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Shine hair conditioner
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1987-06-11
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Granted: 1989-12-12
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Expires: 2007-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A stable shine hair conditioner formulation which provides shiny, smooth, manageable hair, easy to comb, easy to style, long holding power and is cost effective consisting essentially of effective amounts of C14-C22 alkyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, mineral oil or glyceryl monostearate, a C14-C22 alkanol, a cellulose polymer, a copolymer of polyvinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate (PVP/VA) and a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of lanolin acetate, propylene glycol, glycerine, and water soluble lanolin, in an aqueous vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Amrit Patel
- 👤 Frank Schebece
- 👤 Harry Greenland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 07:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/37; A61K8/375; A61K8/31; A61K8/34; A61K8/342; A61K8/345; A61K8/40; A61K8/41; A61K8/416; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/731; A61K8/81; A61K8/817; A61K8/8182; A61K8/92; A61K8/922; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/12; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/54; A61K2800/542; A61K2800/5422; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A stable shine hair conditioner composition consisting essentially of about 0.375 tp 2.5% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, about 0.25 to 2.5% by weight of a nonionic water soluble cellulose polymer, about 1 to 10% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkanol, about 0.2 to 1.5% by weight mineral oil or glyceryl monostearate, about 0.1 to 1% by weight of a copolymer of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, and about 0.2 to 2% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of lanolin acetate, water soluble lanolin, glycerine and propylene glycol, in about 80 to 97.5% by weight of an aqueous carrier, said composition being in the form of an emulsion and having a pH of about 2.5 to 5.5
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A stable shine hair conditioner composition consisting essentially of about 0.375 tp 2.5% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, about 0.25 to 2.5% by weight of a nonionic water soluble cellulose polymer, about 1 to 10% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkanol, about 0.2 to 1.5% by weight mineral oil or glyceryl monostearate, about 0.1 to 1% by weight of a copolymer of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, and about 0.2 to 2% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of lanolin acetate, water soluble lanolin, glycerine and propylene glycol, in about 80 to 97.5% by weight of an aqueous carrier, said composition being in the form of an emulsion and having a pH of about 2.5 to 5.5
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said quaternary compound is a cetyl trimethyl ammonium halide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 2, wherein said quaternary compound is cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the C 14 -C 22 alkanol is cetyl alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said quaternary ammonium compound is a C 14 -C 22 alkyl trimethyl ammonium halide and is present in the weight ratio of 1 to 5 with said alkanol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein said cellulose polymer is hydroxyethyl cellulose and is present in an amount of about 0.25 to 2% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A composition according to claim 1, which is a conditioner for dry hair containing about 0.3 to 1% by weight of lanolin and about 0.2 to 1.5% by weight of the lanolin acetate plasticizer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 7, wherein the plasticizer is propylene glycol.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A composition according to claim 1, which is a conditioner for normal hair containing about 0.3 to 1% by weight of lanolin and 0.2 to 1.5% by weight of the lanolin acetate plasticizer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A shine conditioner for dry hair according to claim 1, consisting essentially of hydroxyethyl cellulose about 0.5% by weight of cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 0.5% by weight of mineral oil, about 3% by weight of cetyl alcohol, lanolin acetate, and the polyvinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer in about 90 to 95% by weight of deionized water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
A shine conditioner for normal hair according to claim 1, consisting essentially of hydroxyethyl cellulose, about 0.44% by weight of cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 2.5% by weight of cetyl alcohol; about 0.45% by weight of mineral oil, lanolin acetate, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer, in about 90 to 95% by weight of deionized water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
140 words
A stable shine hair conditioner composition consisting essentially of about 0.375 to 2.5% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, about 0.25 to 2.5% by weight of a nonionic water soluble cellulose polymer, about 1 to 10% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkanol, about 0.2 to 1.5% by weight mineral oil or glyceryl monostearate, about 0.1 to 1% by weight of a copolymer of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, about 0.2 to 2% by weight of cyclomethicone, and about 0.2 to 2% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of lanolin acetate, water soluble lanolin, glycerine and propylene glycol, in about 80 to 97.5% by weight of an aqueous carrier, said composition being in the form of an emulsion and having a pH of about 2.5 to 5.5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
140 words
A stable shine hair conditioner composition consisting essentially of about 0.375 to 2.5% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkyl trimethyl quaternary ammonium compound, about 0.25 to 2.5% by weight of a nonionic water soluble cellulose polymer, about 1 to 10% by weight of a C 14 -C 22 alkanol, about 0.2 to 1.5% by weight mineral oil or glyceryl monostearate, about 0.1 to 1% by weight of a copolymer of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, about 0.2 to 2% by weight of cyclomethicone, and about 0.2 to 2% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of lanolin acetate, water soluble lanolin, glycerine and propylene glycol, in about 80 to 97.5% by weight of an aqueous carrier, said composition being in the form of an emulsion and having a pH of about 2.5 to 5.5.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition according to claim 12, which is a hair conditioner for oily hair containing about 0.3 to 1% by weight glyceryl monostearate and about 0.2 to 1% by weight of cyclomethicone.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
An shine conditioner for oily hair according to claim 12, consisting essentially of hydroxyethyl cellulose, about 0.375% by weight of cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, about 1.875% by weight of cetyl alcohol, about 1% by weight of glyceryl monostearate, about 0.5% by weight of cyclomethicone, lanolin acetate, and the copolymer of polyvinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate in about 90 to 95% by weight of deionized water.
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