Vehicle systems for use in cosmetic compositions

Claim 2

A cosmetic composition comprising: (a) from about 80% to about 100%, by weight, of a vehicle system which comprises: (A) from about 0.1% to about 10.0% buy weight of the cosmetic composition of a hydrophobically modified nonionic water-soluble polymer which comprises a water-soluble polymer backbone and hydrophobic groups selected from the group consisting of C 8 -C 22 alkyl, aryl alkyl, alkyl aryl groups and mixtures thereof; wherein the ratio of the hydrophilic portion to the hydrophobic portion of the polymer is from about 10:1 to about 1000:1; and (B) from about 0.02% to about 10.0% by weight of the cosmetic composition of a water-insoluble surfactant having a molecular weight less than bout 20,000; and (C) from about 65% to about 99% by weight of the cosmetic composition of a compatible solvent; and (b) from 0% to about 20%, by weight, of n active cosmetic component; wherein said cosmetic compositions comprise no more than about 1.0% of water-soluble surfactants.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1 wherein said hydrophobically modified nonionic water-soluble polymer comprises a nonionic cellulose ether having a sufficient degree of nonionic substitution, selected from the group consisting of methyl, hydroxyethyl, and hydroxypropyl, to cause it to be water-soluble and being further substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having 10 to 22 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders said cellulose ether less than 1% by weight soluble in water.

Claim 4

The composition of claim 2 wherein the vehicle system provides a rheology to the cosmetic composition that is characterized by a shear stress of from 0 to about 50 pascal over a shear rate range of from about 0.04 sec -1 to about 25 sec -1 .

Claim 5

The composition of claim 3 wherein the nonionic cellulose ether comprises from about 0.2% to about 5.0% of the cosmetic composition.

Claim 6

The composition of claim 4 wherein the nonionic cellulose ether comprises the long-chain alkyl radical attached via an ether linkage.

Claim 7

The composition of claim 5 wherein the nonionic cellulose ether comprises a water-soluble hydroxypropyl cellulose substituted with a long-chain alkyl radical having 10 to 22 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders the hydroxypropyl cellulose less than 1% by weight soluble in water.

Claim 8

The composition of claim 6 wherein the nonionic cellulose ether comprises a water-soluble hydroxyethyl cellulose substituted with a long-chain alkyl radical having 10 to 22 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders the hydroxyethyl cellulose less than 1% by weight soluble in water.

Claim 9

The composition of claim 7 wherein the hydroxyethyl cellulose prior to substitution with the long chain alkyl group has a molecular weight of about 50,-000 to 700,000.

Claim 10

The composition of claim 8 wherein the water-soluble hydroxyethyl cellulose is substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having about 16 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.40% to about 0.95%, by weight; the hydroxyethyl molar substitution is from about 2.3 to about 3.7; and the average molecular weight of the unsubstituted cellulose is from about 300,000 to about 700,000.

Claim 11

The composition of claim 3 which comprises from about 0.05% to about 3.0% of the water-insoluble surfactant.

Claim 12

The composition of claim 10 wherein the water-insoluble surfactant is selected from the group consisting of stearamide DEA, cocamide MEA, dimethyl stearamine oxide, glyceryl monoleate, sucrose stearate, PEG-2 stearamine, Ceteth-2, glycerol stearate citrate, dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, Poloxamer 181, hydrogenated tallow dimethyl betaine, hydrogenated tallow amide DEA, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 3 which additionally comprises from about 0.3% to about 5.0% of a water-soluble polymeric material having a molecular weight greater than about 20,000.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 12 wherein the water-soluble polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyacrylamide, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, dextran, carboxymethylcellulose, acacia plant exudate, ghatti plant exudate, tragacanth plant exudate, sodium alginate, propylene glycol alginate, sodium carrageenan, natural polysaccharides, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 13 wherein the water-soluble polymeric material comprises a natural polysaccharide.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 14 wherein the natural polysaccharide is selected from the group consisting of guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 17

The composition of claim 3 which additionally comprises from about 0.05% to bout 1.0%, by weight of the composition of a chelating agent.

Claim 18

The composition of claim 16 wherein the chelating agent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetracetic acid and salts thereof, nitrilo acetic acid and salts thereof, hydroxyethylene diamine triacetic acid and salts thereof, diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid and salts thereof, diethanol glycine and salts thereof, ethanol diglycine and salts thereof, citric acid and salts thereof, phosphoric acid and salts thereof.

