# US 11,998,628 B2 · Personal care compositions > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,998,628 B2 - Document ID: US11998628B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/977,139 - Filed: 2022-10-31 - Published: 2023-05-11 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-11 - Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company - Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company - Inventors: Federico Daniel Sandoval; Arturo Zuniga; Simon Elias; Karina Camacho; Alp Uray - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998628B2 ## CPC - A61K 8/463: {containing sulfuric acid derivatives, e.g. sodium lauryl sulfate} - A61K 8/25: Silicon; Compounds thereof - A61K 8/37: Esters of carboxylic acids - A61K 8/42: Amides - A61K 8/44: Aminocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. aminocarboxylic acids containing sulfur; Salts; Esters or N-acylated derivatives thereof - A61K 8/604: {Alkylpolyglycosides; Derivatives thereof, e.g. esters} - A61K 8/608: {Derivatives containing from 2 to 10 oxyalkylene groups} - A61K 8/737: {Galactomannans, e.g. guar; Derivatives thereof} - A61K 8/894: modified by a polyoxyalkylene group, e.g. cetyl dimethicone copolyol - A61K 8/898: containing nitrogen, e.g. amodimethicone, trimethyl silyl amodimethicone or dimethicone propyl PG-betaine - A61K 8/92: Oils, fats or waxes; Derivatives thereof, e.g. hydrogenation products thereof - A61K 8/922: {of vegetable origin} - A61Q 5/002: {Preparations for repairing the hair, e.g. hair cure} - A61Q 5/02: Preparations for cleaning the hair - A61Q 5/12: Preparations containing hair conditioners - A61K 2800/48: Thickener, Thickening system - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS ## Abstract Hair care compositions and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a hair care composition is provided that includes from about 1 to about 20 wt. % of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.5 to about 5 wt. % of an amphoteric surfactant; from about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant; from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a thickening agent, wherein the thickening agent is a natural gum; and from about 0.05 to about 4.5 wt. % of a silicone wherein the hair composition is an emulsion and all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair care composition. Additionally, the hair care composition may have a weight ratio for the total amount of anionic surfactant to the total amount of amphoteric surfactant that is about 5:1 to about 20:1. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hair care composition comprising: from about 1 to about 20 wt. % of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of an amphoteric surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of a total amount of the anionic surfactant to the total amount of amphoteric surfactant is about 5:1 to about 20:1; from about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of a nonionic surfactant; from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a thickening agent; and from about 0.05 to about 4.5 wt. % of a silicone, wherein the nonionic surfactant includes from about 0.3 to about 0.5 wt. % of brassica amido propyl dimethyl amine and/or wherein the hair care composition includes a combination of isoamyl laurate and PPG-3 caprylyl ether, and wherein the hair care composition is an emulsion and all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair care composition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises sodium lauryl ether sulfate having an average ethoxylation of about 1 mole per mole of lauryl ether sulfate group. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the amphoteric surfactant comprises a betaine surfactant selected from cocamidopropyl betaine, lauryl dimethyl betaine, cetyl dimethyl betaine, and cocoamphodiacetate, and a combination of two or more thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from an alkanolamide, a glucoside, a fatty amine, a polyether, and a combination of two more thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The hair care composition of claim 4, wherein the glucoside is selected from arachidyl glucoside, C12-20 alkyl glucoside, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, cetearyl glucoside, coco-glucoside, lauryl glucoside, decyl glucoside, and a combination of two more thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the nonionic surfactant further comprises decyl glucoside, PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate, coco monoethanolamide, and a combination of two more thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, further comprising from about 1 to about 10 wt. % of a fatty ester, the fatty ester is selected from isoamyl caprylate, isoamyl caprinate, isoamyl caprate, isoamyl laurate, isoamyl myristate, isoamyl palmitate, isoamyl stearate, isoamyl oleate, isoamyl linolate, isoamyl linoleate, isoamyl behenate, ethylhexyl stearate, hexadecyl stearate, hexyl laurate, isoamyl laurate, PEG-120 jojoba, and a combination of two more thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the fatty ester comprises PEG-120 jojoba. