Hair treatment compositions

Abstract

A hair treatment compositions including about 20 wt. % or more of a polyol; about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons; about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of silicone; about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a cationic polymer; about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a cationic surfactant; about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; and about 10 wt. % or less of water, wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

Claims

1. A hair treatment composition comprising: (a) about 20 wt. % or more of a polyol; (b) about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons; (c) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of silicone; (d) about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a cationic polymer; (e) about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a cationic surfactant; (f) about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; and (g) about 10 wt. % or less of water, wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

2. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the hair treatment composition is a translucent or clear composition until combined with extraneous water, whereupon the hair treatment composition forms an opaque emulsion in situ.

3. The hair treatment composition of claim 2, wherein hair treatment composition has a viscosity of about 1 mPa.S to about 10,000 mPa.S at 25° C. at a shear rate of 1s.sup.−1 before combination with extraneous water.

4. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein a weight ratio of the polyol to the monoalcohol is from 20:1 to 1:1.

5. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the polyol is chosen from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerin, diglycerin, polyethylene glycols, and a mixture thereof.

6. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons is chosen from ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, isopropyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, isobutyl alcohol, 2-methyl-2-butanol (2-methylbutan-2-ol), and a mixture thereof.

7. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the silicone is chosen from polydimethylsiloxanes (dimethicones), polydiethylsiloxanes, polydimethyl siloxanes having terminal hydroxyl groups (dimethiconols), polymethylphenylsiloxanes, phenylmethylsiloxanes, amino functional polydimethylsiloxane (amodimethicone), dimethicone copolyols, dimethicone copolyol esters, dimethicone copolyol quaternium nitrogen containing compounds, dimethicone copolyol phosphate esters, silicone quaternium-18, and mixtures thereof.

8. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the cationic polymer is a polyquaternium chosen from polyquaternium-1; polyquaternium-2; polyquaternium-4; polyquaternium-5; polyquaternium-6; polyquaternium-7; polyquaternium-8; polyquaternium-9; polyquaternium-10; polyquaternium-11; polyquaternium-12; polyquaternium-13; polyquaternium-14, polyquaternium-15; polyquaternium-16; polyquaternium-17; polyquaternium-18; polyquaternium-19; polyquaternium-20; polyquaternium-22; polyquaternium-24; polyquaternium-27; polyquaternium-28; polyquaternium-29; polyquaternium-30; polyquaternium-31 polyquaternium-32; polyquaternium-33; polyquaternium-34; polyquaternium-35; polyquaternium-36; polyquaternium-37; polyquaternium-39; polyquaternium-42; polyquaternium-43; polyquaternium-44; polyquaternium-45; polyquaternium-46; polyquaternium-47; polyquaternium-67; and mixtures thereof.

9. The hair treatment composition of claim 8, wherein the cationic polymer is polyquaternium-67.

10. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the cationic surfactant is chosen from cetrimonium chloride, steartrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, behenamidopropyltrimonium methosulfate, stearamidopropyltrimonium chloride, arachidtrimonium chloride, distearyldimonium chloride, dicetyldimonium chloride, tricetylmonium chloride, oleamidopropyl dimethylamine, linoleamidopropyl dimethylamine, isostearamidopropyl dimethylamine, oleyl hydroxyethyl imidazoline, stearamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldimethylamine, behenamidopropyldiethylamine, behenamidoethyldiethyl-amine, behenamidoethyldimethylamine, arachidamidopropyldimethylamine, arachidamido-propyidiethylamine, arachidamidoethyidiethylamine, arachidamidoethyidimethylamine, and mixtures thereof.

11. The hair treatment composition of claim 1, wherein the fatty alcohol is chosen from decyl alcohol, undecyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isocetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, linalool, oleyl alcohol, cis4-t-butylcyclohexanol, isotridecyl alcohol, or myricyl alcohol, and a mixture thereof.

12. The hair treatment composition of claim 1 further comprising: (h) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a film former.

13. The hair treatment composition of claim 2, wherein the silicone is suspended within the translucent or clear composition before being combined with extraneous water.

14. A hair treatment composition comprising: (a) about 20 wt. % or more of a polyol; (b) about 10 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons; (c) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of silicone; (d) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a polyquaternium; (e) about 0.5 to about 5 wt. % of a cationic surfactant; (f) about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; and (g) about 5 wt. % or less of water, wherein the hair treatment composition is a translucent or clear composition until combined with extraneous water, whereupon the hair treatment composition forms an opaque emulsion in situ wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition before being combined with extraneous water.

15. The hair treatment composition of claim 14, wherein a weight ratio of the polyol to the monoalcohol is from 20:1 to 1:1.

