Aerosol hairsprays containing low VOC content
AssigneeRevlon Consumer Products Corporation
InventorsMarvin E. Goldberg, Malti Bhambhani, Arthur Brandon
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Abstract
An aqueous hair spray composition having low VOC content and a method for styling the hair using the composition of the invention.
Claims16
An aqueous aerosol hair spray composition consisting essentially of less than 80 percent volatile organic compounds, about 0.005-0.5% of a volatile silicone selected from the group consisting of cyclomethicone or dimethicone copolyol, 40-70% alcohol, 15-40% water, 5-60% of a propellant selected from the group consisting of a butane, isobutane, propane, dimethyl ether, difluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, chlorodifluoromethane, or mixtures thereof, 1.0-10.0% of a water soluble resin selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, octyl acrylamide/acrylates/butyl amino ethyl methacrylate copolymer, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid, polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP), PVP vinyl acetate copolymer, PVP acrylates copolymer, or mixtures thereof, 0.001-1.0% surfactants, and 0.05-3.0% neutralizer/plasticizer.
A method for styling hair comprising spraying the hair with an effective amount of an aqueous aerosol hair spray consisting essentially of less than 80 percent volatile organic compounds, about 0.005-0.5% of a volatile silicone selected from the group consisting of cyclomethicone or dimethicone copolyol, 40-70% alcohol, 15-40% water, 5-60% of a propellant selected from the group consisting of n-butane, isobutane, propane, dimethyl ether, difluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, chlorodifluoromethane, r mixtures hereof, 1.0-10.0% of a water soluble resin selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, octyl acrylamide/acrylates/butyl amino ethyl methacrylate copolymer, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid, polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP), PVP vinyl acetate copolymer, PVP acrylates copolymer, or mixtures thereof, 0.001-1.0% surfactant, and 0.05-3.0% neutralizer/plasticizer.
An anhydrous hairspray composition consisting essentially of less than 80% VOC, 5-60% of a propellant selected from the group consisting of n-butane, isobutane, propane, dimethyl ether, difluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, chlorodifluoromethane, or mixtures thereof, 1.0-10.0% of a resin selected from the group consisting of the ethyl ester of polyvinyl methacrylate/maleic anhydride (PVM/MA) copolymer, butyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, the amphomer resin of octylacrylamide/acrylates/butyl aminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, PVP acrylates copolymer, or mixtures thereof, 0.05-3.0% neutralizer/plasticizer, and 80-98% alcohol.
A method for styling hair comprising applying to the hair an effective amount of an anhydrous hairspray composition consisting essentially of less than 80 percent VOC. 5-60% of a propellant selected from the group consisting of n-butane, isobutane, propane, dimethyl ether, difluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, chlorodifluoromethane, or mixtures thereof, 1.0-10.0% of a resin selected from the group consisting of the ethyl ester of polyvinyl methacrylate/maleic anhydride (PVM/MA) copolymer, butyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, the amphomer resin of octylacrylamide/acrylates/butyl aminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, PVP acrylates copolymer, or mixtures thereof, 0.05-3.0% neutralizer/plasticizer, and 80-98% alcohol.
An anhydrous hairspray composition containing less than 80% VOC, which contains about 70 parts of a Composition A comprising:
- a) 80-98% SD-40B alcohol,
- b) 0.1-1.0% amino methyl propanol,
- c) 2-10% vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer,
- d) 0.1-1.0% Polysorbate 80,
- e) 0.01-0.10% PPG-20 methyl glucose ether,
- f) 0.1-0.5% fragrance,
- g) 0.00001-0.5% hydrolyzed silk protein,
- and about 30 parts of a propellant selected from the group consisting of dimethyl ether, 1-1, difluoroethane, n-butane, isobutane, or mixtures thereof.
An aqueous aerosol hair spray composition consisting essentially of less than 80 percent volatile organic compounds, about 0.005-0.5% of a volatile silicone selected from the group consisting of cyclomethicone or dimethicone copolyol, 40-70% alcohol, 15-40% water, 5-60% propellant selected from the group consisting of n-butane, isobutane, propane, dimethyl ether, difluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, chlorodifluoromethane, or mixtures thereof, 1.0-10.0% of a water soluble resin selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, octyl acrylamide/acrylates/butyl amino ethyl methacrylate copolymer, vinyl acetate/crotonic acid, polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP), PVP vinyl acetate copolymer, PVP acrylates copolymer, or mixtures thereof, 0.001-1.0% surfactant, 0.00001-3% moisturizers, and 0.05-3.0% neutralizer/plasticizer.
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