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Hair care compositions containing a rigid silicone polymer
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1987-03-27
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2007-03-27
Abstract
Abstract Hair care compositions which give both improved style retention and hair conditioning properties. The compositions comprise from about 0.01% to about 10% of a rigid silicone polymer and a volatile carrier.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond E. Bolish, Jr.
- 👤 Daniel S. Cobb
- 👤 Vincent J. Kwasniewski
- 👤 Michael A. Snyder
- 👤 David M. Stentz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 00:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/58; A61K8/585; A61K8/72; A61K8/84; A61K8/89; A61K8/891; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/06; A61Q5/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
A hair care composition comprising: (a) from about 0.01% to about 10% of a rigid silicone polymer having a complex viscosity of at least 1×10 7 poise, and (b) a volatile carrier wherein if water is the sole carrier a surfactant is also present.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
A hair care composition comprising: (a) from about 0.01% to about 10% of a rigid silicone polymer having a complex viscosity of at least 1×10 7 poise, and (b) a volatile carrier wherein if water is the sole carrier a surfactant is also present.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A hair care composition according to claim 1 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is selected from the group consisting of organic substituted siloxane gums, silicone elastomers, filler reinforced polydimethyl siloxane gums, resin reinforced siloxanes and crosslinked siloxane polymers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A hair care composition according to claim 2 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a silicone elastomer and the sole volatile carrier is water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A hair care composition according to claim 2 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a filler reinforced polydimethyl siloxane gum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A hair care composition according to claim 2 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is an organic substituted siloxane gum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A hair care composition according to claim 2 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a resin reinforced siloxane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hair care composition according to claim 2 wherein the volatile carrier is a cyclic silicone containing from about 3 to about 7 silicon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A hair care composition according to claim 4 wherein the volatile carrier is a cyclic silicone containing from about 3 to about 7 silicon atoms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A hair care composition according to claim 1 in the form of a shampoo which additionally comprises from about 5% to about 50% of a synthetic surfactant or mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 9 wherein the silicone polymer comprises from about 0.05% to about 7% of the composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 10 wherein the silicone polymer is a silica reinforced polydimethyl siloxane gum.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 9 where the silicone polymer is either a polydiphenyl-dimethyl siloxane having a molecular weight of at least about 500,000 and wherein the diphenyl substitution is at a level of at least 3%, or a resin reinforced siloxane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 12 wherein the volatile solvent is a cyclic silicone containing from about 3 to about 7 silicon atoms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 13 wherein the synthetic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, ethoxylated alkyl sulfates, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl sulfonates betaines and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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A shampoo composition according to claim 14 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkyl sulfates, ethoxylated alkyl sulfates and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A shampoo composition according to claim 15 wherein the surfactant comprises from about 10% to about 35% of the composition.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A shampoo composition according to claim 14 wherein the amount of rigid silicone polymer is from about 0.75% to about 4% and the surfactant is an alkyl sulfate present at from about 12% to about 25%.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A shampoo composition according to claim 17 additionally comprising an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A hair care composition according to claim 1 in the form of a conditioner which additionally comprises from about 0.1% to about 10% of a lipid vehicle material and from about 0.05% to about 5% of a cationic surfactant.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
19 words
A conditioner composition according to claim 19, wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a silica reinforced polydimethyl siloxane gum.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
A conditioner composition according to claim 20, wherein the volatile carrier is a cyclic silicone containing from about 3 to about 7 silicon atoms.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
A conditioner composition according to claim 19, wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a silicone elastomer, and the volatile carrier is water.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
A conditioner composition according to claim 19 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a polydiphenyldimethyl siloxane gum having a molecular weight of at least about 500,000 and containing at least 3% diphenyl substitution.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
16 words
A conditioner composition according to claim 22, wherein the rigid silicone is a resin reinforced siloxane.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
A conditioner composition according to claim 19, wherein the lipid vehicle material contains carbon chains of from 12 to 18 carbon atoms in length.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
A conditioner composition, according to claim 25, comprising from about 1% to about 3% of said lipid vehicle material.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
A conditioner composition, according to claim 19, wherein said cationic surfactant vehicle material contains carbon chains of from 12 to 18 carbon atoms in length.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A conditioner composition, according to claim 26, comprising from about 0.2% to about 3% of said cationic surfactant vehicle material.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
A conditioner composition, according to claim 28, wherein said cationic surfactant vehicle material is a quaternary ammonium salt.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
30 words
A conditioner composition, according to claim 29, wherein said lipid vehicle material is selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, glyceryl monostearate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
17 words
A conditioner composition, according to claim 30, wherein said cationic surfactant vehicle material is a fatty amine.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
19 words
A conditioner composition, according to claim 31, wherein said cationic surfactant vehicle material is di(hydrogenated tallow) dimethyl ammonium chloride.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
21 words
A hair care composition according to claim 1 in the form of a hair tonic including their use in pump sprays.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
14 words
A hair care composition according to claim 1 in the form of a hairspray.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
14 words
A hair care composition according to claim 1 in the form of a mousse.
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