Anhydrous hair treatment composition comprising mono-alcohols and fatty compounds
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsXianZhi Zhou, Sivaramakrishnan Muthukrishnan
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Abstract
The instant disclosure is drawn to an essentially anhydrous hair treatment composition; and to methods for conditioning, managing, and improving the look and feel of hair. The compositions include: (a) one or more linear or branched monoalcohols having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; (b) one or more fatty alcohols; (c) one or more fatty compounds; and (d) about 1 to about 12 wt. % of one or more cationic surfactants; wherein (a) is in an amount greater than (b). The composition is typically transparent or translucent, forms a lamellar phase in situ when contacted with water, and provides deep conditioning and other benefits to the hair.
Claims11
An essentially anhydrous hair treatment composition comprising:
- (a) about 3 to about 18 wt. % of one or more linear or branched monoalcohols selected from ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, and 2-methyl-2-butanol;
- (b) about 2 to about 15 wt. % of one or more fatty alcohols;
- wherein (a) is in an amount equal to or greater than (b);
- (c) about 50 to about 90 wt. % of one or more fatty compounds selected from fatty esters and fatty ethers;
- and
- (d) about 1 to about 12 wt. % of one or more cationic surfactants;
- wherein the composition is essentially free from glycols having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and glycerin;
- and
- wherein the composition comprises less than about 5 wt. % of C6-C16 alkanes and linear or branched hydrocarbons composed of only carbon and hydrogen atoms with more than 16 carbon atoms;
- and
- all percentages by weight are based on a total weight of the composition.
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