# US 2014/0193500 A1 · Dry shampoo comprising urea-formaldehyde > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0193500 A1 - Document ID: US20140193500A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/110,988 - Filed: 2012-04-03 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-04-18 - Inventors: Phillip Loraine Cotrell; Corinne Anne-Marie Snider; Philip Arie Matena - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140193500A1 ## CPC - A61K 8/84: obtained by reactions otherwise than those involving only carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds - A61Q 5/00: Preparations for care of the hair - A61Q 5/008: {Preparations for oily hair} - A61Q 5/02: Preparations for cleaning the hair - A61Q 5/06: Preparations for styling the hair, e.g. by temporary shaping or colouring - A61Q 5/12: Preparations containing hair conditioners - A61Q 19/00: Preparations for care of the skin - A61Q 19/10: Washing or bathing preparations - A61K 2800/412: Microsized, i.e. having sizes between 0.1 and 100 microns - 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 A method of treating hair and/or skin of a human or animal, the method comprising applying to the hair and/or skin a composition comprising particles of a urea formaldehyde polymer wherein the particles have an average size of less then 300 microns; an oil absorption value of greater than 40 g/100 g; and a bulk density of greater than 0.2 gcm−3. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of treating hair and/or skin of a human or animal, the method comprising applying to the hair and/or skin a composition comprising particles of a urea formaldehyde polymer wherein the particles have an average size of less then 300 microns; an oil absorption value of greater than 40 g/100 g; and a bulk density of greater than 0.2 gcm−3. ### Claim 2 A personal care composition comprising particles of a urea formaldehyde polymer having an average particle size of less than 300 microns; an oil absorption value of greater than 40 g/100 g; and a hulk density of greater than 0.2 gcm−3, ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 which further comprises water and/or one or more organic solvents. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 which further comprises a surfactant. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 which further comprises an inorganic solid adjuvant salt. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 wherein the weight ratio of solid ingredients to liquid ingredients is from 5:1 to 1:2. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 which further comprises a fragrance. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 which further comprises a dye or colourant. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 which further comprises one or more ingredients selected from preservatives, dyes, fragrances, anti-caking agents, hair conditioning compounds, soft hold polymers, film-forming agents, thickeners, vitamins, proteins, UV filters, sunscreens, anti itch additives, anti fungal additives and anti lice additives, ### Claim 10 (depends on 1, 2) The method according to claim 1 comprising applying to the hair and/or skin a composition as claimed in claim 2. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein the hair is human hair. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein the skin is human skin, ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 which is in the form of a dry shampoo. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11 which achieves one or more of the following effects: conditioning the hair, controlling static fly away, improving shine, removing oil from the hair, removing odours from the hair, improving dry controllability. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The personal care composition according to claim 2 comprising: (a) from 10 to 90 wt % of the urea formaldehyde polymer; (b) from 10 to 90 wt % of water, one or more organic solvents or a mixture thereof; (c) 0 to 10 wt % of one or more surfactants; and (d) 0 to 90 wt % of one or more inorganic solid adjuvant salts, ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10 wherein the hair is human hair. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10 wherein the skin is human skin. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16 which achieves one or more of the following effects; conditioning the hair, controlling static fly away, improving shine, removing oil from the hair, removing odours from the hair, improving dry controllability.