Hair composition and method containing glycosylated polyethers

Claim 1

A cosmetic composition for the hair selected from the group consisting of shampoo, after shampoo composition, conditioner, rinse, coloring shampoo and dyeing composition comprising from 0.1 to 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of a surfactant or mixture of surfactants having the formula ##STR16## wherein R represents a C 10 -C 20 alkyl, alkenyl or alkylaryl radical, G represents a C 6 H 10 O 5 radical derived from a hexose having the formula C 6 H 12 O 6 , u represents 0 or 1, x represents 0 or an integer or decimal number less than or equal to 10, y represents an integer or decimal number equal to or less than 10, with the proviso that 1≦x+y≦10, a, b, c and d each independently represent 0 or an integer or decimal number less than or equal to 5, with the proviso that 1≦a+b+c+d≦5 and ##EQU4## when u represents 0, each of x, a and b represents 0, and y represents an integer or decimal number ranging from 1.5 to 10; when R represents alkylaryl, each of u, x, a and b represents 0; the units --C 3 H 6 O 2 (G) a/x ] mainly represent the following three structures: ##STR17## and the units --C 3 H 6 O 2 (G) c/y ] mainly represent the following three structures: ##STR18## in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle selected from the group consisting of aqueous solution, hydroalcoholic solution, aqueous dispersion, hydroalcoholic dispersion, paste, gel, emulsion, solid and aerosol.