, preferably the low melting point oil it is an unsaturated oil; P03 / 023- PG (d) approximately between 0.01% and 10% of a particle; (e) an aqueous vehicle; and (f) approximately between 0.1% and 10%, preferably approximately between 0.25% and 6% of a polyethylene glycol.

ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS The composition of the present invention can include other additional components that are selected by the artisan according to the characteristics desired for the final product and which are suitable for the composition to be more acceptable from a cosmetic or aesthetic point of view, or to provide other benefits in its use. These additional components are generally used individually at levels between about 0.001% and 10%, preferably up to about 5% by weight of the composition. A wide variety of other additional components can be formulated in the compositions herein. These include: other conditioning agents, for example, hydrolyzed collagen of the trade name Peptein 2000 which can be obtained from Hormel, vitamin E with the trade name Emix-d obtainable from Eisai, panthenol obtainable from Roche, ethyl panthenol ether which can be obtained from obtained from Roche, a mixture of Polysorbate 60 and cetearyl alcohol with the name Commercial P03 / 023-PG Polawax NF obtainable from Croda Chemicals, glyceryl monostearate obtainable from Stepan Chemicals, hydroxyethyl cellulose obtainable from Aqualon, 3-pyridine carboxy acid amide (niacinamide), hydrolyzed keratin, proteins, extracts vegetables and nutrients; hair fixative polymers such as amphoteric fixative polymers, cationic fixative polymers, anionic fixative polymers, nonionic fixative polymers and silicone graft copolymers; preservatives such as benzyl alcohol, methyl paraben, propyl paraben and imidazolidinyl urea; pH regulating agents such as citric acid, sodium citrate, succinic acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate; salts, in general, such as potassium acetate and sodium chloride; coloring agents, such as any of the dyes FD &C or D &C; oxidizing agents for the hair (bleaches), such as hydrogen peroxide, perborate and persulfate salts; reducing agents for hair such as thioglycollates; perfumes and sequestering agents, such as ethylenediamine tetraacetate disodium; ultraviolet and infrared filtration and absorption agents, such as octyl salicylate; anti-dandruff agents such as zinc pyridinethione and salicylic acid; and optical brighteners, for example, polystyrylsilbenes, triazinestilbenes, hydroxycoumarins, P03 / 023-PG aminocoumarins, triazoles, pyrazolines, oxazoles, pyrenes, porphyrins, imidazoles and mixtures thereof.

EXAMPLES The following examples describe more fully and demonstrate embodiments within the scope of the present invention. The examples are given for purposes of illustration only and are not construed as limitations of the present invention, since many variants thereof are possible without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention. The ingredients are identified by the chemical name or by that of the CTFA or are defined otherwise in the following. The compositions of the present invention are suitable for rinse-off products and for products to be applied and not to be rinsed and are in the form of an emulsion, cream, gel, spray or foam.

