Methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose for personal care applications
AssigneeAkzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.
InventorsAnthony John Adamo, Jaime Dion Hamm, Mojahedul Islam, Karen Lee White, Samuel Anthony Vona, JR.
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Abstract
A thickening system for personal care formulations including methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose provides efficient thickening power in applications areas such as shampoo and styling gels. In addition to providing thickening, the methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose derived polymers also provide foam stability to shampoos and improved high humidity curl retention to hair gel compositions.
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A personal care formulation comprising:
- methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose having a methyl DS to ethyl DS ratio of from about 1 to about 6.5;
- and
- at least one cosmetically acceptable ingredient.
A method of thickening a personal care composition comprising adding a methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose having a methyl DS to ethyl DS ratio of from 1 to 6.5, preferably from about 1.0 to about 3.0, wherein the composition further comprises at least one cosmetically acceptable ingredient.
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