Cosmetic composition for fixing and sheen

• US 6,139,849 A
• Filed: 02/21/1997
• Issued: 10/31/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Inventors: Lesaulnier, Claire-Marie, Beitone, Regis
• Primary Examiner(s): Page, Thurman K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HOWARD, SHARON LEE
• Application Number:
  US08/802,937
• Time in Patent Office: 1,348 Days
• Field of Search: 424/47, 424/401, 424/70.1, 424/70.11, 424/70.12, 132/7, 514/880
• US Class Current: 424/401
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/585 Organosilicon compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8147 Homopolymers or copolymers of acids; Metal or ammonium salts thereof, e.g. crotonic acid, (meth)acrylic acid; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8158 Homopolymers or copolymers of amides or imides, e.g. (meth) acrylamide; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8164 Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by a carboxyl radical, and containing at least one other carboxyl radical in the molecule, or of salts, anhydrides, esters, amides, imides or nitriles thereof; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers, e.g. poly (methyl vinyl ether-co-maleic anhydride)
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/891 saturated, e.g. dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone, C24-C28 methicone or stearyl dimethicone
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/06 Preparations for styling the hair, e.g. by temporary shaping or colouring

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for treating keratin substances, in particular the hair, comprising at least one fixing polymer, at least 5% by weight of a non-volatile aryl silicone and at least one volatile silicone, as well as to a process for treating keratin substances using this composition.

Claims

1. A cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one fixing polymer, at least 5% by weight of a non-volatile aryl silicone, and at least one volatile silicone.

2. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said at least one fixing polymer is present in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

3. A composition according to claim 2, wherein said at least one fixing polymer is present in an amount ranging from 1 to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said at least one volatile silicone is present in an amount ranging from 5% to 40% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

5. A composition according to claim 4, wherein said at least one volatile silicone is present in an amount ranging from 10% to 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

6. A composition according to claim 5, wherein said at least one volatile silicone is present in an amount ranging from 15% to 25% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

7. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said at least one non-volatile aryl silicone is present in an amount ranging from 5% to 40% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

8. A composition according to claim 7, wherein said at least one non-volatile aryl silicone is present in an amount ranging from 10% to 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

9. A composition according to claim 8, wherein said at least one non-volatile aryl silicone is present in an amount ranging from 12% to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

10. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said at least one fixing polymer is an anionic, cationic, amphoteric or nonionic polymer.

11. A composition according to claim 10, wherein said anionic fixing polymer is:

a polymer containing carboxylic units derived from unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid monomers of formula (II) ##STR16## wherein n is an integer from 0 to 10, A denotes a methylene group, optionally linked to the carbon atom of the unsaturated group or to the neighboring methylene group when n is greater than 1 via a hetero atom,

R₇ denotes a hydrogen atom, or a phenyl or benzyl group,

R₈ denotes a hydrogen atom or a C₁ -C₆ lower alkyl or carboxyl group and

R₉ denotes a hydrogen atom, a C₁ -C₆ lower alkyl group or a --CH₂ --COOH, phenyl or benzyl group;

or

a polymer comprising units derived from sulphonic acid.

12. A composition according to claim 11, wherein said hetero atom is oxygen or sulfur.

13. A composition according to claim 11, wherein said units derived from sulphonic acid are vinylsulphonic acid, styrenesulphonic acid or acrylamidoalkylsulphonic acid units.

14. A composition according to claim 11, wherein said anionic fixing polymer is selected from the group consisting of:

A) homo- or copolymers of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or salts thereof, copolymers of acrylic acid and of acrylamide and salts thereof, and sodium salts of polyhydroxycarboxylic acids;

B) copolymers of acrylic acid or methacrylic acids with a monoethylenic monomer optionally grafted onto a polyalkylene glycol and optionally crosslinked;

copolymers of acrylic acid or methacrylic acids with a monoethylenic monomer optionally grafted onto a polyalkylene glycol and optionally crosslinked containing an N-alkylated and/or hydroxyalkylated acryamide unit in their chain, copolymers of acrylic acid and of C₁ -C₄ alkyl methacrylate;

C) copolymers derived from crotonic acid, optionally grafted and crosslinked;

D) copolymers derived from C₄ -C₈ monounsaturated carboxylic acids or anhydrides selected from;

copolymers comprising (i) one or more maleic, fumaric or itaconic acids or anhydrides and (ii) at least one monomer selected from vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, vinyl halides, phenylvinyl derivatives, acrylic acid and acrylic acid esters, wherein the anhydride functions of said copolymers are optionally monoesterified or monoamidated;

copolymers comprising (i) one or more maleic, citraconic or itaconic anhydrides and (ii) one or more monomers selected from allylic or methallylic esters optionally containing one or more acrylamide, methacrylamide or α

-olefin group, acrylic or methacrylic esters, acrylic or methacrylic acids or vinylpyrrolidone in their chain,

the anhydride functions of said copolymers optionally being monoesterified or monoamidated; and

E) polyacrylamides containing carboxylate groups.

15. A composition according to claim 14, wherein said monoethylenic monomer is ethylene, styrene, a vinyl ester or an ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid.

16. A composition according to claim 14, wherein said polyalkylene glycol is polyethylene glycol.

17. A composition according to claim 14, wherein said copolymers derived from crotonic acid are copolymers containing vinyl acetate or propionate units and optionally other monomers.

18. A composition according to claim 17 wherein said other monomers are allylic esters, methallylic esters, vinyl ether or vinyl ester of a linear or branched saturated carboxylic acid with a long hydrocarbon chain.

