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Conditioning shampoo comprising a surfactant, a non-volatile silicone oil and guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride as a cationic conditioning polymer
Assignee: Chesebrough Ponds USA Inc
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Filing: 1990-12-03
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Granted: 1992-02-04
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Expires: 2010-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A shampoo composition contains surfactant together with a cationic derivative of guar gum and an insoluble non-volatile silicone present as emulsified particles having average particle size below 2μm. The silicone is preferably incorporated as a pre-formed emulsion.
Inventors
- 👤 Euan S. Reid
- 👤 Andrew M. Murray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-31 05:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/737; A61K8/02; A61K8/04; A61K8/06; A61K8/84; A61K8/89; A61K8/891; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; A61Q5/12; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/41; A61K2800/412; A61K2800/54; A61K2800/542; A61K2800/5426
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
An aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water, (a) from 2 to 40% by weight of surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and surfactant mixtures thereof; (b) from 0.01 to 3% by weight of cationic conditioning polymer which is guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride; (c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of an insoluble, non-volatile silicone, present as emulsified particles with an average particle size of less than 2 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
An aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water, (a) from 2 to 40% by weight of surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and surfactant mixtures thereof; (b) from 0.01 to 3% by weight of cationic conditioning polymer which is guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride; (c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of an insoluble, non-volatile silicone, present as emulsified particles with an average particle size of less than 2 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
A shampoo composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulphate, triethanolamine lauryl sulphate, triethanolamine monolauryl phosphate, sodium lauryl ether sulphate 2EO, sodium lauryl ether sulphate 3EO, ammonium lauryl sulphate, ammonium, lauryl ether sulphate 1EO, ammonium lauryl ether sulphate 2EO, ammonium lauryl ether sulphate 3EO and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A shampoo composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the amphoteric surfactant is selected from the group consisting of C 8-18 alkyl amidopropyl betaine and C 8-18 alkyl betaine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A shampoo composition as claimed in claim 3 wherein the amphoteric surfactant is selected from the group consisting of lauryl betaine, cocamidopropyl betaine and sodium cocamophopropionate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A shampoo composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the insoluble, non-volatile silicone is selected from the group consisting of polyalkyl siloxanes, polyalkylaryl siloxanes and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A shampoo composition as claimed in claim 5 wherein the insoluble, non-volatile silicone is selected from the group consisting of polydimethyl siloxane and polymethylphenyl siloxane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A shampoo composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the silicone has an average particle size of from 0.01 to 1 μm.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of cosmetically treating hair to deposit insoluble, non-volatile silicone on the hair, which comprises washing the hair with an aqueous shampoo composition comprising: (a) from 2 to 40% by weight of surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and surfactant mixtures thereof; (b) from 0.01 to 3% by weight of cationic conditioning polymer which is guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride; (c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of an insoluble, non-volatile silicone, present as emulsified particles with an average particle size of less than 2μm.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
88 words
A method of cosmetically treating hair to deposit insoluble, non-volatile silicone on the hair, which comprises washing the hair with an aqueous shampoo composition comprising: (a) from 2 to 40% by weight of surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and surfactant mixtures thereof; (b) from 0.01 to 3% by weight of cationic conditioning polymer which is guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride; (c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of an insoluble, non-volatile silicone, present as emulsified particles with an average particle size of less than 2μm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method of making an aqueous shampoo composition as claimed in claim 1 comprising mixing together water, the surfactant, the cationic conditioning polymer and an aqueous emulsion of the silicone, wherein the silicone in the emulsion has an average particle size of less than 2 μm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
A shampoo composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the non-volatile silicone is selected from the group consisting of polyalkyl siloxanes having a viscosity from 5 to 100,000 centistokes at 25° C., polyalkylaryl siloxanes having a viscosity of from 15 to 65 centistokes at 25° C., and silicone gums consisting of polydiorganosiloxanes having a molecular weight of from 200,000 to 1,000,000.
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