Hair care compositions

US12296041B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-12296041-B2
Application numberUS-202117244368-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 29, 2021
Priority dateApr 29, 2021
Publication dateMay 13, 2025
Grant dateMay 13, 2025

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Hair care compositions and methods for providing conditioning benefits to hair is disclosed. The hair care compositions may include one or more nonionic surfactants comprising one or more alkylpolyglucosides; one or more fatty alcohols; one or more fatty esters comprising caprylic/capric triglyceride; about 0.5 to about 30 wt. % of a fatty compound other than fatty alcohol and fatty ester; one or more silicones comprising polysilicone-11; one or more thickening agents; and water, wherein the hair care composition is an emulsion, and all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair care composition.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A hair care composition comprising: (a) about 3 to about 9 wt. % of one or more nonionic surfactants, wherein at least one of the one or more nonionic surfactants is a C 12-20 alkyl glucoside in an amount from about 0.1 to about 3 wt. %; (b) about 1 to about 4 wt. % of octyldodecanol and C 14-22 alcohols, wherein the C 14-22 alcohols is in an amount from about 0.5 to about 3 wt. %; (c) about 5 to about 10 wt. % of isopropyl myristate; (d) about 2 to about 10 wt. % of one or more fatty compounds other than (b) and (c); (e) about 1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more silicones, wherein at least one of the one or more silicones is polysilicone-11; (f) about 0.5 to about 4 wt. % of hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer; (g) about 40 wt. % or more of water; and (h) about 3 to about 20 wt. % of one or more polyols, wherein the hair care composition is an emulsion, the hair care composition is visually stable for 8 weeks at a temperature of 45° C., and all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the hair care composition. 2. The hair care composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more silicones further comprises dimethicone, dimethiconol, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, cyclomethicone, or mixtures thereof. 3. The hair care composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more polyols are chosen from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerin, polyethylene glycols, or mixtures thereof. 4. The hair care composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fatty compounds other than (b) and (c) comprises one or more waxes, in an amount from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. %. 5. The hair care composition of claim 4 , wherein the one or more waxes are chosen from illipe butter, beeswax, butyrospermum parkii butter, euphorbia cerifera wax, carnauba, lanolin, lanolin derivatives, candelilla, cocoa butter, sugar cane wax, montan wax, whale wax, bayberry wax, acacia decurrents flower wax, vegetable waxes, or mixtures thereof. 6. The hair care composition of claim 1 further comprising: (i) about 0.01 to about 10 wt. % of one or more cationic polymers. 7. The hair care composition of claim 6 , wherein the one or more cationic polymers are chosen from polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-28, polyquaternium-32, polyquaternium-46, polyquaternium-51, polyquaternium-52, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-54, polyquaternium-55, polyquaternium-56, polyquaternium-57, polyquaternium-58, polyquaternium-59, polyquaternium-60, polyquaternium-63, polyquaternium-64, polyquaternium-65, polyquaternium-66, polyquaternium-67, polyquaternium-70, polyquaternium-73, polyquaternium-74, polyquaternium-75, polyquaternium-76, polyquaternium-77, polyquaternium-78, polyquaternium-79, polyquaternium-80, polyquaternium-81, polyquaternium-82, polyquaternium-84, polyquaternium-85, polyquaternium-86, polyquaternium-87, polyquaternium-90, polyquaternium-91, polyquaternium-92, polyquaternium-94, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, or mixtures thereof. 8. The hair care composition of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the C 12-20 alkyl glucoside and the C 14-22 alcohols to the hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer is from about 0.5:1 to about 1:0.5. 