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Low glass transistion temperature adhesive copolymers for use in hair styling products
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1989-07-13
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Granted: 1991-05-28
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Expires: 2009-07-13
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymers useful in products such as those which provide hair styling hold, e.g., aerosol mousses, shampoos and conditioners. The monomer components in these copolymers are randomly distributed in the copolymer chain, preferably to form a substantially linear chain. At least one of the monomer components is selected from acrylate amides and methacrylate amides; and furthermore at least one of the other monomer components is selected from acrylate esters and methacrylate esters. These copolymers have a single glass transition temperature within the temperature range of from about 0 DEG C. to about 80 DEG C. The present invention further relates to hair styling compositions (e.g., aerosol mousses, shampoos, conditioners) comprising these adhesive copolymers, and to methods for providing styling hold to hair by using an adhesive copolymer or composition of the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter M. Torgerson
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-28 19:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/06; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/8141; A61K8/8158; A61Q5/02; A61Q5/12; C; C08; C08F; C08F220/00; C08F220/02; C08F220/10; C08F220/12; C08F220/52; C08F220/54; C09; C09J; C09J133/00; C09J133/04; C09J133/06; C09J133/062; C09J133/24; C09J133/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
Hair styling compositions comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer which is a random copolymer having the general structure: (H.sub.x).sub.m --(L.sub.y).sub.n wherein: (A) H is one or more monomer components with relatively high glass transition temperatures, at least one H monomer component being selected from the group consisting of acrylate amides and methacrylate amides; (B) L is one or more monomer components with relatively low glass transition temperatures, at least one L monomer component being selected from the group consisting of acrylate esters and methacrylate esters; (C) x and y are integers of 1 or greater, and x+y is an integer of 2 or greater; and (D) m:n is the weight ratio of H to L monomer components, and the ratio of m:n is within the range of from about 20:1 to about 1:20; and wherein further said adhesive copolymers have a single glass transition temperature within the range of from about 0° C. to about 80° C.; and (b) from about 80% to about 99.9% of a carrier suitable for applying the adhesive copolymer to hair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
Hair styling compositions comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer which is a random copolymer having the general structure: (H.sub.x).sub.m --(L.sub.y).sub.n wherein: (A) H is one or more monomer components with relatively high glass transition temperatures, at least one H monomer component being selected from the group consisting of acrylate amides and methacrylate amides; (B) L is one or more monomer components with relatively low glass transition temperatures, at least one L monomer component being selected from the group consisting of acrylate esters and methacrylate esters; (C) x and y are integers of 1 or greater, and x+y is an integer of 2 or greater; and (D) m:n is the weight ratio of H to L monomer components, and the ratio of m:n is within the range of from about 20:1 to about 1:20; and wherein further said adhesive copolymers have a single glass transition temperature within the range of from about 0° C. to about 80° C.; and (b) from about 80% to about 99.9% of a carrier suitable for applying the adhesive copolymer to hair.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
Hair styling compositions comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer wherein said copolymers is a random copolymer having the general structure: ##STR6## wherein m:n is the weight ratio of the other monomer components to the N,N-dimethylacrylamide monomer component, and the ratio of m:n is within the range of from about 20:1 to about 1:20; z is an integer of 1 or greater; R is selected from hydrogen and methyl; R 3 is C 1 -C 15 alkyl; and said adhesive copolymers further have a single glass transition temperature within the temperature range of from about 0° C. to about 80° C.; and (b) from about 80% to about 99.9% of a carrier suitable for applying the adhesive copolymer to hair.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
Hair styling compositions comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer wherein said copolymers is a random copolymer having the general structure: ##STR6## wherein m:n is the weight ratio of the other monomer components to the N,N-dimethylacrylamide monomer component, and the ratio of m:n is within the range of from about 20:1 to about 1:20; z is an integer of 1 or greater; R is selected from hydrogen and methyl; R 3 is C 1 -C 15 alkyl; and said adhesive copolymers further have a single glass transition temperature within the temperature range of from about 0° C. to about 80° C.; and (b) from about 80% to about 99.9% of a carrier suitable for applying the adhesive copolymer to hair.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
83 words
Hair styling compositions according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the L monomer components is selected from the group consisting of methylacrylate, ethylacrylate, propylacrylate, butylacrylate, n-butylacrylate, iso-butylmethacrylate, methylmethacrylate, ethylmethacrylate, 2-ethylhexylacrylate, 2-ethylhexylmethacrylate, laurylacrylate, laurylmethacrylate, and methoxyethylacrylate; and at least one of the H monomer components is selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, methacrylamide, N-isopropylacrylamide and N,N-dimethylacrylamide; and x+y=2 or 3; and wherein further said adhesive copolymers have a number-average molecular weight in the range of from about 10,000 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Hair styling compositions according to claim 3 wherein the ratio of m:n is within the range of from about 10:1 to about 1:10; at least one of the L monomer components is selected from butylacrylate, n-butylacrylate, iso-butylmethacrylate, 2-ethylhexylmethacrylate, and methoxyethylacrylate; and at least one of the H monomer components is N,N-dimethylacrylamide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Hair styling compositions according to claim 2 having a number-average molecular weight in the range of from about 10,000 to about 1,000,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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Hair styling compositions according to claim 5 wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, 2-ethylhexyl, and --(CH 2 ) 2 OCH 3 ; and z is 1 or 2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
Methods for providing styling hold to hair, said methods comprising applying to hair in need of style hold an effective amount of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer according to claim 1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
Methods for providing styling hold to hair, said methods comprising applying to hair in need of style hold an effective amount of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer according to claim 3.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
Methods for providing styling hold to hair, said methods comprising applying to hair in need of style hold an effective amount of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer according to claim 4.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
Methods for providing styling hold to hair, said methods comprising applying to hair in need of style hold an effective amount of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer according to claim 2.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
Methods for providing styling hold to hair, said methods comprising applying to hair in need of style hold an effective amount of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer according to claim 5.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
Methods for providing styling hold to hair, said methods comprising applying to hair in need of style hold an effective amount of a low glass transition temperature adhesive copolymer according to claim 6.
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