Hair-care composition and hair treatment process

Claim 2

A cosmetic composition for hair care comprising at least one water-dispersible cationic surfactant in proportions of from 0.05 to 7% by weight, at least one polypeptide carrying quaternary ammonium groups at the end of the chain or grafted on the chain in proportions of from 0.05 to 7% by weight, and at least one cationic silicone polymer in proportions from 0.05 to 7% by weight of the total weight of the composition, said one cationic silicone polymer being a product of the general formula: ##STR16## where x' and y' have average values such that the average molecular weight is from 5,000 and 10,000, (ii) a compound of formula: R'.sub.a G.sub.3-a Si--OSiG.sub.2).sub.n (OSiG.sub.b R'.sub.2-b).sub.m O-SiG.sub.3-a R'.sub.a in which: G is H, OH, C 1-8 alkyl or phenyl, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3 b is 0 or 1 the sum (n+m) is from 1 to 2,000, where n is from 0 to 1,999, and m is from 2,000 to 1, R' is a monovalent group of formula C q H 2q L in which q is from 2 to 8, and, L is N R"--CH 2 --CH 2 --N(R") 2 N(R") 2 N.sup.⊕ (R") 3 A.sup.⊖ N.sup.⊕ (R")H 2 A.sup.⊖ or NR"CH 2 --CH 2 --N.sup.⊕ R"H 2 A.sup.⊖, in which R" is H, phenyl, benzyl, or a saturated monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and, A.sup.⊖ is Cl.sup.⊖, Br.sup.⊖, I.sup.⊖ or F.sup.⊖, (iii) a product of general formula: ##STR17## in which: R 12 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 13 is a C 1 -C 18 divalent hyrocarbon group, Q - is a halide ion, r is a mean statistical value of from 2 to 20, and s is a mean statistical value of from 20 to 200.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1, in which the water-dispersible cationic surfactant is of formula (I): ##STR18## in which (1) R 1 is a product of general formula (II): R.sub.5 --O--C.sub.2 H.sub.3 (R.sub.6)O].sub.p [C.sub.2 H.sub.3 (CH.sub.2 OH)O].sub.n-1 CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 -- (II) where R 5 is a straight- or branched-chain saturated or unsaturated aliphatic group of from 4 to 20 carbon atoms; R 6 is (i) an alkyl of from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, (ii) a straight- or branched-chain alkoxymethyl group in which the alkoxy part is from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, (iii) a straight-chain alkenyloxy group in which the alkenyl part is from 4 to 20 carbon atoms; p is from 1 to 2.5 and is a mean statistical value; n is from 2 to 20 and is a mean statistical value; R 2 is an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R 3 and R 4 , which may be identical or different, are each an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms or R 3 and R 4 form, with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, a pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine or N-methylpiperazine heterocyclic ring; X.sup.⊖ is an anion; (2) R 2 and R 3 are each methyl, and (i) R 1 and R 4 which may be identical or different are each a straight-chain saturated aliphatic group of from 12 to 22 carbon atoms or an aliphatic group derived from tallow fatty acids and containing from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, or (ii) R 1 is a straight-chain saturated aliphatic group and R 4 is methyl or benzyl, (III) R 1 is an alkylamidopropyl radical, the alkyl part containing from 14 to 22 carbon atoms and R 4 is an alkylacetate group, the alkyl part of which contains 12 to 16 carbon atoms, and X.sup.⊖ is a halide or CH 3 SO 4 .sup.⊖ anion; (3) R 1 is an alkylamidoethyl and/or alkenylamidoethyl group, where the alkyl and/or alkenyl group contains from 14 to 22 carbon atoms and is derived from tallow fatty acids, R 2 and R 3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a substituted heterocyclic ring of the 4,5-dihydroimidazole type, R 4 is a C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and, X.sup.⊖ is CH 3 SO 4 .sup.⊖.

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 2, in which the water-dispersible cationic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of products of general formula (I), in which: (a) R 1 is R.sub.5 --O--C.sub.2 H.sub.3 (R.sub.6)O].sub.p [C.sub.2 H.sub.3 (CH.sub.2 OH)].sub.n-1 CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 -- (II) where R 5 is C 8 H 17 or C 10 H 21 , R 6 is C 14 H 29 or C 16 H 33 , p is 1, n is from 2 to 5, R 2 is methyl, R 3 and R 4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a morpholino ring, and, X.sup.⊖ is CH 3 SO 3 .sup.⊖ or CH 3 SO 4 .sup.⊖ ; (b) R 1 is C 10 H 21 O--C 2 H 3 (C 14 H 29 )O][C 2 H 3 (CH 2 OH)O]CH 2 CHOH--CH 2 --, R 2 is methyl, R 3 and R 4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a morpholino ring, and, X.sup.⊖ is CH 3 SO 3 .sup.⊖ ; (c) R 1 is C 10 H 21 --O--[C 2 H 3 (C 14 H 29 )O][C 2 H 3 (CH 2 OH)O] 4 CH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 --, R 2 is methyl, R 3 and R 4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a morpholino ring; and, X.sup.⊖ is CH 3 SO 3 .sup.⊖ ; (d) R 1 and R 4 which may be the same or different and each is a mixture of alkenyl and/or alkyl groups derived from tallow fatty acids and containing from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, R 2 and R 3 are each methyl, and, X.sup.⊖ is Cl.sup.⊖ ; (e) R 1 is an alkylamidoethyl and/or alkenylamidoethyl group where the alkyl and/or alkenyl part contains from 14 to 22 carbon atoms and is derived from tallow fatty acids; R 2 and R 3 form, with the N atom to which they are attached, a 2-alkyl (derived from tallow fatty acids)-4,5-dihydroimidazole ring; R 4 is a lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and, X.sup.⊖ is CH 3 SO 4 .sup.⊖, and (f) R 1 is a straight-chain saturated aliphatic group of 22 carbon atoms; R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are each methyl; and, X.sup.⊖ denotes Cl.sup.⊖.

