Hair styling compositions containing aqueous wax dispersions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016346172-A1
Application number	US-201514809321-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 27, 2015
Priority date	Oct 15, 2012
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a hair styling composition and methods of using the composition, wherein the composition comprises: (a) an aqueous dispersion containing: (i) at least one solid wax particle having a particle size ranging from equal to or greater than 1 micron to about 100 microns and comprising at least one wax having a melting point of greater than 35° C.; (ii) a surfactant mixture comprising at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one ionic surfactant; and (iii) water; and (b) at least one cosmetically acceptable carrier.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A hair styling composition comprising:
(a) an aqueous dispersion containing:
(i) at least one solid wax particle having a particle size ranging from equal to or greater than 1 micron to about 100 microns and comprising at least one wax having a melting point of greater than 35° C.;
(ii) a surfactant mixture comprising at least one nonionic surfactant and at least one ionic surfactant; and
(iii) water; and
(b) at least one cosmetically acceptable carrier.

2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is chosen from beeswax, hydrogenated myristyl olive esters, hydrogenated stearyl olive esters, VP/eicosene copolymer, ditrimethyloylpropane tetrastearate, and silsesquioxane resin wax.

3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the melting point of the least one wax ranges from greater than 35° C. to about 250° C.

4 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the melting point of the least one wax ranges from about 40° C. to about 100° C.

5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is present in an amount of from about 10% to about 80% by weight, based on the total weight of (a).

6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is present in an amount of from about 20% to about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of (a).

7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax has a hardness value of from about 0.001 MPa to about 15 MPa.

8 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax has a hardness value of from about 3 MPa to about 10 MPa.

9 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein (a)(i) has a particle size ranging from about 5 micron to about 80 microns.

10 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein (a)(i) has a particle size ranging from about 5 microns to about 25 microns.

11 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein (a)(i) is of a spherical, ellipsoidal or oval shape.

12 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one nonionic surfactant has an HLB of at least 5 and is chosen from polyethylene glycol ethers of glyceryl esters, sorbitan esters, and mixtures thereof.

13 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one nonionic surfactant is chosen from PEG-30 glyceryl stearate and sorbitan palmitate.

14 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ionic surfactant comprises at least one cationic surfactant.

15 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ionic surfactant comprises at least one cationic surfactant chosen from cetrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, Dipalmitoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, Distearoylethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate, and mixtures thereof.

16 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ionic surfactant comprises at least one anionic surfactant.

17 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ionic surfactant comprises at least one anionic surfactant chosen from acyl glutamates, alkyl sulfates and their salts, alkyl ether sulfates and their salts, acyl glutamates, alkyl ether carboxylates . . . and mixtures thereof.

18 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the ionic surfactant comprises at least one anionic surfactant chosen from disodium stearoyl glutamate and sodium stearoyl glutamate.

19 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one ionic surfactant is present in an amount of from about 5% to about 30% by weight, based on the total weight of (a)(ii).

20 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one ionic surfactant is present in an amount of from about 5% to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of (a)(ii).

21 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant mixture is present in an amount of from about 1% to about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of (a).

22 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant mixture is present in an amount of from about 1.5% to about 3% by weight, based on the total weight of (a).

23 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein (a) is free of amphoteric surfactants.

24 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein (a) further comprises at least one additional ingredient chosen from a wax having a melting point of 35° C. or less, oils, emulsifying polymers, sunscreen agents, pigments/dyes, silicas talc, clays, and perfumes.

25 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is present in an amount of from about 1% to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.

26 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wax is present in an amount of from about 2% to about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition.

27 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein (b) is chosen from water, volatile organic solvents, non-volatile organic solvents, silicones, polyols, glycols, glycol ethers, oils, and mixtures thereof.

28 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition and/or the aqueous dispersion further comprises at least one auxiliary agent chosen from liquid lipids/oils, film forming polymers, rheology modifiers, sunscreens agents, pigments, dyes, silica, clays, humectants and moisturizing agents, emulsifying agents, structuring agents, propellants, surfactants, shine agents, conditioning agents, cosmetically, dermatologically and pharmaceutically active agents, vitamins, and plant extracts.

29 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one rheology modifier chosen from acrylate- or acrylic-based polymers and cellulose-based thickening agents.

30 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a volatile organic solvent.

31 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a propellant.

32 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one solid wax particle is heat-activated.

33 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a cosmetic or dermatological composition.

34 . A hair styling composition comprising:
(a) from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an aqueous dispersion containing:
(i) at least one solid wax particle having a particle size ranging from about 5 microns to about 25 microns and comprising at least one wax chosen from beeswax, hydrogenated myristyl olive esters, hydrogenated stearyl olive esters, VP/eicosene copolymer, ditrimethyloylpropane tetrastearate and C30-45 alkyldimethylsilyl propylsilsesquioxane, and wherein the at least one wax is present in an amount of from about 20% to about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous dispersion;
(ii) from about 1.5% to about 3.0% by weight of a surfactant mixture comprising:
at least one nonionic surfactant chosen from PEG-30 glyceryl stearate, sorbitan palmitate and mixtures thereof; and
from about 5% to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the surfactant mixture, of at least one cationic surfactant chosen from cetrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, and mixtures thereof;
wherein the surfactant mixture is free of amphoteric surfactants;

(iii) water; and
(iv) an optional ingredient comprising at least one additional ingredient chosen from a wax having a melting point of 35° C. or less, oils, emulsifying polymers, sunscreen agents, pigments/dyes, silicas talc, clays,

Assignees

• Oreal

Inventors

• Pistorio Bradford Joseph
• Simonnet Jean-Thierry
• Singer Jim Mitchell
• Samain Henri

Classifications

• A61K8/442

  substituted by amido group(s) · CPC title

• A61K8/416

  Quaternary ammonium compounds (A61K8/35 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61K8/046

  Aerosols; Foams · CPC title

• A61K8/602

  Glycosides, e.g. rutin · CPC title

• A61K8/86

  Polyethers · CPC title