Hair cosmetic composition comprising an oxyalkylenized xanthan gum

• US 6,156,077 A
• Filed: 12/23/1998
• Issued: 12/05/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: KAO Corporation
• Original Assignee: KAO Corporation
• Inventors: Kawase, Jiro, Sugino, Kumi, Shibata, Yutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): LIOTT, CAROLINE L
• Application Number:
  US09/219,771
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• Field of Search: 8/406, 8/431, 8/107, 8/111, 8/405, 8/428, 8/552, 8/561, 424/62, 424/70.6, 424/70.13, 132/208, 252/186.42, 252/186.43, 252/186.1
• US Class Current: 8/406
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/73 Polysaccharides
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/06 Preparations for styling the hair, e.g. by temporary shaping or colouring
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/065 Preparations for temporary colouring the hair, e.g. direct dyes
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/10 Preparations for permanently dyeing the hair

Abstract

A hair cosmetic composition contains an oxyalkylenized xanthan gum in combination with at least one component selected from an oxidizing agent, a reducing agent, a film-forming polymer, an oxidation dye or an acid dye.

Claims

1. A hair cosmetic composition comprising:

an oxidizing agent;

an oxyalkylenized xanthane gum; and

0.1 to 20 wt % of a salt of an inorganic acid or an organic acid.

2. A hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, comprising 0.1 to 15 wt. % of said oxidizing agent.

3. A hair cosmetic composition according to claim 2, comprising 5 to 10 wt. % of said oxidizing agent.