Compositions P03 / 023-PG Components Example 1 Example 2 Use 3 Mica * 5 0.7 0.5 - Silica * 6 - 1.0 1.0- Silicone mixture * 7 3.36 4.37 3.36 Perfume 0.4 0.4 0.4 Benzyl alcohol 0.4 0.4 0.4 EDTA 0.1 0.1 0.1 K thon CG * 8 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 Sodium Chloride 0.1 0.1 0.1 Amide of 3-pyridine acid 0.05 0.05 0.05 carboxylic acid dl-alpha acetate 0.05 0.05 0.05 tocopherol Hydrolyzed collagen * 9 0.01 0.01 0.01 Panthenol * 10 0.05 0.05 0.05 Ethyl panthenyl ether * 11 0.05 0.05 0.05 Octyl methoxycinnamate 0.09 0.09 0.09 Benzophenone-3 0.09 0.09 0.09 Citric acid amount needed to adjust to pH 3-7 Deionized water c.b.p. 100% Compositions Components Example 4 Example 5 Example 6 Cetyl alcohol * 1 2.6 2.0 2.6 Stearyl alcohol * 2 4.6 3.6 4.6 Estearamidopropil 1.8 1.6 1.8 P03 / 023-PG Components Example 4 Example 5 Example 6 dimethylamine * 3 -glutamic acid * 4 0.6 0.5 0.6 Tetraisostearate 1.0 0.5 1.0 pentaerythritol * 13 Polypropylene glycol * 20 4.5 4.0 4.5 Mica * 5 1.0 1.2 - Silica * 6 - 0.8 1.2 Silicone mixture * 7 2.5 4.2 3.0 Perfume 0.4 0.4 0.4 Benzyl alcohol 0.4 0.4 0.4 EDTA 0.1 0.1 0.1 Kathon CG * 8 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 Sodium Chloride 0.01 0.01 0.01 Amide of 3-pyridine acid 0.05 0.05 0.05 carboxylic acid dl-alpha acetate 0.05 0.05 0.05 tocopherol Hydrolyzed collagen * 9 0.01 0.01 0.01 Panthenol * 10 0.05 0.05 0.05 Ethyl panthenyl ether * 11 0.05 0.05 0.05 Octyl methoxycinnamate 0.09 0.09 0.09 Benzophenone 3 0.09 0.09 0.09 Citric acid amount needed to adjust to pH 3-7 Deionized water c.b.p. 100% P03 / 023-PG Com porations P03 / 023-PG Components Example 7 Example 8 Example 9 Sodium Chloride 0.01 0.01 0.01 Amide of 3-pyridine acid 0.05 0.05 0.05 carboxylic acid dl-alpha acetate 0.05 0.05 0.05 tocopherol Hydrolyzed collagen * 9 0.01 0.01 0.01 Panthenol * 10 0.05 0.05 0.05 Ethyl panthenyl ether * 11 0.05 0.05 0.05 Octyl methoxycinnamate 0.09 0.09 0.09 Benzophenone 3 0.09 0.09 0.09 Citric acid amount needed to adjust to pH 3-7 Deionized water c.b.p. 100% Definition of components * 1 Cetyl alcohol: Konol series available from Shin Nihon Rika. * 2 Stearyl alcohol: Konol series available from Shin Nihon Rika. * 3 Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine: SAPDMA available from Inolex. * 4-Glutamic acid: ^ -glutamic acid (cosmetic grade) available from Ajinomoto. * 5 Mica: Mearlmica CF available from Mearl. * 6 Silica: Neosil CBT 60 that have a particle size P03 / 023-PG average of 250-400 μta available from Crosfield. * 7 Silicone blend: SE 76 available from General Electric * 8 Kathon CG: Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone available from Rohm & Haas. * 9 Hydrolyzed collagen: Peptein 2000 available from Hormel. * 10 Pantenol: Available from Roche. * 11 Panthenyl Ethyl Ether: Available from Roche. * 12 Dimethyl Ammonium Dichloride Chloride: Available from Witco Chemicals. * 13 Pentaerythritol Tetraisostearate: KAK PTI obtained from Kokyu Alcohol. * 14 Pentaerythritol Tetraoleate: Available from Shin Nihon Rika. * 15 Oleyl Alcohol: Available from New Japan Chemical. * 16 Trimethylolpropane Triisostearate: KAK TTI obtained from Kokyu Alcohol. * 17 PEG-2M: Polyox obtained from Union Carbide. * 18 Polysorbate 60, Cetearyl Alcohol: Mixture marketed as Polawax NF obtained from Croda Chemicals. * 19 Glyceryl monostearate: Available from Stepan Chemic ls. * 20 Polypropylene glycol: PP2000 available from Sanyo Kasei.

PQ3 / 023-PG Method of Preparation The compositions of Examples 1 to 9, such as those shown above, can be prepared by any conventional method well known in the art. These are conveniently prepared in the following manner: If they are included in the composition, polymeric materials, such as polypropylene glycol, are dispersed in water at room temperature to prepare a polymer solution and heated to more than 70 ° C. The amidoamine and the acid and if other cationic conditioning agents and the low melting point ester oil are present are added to the solution with stirring. Next, the high melting point fatty compound and, if present, other low melting point oils, as well as the benzyl alcohol are also added to the solution with stirring. This mixture thus obtained is cooled to less than 60 ° C and with stirring the remaining components, such as the silicone compound, are added and further cooled to approximately 30 ° C. Afterwards, particles such as silicas and micas are added and mixed. At each step a mixer and or mill can be used, if necessary, to disperse the materials. Alternatively up to 50% of the acid can be added after cooling to less than 60 ° C. The modalities set out here have many P03 / 023-PG advantages. For example, they can provide an improved texture when the conditioning composition is dispersed over the hands and / or the hair and at the same time provide the conditioning benefits such as the feeling of wetting in the hair, softness and control of the static, as well as easy application to hair. It is understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and that in light thereof, various changes or modifications will be suggested to those skilled in the art without deviating from their spirit and scope.

