Hair styling compositions for improving the elongation of hair curls

A hair styling composition comprising:

• (a) about 5 wt. % or more of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate;
• (b) about 3 wt. % or more of polyol,
• wherein a weight ratio of the total amount of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate to the total amount of polyol is from 1:1 to 5:1;
• (c) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of a plant or vegetable based oil, wherein the plant or vegetable based oil comprise shea butter, castor oil, or a combination thereof;
• (d) about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of a cationic surfactant;
• (e) about 0.5 to about 10 wt. % of emulsifiers, wherein the emulsifiers are chosen from:
• about 0.1 to about 9.8 wt. % of a glyceryl ester
• about 0.1 to about 9.8 wt. % of a fatty alcohol having more than 8 carbon atoms, and
• a mixture thereof;
• (f) about 50 wt. % or more of water;
• and
• (g) about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a thickening agent,
• wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair styling composition;
• and
• wherein the hair styling composition is in the form of a lamellar network.

A method for hair styling comprising:

• (I) applying a hair styling composition to hair, the hair styling composition comprising:
• (a) about 5 wt. % or more of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate;
• (b) about 3 wt. % or more of polyol,
• wherein a weight ratio of the total amount of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate to the total amount of polyol is from 1:1 to 10:1;
• (c) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of a plant or vegetable based oil, wherein the plant or vegetable based oil comprise shea butter, castor oil, or a combination thereof;
• (d) about 0.1 to about 7 wt. % of a cationic surfactant;
• (e) about 0.5 to about 10 wt. % of emulsifiers, wherein the emulsifiers are chosen from:
• a glyceryl ester,
• a fatty alcohol having more than 8 carbon atoms, and
• a mixture thereof;
• and
• (f) water, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair styling composition;
• and
• wherein the hair styling composition is in the form of a lamellar network;
• and
• (II) styling the hair.