Claim 19

The composition of claim 12 which additionally comprises from about 0.05% to about 3%, by weight of he composition, of a chelating agent.

Claim 20

The composition of claim 18 wherein the chelating agent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetracetic acid and salts thereof, nitrilo acetic acid and salts thereof, hydroxyethylene diamine triacetic acid and salts thereof, diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid and salts thereof, diethanol glycine and salts thereof, ethanol diglycine and salts thereof, citric acid and salts thereof, and phosphoric acid and salts thereof.

Claim 21

The composition of claim 12 wherein from about 0.02% to about 2.5% of the water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble polymeric materials having a molecular weight greater than about 1,000,000, and water-soluble polymeric materials having strong ionic character.

Claim 22

The composition of claim 16 wherein from about 0.02% to about 2.5% of the water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble polymeric materials having a molecular weight greater than about 1,000,000, and water-soluble polymeric materials having strong ionic character.

Claim 23

The composition of claim 18 wherein from about 0.02% to about 2.5% of the water-soluble polymer is selected from the group consisting of water-soluble polymeric materials having a molecular weight greater than about 1,000,000, and water-soluble polymeric materials having strong ionic character.

Claim 24

The cosmetic composition of claim 3 which is a hair care composition wherein said active cosmetic component comprises an active hair care component.

Claim 25

The composition of claim 23 wherein the composition comprises no more than 1% of fatty alcohol materials.

Claim 26

The composition of claim 24 wherein the active hair care component is selected from the group consisting of conditioning agent, antidandruff aids, hair growth promoters, perfumes, dyes, pigments, hair holding polymers, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 27

The composition of claim 25 wherein the active hair care component is selected from the group consisting of a volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 10 centipoise; a non-volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 100,000CP; a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. greater than about 1,000,000CP; and mixtures thereof.

Claim 28

The composition of claim 26 wherein the silicone gum is selected from the group consisting of polydimethylsiloxane gums and polyphenylmethylsiloxane gums.

Claim 29

The composition of claim 27 wherein the active hair care component comprises from about 0.01% to about 10% of a rigid silicone polymer having a complex viscosity at 25° C. of at least 2×10 5 poise.

Claim 30

The composition of claim 28 which additionally comprises a volatile carrier for the rigid silicone polymer.

Claim 31

A hair care composition according to claim 29 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 32

A hair care composition according to claim 30 wherein the volatile carrier is a cyclic silicone containing from about 3 to about 7 silicon atoms.

Claim 33

A hair care composition according to claim 31 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a silicone elastomer and the sole volatile carrier is water.

Claim 34

A hair care composition according to claim 31 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a filler reinforced polydimethyl siloxane gum.

Claim 35

A hair care composition according to claim 31 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is an organic substituted siloxane gum.

Claim 36

A hair care composition according to claim 31 wherein the rigid silicone polymer is a resin reinforced siloxane.

Claim 37

The composition of claim 25 wherein the active hair care component comprises from about 0.1% to bout 10.0% of a copolymer which has a vinyl polymeric backbone having grafted to it monovalent siloxane polymeric moieties, said copolymer comprising C monomers and components selected from the group consisting of A monomers, B monomers, and mixtures thereof, wherein: A is at least one free radically polymerizable vinyl monomer, the amount by weight of A monomer, when used, being up to about 98% by weight of the total weight of all monomers in said copolymer; B is at least one reinforcing monomer copolymerizable with A, the amount by weight of B monomer, when used, being up to bout 98% of the total weight of all monomers in said copolymer, said B monomer being selected from the group consisting of polar monomers and macromers; and C is a polymeric monomer having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 50,000 and the general formula X(Y).sub.n Si(R).sub.3-m (Z).sub.m wherein X is a vinyl group copolymerizable with the A and B monomers Y is a divalent linking group R is a hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or alkoxy Z is a monovalent siloxane polymeric moiety having a number average molecular weight of at least about 500, is essentially unreactive under copolymerization conditions, and is pendant from said vinyl polymeric backbone after polymerization n is 0 or 1 m is an integer from 1 to 3 wherein C comprises from about 0.01% to about 50% of the copolymer.