16. The hair treatment composition of claim 14, wherein the polyol is chosen from propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, or a mixture thereof.

17. A method for treating hair comprising: (i) optionally, applying a shampoo to the hair; (ii) applying a hair treatment composition to hair, the hair treatment composition comprising: (a) about 20 wt. % or more of a polyol; (b) about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons; (c) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of silicone; (d) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a cationic polymer; and (e) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a cationic surfactant; (f) about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; (g) about 10 wt. % or less of water, wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition; (iii) optionally, applying a conditioner to the hair; and (iv) optionally, rinsing the hair treatment composition from the hair.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the hair treatment composition is a translucent or clear composition until combined with extraneous water, whereupon the hair treatment composition forms an opaque emulsion in situ.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the hair treatment composition is: mixing with a shampoo prior to application to hair; layering onto hair with a shampoo; applying to hair after a shampoo has been rinsed from the hair; layering onto hair with a conditioner; mixing with a conditioner prior to application to hair; applying to hair after a conditioner has been rinsed from the hair; mixing with a leave-in hair treatment prior to application to hair; mixing with a mask composition prior to application to hair; or applying to hair after a mask composition has been applied to and optionally, rinsed from the hair.

20. A method of claim 17, wherein the method: conditions the hair; and/or provides curl definition to the hair; and/or provides frizz control to the hair; and/or improves ease of combability and detangling; and/or protects the hair from damage; and/or increases the appearance of hair volume.

Description

EXAMPLES

(1) Implementation of the present disclosure is provided by way of the following examples. The following examples serve to elucidate aspects of the technology without being limiting in nature.

Example 1

(2) TABLE-US-00001 INCI Ex. A Ex. B Ex. C Ex. D (a) Polyol PROPYLENE GLYCOL, 79.94 84.07 71.69 71.49 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, and GLYCERIN (b) Monoalcohol ETHANOL, ISOPROPYL 10.22 10.14 20.14 20.14 ALCOHOL, and/or BENZYL ALCOHOL (c) Silicone* AMODIMETHICONE and/or 0.34 0.25 0.34 0.34 SILICONE QUATERNIUM-18* (d) Cationic POLYQUATERNIUM-67 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Polymer (e) Cationic BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE 1.35 0.74 1.19 1.19 surfactant and CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (f) Fatty Alcohol MYRISTYL ALCOHOL 3 2.7 2 1 CETYL ALCOHOL 1.13 Surfactants ONE OR MORE OF C11-15 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5 PARETH-7, LAURETH-9, TRIDECETH-3, TRIDECETH-10 TRIDECETH-6, TRIDECETH-12, STEARETH-6, and/or DECETH- 7 Emollient DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE 0.90 (h) Film former VP/VA COPOLYMER 0.45 0.45 Fragrance FRAGRANCE 1 1 1 1 Miscellaneous POTASSIUM SORBATE, <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 (Preservative, TOCOPHEROL, pH adjusters, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC etc.) ACID, ACETIC ACID, and/or SALICYLIC ACID (g) Water WATER 2.72 0.78 0.88 0.97 *Silicone is included in the formula examples in the form of an emulsion that further comprises up to 5 wt. % of a surfactant, for example, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, anionic surfactants such as C11-15 Pareth-7, laureth-9, trideceth-6, deceth-7, cocamidopropyl betaine, and/or trideceth-12.

Example 2

(3) TABLE-US-00002 Comp. Comp. INCI A B (a) Polyol PROPYLENE GLYCOL 82.65 72.95 (b) Monoalcohol ETHANOL and 10.14 20.14 ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (c) Silicone AMODIMETHICONE — — DIMETHICONE — — (d) Cationic Polymer POLYQUATERNIUM- 0.3 67 (e) Cationic CETRIMONIUM 1.2 1.2 Surfactant CHLORIDE and BEHENTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE (f) Fatty Alcohol MYRISTYL ALCOHOL 2 2 Emollient DICAPRYLYL 0.9 0.9 CARBONATE Fragrance FRAGRANCE 1 1 Preservative TOCOPHEROL <0.01 <0.01 Water WATER 1.82 1.8

Example 3

(4) In this prophetic Example, the contact angle on hair fibers can be evaluated in order to evaluate or measure the hydrophobic nature of hair after being treated with the compositions of the invention. It is expected that the results can be correlated or linked to the degree of silicone deposition on hair. Without being limited to any specific theory, it is believed that the higher the contact angle, the higher the amount of silicone deposited on the hair, which is indicative of the efficacy of the hair treatment composition in delivering the conditioning benefits of silicones to the hair. For example, a 1 gram sample of the hair treatment composition can be applied onto a 2.7 g of wet, medium bleached hair swatch, which is then subsequently rinsed and dried, and then assessed using an Attension optical tensiometer in sessile drop mode. The swatch can then be tested with 3 droplets of the sample deposited in the midsection of the hair swatches. The average contact angle can then be obtained.

