Mousse-forming shampoo compositions

• US 6,627,585 B1
• Filed: 06/12/2000
• Issued: 09/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa Division Of Conopco, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa Division Of Conopco, Inc.
• Inventors: Steer, David Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Douyon, Lorna M.
• Application Number:
  US09/592,191
• Time in Patent Office: 1,205 Days
• Field of Search: 510/119, 510/120, 510/122, 510/128, 510/406, 424/47, 424/70.1, 424/70.12
• US Class Current: 510/120
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/046 Aerosols; Foams
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/37 Esters of carboxylic acids
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/375 the alcohol moiety containing more than one hydroxy group
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8111 Homopolymers or copolymers of aliphatic olefines, e.g. polyethylene, polyisobutene; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/86 Polyethers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/89 Polysiloxanes
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/895 containing silicon bound to unsaturated aliphatic groups, e.g. vinyl dimethicone
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/92 Oils, fats or waxes; Derivatives thereof, e.g. hydrogenation products thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/922 of vegetable origin
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/02 Preparations for cleaning the hair
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/12 Preparations containing hair conditioners

Abstract

A mousse-forming cleansing shampoo composition having improved conditioning performance comprising:

(A) a foamable concentrate comprising:

(i) at least one surfactant;

(ii) dispersed particles of a water-insoluble conditioning agent having a particle size of 1 micron or greater;

(iii) an aqueous carrier; and

(B) an aerosol propellant.

Claims

1. A mousse-forming cleansing shampoo composition having improved conditioning performance comprising:

(A) a foamable concentrate comprising;

(i) at least one surfactant;

(ii) dispersed particles of a water-insoluble conditioning agent having a particle size of 1 micron or greater;

(iii) an aqueous carrier;

wherein the dispersed particles of water-insoluble conditioning agent are not suspended by a suspending agent, and

(B) an aerosol propellant.

2. A composition according to claim 1, in which the conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of silicones, high molecular weight hydrocarbon materials, hair conditioning oily or fatty materials and mixtures thereof.

3. A composition according to claim 1, in which the foamable concentrate further comprises a rheology modifier selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol (PPG), sodium xylene sulphonate, sodium toluene sulphonate and urea.

4. A composition according to claim 1, in which the conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of emulsified silicone, emulsified polyisobutylene resin, and mixtures thereof.

5. A composition according to claim 4, which further comprises a deposition polymer.

6. A composition according to claim 1, in which the conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils, fatty esters and mixtures thereof.

7. A composition according to claim 1, in which the propellant gas is selected from the group consisting of dimethyl ether, propane, n-butane, isobutane and mixtures thereof.

8. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the viscosity of the foamable concentrate is from 1 to 3000 cps.

9. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the viscosity of the foamable concentrate ranges from 10 to 2000 cps.

10. A composition according to claim 9, wherein the viscosity of the foamable concentrate ranges from 100 to 1000 cps.