Claim 38

The composition of claim 36 wherein the copolymer comprises from about 5% to about 98% A monomer, from bout 0.1% to about 50% C monomer, and from 0% to about 98% B monomer.

Claim 39

The composition of claim 25 wherein the active hair treatment component comprises a lipophillic free radically polymerizable vinyl monomer (A) or a hydrophilic monomer which is copolymerizable with A (B), or a mixture thereof, and a silicone-containing macromer having a weight average molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 50,000 based on polydimethylsiloxane selected from the group consisting of ##STR16## wherein m is 1, 2 or 3; p is 0 or 1; R" is alkyl or hydrogen; q is an integer from 2 to 6 s is an integer from 0 to 2; X is ##STR17## R 1 is hydrogen or --COOH; R 2 is hydrogen, methyl or --CH 2 COOH; Z is ##STR18## R 4 is alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, aryl, or hydroxyl; and r is an integer from about 5 to bout 700.

Claim 40

A hair care composition according to claim 38 wherein monomer A is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid esters of C 1 -C 18 alcohols, methacrylic acid esters of C 1 -C 18 alcohols, styrene, vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile, alpha-methylstyrene, t-butylstyrene, butadiene, cyclohexadiene, ethylene, propylene, vinyl toluene, polystyrene macromer, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 41

A hair care composition according to claim 39 wherein monomer B is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, methacrylonitrile, methacryloamide, maleic anhydride, half esters of maleic anhydride, itaconic acid, acrylamide, acrylate alcohols, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl ethers, maleimides, vinyl pyridine, vinyl imidazole, styrene sulfonate, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 42

A hair care composition according to claim 40 wherein monomer A is selected from the group consisting of n-butylmethacrylate, isobutylmethacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, t-butylacrylate, t-butylmethacrylate, methylmethacrylate, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 43

A hair care composition according to claim 40 wherein monomer B is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, vinyl pyrrolidone, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 44

A hair care composition according to claim 42 wherein monomer C has the formula ##STR19##

Claim 45

A hair care composition according to claim 43 wherein p =0 and q=3.

Claim 46

A hair care composition according to claim 44, wherein m is 1, r is about 250, R 4 is alkyl, R 1 is hydrogen, and R 2 is methyl.

Claim 47

A hair care composition according to claim 40 wherein the silicone-containing copolymer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid/n-butylmethacrylate/polydimethylsiloxane macromer 20,000 mw (10/70/20)l N,N-dimethylacrylamide/isobutyl methacrylate/PDMS macromer 20,000 mw (20/60/20); dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/isobutyl methacrylate/2-ethylhexyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (25/40/15/20); dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/isobutyl methacrylate/PDMS 20,000 mw (10/70/20). quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/isobutyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (40/490/20); acrylic acid/methyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (40/40/20); acrylic acid/isopropyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (25/65/10); N,N-dimethylacrylamide/methoxyethyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (60/25/15); dimethylacrylamide/PDMS macromer-20,000 mw (80/20); t-butylacrylate/t-butylmethacrylate/PDMS macromer-10,000 mw (56/24/20); t-butylacrylate/PDMS macromer-10,000 mw (80/20); t-butylacrylate/N,N-dimethylacrylamide/PDMS macromer-10,000 mw (70/10/20); t-butylacrylate/acrylic acid/PDMS macromer-10,000 mw (75/5/20); and mixtures thereof.

Claim 48

A hair care composition comprising: (a) from about 80% to about 99.9%, by weight, of a vehicle system which comprises: (A) from about 0.2% to about 5.0%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a nonionic cellulose ether having a hydroxyethyl molar substitution of from about 2.3% to about 3.7%, being further substituted with a C 16 alkyl group at from about 0.40% to about 0.95%, by weight, wherein the unsubstituted hydroxyethyl cellulose has an average molecular weight of from about 300,000 to about 700,000; (B) from about 0.05% to about 3.0%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a water-insoluble surfactant, having a molecular weight less than about 20,000, which is selected from the group consisting of stearamide DEA, cocamide MEA, dimethyl stearamine oxide, glyceryl monoleate, sucrose stearate, PEG-2 stearamine, Ceteth-2, glycerol stearate citrate, dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, Poloxamer 181, hydrogenated tallow dimethyl betaine, hydrogenated tallow amide DEA, and mixtures thereof; (C) from about 0.05% to about 0.3%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a chelating agent which is selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid and salts thereof, citric acid and salts thereof, and phosphoric acid and salts thereof; (D) from about 0.05% to about 1.0% of a distributing aid which is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum and dextran having a molecular weight greater than about 1,000,000; and (E) from about 65% to about 99%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a compatible solvent; and (b) from about 0.1% to about 20%, by weight, of an active hair care component; wherein said hair care composition comprises no more than about 0.5% of water-soluble surfactants; no more than 1% of fatty alcohol materials; and wherein said hair care composition has a rheology that is characterized by a shear stress of from 0 to about 50 pascal over a shear rate range of from about 00.04 sec -1 to about 25 sec -1 .

