Hair setting composition
AssigneeKao Soap Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeo Okumura, Hiroshi Ando
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Abstract
The specification describes a hair setting composition comprising as an effective component polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 6,000-30,000. It also describes a hair setting composition comprising as effective components the following ingredients: (A) polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 6,000-30,000 and (B) a divalent or trivalent metal salt of pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid and/or a polyoxyalkylene-added silicone oil. Such hair setting compositions may be formulated into an aerosol type or lotion or pump spray type and facilitates long-lasting hair styling without damaging hair.
Claims13
A hair setting composition, comprising:
- (A) polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 6,000-30,000;
- and
- (B) a calcium, magnesium, zinc, aluminum, iron, or tin salt of a pyrrolidone carboxylic acid or a polyoxyalkylene-added silicone oil represented by the formula ##STR3## in which m has a value of 1-10, n has a value of 10-50, and p has a value of 3-50, or by the formula ##STR4## in which m' has a value of 5-50, n' has a value of 1-10, and p' and q' each has a value of 10-50.
A method of setting hair, comprising the step of:
- contacting human hair with a solution containing polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 6,000-30,000 in an amount of 0.05-5 weight percent of the solution.
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