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1. RZRVINDICACIQ-Efl I 1. A hair conditioning composition comprising by weight: (a) about 0.1% to 15% of a high melting point fatty compound; (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10% of an amidoamine having the following general formula: wherein R1 is a residue of fatty acids C ± 1 to C2i, R2 is a C to C alkyl < and m is an integer from 1 to 4; (c) an acid selected from the group consisting of -glutamic acid, lactic acid, hydrochloric acid, melic acid, succinic acid, acetic acid, fumaric acid, glutamic acid hydrochloride, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof, at a level such that the molar ratio of amidoamine and acid is approximately between 1: 0.3 and 1: 1; (d) approximately between 0.01% and 1.0% of a particle, and (e) an aqueous vehicle. The hair conditioning composition according to claim 1, which, furthermore, comprises by weight, approximately between 0.1% and 10% of a silicone compound. 3. The conditioning composition according to P03 / 023-PG claim 1, which, moreover, comprises by weight, approximately between 0.1% and 10% of a polypropylene glycol. The hair conditioning composition according to claim 1, further comprising, by weight: (a) about 1% to 10% of a high melting point fatty compound, selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol , stearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol and mixtures thereof; (b) about 0.5% to 3% of an amidoamine selected from the group consisting of: stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, stearamidoethyl diethylamine and mixtures thereof; (c) glutamic acid, at a level such that the molar ratio of amidoamine and acid is approximately between 1: 0.5 and 1: 0.9; and (d) approximately between 0.1% and 5% of the particle; Y (e) an aqueous vehicle. 5. A hair conditioning composition comprising by weight: (a) about 0.1% to 15% of a high melting point fatty compound, having a melting point of 25 ° C or higher; (b) approximately between 0.1% and 10% of a cationic conditioning agent; (c) approximately between 0.1% and 10% of a low oil P03 / 023-PQ melting point that has a melting point lower than 25 ° C; (d) approximately between 0.01% and 10% of a particle; Y (e) an aqueous vehicle. 6. The hair conditioning composition according to claim 5, wherein the low melting point oil is an unsaturated fatty alcohol. The hair conditioning composition according to claim 5, wherein the low melting point oil is selected from the group consisting of: (a) pentaerythritol ester oils with a molecular weight of at least about 800 and having the following formula: wherein R1, RJ, R3 and R4 are, independently, branched, linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups having from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms; (b) trimethylol ester oils with a molecular weight of at least about 800 and having the following formula: P03 / 023-PG 3 wherein R11 is an alkyl group having from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms and R12, R13 and R11 are, independently, branched, linear, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups, having 1 to about 30 carbon atoms; (c) poly-oleo-olefin oils derived from 1-alkene monomers having about 6 to 16 carbon atoms, the poly-olefin oils having a viscosity of about 1 to 35,000 cst, a molecular weight of about between 200 and 60,000 and a polydispersity not greater than about 3; (d) Citrate ester oils having a molecular weight of at least about 500 and having the following formula: wherein R is OH or CH, COO and R2, R23 and R "are, independently, alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups PO3 / 023-PG straight, branched, saturated or unsaturated, having from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms; (e) glyceryl ester oils having a molecular weight of at least about 500 and having the following formula: wherein R41, R12 and R13 are, independently, branched, straight, saturated or unsaturated alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups, having from about 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and mixtures thereof. The hair conditioning composition according to claim 5, which, furthermore, comprises by weight, approximately between 0.1% and 10% of a polyethylene glycol having the formula: H (OCH 2 CH 2) n-OH wherein n has an average value between 2,000 and 14,000. The hair conditioning composition according to claim 1 and 5, wherein the particles are selected from the group consisting of mica, silica, mud, clay and mixtures thereof. P03 / 023-PG 10. The hair conditioning composition according to claim 1 and 5, wherein the particle has an average particle size of between about 25 Mm and 1,500 μp ?. 11, The hair conditioning composition according to claim 1 and 5, having a viscosity of between about 1,000 rnm ^ s "1 and 100,000 mm! S" 1. P03 / 023-PG