Claim 49

A hair care composition comprising: (a) from about 80% to about 99.9%, by weight, of a vehicle system which comprises: (A) from about 0.2% to about 5.0%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a nonionic cellulose ether having a hydroxyethyl molar substitution of from about 2.3% to about 3.7%, being further substituted with a C 16 alkyl group at from about 0.40% to about 0.95%, by weight, wherein the unsubstituted hydroxyethyl cellulose has an average molecular weight of from about 300,000 to about 700,000; (B) from about 0.05% to about 3.0%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a water-insoluble surfactant, having a molecular weight less than about 20,000, which is selected from the group consisting of stearamide DEA, cocamide MEA, dimethyl stearamine oxide, glyceryl monoleate, sucrose stearate, PEG-2 stearamine, Ceteth-2, glycerol stearate citrate, dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, Poloxamer 181, hydrogenated tallow dimethyl betaine, hydrogenated tallow amide DEA, and mixtures thereof; (C) from about 0.05% to about 0.3%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a chelating agent which is selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid and salts thereof, citric acid and salts thereof, and phosphoric acid and salts thereof; (D) from about 0.05% to about 1.0% of a distributing aid which is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum and dextran having a molecular weight greater than about 1,000,000; and (E) from about 65% to about 99%, by weight of the hair care composition, of a compatible solvent; and (b) from about 0.1% to about 20%, by weight, of an active hair care component; wherein said hair care composition comprises no more than about 0.5% of water-soluble surfactants; no more than 1% of fatty alcohol materials; and wherein said hair care composition has a rheology that is characterized by a shear stress of from 0 to about 50 pascal over a shear rate range of from about 00.04 sec -1 to about 25 sec -1 .

Claim 50

The composition of claim 47 wherein the active hair care component comprises a silicone-containing copolymer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid/n-butylmethacrylate/polydimethylsiloxane macromer-20,000 mw (10/70/20); N,N-dimethylacrylamide/isobutyl methacrylate/PDMS macromer-20,000 mw (20/60/20); dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/isobutyl methacrylate/2-ethylhexyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (25/40/25/20); dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/isobutyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (10/70/20); quaternized dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/isobutyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (40/40/20); acrylic acid/methyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (40/40/20); acrylic acidisopropyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (25/65/10); N,N-dimethylacrylamide/methoxyethyl methacrylate/PDMS-20,000 mw (60/25/15); dimethylacrylamide/PDMS macromer-20,000 mw (80/20); t-butylacrylate/t-butylmethacrylate/PDMS macromer-100,000 mw (56/24/20); t-butylacrylate/PDMS macromer-10,000 mw (80/20); t-butylacrylate/N,N-dimethylacrylamide/PDMS macromer-10,000 mw (70/10/20); t-butylacrylate/acrylic acid/PDMS macromer-10,000 mw (75/5/20); and mixtures thereof.

Claim 51

The composition of claim 47 wherein the active hair care component comprises a silicone conditioning agent which is selected from the group consisting of a conditioning agent comprising, by weight: (a) from about 0.1% to bout 2.5% of a polydimethyl siloxane gum; (b) from about 0.02% to about 0.7% of fumed silica; and (c) from about 0.4% to about 18% of a volatile silicone carrier; a conditioning agent comprising: (a) a volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 10 centipoise; (b) from about 0.5% to about 2.0% of a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. of greater than about 1,000,000 centipoise; at ratios of volatile fluid to gum of from about 85:15 to about 50:50; and a conditioning agent comprising: (a) a non-volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity of less than about 100,000 centipoise; (b) from about 0.5% to about 2.0% of silicone gum having a viscosity of greater than about 1,000,000 centipoise; at ratios of non-volatile fluid to gum of from about 60:40 to about 40:60.