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 1, in which the quaternised protein is a polypeptide carrying one or more quaternary ammonium groups at the end of the chain or grafted on the chain, which are selected from the group consisting of: a collagen hydrolysate carrying one or more triethylammonium or trimethylammonium and trimethylstearylammonium groups, an animal protein hydrolysate carrying one or more trimethylbenzylammonium groups, a protein hydrolysate carrying, on the polypeptide chain, one or more quaternary ammonium groups each containing at least one alkyl group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a quaternary protein of formula: ##STR19## in which A is a protein residue derived from collagen protein hydrolysates, R 12 is a lipophilic group containing up to 30 carbon atoms, and R 13 is an alkylene group of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Claim 6

A composition according to claim 1, in which the silicone polymer is (i) a product of general formula: ##STR20## where x' and y' have average values such that the average molecular weight is from 5,000 and 10,000, (ii) a compound of formula: R'.sub.a G.sub.3-a Si--OSiG.sub.2).sub.n (OSiG.sub.b R'.sub.2-b).sub.m O--SiG.sub.3-a R'.sub.a 10 in which: G is H, OH, C 1-8 alkyl or phenyl, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3 b is 0 or 1 the sum (n+m) is from 1 to 2,000, where n is from 0 to 1,999, and m is from 2,000 to 1, R' is a monovalent group of formula C q H 2q L in which q is from 2 to 8, and, L is N R"--CH 2 --CH 2 --N(R") 2 N(R") 2 N.sup.⊖ (R") 3 A.sup.⊖ N.sup.⊖ (R")H 2 A.sup.⊖, or, NR"CH 2 --CH 2 --N.sup.⊖ R"H 2 A.sup.⊖, in which R" is H, phenyl, benzyl, or a saturated monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and, A.sup.⊖ is Cl.sup.⊖, Br.sup.⊖, I.sup.⊖ or F.sup.⊖, (iii) a product of general formula: ##STR21## in which: R 12 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 13 is a C 1 -C 18 divalent hydrocarbon group, Q - is a halide ion, r is a mean statistical value of from 2 to 20, and s is a mean statistical value of from 20 to 200.

Claim 7

A composition according to claim 5 in which the silicone polymer is (ii) in which a is 0 and b is 1.

Claim 8

A composition according to claim 5, in which the silicone polymer is of the general formula: ##STR22## where x' and y' are as defined in claim 5, is combined with a trimethylalkylammonium chloride of general formula: ##STR23## where R 11 is a mixture of alkenyl and/or alkyl groups of from 14 to 22 carbon atoms derived from tallow fatty acids, and a polyethoxylated nonylphenol of formula: C.sub.9 H.sub.19 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --(OC.sub.2 H.sub.4).sub.10 --OH.

Claim 9

A composition according to claim 4, in which the silicon polymer is the trimethylsilylamodimethicone of general formula: ##STR24## in which the sum (n+m) is from 1 to 2,000; where n is from 0 to 1,999 and m is from 2,000 to 1.

Claim 10

A composition according to claim 8, in which the trimethylsilylamodimethicone is combined with octoxynol 40, with isolaureth-6 and with ethylene glycol.

Claim 11

A composition according to claim 4, in which the silicone polymer is a polymer which has a flashpoint of 60° C., according to the ASTM Standard D-93, a viscosity of 11 centipoises at a concentration of 35% of active substance and at 25° C., and a total basicity value of 0.24 milliequivalent per gramme.

Claim 12

A composition according to claim 1, which contains one or more water-dispersible cationic surfactants in a proportion of from 0.05 to 7% by weight, one or more water-soluble quaternised proteins in a proportion of from 0.05 to 7% by weight and one or more cationic silicone polymers, in a proportion of from 0.05 to 7% by weight of the total weight of the composition.

Claim 13

A composition according to claim 1, which is in the form of a shampoo, a rinsing product to be applied before or after a shampoo, before or after dyeing or bleaching, or before or after premanent-waving or hair-straightening; a product for hair-setting setting or blow-drying, a restructuring composition, a product for permanent-waving or in a form that may be packaged as an aerosol.

Claim 14

A composition according to claim 1, which also contains one or more adjuvant which is an anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and/or zwitterionic surfactant, perfume, colorant, preserving agent, sequestering agent, thickener, emulsifier, softener, foam stabiliser, or propellant.