19. A composition according to claim 18, wherein said long hydrocarbon chain contains at least 5 carbon atoms.

20. A composition according to claim 14, wherein said anionic fixing polymer is:

an acrylic acid copolymer;

a copolymer derived from crotonic acid;

a polymer derived from maleic, fumaric or itaconic acids or hydrides with vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, vinyl halides, phenylvinyl derivatives and acrylic acid and esters thereof;

a copolymer of methacrylic acid and of methyl methacrylate;

the copolymer of methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate;

vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymer;

or

vinyl acetate/crotonic acid/polyethylene glycol terpolymer.

21. A composition according to claim 20, wherein said anionic fixing polymer is acrylic acid/ethyl acrylate/N-tertbutylacrylamide terpolymer.

22. A composition according to claim 20, wherein said anionic fixing polymer is a vinyl acetate/vinyl tert-buylbenzoate/crotonic acid terpolymer or a crotonic acid/vinyl acetate/vinyl neododecanate terpolymer.

23. A composition according to claim 20, wherein said anionic polymer is a monoesterified methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer.

24. A composition according to claim 10, wherein said amphoteric fixing polymer is a polymer containing units derived from:

a) at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylamides or methacrylamides substituted on the nitrogen with an alkyl radical,

b) at least one acidic comonomer containing one or more reactive carboxylic groups, and

c) at least one basic comonomer.

25. A composition according to claim 24, wherein said at least one basic comonomer is selected from the group consisting of esters containing primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary amine substituents of acrylic and methacrylicacids and the product of quaternization of dimethylamenoethyl methacrylate with dimethyl or diethyl sulphate.

26. A composition according to claim 24, wherein said amphoteric:

fixing polymer is an octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer or a copolymer of methyl methacrylate/methyl dimethylcarboxymethylammonioethylmethacrylate.

27. A composition according to claim 10, wherein said nonionic fixing polymer is selected from the group consisting of:

polyalkyloxazolines;

vinyl acetate homopolymers;

copolymers of vinyl acetate and of acrylic ester;

copolymers of vinyl acetate and of ethylene;

copolymers of vinyl acetate and of maleic ester;

vinyl chloride homopolymers;

polyethylene waxes;

polyethylene/polytetrafluoroethylene waxes;

copolymers of polyethylene and of maleic anhydride;

alkyl acrylate homopolymers and alkyl methacrylate homopolymers;

copolymers of acrylic esters;

copolymers of acrylonitrile and of a nonionic monomer;

styrene homopolymers;

copolymers of styrene and of alkyl (meth)acrylate;

copolymers of styrene, of alkyl methacrylate and of alkyl acrylate;

copolymers of styrene and of butadiene;

copolymers of styrene, of butadiene and of vinylpyridine; and

copolymers of alkyl acrylate and of urethane.

28. A composition according to claim 27, wherein said nonionic fixing polymer is selected from the group consisting of copolymers of alkyl acrylates and alkyl(meth)acrylates.

29. A composition according to claim 28, wherein said nonionic monomer is butadiene or alkyl(meth)acrylate.

30. A composition according to claim 10, wherein cationic fixing polymer is:

a copolymer of acrylamide and of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate quaternized with dimethyl sulphate;

a copolymer of acrylamide and of methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride;

a copolymer of acrylamide and of methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium methosulphate;

a quaternized or non-quaternized vinylpyrrolidone/dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or methacrylate copolymer;

a dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/vinylcaprolactam/vinylpyrrolidone terpolymer;

or

a quaternized vinylpyrrolidone/dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide copolymer.

31. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said at least one volatile silicone is:

(i) a cyclic volatile silicone corresponding to formula (VIII);

##STR17## wherein r ranges from 3 to 7; and

(ii) a linear volatile silicone containing from 2 to 9 silicon atoms corresponding to formula (IX);

##STR18## wherein s ranges from 1 to 8.

32. A composition according to claim 31 wherein r ranges from 4 to 5.

33. A composition according to claim 31, wherein said at least one volatile silicone is cyclotetradimethylsiloxane, cyclopentadimethylsiloxane, cyclohexadimethylsiloxane, hexamethyldisiloxane and octamethyltrisiloxane.

34. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said non-volatile aryl silicone is a silicone of formula (X):

##STR19## wherein R₂₄, which is identical or different, denotes a C₁ -C₁₀ alkyl radical,

R₂₆, which is identical or different, denotes an aryl group, which may comprise one or more optionally substituted aryl rings,

R₂₅, which is identical or different, denotes R₂₆, R₂₄ or Si(R₂₄)₃

t ranges from 0 to 1000,

u ranges from 0 to 1000,

the sum t+u ranges from 1 to 2000.

35. A composition according to claim 34, wherein said aryl group is a phenyl, a phenyl group substituted with alkyl radicals or alkenyl radicals of C₁ -C₅ or a mixture thereof.

36. A composition according to claim 35, wherein said non-volatile aryl silicone is phenyl trimethicone, diphenyl dimethicone or phenyl methicone.

37. A composition according to claim 1, wherein said cosmetically acceptable medium comprises C₁ -C₆ alcohols.

38. A process for the cosmetic treatment of a keratin substance comprising the step of applying to said keratin substance an(effective amount of a composition according to claim 1.

40. A process for styling or fixing the hair comprising the step of applying to said hair an effective amount of a composition according to claim 1.

39. A process according to claim 39, wherein said keratin substance is hair.