Claim 52

A hair conditioning composition comprising: (a) from about 80% to about 99.9% of a vehicle system which comprises: (A) from about 0.1% to about 10.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a nonionic cellulose ether having a sufficient degree of nonionic substitution, selected from the group consisting of methyl, hydroxyethyl, and hydroxypropyl to cause it to be water-soluble and being further substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having 10 to 24 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders said cellulose ether less than 1% by weight soluble in water; (B) from about 0.02% to bout 10.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a water-insoluble surfactant, having a molecular weight less than about 20,000; and (C) from about 65% to about 99%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a compatible solvent; and (b) from about 0.1% to about 20%, by weight, of an active hair care component comprising; (A) from about 0.1% to bout 18%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a silicone conditioning agent; and (B) no more than 1%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a fatty alcohol; wherein a quaternary ammonium compound comprises at least a portion of the water-insoluble surfactant at a level up to about 2.5% of the conditioning composition; and wherein said hair conditioning composition comprises no more than about 1.0% of water-soluble surfactants.

Claim 53

A hair conditioning composition comprising: (a) from about 80% to about 99.9% of a vehicle system which comprises: (A) from about 0.1% to about 10.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a nonionic cellulose ether having a sufficient degree of nonionic substitution, selected from the group consisting of methyl, hydroxyethyl, and hydroxypropyl to cause it to be water-soluble and being further substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having 10 to 24 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders said cellulose ether less than 1% by weight soluble in water; (B) from about 0.02% to bout 10.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a water-insoluble surfactant, having a molecular weight less than about 20,000; and (C) from about 65% to about 99%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a compatible solvent; and (b) from about 0.1% to about 20%, by weight, of an active hair care component comprising; (A) from about 0.1% to bout 18%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a silicone conditioning agent; and (B) no more than 1%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a fatty alcohol; wherein a quaternary ammonium compound comprises at least a portion of the water-insoluble surfactant at a level up to about 2.5% of the conditioning composition; and wherein said hair conditioning composition comprises no more than about 1.0% of water-soluble surfactants.

Claim 54

The composition of claim 50 wherein the nonionic cellulose ether comprises from about 0.2% to about 5.0% of a hydroxyethyl cellulose substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having about 16 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.50% to about 0.95%, by weight; the hydroxyethyl molar substitution is from about 2.3 to about 3.7; and the average molecular weight of the unsubstituted cellulose is from about 300,000 to about 700,000.

Claim 55

The composition of claim 50 which comprises from about 0.05% to about 3.0% of the water-insoluble surfactant.

Claim 56

The composition of claim 52 wherein the water-insoluble surfactant is selected from the group consisting of stearamide DEA, cocamide MEA, dimethyl stearamine oxide, glyceryl monooleate, sucrose stearate, PEG-2 stearamine, Ceteth-2, glycerol stearate citrate, Poloxamer 1812, hydrogenated tallow dimethyl betaine, hydrogenated tallow amide DEA, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 57

The composition of claim 53 wherein the water-insoluble surfactant comprises hydrogenated tallow amide DEA.

Claim 58

The composition of claim 50 wherein the quaternary ammonium compound hair conditioning agent comprises from about 0.5% to about 2% of di(hydrogenated) tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride.

Claim 59

The composition of claim 50 wherein the fatty alcohol is selected from the group consisting of stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 60

The composition of claim 56 wherein the fatty alcohol is selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 61

The composition of claim 50 additionally comprising from about 0.05% to about 1.0% of a chelating agent which is selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetracetic acid and salts thereof, nitrilo triacetic acid and salts thereof, hydroxyethylene diamine triacetic acid and salts thereof, diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid and salts thereof, diethanol glycine and salts thereof, ethanol diglycine and salts thereof, citric acid and salts thereof, phosphoric acid and salts thereof.

Claim 62

The composition of claim 50 wherein the silicone conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of a volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 10 centipoise; a non-volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 100,000 centipoise; a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. greater than about 1,000,000 centipoise; and mixtures thereof.

Claim 63

The composition of claim 59 wherein the silicone gum is selected from the group consisting of polydimethylsiloxane gums and polyphenylmethylsiloxane gums.

