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Shampoo compositions

Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1985-07-10
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Granted: 1987-11-03
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Expires: 2005-07-10
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Abstract

Abstract Shampoos are disclosed which comprise a synthetic anionic surfactant, a dispersed, insoluble, non-volatile silicone, a tri long chain alkyl quaternary ammonium salt or a tri long chain amine, a suspending agent and water.

Inventors

  • 👤 Young S. Oh
  • 👤 Richard M. Dahlgren
  • 👤 Glen D. Russell

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 05:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/58; A61K8/585; A61K8/40; A61K8/41; A61K8/416; A61K8/46; A61K8/463; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; A61Q5/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A shampoo composition comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 50% of synthetic anionic surfactant or mixtures thereof; (b) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a dispersed, insoluble, non-volatile silicone or mixtures thereof; (c) from about 0.1% to about 4% of a hair conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of tri long chain alkyl mono short chain alkyl quaternary ammonium salts, tri long chain alkyl amines and mixtures thereof; (d) from about 0.4% to about 5% of a suspending agent (e) the remainder water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A shampoo composition comprising: (a) from about 5% to about 50% of synthetic anionic surfactant or mixtures thereof; (b) from about 0.1% to about 10% of a dispersed, insoluble, non-volatile silicone or mixtures thereof; (c) from about 0.1% to about 4% of a hair conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of tri long chain alkyl mono short chain alkyl quaternary ammonium salts, tri long chain alkyl amines and mixtures thereof; (d) from about 0.4% to about 5% of a suspending agent (e) the remainder water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 1 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, ethoxylated alkyl sulfates, alpha olefin sulfonates alkyl sulfonates and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 2 wherein the non-volatile silicone has viscosity of from about 5 to about 600,000 centistokes at 25° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 2 wherein the hair conditioning agent is a quaternary ammonium salt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 3 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, ethoxylated alkyl sulfates and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 4 wherein the non-volatile silicone is a polydimethylsiloxane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 5 wherein an amide is also present in the compositions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 14 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 6 wherein the surfactant is an alkyl sulfate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 14 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 8 wherein the surfactant is ammonium alkyl sulfate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 18 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 1 wherein the non-volatile silicone composition is a mixture of non-volatile silicones.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 10 wherein one of the non-volatile silicones is a silicone gum.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 17 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 11 wherein the quaternary ammonium compound is tricetyl methyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 34 words
A method of shampooing hair comprising applying from about 0.1 g to about 10 g of a composition according to claim 1 to hair that has been wet with water and then rinse out.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein the composition is in accordance with claim 4.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein the composition is in accordance with claim 10.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein the composition is in accordance with claim 11.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to claim 13 wherein the composition is in accordance with claim 12.

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