Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Live hair or scalp treating compositions – Polymer containing
Patent
1992-06-08
1995-02-28
Page, Thurman K.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Live hair or scalp treating compositions
Polymer containing
424 73, A61K 709
Patent
active
053935217
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to an improved composition for treating the hair which comprises a specific polymethylalkylsiloxane as at least one of the hair conditioning agents that are dispersed within a cosmetically acceptable carrier medium to form the composition. The invention also relates to a method of conditioning the hair which comprises applying such a composition to the hair and also to a method of improving the hair conditioning ability of a cosmetically acceptable hair treating composition by adding such a polymethylalkylsiloxane to the hair treating composition.
BACKGROUND ART
Silicone polymers such as those having the Cosmetic Toiletries and Fragrance Association Adopted Names of "dimethicone" (i.e., trimethylsiloxy-endblocked polydimethylsiloxanes) and "cyclodimethicone" (i.e., polydimethylcyclosiloxanes) have been used in cosmetic formulations for the hair such as shampoos and hair conditioners to enhance the gloss, sheen and drying time of the hair. Because of their silicone nature, these compounds also lubricate the hair and make it easier to comb. However, use of an excessive amount of silicone polymer can result in hair which has a coated or greasy appearance. The relatively short methyl groups attached to the silicon atoms in polydimethylsiloxanes enhance the character of the polymer. Polydimethylsiloxanes are also relatively insoluble in water and in many water-containing solvents.
To provide a blend of silicone character and substantive hair conditioning properties, silicone organic polymers containing amine-, quaternary- or carboxy-functional groups extending from the silicon atoms forming the backbone of the polymer have been proposed as can be seen from U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,563,347 to Starch (polyorganosiloxanes having functional substituents providing attachment to the hair where the alkyl substituents can have 1-8 carbon atoms); 4,586,518 to Cornwall et al. (hair setting using aminoalkyl-substituted polydiorganosiloxanes); 4,559,227 to Chandra et al. (conditioning shampoos with amine-functional polydiorganosiloxanes); 4,744,978 to Homan et al. (hair treatments using carboxy-functional polydimethylsiloxanes and a cationic, organic polymer); 4,601,902 to Fridd et al. (hair treatments using silanes or polydiorganosiloxanes having quaternary ammonium groups along with amine-functional polydiorganosiloxanes) and 4,597,964 to Ziemelis et al. (hair treatments with cationic polydiorganosiloxanes) and 4,749,732 to Kohl et al. (hair care compositions employing polydiorganosiloxanes containing aminoalkyl groups modified by alkoxycarbonylalkyl groups). Thus, there has been a trend to employ silicone polymers which contain functional groups to treat and condition the hair.
Column 1 of the `732 Patent states that the addition of functional groups to polydiorganosiloxanes has a disadvantage in that the chemical reactivity of aminoalkyl groups may present a problem in regard to compatibility with other common components of hair care formulations.
Other types of polyorganosiloxane polymers have been used in conjunction with the treatment of furs and hair as well as textiles.
British Pat. No. 992,087 to Dow Corning Corporation teaches a process for treating hair with an aqueous emulsion of an organosiloxane polymer having an average of from 1.9 to 2.1 organic radicals per silicon atom in the polymer. The silicon-bonded organic radicals are selected from monovalent hydrocarbons and halogenated hydrocarbons such as methyl, ethyl and octadecyl, vinyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl, chlorophenyl and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl and can even include hydrogen although methyl radicals are preferred. The emulsions are said to be especially useful for rinsing the hair after shampooing to improve the manageability of the hair and to impart a marked softness and feeling of silkiness to the touch.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,807,557 to Carney teaches a method of treating furs, preferably using a combination of an polyorganosiloxane resin and a polyorganosiloxane oil in an oil-in-water emulsion. The alkyl radical in the polyorg
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Rasoul Husam A. A.
Bentson, Jr. William E.
Dep Corporation
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