Claim 64

The composition of claim 50 wherein the silicone conditioning agent comprises a combination of a non-volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than bout 100,000CP, and from about 0.015% to about 9.0% of a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. greater than about 1,000,000CP, at a ratio of non-volatile fluid to gum of from about 70:30 to bout 30:70.

Claim 65

The composition of claim 50 wherein the silicone conditioning agent comprises a combination of a volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 10CP, and from about 0.015% to about 9.0% of a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. greater than about 1,000,000CP, at a ratio of volatile fluid to gum of from about 90:10 to about 10:90.

Claim 66

The composition of claim 50 which comprises up to about 1.0% of a trimethylsilyl-amodimethicone as at least a portion of the silicone conditioning agent.

Claim 67

The composition of claim 50 wherein a stearamidopropyldimethyl amine comprises at least a portion of he water-insoluble surfactant component at a level up to about 1% of the conditioning composition.

Claim 68

The composition of claim 50 which additionally comprises from about 0.1% to about 1.5% of a hydrolyzed animal protein.

Claim 69

A hair conditioning composition comprising: (a) from about 80% to about 99.9%, by weight, of a vehicle system which comprises: (A) from about 0.2% to about 5.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a nonionic cellulose ether substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having about 16 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.50% to about 0.95%, by weight; a hydroxyethyl molar substitution of from about 2.3 to about 3.7; and an average molecular weight of unsubstituted cellulose of from about 300,000 to about 700,000; (B) from about 0.05% to about 3.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of hydrogenated tallow amide DEA; (C) from about 0.05% to about 0.3%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition of a chelating agent selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetracetic acid, and salts thereof; citric acid, and salts thereof; and mixtures thereof; and (D) from about 65% to about 99%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of water; and (b) from about 0.1% to bout 20%, by weight, of an active hair care component comprising; (A) from about 0.5% to about 15%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a silicone conditioning agent which is selected from the group consisting of a combination of a volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 10 centipoise, and from about 0.5% to about 2.0% of a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. of greater than about 1,000,000 centipoise, at ratios of volatile fluid to gum of from about 85:15 to about 50:50; and a combination of a non-volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 100,000 centipoise, and from about 0.5% to about 2.0% of a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. of greater than about 1,000,000 centipoise, at ratios of non-volatile fluid to gum of from about 60:40 to about 40:60; and (B) from about 0.5% to about 2.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition of dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride; and (C) no more than 1%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof; wherein said hair conditioning composition comprises no more than about 0.5% of water-soluble surfactants.

Claim 70

A hair conditioning composition comprising: (a) from about 80% to about 99.9%, by weight, of a vehicle system which comprises: (A) from about 0.2% to about 5.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a nonionic cellulose ether substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having about 16 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.50% to about 0.95%, by weight; a hydroxyethyl molar substitution of from about 2.3 to about 3.7; and an average molecular weight of unsubstituted cellulose of from about 300,000 to about 700,000; (B) from about 0.05% to about 3.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of hydrogenated tallow amide DEA; (C) from about 0.05% to about 0.3%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition of a chelating agent selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetracetic acid, and salts thereof; citric acid, and salts thereof; and mixtures thereof; and (D) from about 65% to about 99%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of water; and (b) from about 0.1% to bout 20%, by weight, of an active hair care component comprising; (A) from about 0.5% to about 15%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a silicone conditioning agent which is selected from the group consisting of a combination of a volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 10 centipoise, and from about 0.5% to about 2.0% of a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. of greater than about 1,000,000 centipoise, at ratios of volatile fluid to gum of from about 85:15 to about 50:50; and a combination of a non-volatile silicone fluid having a viscosity at 25° C. of less than about 100,000 centipoise, and from about 0.5% to about 2.0% of a silicone gum having a viscosity at 25° C. of greater than about 1,000,000 centipoise, at ratios of non-volatile fluid to gum of from about 60:40 to about 40:60; and (B) from about 0.5% to about 2.0%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition of dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride; and (C) no more than 1%, by weight of the hair conditioning composition, of a fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof; wherein said hair conditioning composition comprises no more than about 0.5% of water-soluble surfactants.

Claim 71

A method for manufacturing a hair conditioning composition according to claim 50 comprising the step of premixing the silicone conditioning agent, the quaternary ammonium compound, and at least a portion of the solvent prior to mixing with the remaining components.