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Hair treatment composition
Assignee: P&G Hair Care Holding Inc
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Filing: 1985-08-09
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Granted: 1986-05-13
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Expires: 2005-08-09
Abstract
Abstract Method and composition for modifying moisture retention of hair and thus improving its settability which comprises applying to hair an aqueous solution containing a heximinium salt and a resorcinol under conditions promoting in situ polymerization.
Inventors
- 👤 Janusz Jachowicz
- 👤 Leszek J. Wolfram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/84; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/04; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/80; A61K2800/95
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A composition for decreasing hair hygroscopicity and thus imparting improved settability to keratin fibers, which comprises an aqueous solution containing a sufficient amount of heximinium salt and a sufficient amount of a resorcinol to form in situ in the keratin fibers a keratin fiber setting amount of a condensation polymer derived from said heximinium salt and said resorcinol.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A composition for decreasing hair hygroscopicity and thus imparting improved settability to keratin fibers, which comprises an aqueous solution containing a sufficient amount of heximinium salt and a sufficient amount of a resorcinol to form in situ in the keratin fibers a keratin fiber setting amount of a condensation polymer derived from said heximinium salt and said resorcinol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the heximinium salt has the formula [C 6 H 12 N 4 R 1 ]X and the resorcinol has the formula ##STR5## R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted straight or branched chain alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or olefinic group containing up to 18 carbon atoms, X is a halide, and R 2 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 2 wherein R 1 contains from 2 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said heximinium salt decomposes in the aqueous solution to form decomposition products R 1 NH 2 , NH 3 and CH 2 O, which decomposition products form intermediate products CH 2 ═NHR and CH 2 ═NH 2 which react with the resorcinol to form the condensation polymer wherein R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted straight or branched chain alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or olefinic group containing up to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
123 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the heximinium salt is a member selected from the group consisting of [C 6 H 12 N 4 C 2 H 5 ]I, [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH(CH 3 ) 2 ]I, [C 6 H 12 N 4 C 2 H 5 OH]I, [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH 2 C 6 H 5 ]Br, [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH═CHCH 2 Cl]Cl, [C 6 H 12 N 4 C 14 H 29 ]I, [C 6 H 12 N 4 C 18 H 37 ]Br and [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH 2 CH═CH 2 ]Br and the resorcinol is a member selected from the group consisting of resorcinol and 2-methyl resorcinol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the mole ratio of heximinium salt and resorcinol in the aqueous solution is 1:5 to 1:1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the aqueous solution has an initial pH in the range of 4 to 8.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 1 for imparting improved settability to hair comprising 1 to 20% by weight hemiminium salt and 5 to 50% by weight resorcinol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A novel condensation polymer comprising the reaction product of heximinium salt and resorcinol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A novel condensation polymer comprising the reaction product of heximinium salt and resorcinol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
71 words
The condensation polymer of claim 9, wherein the heximinium salt has the formula [C 6 H 12 N 4 R 1 ]X and the resorcinol has the formula ##STR6## where R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted straight or branched chain alkyl, aryl, aralky or olefinic group containing up to 18 carbon atoms, X is a halide and R 2 is hydrogen or a alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
88 words
The condensation polymer of claim 9 wherein the polymer is formed in an aqueous solution and the heximinium salt decomposes in the aqueous solution to form decomposition products R 1 NH 2 , NH 3 and CH 2 O, which decomposition products form intermediate products CH 2 ═NHR 1 and CH 2 ═NH 2 which react with the resorcinol to form the condensation polymer wherein R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted straight or branched chain, alkyl, aryl aralkyl or olefinic group containing up to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
122 words
The condensation polymer of claim 9 wherein the heximinium salt is a member selected from the group consisting of [C 6 H 12 N 4 C 2 H 5 ]I, [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH(CH 3 ) 2 ]I, [C 6 H 12 N 4 C 2 H 5 OH]I, [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH 2 C 6 H 5 ]Br, [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH═CHCH 2 Cl]Cl, [C 6 H 12 N 4 C 19 H 29 ]I, C 6 H 12 N 4 C 18 H 37 ]Br and [C 6 H 12 N 4 CH═CH 2 ]Br, and the resorcinol is a member selected from the group consisting of resorcinol and 2-methyl resorcinol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The condensation polymer of claim 9 wherein the mole ratio of the heximinium salt and resorcinol reactant is 1:5 to 1:1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The condensation polymer of claim 9 wherein the heximinium salt and the resorcinol reaction is carried out in an aqueous reaction solution at a pH in the range of 4 to 8.
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