Hair styling compositions

A hair styling composition comprising:

• (a) about 3 to about 10 wt. % of one or more fatty alkanolamides selected from cocamide MEA, cocamide DEA, soyamide DEA, lauramide DEA, oleamide MIPA, stearamide MEA, myristamide DEA, stearamide DEA, oleylamide DEA, tallowamide DEA lauramide MIPA, tallowamide MEA, isostearamide DEA, isostearamide MEA, or mixtures thereof;
• (b) about 2 to about 8 wt. % of one or more non-hydroxy substituted fatty acids selected from oleic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, stearic acid, linoleic acid, capric acid, behenic acid, or mixtures thereof;
• (c) about 1 to about 8 wt. % of one or more hydroxy substituted fatty acids selected from 12-hydroxystearic acid, 9,10-dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid, 9,10,18-trihydroxyoctadecanoic acid, lesquerolic acid, 15-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid, isoricinoleic acid, densipolic acid, 14-hydroxy-eicosa-cis-11-cis-17-dienoic acid, 2-hydroxyoleic acid, 2-hydroxylinoleic acid, 18-hydroxystearic acid, 15-hydroxylinoleic acid, or mixtures thereof thereof;
• (d) about 72 to about 90 wt. % of one or more natural oils;
• (e) optionally, about 0.5 to about 10 wt. % of one or more alkoxylated polyol esters selected from pegylated derivatives of propylene glycol oleate, propylene glycol caprylate/caprate, propylene glycol cocoate, propylene glycol stearate, thereof;
• (f) optionally, about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more water-soluble organic solvents;
• and
• (g) optionally, about 0.1 to about 8 wt. % of one or more miscellaneous ingredients;
• wherein the composition comprises less than 2 wt. % of water, the composition exhibits non-Newtonian shear thinning behavior, the composition is a wax-like consistency until subjected to shear, and all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the composition.

A hair styling composition consisting of:

• (a) about 1 to about 15 wt. % of one or more fatty alkanolamides;
• (b) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more non-hydroxy substituted fatty acids;
• (c) about 1 to about 8 wt. % of one or more hydroxy substituted fatty acids;
• (d) about 70 to about 95 wt. % of one or more natural oils;
• (e) optionally, about 0.5 to about 10 wt. % of one or more alkoxylated polyol esters;
• (f) optionally, about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more water-soluble organic solvents;
• (g) optionally, about 0.1 to about 8 wt. % of one or more miscellaneous ingredients;
• wherein the composition comprises less than 2 wt. % of water,
• the composition exhibits non-Newtonian shear thinning behavior,
• the composition is a wax-like consistency until subjected to shear, and
• all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the composition.