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US 9,788,627 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for treating hair
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsSiliu Tan, Nghi Van Nguyen, Jim Singer, Jean-Thierry Simonnet
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Abstract
Disclosed are hair styling compositions comprising at least two latex acrylate polymers, wherein at least one latex acrylate polymer is a film-forming polymer, and at least one component chosen from coalescing agents and plasticizers. Methods of styling the hair are also disclosed.
Claims20
A hair styling composition comprising:
- (a) latex acrylate polymer A having a Young's modulus ranging from about 0.1 MPa to about 10 MPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of at least about 1%, wherein latex acrylate polymer A is Acrylates copolymer, Acrylates/Etylhexyl Acrylate copolymer, or Acrylates/VA copolymer;
- (b) latex acrylate polymer B having a Young's modulus ranging from about 10 MPa to about 6 GPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of less than about 5%, wherein latex acrylate polymer B is Acrylates copolymer, Polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, or Styrene/Acrylic copolymer;
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- at least one component chosen from coalescing agents and plasticizers;
- wherein the total combined amount of latex acrylate polymers A and B ranges from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition;
- wherein the weight ratio of latex acrylate polymers A:B ranges from about 10:1 to about 1:10;
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- wherein latex acrylate polymers A and B are dispersed particles in an aqueous dispersion medium.
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A method of styling the hair, said method comprising applying to the a hair a composition comprising:
- (a) latex acrylate polymer A having a Young's modulus ranging from about 0.1 MPa to about 10 MPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of at least about 1%, wherein latex acrylate polymer A is Acrylates copolymer, Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate copolymer, or Acrylates/VA copolymer;
- (b) latex acrylate polymer B having a Young's modulus ranging from about 10 MPa to about 6 GPa, and a strain, under stress at 0.5 MPa, of less than about 5%, wherein latex acrylate polymer B is Acrylates copolymer, Polyacrylate-2 crosspolymer, or Styrene/Acrylic copolymer;
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- at least one component chosen from coalescing agents and plasticizers;
- wherein the total combined amount of latex acrylate polymers A and B ranges from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition;
- wherein the weight ratio of latex acrylate polymers A:B ranges from about 10:1 to about 1:10;
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- wherein latex acrylate polymers A and B are dispersed particles in an aqueous dispersion medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.