Conditioning compositions

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2001-03-13

2004-10-26

Venkat, Jyothsna (Department: 1615)

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Live hair or scalp treating compositions

Two or more designated surfactant containing

C424S070110, C424S070210, C424S070220, C424S070230, C424S070240, C424S070270, C424S070280, C424S070310, C424S401000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06808701

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to conditioning detergent compositions suitable for use in personal cleansing application which not only impart cleansing, wet detangling, dry detangling and manageability properties to hair, but also which are relatively non-irritating and thus suitable for use by young children and adults having sensitive skin and eyes.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the past, it has been considered desirable to cleanse hair and then to condition it after cleansing. For many years, it was necessary to perform these acts in two separate steps. However, with the advent of so-called “two-in-one” conditioning shampoos, it became possible to condition and cleanse simultaneously. Unfortunately, many of these two-in-one conditioning shampoos and body cleansers have proven to be relatively irritating to the eyes and skin and uncomfortable for use with children or sensitive adults. Therefore, it is an object of this invention to create a conditioning shampoo that has good cleansing ability, excellent conditioning properties and has a low degree of ocular and skin irritation.
One approach to providing hair conditioning benefits to a shampoo is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,932,202, which discloses a composition comprised of an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate surfactant combined with an amphoteric surfactant; a cationic cellulosic polymer and a water insoluble non-volatile conditioning agent. While this shampoo claims to have optimized the conditioning properties of its cellulosic polymer by selection of a particular surfactant combination, that surfactant combination is not known as being gentle to the eyes and skin. Moreover, cationic cellulosic polymers are often disadvantageously associated with leaving an “unclean” residue to the hair and skin. Further, it is necessary to use a suspending agent for the insoluble conditioning agent in order to produce an aesthetically pleasing formulation. Typically, such formulations that required the use of a stabilizer are prone to separation and are capable of yielding only opaque products.
Alternatively, guar gum derivatives have also been employed in conditioning shampoos. U.S. Pat. No. 5,085,857 discloses compositions containing surfactants, guar gum derivatives, and insoluble, non-volatile silicones. Like the cationic cellulosic polymers, guar gum derivatives are also associated with leaving an “unclean” residue. Moreover, these compositions also require a shear thinning polymer or an insoluble solid for enhancing the composition's stability.
It would be desirable to have a conditioning composition that would not only impart cleansing, wet detangling, dry detangling and manageability properties to hair, but would also have a low degree of ocular and skin irritation. It would also be desirable to have such a conditioning composition in a clear or translucent, aesthetically pleasing formulation without the need for adding pearlizers, opacifiers, and suspending agents thereto.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with this invention, there is provided a detergent composition comprising:
a surfactant portion comprising:
1. a nonionic surfactant;
2. an amphoteric surfactant; and
3. an anionic surfactant; and
a conditioner portion comprising:
1. a branched quaternary cellulosic polymer; and
2. a silicone.
Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a conditioning detergent composition comprising, based upon the total weight of the conditioning detergent composition:
a. from about 1 percent to about 10 percent of nonionic surfactants comprising:
1) a polyoxyethylene derivative of a polyol ester
a. derived from a fatty acid containing from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms and a polyol selected from sorbitol, sorbitan, glucose, &agr;-methyl glucoside, polyglucose having an average of about 1 to about 3 glucose residues, glycerine, pentaerythritol and mixtures thereof,
b. containing an average of from about 10 to about 120 oxyethylene units, and
c. having an average of from about 1 to about 3 fatty acid residues per molecule of the polyoxyethylene derivative of polyol ester,
2) an alkyl glucoside having an alkyl group containing from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms and having from about 1 to about 6 glucose residues per molecule of alkyl glucoside, or
3) mixtures thereof, and
b. from about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent of one or more amphocarboxylate amphoteric surfactants of the formula:
A—CONH(CH
2
)
x
N
+
R
5
R
6
R
7
wherein
A is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
x is an integer of from about 2 to about 6;
R
5
is hydrogen or a carboxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms;
R
6
is a hydroxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms or a group of the formula:
R
8
—O—(CH
2
)
n
CO
2
−
wherein
R
8
is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and
n is 1 or 2; and
R
7
is a carboxyalkyl group containing from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms,
c. from about 0.5 percent to about 10 percent of one or more betaine amphoteric surfactants selected from:
1) an alkyl betaine of the formula:
B—N
+
R
9
R
10
(CH
2
)
p
CO
2
−
wherein
B is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms;
R
9
and R
10
are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms; and
p is 1 or 2; or
2) an amidoalkyl betaine of the formula:
D—CO—NH(CH
2
)
q
—N
+
R
11
R
12
(CH
2
)
m
CO
2
−
wherein
D is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 21 carbon atoms;
R
11
and R
12
are each independently an alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms;
q is an integer from about 2 to about 6; and
m is 1 or 2;
d. from about 1 percent to about 10 percent of one or more anionic alkyl ether sulfate surfactants of the formula
R′(OCH
2
CH
2
)
v
OSO
3
X′,
wherein
R′ is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 7 to about 22 carbon atoms,
X′ is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions, ammonium ions, ammonium ions substituted with from 1 to 3 substituents, each of the substituents may be the same or different and are selected from alkyl groups having from about 1 to about 4 carbon atoms and hydroxyalkyl groups having from about 2 to about 4 carbon atoms, and
v is an integer from 1 to 6;
e. from about 0.001 percent to about 5.0 percent of polyquaternium 44; and
f. from about 0.01 percent to about 8.0 percent of silicone;
wherein the surfactants in a through d are present in an amount, based upon the total weight of the detergent composition, from about 5 percent to about 20 percent.
Another embodiment is directed to a method for making an aesthetically pleasing conditioning detergent composition in the substantial absence of suspending agents, opacifiers, and pearlizers comprising:
a) adding an effective amount of a branched quaternary cationic polymer to at least one surfactant.
Yet another embodiment is directed to a conditioning composition comprised of
a) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, betaine surfactants, and mixtures thereof, and
b) a conditioning portion comprised of
1) a branched quaternary cationic polymer containing polyquaternium 44; and
2) a silicone.
The composition of this invention, when used in a shampoo or body cleanser, possesses superior conditioning properties as well as one or more of the following properties: cleansing, shine, low dry static, softness, wet detangling, dry detangling, manageability, and low degree of ocular irritation. In addition, the composition may be made into various, aesthetically pleasing consumer cleansing products without the need for pearlizers, suspending agents or opacifiers.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
It is believed that one skilled in the art can, based upon the description herein, utilize the p

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