Claim 15

A composition according to claim 13, which is a shampoo containing anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and/or zwitterionic surfactant in an amount of from 3 to 50% by weight of the total weight of the composition.

Claim 16

A composition according to claim 14, in which the surfactant is present in an amount of from 3 to 20% by weight.

Claim 17

A composition according to claim 1, which is in the form of an aerosol and contains a propellant gas.

Claim 18

A hair treatment process, in which an effective amount of at least one composition according to claim 1 is applied to hair before the hair is shaped.

Claim 19

A hair treatment process, in which a suitable quantity of at least one composition according to claim 1 is applied to hair, and after a few minutes' application the hair is rinsed and dried.

Claim 20

A cosmetic composition for hair care comprising at least one water-dispersible cationic surfactant in proportions of from 0.1 to 3% by weight, at least one polypeptide carrying quaternary ammonium groups at the end of the chain or grafted on the chain in proportions of from 0.1 to 3% by weight and at least one cationic silicone polymer in proportions from 0.1 to 3% by weight of the total weight of the composition, said one cationic silicone polymer being a product of the general formula: ##STR25## where x' and y' have average values such that the average molecular weight is from 5,000 and 10,000, (ii) a compound of formula: R'.sub.a G.sub.3-a Si--OSiG.sub.2).sub.n (OSiG.sub.b R'.sub.2-b).sub.m O--SiG.sub.3-a R'.sub.a in which: G is H, OH, C 1-8 alkyl or phenyl, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3 b is 0 or 1 the sum (n+m) is from 1 to 2,000, where n is from 0 to 1,999, and m is from 2,000 to 1, R' is a monovalent group of formula C q H 2q L in which q is from 2 to 8, and L is N R"--CH 2 --CH 2 --N(R") 2 N(R") 2 N.sup.⊕ (R") 3 A.sup.⊖ N.sup.⊕ (R")H 2 A.sup.⊖ or NR"CH 2 --CH 2 --N.sup.⊕ R"H 2 A.sup.⊖, in which R" is H, phenyl, benzyl, or a saturated monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and, A.sup.⊖ is Cl.sup.⊖, Br.sup.⊖, I.sup.⊖ or F.sup.⊖, (iii) a product of general formula: ##STR26## in which: R 12 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 13 is a C 1 -C 18 divalent hydrocarbon group, Q - is a halide ion, r is a mean statistical value of from 2 to 20, and s is a mean statistical value of from 20 to 200.

Claim 21

A cosmetic composition for hair care comprising at least one water-dispersible cationic surfactant in proportions of from 0.1 to 3% by weight, at least one polypeptide carrying quaternary ammonium groups at the end of the chain or grafted on the chain in proportions of from 0.1 to 3% by weight and at least one cationic silicone polymer in proportions from 0.1 to 3% by weight of the total weight of the composition, said one cationic silicone polymer being a product of the general formula: ##STR25## where x' and y' have average values such that the average molecular weight is from 5,000 and 10,000, (ii) a compound of formula: R'.sub.a G.sub.3-a Si--OSiG.sub.2).sub.n (OSiG.sub.b R'.sub.2-b).sub.m O--SiG.sub.3-a R'.sub.a in which: G is H, OH, C 1-8 alkyl or phenyl, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3 b is 0 or 1 the sum (n+m) is from 1 to 2,000, where n is from 0 to 1,999, and m is from 2,000 to 1, R' is a monovalent group of formula C q H 2q L in which q is from 2 to 8, and L is N R"--CH 2 --CH 2 --N(R") 2 N(R") 2 N.sup.⊕ (R") 3 A.sup.⊖ N.sup.⊕ (R")H 2 A.sup.⊖ or NR"CH 2 --CH 2 --N.sup.⊕ R"H 2 A.sup.⊖, in which R" is H, phenyl, benzyl, or a saturated monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and, A.sup.⊖ is Cl.sup.⊖, Br.sup.⊖, I.sup.⊖ or F.sup.⊖, (iii) a product of general formula: ##STR26## in which: R 12 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 13 is a C 1 -C 18 divalent hydrocarbon group, Q - is a halide ion, r is a mean statistical value of from 2 to 20, and s is a mean statistical value of from 20 to 200.

Claim 22

The cosmetic composition of claim 19, said composition comprising from 0.1 to 3% by weight of dimethyl dialkyl (C 14 -C 22 ) ammonium chloride, from 0.1 to 3% by weight of a quaternised protein having the formula: ##STR27## in which A denotes a protein residue derived from collagen protein hydrolysates, R 12 denotes a lipophilic group containing up to 30 carbon atoms, R 13 denotes an alkylene group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, of a molecular weight of from 1,500 to 10,000, from 0.1 to 3% by weight of cationic emulsion which is a combination of a component of the formula: ##STR28## a component of the formula: ##STR29## where R 11 denotes a mixture of alkenyl and/or alkyl radicals containing from 14 to 22 carbon atoms, and, a component of the formula C 9 H 19 --C 6 H 4 --(OC 2 H 4 ) 10 --OH.