Shampoo compositions

Claim 2

A homogeneous shampoo-conditioner composition comprising: (a) about 3% to about 40% by weight of an anionic cleansing surfactant; (b) about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent; (c) a suspending agent comprising: (i) from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of an amine having the general structural formula ##STR7## wherein R 1 is an alkyl group including at least 16 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group having one to about 22 carbon atoms, benzyl and phenyl; and R 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, benzyl and phenyl, wherein said amine has a water solubility of 0.5 grams or less per 100 milliliters of water, and wherein said amine is a solid compound at room temperature; and (ii) a sufficient amount of an acid such that essentially no solid particles of the amine are present in the composition, said acid selected from the group consisting of an inorganic mineral acid, an aliphatic carboxylic acid including up to about 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (d) an aqueous carrier.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1, wherein the conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of a silicone conditioning agent, a hydrocarbon conditioning agent, a water-insoluble fatty alcohol having about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms, a water-insoluble fatty ester having about 9 to about 34 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof.

Claim 4

The composition of claim 2, wherein the silicone conditioning agent is a nonvolatile silicone conditioning agent, a volatile silicone conditioning agent, or a combination thereof.

Claim 5

The composition of claim 2, wherein the hydrocarbon conditioning agent is a volatile hydrocarbon conditioning compound.

Claim 6

The composition of claim 1, wherein the conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane polyether copolymer; an acetylated lanolin alcohol; a lanolin-derived extract of sterol, a sterol ester; lanolin alcohol concentrate; an isopropyl ester of a lanolin fatty acid; a polyol fatty acid; a keratin protein derivative; an amino-functional silicone; a mineral oil and lanolin alcohol mixture; a high molecular weight ester of lanolin; a vinylpyrrolidone/dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate copolymer; a 5 mole ethylene oxide adduct of soya sterol; a 10 mole ethylene oxide adduct of soya sterol; a stearic acid ester of an ethoxylated methyl glucoside; a hydroxylated lanolin; lactamide MEA; stearamide MEA; an ethoxylated long chain alcohol; a propoxylated long chain alcohol; hydrolyzed animal keratin; ethyl hydrolyzed animal keratin; avocado oil; sweet almond oil; grape seed oil; jojoba oil; apricot kernel oil; sesame oil; hybrid safflower oil; wheat germ oil; an ethyl ester of a hydrolyzed animal protein; a blend of cetyl and stearyl cetearyl alcohol with an ethoxylated cetyl or stearyl alcohol; a propoxylated (1-10 moles) lanolin alcohol; isostearamide DEA; a hydrolyzed collagen protein; and combinations thereof.

Claim 7

The composition of claim 1, wherein the water-insoluble conditioning agent is present in an amount of about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of the composition.

Claim 8

The composition of claim 1, wherein the amine is a solid compound at room temperature and has a water solubility of 0.5 grams or less per 100 milliliters of water.

Claim 9

The composition of claim 1, wherein the amine is present in an amount of about 1.5% to about 5% by weight of the composition.

Claim 10

The composition of claim 1, wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of C 20-22 amine, hydrogenated tallow amine, stearyl amine, tallow amine, hexadecylamine, octadecylamine, di(hydrogenated tallow)amine, dipalmityl amine, di(hydrogenated tallow) methylamine, distearyl methyl amine, methyl dibehenamine, and combinations thereof.

Claim 11

The composition of claim 1, wherein the inorganic mineral acid is selected from the group consisting of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and combinations thereof.

Claim 12

The composition of claim 1 wherein the aliphatic carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, pentanoic acid, glycolic acid, decanoic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, octanoic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, and combinations thereof.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 1, wherein the aliphatic carboxylic acid is a saturated aliphatic acid including about 16 carbon atoms or less.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 1, wherein the aromatic carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, salicylic acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, toluic acid, and combinations thereof.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 1 having a pH of about 3 to about 8.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 1 further comprising 0% to about 5% of a nonaqueous solvent.

Claim 17

The composition of claim 1, wherein the anionic cleansing surfactant is an alkyl sulfate, an alkyl ether sulfate or a combination thereof; the water-insoluble conditioning agent is a polydimethylsiloxane, a volatile hydrocarbon, or a combination thereof; the amine is hydrogenated tallow amine, di(hydrogenated tallow)amine, dipalmityl amine, distearyl amine, distearyl methyl amine or a combination thereof; and the acid is citric acid, lactic acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, palmitic acid, lauric acid or a combination thereof.

Claim 18

The composition of claim 1 further comprising 0% to about 5% by weight of a nonionic surfactant.

