Hair styling compositions containing select polyalkylene glycol styling agents

A hair mousse composition comprising:

• (a) from about 5% to about 25% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol that is substantially free of polyalkylene glyceryl ethers and that has a number average molecular weight of from about 190 to about 1500 and from about 12 to about 35 repeating alkylene oxide radicals wherein each of the repeating alkylene oxide radicals has from 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
• (b) from about 10% to about 90% by weight of water;
• and
• (c) from about 5% to about 40% by weight of a propellant.

A method of making an improved hair mousse composition wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• (a) preparing a reformable weld formulation comprising:
• (i) from about 5% to about 25% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of from about 190 to about 1500 and from about 12 to about 35 repeating alkylene oxide radicals wherein each of the repeating alkylene oxide radicals has from 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
• (ii) from about 40% to about 90% by weight of water;
• and
• (iii) from about 5% to about 10% by weight of an organic solvent;
• and
• (b) packaging the reformable weld formulation in an aerosol container, wherein the aerosol container comprises a propellant, and wherein the reformable weld formulation is substantially free of polyalkylene glyceryl ethers.

A hair styling composition comprising:

• (a) from about 5% to about 80% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol that is substantially free of polyalkylene glyceryl ethers and that has a number average molecular weight of from about 190 to about 1500 and from about 12 to about 35 repeating alkylene oxide radicals wherein each of the repeating alkylene oxide radicals has from 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
• and
• (b) from about 1% to about 30% by weight of a liquid carrier,
• (c) a blend of cationic polysaccharide styling polymer and a nonionic styling polymer,
• wherein the cationic polysaccharide polymer comprises from about 15% to about 85% by weight of the blend.

A hair styling composition comprising:

• (a) from about 5% to about 90% by weight of a water-soluble polyalkylene glycol that has a number average molecular weight of from about 190 to about 1500 and from about 12 to about 35 repeating alkylene oxide radicals wherein each of the repeating alkylene oxide radicals has from 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
• (b) from about 1% to about 90% by weight of a liquid carrier;
• and
• (c) from about 1.5% to about 60% by weight of a silicone or silicone derivative with a molecular weight greater than 40,000 daltons, wherein the ratio of the water-soluble polyalkylene glycol to the silicone or silicone derivative ranges from about 4:1 to about 1:4.

A method of making a hair mousse composition wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• (a) preparing a reformable weld formulation comprising:
• (i) from about 9% to about 25% by weight of a polyalkylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of from about 190 to about 1500 and from about 12 to about 35 repeating alkylene oxide radicals wherein each of the repeating alkylene oxide radicals has from 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
• (ii) from about 40% to about 90% by weight of water;
• and
• (iii) from about 1.5% to about 60% by weight of a silicone or silicone derivative having a molecular weight greater than 40,000 daltons, wherein the ratio of the polyalkylene glycol to the silicone or silicone derivative ranges from about 4:1 to about 1:4;
• and
• (b) packaging the reformable weld formulation in an aerosol container, wherein the aerosol container comprises from about 5% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of a propellant.