Head lice treatment

Abstract

A composition, for use in controlling lice or their ova on an animal subject, comprises a reactive copolymer formed from two or more monomers and having a hydrophobic conditioning portion comprising a siloxane group, a reactive crosslinking group comprising a silanol, a hydrophilic portion comprising one or more of an ethoxylate group and a propoxy late group and a surface linking portion comprising an amine or quaternary ammonium group, the copolymer forming in-situ crosslinks when dried on hair. A method of controlling lice or their ova on an animal subject comprises applying to the head of the animal subject such a composition.

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