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The hair care composition of claim 8, wherein the hair care composition has a weight ratio of brassica amido propyl dimethyl amine to PEG-120 Jojoba of from about 1:10 to about 10:1. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The hair care composition of claim 8 further comprising a fatty ether, the fatty ether comprising PPG-5-ceteth-10 phosphate, oleth-3 phosphate, oleth-10 phosphate, dicetyl phosphate, PPG-3 caprylyl ether, or a combination of two or more thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the hair care composition has a weight ratio of isoamyl laurate to PPG-3 caprylyl ether of from about 1:2 to about 2:1, optionally about 1.14:1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the hair care composition has a weight ratio of isoamyl laurate to PPG-3 caprylyl ether of from about 1:10 to about 10:1, optionally from about 1:7 to about 7:1. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1, wherein the thickening agent comprises hydroxypropyl guar gum, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, cationic guar, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, or a combination of two more thereof. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % of a cationic polymer, wherein the cationic polymer comprises a monomer selected from dialkyl amincalkyl acrylate, dialkylamino alkylmethacrylate, monoalkylaminoalkyl acrylate, monoalkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, trialkyl methacryloxyalkyl ammonium salt, trialkyl acryloxyalkyl ammonium salt, diallyl quaternary ammonium salts, pyridinium, imidazolium, quaternized pyrrolidine, and a combination of two or more thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1 further comprising a cationic surfactant that is selected from behenalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, lauralkonium chloride, cetalkonium chloride, cetrimonium bromide, cetrimonium chloride, cethylamine hydrofluoride, chlorallylmethenamine chloride, distearyldimonium chloride, dodecyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride, Quaternium-22, Quaternium-26, Quaternium-18 hectorite, dimethylaminoethylchloride hydrochloride, cysteine hydrochloride, diethanolammonium POE (10) oletyl ether phosphate, diethanolammonium POE (3)oleyl ether phosphate, tallow alkonium chloride, dimethyl dioctadecylammoniumbentonite, stearalkonium chloride, domiphen bromide, denatonium benzoate, myristalkonium chloride, laurtrimonium chloride, ethylenediamine dihydrochloride, guanidine hydrochloride, pyridoxine HCl, iofetamine hydrochloride, meglumine hydrochloride, methylbenzethonium chloride, myrtrimonium bromide, oleyltrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-1, procainehydrochloride, cocobetaine, stearalkonium bentonite, stearalkoniumhectonite, stearyl trihydroxyethyl propylenediamine dihydrofluoride, tallowtrimonium chloride, hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide, and a combination of two or more thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The hair care composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.01 to about 10 wt. % of an oil, wherein the oil is a natural oil of plant origin. ### Claim 17 A hair care composition comprising: from about 1 to about 20 wt. % of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of a betaine surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of the anionic surfactant to the betaine surfactant is about 5:1 to about 20:1; from about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of nonionic surfactants; from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more fatty ester comprising PEG-120 jojoba, from about 0.05 to about 4.5 wt. % of silicone, wherein the nonionic surfactant includes from about 0.3 to about 0.5 wt. % of brassica amido propyl dimethyl amine and/or wherein the hair care composition includes a combination of isoamyl laurate and PPG-3 caprylyl ether; and wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair care composition. ### Claim 18 A hair care composition comprising: from about 1 to about 20 wt. % of an anionic surfactant; from about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of a betaine surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of the anionic surfactant to the betaine surfactant is about 5:1 to about 20:1; from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more fatty ester comprising isoamyl laurate; from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more fatty ether comprising PPG-3 caprylyl ether, wherein the weight ratio of isoamyl laurate to PPG-3 caprylyl ether is from about 1:10 to about 10:1; from about 0.05 to about 4.5 wt. % of silicone, and from about 0.3 to about 0.5 wt. % of brassica amido propyl dimethyl amine; wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair care composition. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The hair care composition of claim 18, wherein the silicone comprises dimethiconol.