Hair conditioning composition for improved deposition of silicone

Abstract

A composition comprising: (i) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a linear, cationic conditioning surfactant; (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; (iii) a particulate benefit agent selected from conditioning actives, scalp actives, encapsulated fragrance, emulsified fragrance, and mixtures thereof; (iv) 0.01 to 5 wt %, at 100% active, of a branched cationic co-surfactant, selected from structure 1 wherein: ⋅ R1 and R2 comprise linear or branched alkyl chains, saturated or unsaturated, with carbon-carbon chain lengths of from C6 to C22; preferably from C6 to C12; ⋅ n has a range of from 1 to 6; ⋅ R3 comprises an alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4, preferably C1 to C2; ⋅ R4 comprises a proton or an alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4, preferably C1 to C2; and ⋅ X is an organic or inorganic anion; wherein the molar ratios of branched cationic co-surfactants (iv) to linear cationic surfactants (i) are in the range of from 1:20 to 1:1, preferably from 1:10 to 1:1, most preferably 1:5 to 1:2 provides superior benefit agent deposition.

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