Example 4

(5) Exemplary Composition A was evaluated in comparison to Comparative Composition B. Expert evaluators applied Exemplary Composition A and Comparative Composition B to 4 individuals for this evaluation. Specifically, the expert evaluators applied Exemplary Composition A to a first half of an individual's head of hair and applied Comparative Composition B to the second half of the individual's head of hair.

(6) Exemplary Composition A provided faster transformation to hair fiber, better distribution, detangling, smoothness and more on-surface effect during product application than Comparative Composition B. In wet stage, Exemplary Composition A was better in detangling, and mass and slightly less supple compared to Comparative Composition B. In dry stage, Exemplary Composition A was better in shape, discipline, mass, lightweight, supple, and smoothness than Comparative Composition B.

(7) The term “INCI” is an abbreviation of International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients, which is a system of names provided by the International Nomenclature Committee of the Personal Care Products Council to describe personal care ingredients.

(8) As used herein, all ranges provided are meant to include every specific range within, and combination of sub ranges between, the given ranges. Thus, a range from 1-5, includes specifically 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, as well as sub ranges such as 2-5, 3-5, 2-3, 2-4, 1-4, etc.

(9) All components and elements positively set forth in this disclosure can be negatively excluded from the claims. In other words, the hair cleansing compositions of the instant disclosure can be free or essentially free of all components and elements positively recited throughout the instant disclosure.

(10) In some instances, the hair cleansing compositions of the present disclosure may be substantially free of non-incidental amounts of the ingredient(s) or compound(s) described herein. A non-incidental amount of an ingredient or compound is the amount of that ingredient or compound that is added into the hair cleansing composition by itself. For example, a hair cleansing composition may be substantially free of a non-incidental amount of an ingredient or compound, although such ingredient(s) or compound(s) may be present as part of a raw material that is included as a blend of two or more compounds.

(11) Some of the various categories of components identified may overlap. In such cases where overlap may exist and the hair cleansing composition includes both components (or the composition includes more than two components that overlap), an overlapping compound does not represent more than one component. For example, certain compounds may be characterized as both an emulsifier and a surfactant. If a particular hair composition includes both an emulsifier and a surfactant, the compounds that may be characterized as both an emulsifier and a surfactant will serve only as either the emulsifier or the surfactant—not both.

(12) All publications and patent applications cited in this specification are herein incorporated by reference, and for any and all purposes, as if each individual publication or patent application were specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. In the event of an inconsistency between the present disclosure and any publications or patent application incorporated herein by reference, the present disclosure controls.

(13) As used herein, the terms “comprising,” “having,” and “including” are used in their open, non-limiting sense.

(14) The terms “a,” “an,” and “the” are understood to encompass the plural as well as the singular. Thus, the term “a mixture thereof” also relates to “mixtures thereof.” Throughout the disclosure, the term “a mixture thereof” is used, following a list of elements as shown in the following example where letters A-F represent the elements: “one or more elements selected from the group consisting of A, B, C, D, E, F, and a mixture thereof.” The term, “a mixture thereof” does not require that the mixture include all of A, B, C, D, E, and F (although all of A, B, C, D, E, and F may be included). Rather, it indicates that a mixture of any two or more of A, B, C, D, E, and F can be included. In other words, it is equivalent to the phrase “one or more elements selected from the group consisting of A, B, C, D, E, F, and a mixture of any two or more of A, B, C, D, E, and F.”

(15) The expression “one or more” means “at least one” and thus includes individual components as well as mixtures/combinations.

(16) Other than in the operating examples, or where otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients and/or reaction conditions may be modified in all instances by the term “about,” meaning within +/−5% of the indicated number.

(17) The term “treat” (and its grammatical variations) as used herein refers to the application of the compositions of the present disclosure onto the surface of keratinous substrates such as hair on a user's head and/or body.

(18) The term “substantially free” or “essentially free” as used herein means that there is less than about 2% by weight of a specific material added to a composition, based on the total weight of the compositions. Nonetheless, the compositions may include less than about 1 wt. %, less than about 0.5 wt. %, less than about 0.1 wt. %, or none of the specified material. All of the components set forth herein may be optionally included or excluded from the compositions/method/kits. When excluded, the compositions/methods/kits may be free or essentially free of the component. For example, a particular composition may be free or essentially free of silicones.