Conditioning the hair with a composition containing a liquid polymer of an α-olefin

Claim 1

The method of conditioning hair for improving the lustre, combability and feel thereof which comprises the step of applying to hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 1 to 40 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (a) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified or etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.5 to 25 weight percent of a surface active agent effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), said surface active agent being selected from the group consisting of anionic organic surfactants, nonionic organic surfactants, cationic organic surfactants and mixtures thereof, with the proviso that the composition does not contain both an anionic organic surfactant and a cationic organic surfactant, and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.

Claim 2

The method of conditioning hair for improving the lustre, combability and feel thereof which comprises the step of applying to hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 1 to 40 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (a) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified or etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.5 to 25 weight percent of a surface active agent effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), said surface active agent being selected from the group consisting of anionic organic surfactants, nonionic organic surfactants, cationic organic surfactants and mixtures thereof, with the proviso that the composition does not contain both an anionic organic surfactant and a cationic organic surfactant, and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.

Claim 6

The method of conditioning hair for improving the lustre, combability and feel thereof, which comprises the step of applying to freshly washed hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 1 to 30 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (A) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified or etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of a cationic organic surfactant effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.

Claim 7

The method of conditioning hair for improving the lustre, combability and feel thereof, which comprises the step of applying to freshly washed hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 1 to 30 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (A) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified or etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of a cationic organic surfactant effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.

Claim 9

The method of conditioning hair for improving the lustre, compability and feel thereof, which comprises the step of applying to freshly washed hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 1 to 30 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (a) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX.sub. 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified and etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of a cationic organic surfactant and from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of a nonionic organic surfactant effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.

Claim 10

The method of conditioning hair for improving the lustre, compability and feel thereof, which comprises the step of applying to freshly washed hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 1 to 30 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (a) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX.sub. 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified and etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of a cationic organic surfactant and from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of a nonionic organic surfactant effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.

Claim 12

The method of conditioning hair before shampooing the same for improving the lustre, compability and feel thereof which comprises applying to the hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 10 to 40 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (a) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX.sub. 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified or etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 1 to 25 weight percent of a surface active agent effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), said surface active agent being selected from the group consisting of anionic organic surfactants, nonionic organic surfactants and mixtures thereof, and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.

Claim 13

The method of conditioning hair before shampooing the same for improving the lustre, compability and feel thereof which comprises applying to the hair an effective amount of the hair conditioner composition which comprises (A) from 10 to 40 weight percent of a liquid polymer having an average of from 24 to 60 carbon atoms and a viscosity of from 18 to 200 centistokes at 37.8° C, said liquid polymer having been prepared by cationic polymerization of an α-olefin having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst consisting essentially of (a) an aluminum halide of the formula AlX.sub. 3 wherein X is halogen and (b) an etherified, esterified or etherified-esterified polyhydric alcohol or ketone, followed by removal of the catalyst and substances having less than 20 carbon atoms, (B) from 1 to 25 weight percent of a surface active agent effective for homogeneously emulsifying or dispersing component (A), said surface active agent being selected from the group consisting of anionic organic surfactants, nonionic organic surfactants and mixtures thereof, and (C) from 20 to 95 weight percent of water.