Hair fixatives including cellulose ether based polyglucose polymers

A hair fixative composition comprising:

• at least one carboxylated cellulose ether based polyglucose polymer obtained by reacting at least one cellulose ether with at least one cyclic anhydride;
• an alcohol based solvent system, wherein the alcohol based solvent system comprises at least one C1-C6 straight or branched chain alcohol, or mixtures thereof;
• and at least one cosmetically acceptable additive;
• wherein the at least one carboxylated cellulose ether based polyglucose polymer is soluble in the alcohol based solvent system, and
• wherein the at least one carboxylated cellulose ether based polyglucose polymer has the following structure
• wherein R =H, RH or RA or combinations thereof,
• wherein at least one R is RA, and
• wherein RH is:
• (a) a C1-C22 alkyl group;
• (b) a —CH2—CH2—OR1 group, wherein R′=—CH3 or —CH2—CH3;
• or (c) a —CH2—CH(CH3)—OR2 group, wherein R2 =—CH3 or —CH2—CH3;
• and RA is:
• (d) —CO—CH2—CH(R3) —COOH wherein R3 =H or a C1-C18 alkyl or alkenyl group;
• e) —CO—CH═CH—COOH;
• f) —CO—CH—C(═CH2) —COOH;
• g) —CO—C6H4—COOH or h) —CO—C6H8—COOH;
• and
• wherein n =10 -500.