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Hair cosmetics

Assignee: Kao Corp
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Filing: 1986-10-02
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Granted: 1989-06-13
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Expires: 2006-10-02
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Abstract

Abstract Hair cosmetic compositions comprise (A) an extract obtained by polar solvent extraction of a plant, preferable ones of which are birch, rosemary and hamamelis, and (B) a polypeptide compound including keratin, keratin derivative, silk and hydrolysate of silk. Such compositions are made into shampoo, rinse, set lotion, hair spray, etc. Hair cosmetics according to the invention can impart good hair style retentivity and good touch of feeling.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshiaki Abe
  • 👤 Hidetoshi Iwabuchi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 23:32
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/96; A61K8/98; A61K8/987; A61K8/30; A61K8/64; A61K8/65; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/12; A61Q5/02; A61Q5/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
A hair cosmetic composition consisting essentially of: (A) 0.001 to 10.0 wt. % of an extract obtained by extracting a plant selected from the group consisting of bark of birch and entire grass of rosemary with water or an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of one or more polar solvents selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propyleneglycol, 1,3-butyleneglycol and glycerine; and (B) 0.1 to 5.0 wt. % of a polypeptide compound selected from the group consisting of hydrolyzates of silk, hydrolyzates of keratin, oxidative decomposition products of keratin and thiol group-modified compounds of reductive decomposition products of keratin, and wherein said hair cosmetic composition is selected from the group consisting of pre-shampoo treatment agents, shampoos, hair rinses, hair conditioners, hair setting lotions, and hair sprays.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
A hair cosmetic composition consisting essentially of: (A) 0.001 to 10.0 wt. % of an extract obtained by extracting a plant selected from the group consisting of bark of birch and entire grass of rosemary with water or an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of one or more polar solvents selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propyleneglycol, 1,3-butyleneglycol and glycerine; and (B) 0.1 to 5.0 wt. % of a polypeptide compound selected from the group consisting of hydrolyzates of silk, hydrolyzates of keratin, oxidative decomposition products of keratin and thiol group-modified compounds of reductive decomposition products of keratin, and wherein said hair cosmetic composition is selected from the group consisting of pre-shampoo treatment agents, shampoos, hair rinses, hair conditioners, hair setting lotions, and hair sprays.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The hair cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein said extract is present in the amount of 0.01-1.0 wt. %.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The hair cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein said silk hydrolyzates and said keratin hydrolyzates and decomposition products have a molecular weight of 100 to 100,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
The hair cosmetic composition of claim 3, wherein said silk hydrolyzates and said keratin hydrolyzates and decomposition products have a molecular weight of 350 to 30,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The hair cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein (A) and (B) are mixed in a ratio of 0.1-10:1, respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 51 words
The hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, which is a shampoo which further contains, in addition to ingredients (A) and (B), an effective amount of one or more surface active agents selected from the group consisting of anionic surface active agents, nonionic surface active agents and amphoteric surface active agents.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 47 words
The hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, which is a hair setting lotion which further contains, in addition to ingredients (A) and (B), one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone polymers, acidic vinyl ether polymers, acidic acrylic polymers and amphoteric acrylic polymers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 44 words
The hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, further comprising a quaternary ammonium salt selected from the group consisting of distearyldimethyl ammonium chloride, stearyltrimethyl ammonium methosulfate, stearyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, stearyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride, lauryldiethylbenzyl ammonium chloride, lauryltrimethyl ammonium bromide, distearylmethylhydroxymethyl chloride, and cetyltrimethyl ammonium chloride.

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