9. A method for conditioning hair, the method comprising applying the hair care composition of claim 1 to the hair, and optionally rinsing the composition from the hair. 10. A hair care composition comprising: (a) about 3 to about 9 wt. % of one or more nonionic surfactants, wherein one of the one or more nonionic surfactants is an C 12-20 alkyl glucoside in an amount from about 0.1 to about 3 wt. %; (b) about 1 to about 4 wt. % of octyldodecanol and C 14-22 alcohols, wherein the C 14-22 alcohols are in an amount from about 0.5 to about 3 wt. %; (c) about 5 to about 10 wt. % of two or more fatty esters, wherein one of the two or more fatty esters is caprylic/capric triglyceride in an amount from 0.05 to about 4 wt. % and one of the two or more fatty esters is isopropyl myristate; (d) about 2 to about 10 wt. % of one or more fatty compounds other than (b) and (c); (e) about 1 to about 5 wt. % of two or more silicones, wherein one of the two or more silicones is polysilicone-11 and one of the two or more silicones is dimethicone; (f) about 0.5 to about 4 wt. % of hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer; (g) about 40 wt. % or more of water; and (h) about 3 to about 20 wt. % of one or more polyols chosen from ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, pentylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerin, polyethylene glycols, or mixtures thereof, wherein the hair care composition is an emulsion, a weight ratio of the C 12-20 alkyl glucoside and the C 14-22 alcohols to the hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer is from about 0.5:1 to about 1:0.5, and all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the hair care composition. 11. The hair care composition of claim 10 , wherein the one or more fatty compounds other than (b) and (c) comprises one or more waxes, in an amount from about 0.5 to about 6 wt. 12. The hair care composition of claim 7 , wherein the one or more waxes are chosen from illipe butter, beeswax, butyrospermum parkii butter, euphorbia cerifera wax, carnauba, lanolin, lanolin derivatives, candelilla, cocoa butter, sugar cane wax, montan wax, whale wax, bayberry wax, acacia decurrents flower wax, vegetable waxes, or mixtures thereof. 13. The hair care composition of claim 10 further comprising: (i) one or more cationic polymers chosen from polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-22, polyquaternium-28, polyquaternium-32, polyquaternium-46, polyquaternium-51, polyquaternium-52, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-54, polyquaternium-55, polyquaternium-56, polyquaternium-57, polyquaternium-58, polyquaternium-59, polyquaternium-60, polyquaternium-63, polyquaternium-64, polyquaternium-65, polyquaternium-66, polyquaternium-67, polyquaternium-70, polyquaternium-73, polyquaternium-74, polyquaternium-75, polyquaternium-76, polyquaternium-77, polyquaternium-78, polyquaternium-79, polyquaternium-80, polyquaternium-81, polyquaternium-82, polyquaternium-84, polyquaternium-85, polyquaternium-86, polyquaternium-87, polyquaternium-90, polyquaternium-91, polyquaternium-92, polyquaternium-94, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, or mixtures thereof. 14. The hair care composition of claim 10 , wherein the composition is visually stable for 8 weeks at a temperature of 45° C. 15. A method for conditioning hair, the method comprising applying the hair care composition of claim 10 to the hair, and optionally rinsing the composition from the hair. 16. The hair care composition of claim 10 , wherein the one or more fatty compounds other than (b) and (c) comprises one or more waxes, in an amount from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. %. 17. The hair care composition of claim 10 further comprising: (i) about 0.01 to about 10 wt. % of one or more cationic polymers. 18. The hair care composition of claim 17 , wherein the one or more cationic polymers are chosen from polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-6, polyquaternium-7, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-16, polyq

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  • Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bonds, and at least one being terminated by a bond to sulfur or by a hertocyclic ring containing sulfur; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers · CPC title

  • Preparations containing hair conditioners · CPC title

  • Cellulose; Quaternized cellulose derivatives · CPC title

  • of insects, e.g. shellac · CPC title

  • of vegetable origin · CPC title

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What does patent US12296041B2 cover?
Hair care compositions and methods for providing conditioning benefits to hair is disclosed. The hair care compositions may include one or more nonionic surfactants comprising one or more alkylpolyglucosides; one or more fatty alcohols; one or more fatty esters comprising caprylic/capric triglyceride; about 0.5 to about 30 wt. % of a fatty compound other than fatty alcohol and fatty ester; one …
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What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K8/604. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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Publication date Tue May 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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