Method for Hair Frizz Reduction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016287495-A1
Application number	US-201514677636-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 2, 2015
Priority date	Apr 2, 2015
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method directed to a hair soaking treatment for frizz reduction comprising immersion of consumer hair into an aqueous composition is disclosed. The corresponding composition comprises from about 0.25% to 20% of a moisture control material or mixture of moisture control materials wherein the moisture control material has structure selected from the group
A)

wherein R is hydrogen or metal ion, R 6 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, alkenyl or phenyl having less than 12 carbon atoms and wherein R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, hydroxyl, methoxy or ethoxy groups;
B)

an alcohol wherein R13 is an alkyl, alkenyl, straight or branched carbon chains and; and wherein R14 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, methyl, ethyl and propyl wherein the structure of such alcohol contains less than 20 total carbon atoms;
C) alcohol comprising an unsaturated double bond in the C2 position. D) an alkyl-substituted glycol wherein the structure of such alkyl substituted glycol contains less than 20 carbon atoms; E) a monoalkyl or dialkyl substituted glycerin or mono- or di-esters of glycerin with fatty acids wherein the structure of such monoalkyl- or dialkyl-substituted glycerin or glycerin esters contains less than 20 total carbon atoms; F)

wherein R 15 could be hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl group and wherein the structure of the R 13 group contain less than 20 carbon atoms;
G) a fatty acid ester containing from 15-40 total carbon atoms

and wherein the moisture control material of Class II is weakly to non-acidic and further wherein the moisture control material of Class II has protein binding higher than 10 and molecular volume lower than 1500 and log P higher than 0.5 and pKa of 5 or higher and hydrogen-binding higher than 4.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for hair frizz reduction wherein
hair is soaked for at least 2 minutes in an aqueous composition having a viscosity of less than 1000 cP comprising: from about 0.15% to about 20% (20 g/100 ml) of a moisture control material or mixture of moisture control materials wherein the moisture control material is selected from the following group: a)

wherein R is hydrogen or metal ion, R 6 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, alkenyl or phenyl having less than 12 carbon atoms and wherein R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, hydroxyl, methoxy or ethoxy groups;
b)

an alcohol wherein R13 is an alkyl, alkenyl, straight or branched carbon chains and; and wherein R14 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, methyl, ethyl and propyl wherein the structure of such alcohol contains less than 20 total carbon atoms;
c) alcohol comprising an unsaturated double bond in the C2 position.
d) an alkyl-substituted glycol wherein the structure of such alkyl substituted glycol contains less than 20 carbon atoms;
e) a monoalkyl or dialkyl substituted glycerin or mono- or di-esters of glycerin with fatty acids wherein the structure of such monoalkyl- or dialkyl-substituted glycerin or glycerin esters contains less than 20 total carbon atoms;
f)

wherein R 15 could be hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl group and wherein the structure of the R 13 group contain less than 20 carbon atoms;
g) a fatty acid ester containing from 15-40 total carbon atoms
and wherein the moisture control material of Class II is weakly to non-acidic and further wherein the moisture control material of Class II has protein binding higher than 10 and molecular volume lower than 1500 and log P higher than 0.5 and pKa of 5 or higher and hydrogen-binding higher than 4.

2 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition also comprises a moisture control material of the following structure

wherein R′ is —COOY, sulfonic acid, or C═CH—COOY, Y is hydrogen or a metal ion, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, vinyl, allyl, methoxy, ethoxy, hydroxyl, halogen, sulfate, sulfonate, nitro, or —CH═CH—COOR, and wherein the moisture control material is an acidic material and further wherein the moisture control material has a % Protein binding higher than 20 and Molecular Volume lower than 500 and Partition coefficient octanol to water (log P) lower than 3 and hydrogen binding higher than 10 and pKa lower than 5.0; further wherein the pH of the composition comprising the moisture control material from Class I is from about 1 to about 5.

3 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the concentration of the Moisture Control Material or the concentration of the mixture of Moisture Control Material is from about 0.15% to about 20%.

4 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the concentration of the Moisture Control Material or the concentration of the mixture of Moisture Control Material is from about 0.5% to about 15%.

5 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the concentration of the Moisture Control Material or the concentration of the mixture of Moisture Control Material is from about 1% to about 10%.

6 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the concentration of the Moisture Control Material or the concentration of the mixture of Moisture Control Material is from about 2% to about 5%.

7 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 comprising a composition wherein the weakly polar to non-polar, weakly to non-acidic material are selected from the group consisting of isovaleric acid, isobutyric acid, 2-hexydecanol, phytol, sorbitan caprylate, vitamin E succinate, glyceryl monooleate, isostearyl isostearate, ethyl linoleate, isopropyl myristate, 3-aminophenol, 3-hydroxyanilinium chloride, 2-aminophenol, 4-aminophenol, Bis[(4-hydroxyphenyl)ammonium] sulphate, N-4-hydroxyphenyl glycine, and mixtures thereof.

8 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 2-hexyl-1-decanol.

9 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises an ester in Class II, and wherein the moisture control material has a % Protein binding (PB)>20 AND Molecular Volume (Mol. Vol.)<500 AND Partition coefficient octanol to water (log P)<3 AND Hydrogen binding (H-binding)>10.

10 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises salicylic acid in combination with one or more compounds of the group consisting of isostearyl isostearate, methyl stearate, methyl palmitate, methyl oleate, 2-hexyl-1-decanol, glyceryl monooleate, benzyl alcohol and propylene glycol.

11 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 5-chlorosalicylic acid in combination with one or more compounds of the group consisting of isostearyl isostearate, 2-hexyl-1-decanol, glyceryl monooleate, benzyl alcohol and propylene glycol.

12 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 5-chlorosalicylic acid in combination with 2-hexyl-1-decanol and isostearyl isostearate.

13 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 5-chlorosalicylic acid in combination with 2-hexyl-1-decanol.

14 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 5-chlorosalicylic acid in combination isostearyl isostearate.

15 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 5-chlorosalicylic acid in combination with 2,4-dihydrobenzoic acid, 2-hexyl-1-decanol and oleic acid.

16 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises 2-hexyl-1-decanol and oleic acid.

17 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises propylene glycol.

18 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the pH is in the range of about 3 to about 7.

19 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises materials selected from the group consisting of conditioning materials, solvents, rheology modifier, thickeners, hair health actives, anti-dandruff actives, anti-oxidants, pigments, abrasives, absorbents, biological actives, buffering agents, chelating agents, opacifying agents, pH adjusters and mixtures thereof.

20 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 19 wherein the composition further comprises a metal salt of pyrithione.

21 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein hair is soaked in the aqueous composition for at least 2 minutes.

22 . A method for hair frizz reduction according to claim 1 wherein hair is soaked in the aqueous composition for 2 hours.

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Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Punyani Supriya Nmn
• Marsh Jennifer Mary
• Dunbar James Charles
• Motley Curtis Bobby
• Bartz Lisa Jo
• BUCKNER Erica Vencil

Classifications

• A61K8/365 Primary

  Hydroxycarboxylic acids; Ketocarboxylic acids · CPC title

• A61Q5/00

  Preparations for care of the hair · CPC title

• A61K8/37

  Esters of carboxylic acids · CPC title

• A61K8/345

  containing more than one hydroxy group · CPC title

• A61K8/361

  Carboxylic acids having more than seven carbon atoms in an unbroken chain; Salts or anhydrides thereof · CPC title