Claim 19

The composition of claim 16, wherein the nonionic surfactant is an alkanolamide.

Claim 20

The composition of claim 1 comprising: (a) about 10% to about 25% by weight of an anionic cleansing surfactant; (b) about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent; (c) a suspending agent comprising: (i) about 1.5% to about 5% by weight of dipalmityl amine; and (ii) a sufficient amount of citric acid, palmitic acid or a combination thereof such that no particles of the dipalmityl amine are present in the composition; and (d) an aqueous carrier.

Claim 21

The composition of claim 19 wherein the water-insoluble conditioning agent is a nonvolatile silicone conditioning agent, a volatile silicone conditioning agent or a combination thereof.

Claim 22

A homogeneous shampoo-conditioner composition comprising: (a) about 3% to about 40% by weight of an anionic cleansing surfactant; (b) about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent; (c) a suspending agent comprising: (i) from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of an amine having the general structural formula ##STR8## wherein R 4 is an alkyl group having at least 13 carbon atoms; R 5 is an alkylene moiety having one to four carbon atoms; and R 6 and R 7 are, independently, an alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, wherein said amine has a water solubility of 0.5 grams or less per 100 milliliters of water, and wherein said amine is a solid compound at room temperature; and (ii) a sufficient amount of an acid such that essentially no solid particles of the amine are present in the composition, said acid selected from the group consisting of an inorganic mineral acid, an aliphatic carboxylic acid including up to about 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (d) an aqueous carrier.

Claim 23

A homogeneous shampoo-conditioner composition comprising: (a) about 3% to about 40% by weight of an anionic cleansing surfactant; (b) about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent; (c) a suspending agent comprising: (i) from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of an amine having the general structural formula ##STR8## wherein R 4 is an alkyl group having at least 13 carbon atoms; R 5 is an alkylene moiety having one to four carbon atoms; and R 6 and R 7 are, independently, an alkyl group having one to four carbon atoms, wherein said amine has a water solubility of 0.5 grams or less per 100 milliliters of water, and wherein said amine is a solid compound at room temperature; and (ii) a sufficient amount of an acid such that essentially no solid particles of the amine are present in the composition, said acid selected from the group consisting of an inorganic mineral acid, an aliphatic carboxylic acid including up to about 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (d) an aqueous carrier.

Claim 24

The composition of claim 21 wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of stearamidopropyl diethylamine, stearamidoethyl diethylamine, stearamidoethyl dimethylamine, palmitamidopropyl dimethylamine, behenamidopropyl dimethylamine, myristamidopropyl dimethylamine, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, and combinations thereof.

Claim 25

A homogeneous shampoo-conditioner composition comprising: (a) about 3% to about 40% by weight of an anionic cleansing surfactant; (b) about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent; (c) a suspending agent comprising: (i) from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of an amine having the general structural formula ##STR9## wherein R 1 is an alkyl group including at least 16 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group having one to about 22 carbon atoms, benzyl and phenyl; R 5 is an alkylene moiety having one to four carbon atoms; and R 8 and R 9 are, independently, hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein said amine has a water solubility of 0.5 grams or less per 100 milliliters of water, and wherein said amine is a solid compound at room temperature; and (ii) a sufficient amount of an acid such that essentially no solid particles of the amine are present in the composition, said acid selected from the group consisting of an inorganic mineral acid, an aliphatic carboxylic acid including up to about 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (d) an aqueous carrier.

Claim 26

A homogeneous shampoo-conditioner composition comprising: (a) about 3% to about 40% by weight of an anionic cleansing surfactant; (b) about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent; (c) a suspending agent comprising: (i) from about 1% to about 10% by weight of the composition of an amine having the general structural formula ##STR9## wherein R 1 is an alkyl group including at least 16 carbon atoms; R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group having one to about 22 carbon atoms, benzyl and phenyl; R 5 is an alkylene moiety having one to four carbon atoms; and R 8 and R 9 are, independently, hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein said amine has a water solubility of 0.5 grams or less per 100 milliliters of water, and wherein said amine is a solid compound at room temperature; and (ii) a sufficient amount of an acid such that essentially no solid particles of the amine are present in the composition, said acid selected from the group consisting of an inorganic mineral acid, an aliphatic carboxylic acid including up to about 22 carbon atoms, an aromatic carboxylic acid, and combinations thereof; and (d) an aqueous carrier.

Claim 27

The composition of claim 23 wherein the amine is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated tallow diamine, tallow diamine and a combination thereof.