Hair conditioning composition
AssigneeAlberto-Culver Company
InventorsDipak K. Ghosh, Rose A. Casanova-Gugliotta, Natalya Gurman
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Abstract
An aqueous hair conditioning composition is disclosed. The composition includes stearalkonium chloride and a stabilizing component comprising a polyoxyethylene glycol ether of stearyl alcohol, such as, for example, polyoxyethylene (21) stearyl ether. The polyoxyethylene stearyl ether is provided in an amount sufficient to inhibit precipitation of stearalkonium chloride in the composition. Also disclosed are a method of conditioning hair and a method of inhibiting precipitation of a stearalkonium chloride in an aqueous cosmetic hair conditioning composition.
Claims37
An aqueous hair conditioning composition comprising:
- (a) stearalkonium chloride;
- (b) a stabilizing component comprising a polyoxyethylene stearyl ether having more than two oxyethylene units, wherein said polyoxyethylene stearyl ether is present in an amount sufficient to inhibit precipitation of said stearalkonium chloride in said composition;
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- (c) water.
An aqueous hair conditioning composition comprising:
- (a) water;
- (b) stearalkonium chloride;
- (c) a stabilizing component comprising a polyoxyethylene stearyl ether having more than two oxyethylene units, wherein said polyoxyethylene stearyl ether is present in an amount sufficient to inhibit precipitation of said stearalkonium chloride in said composition;
- (d) a preservative;
- and
- (e) a thickener;
- and, optionally, one or more of the following ingredients:
- (f) a hair strengthener;
- (g) an opacifier;
- (h) a dye;
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- (i) a fragrance.
A method of inhibiting the precipitation of stearalkonium chloride in an aqueous stearalkonium chloride-containing hair conditioning composition comprising adding to said composition a polyethylene stearyl ether having a sufficient number of oxyethylene units to inhibit precipitation of stearalkonium chloride in said composition, wherein said polyoxyethylene stearyl ether is present in an amount sufficient to inhibit said precipitation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.