Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Live hair or scalp treating compositions – Cationic surfactant containing
Reexamination Certificate
1999-08-30
2002-03-12
Page, Thurman K. (Department: 1615)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Live hair or scalp treating compositions
Cationic surfactant containing
C424S070100, C424S070110, C424S070120, C424S070190, C424S070210, C424S070270, C424S070310, C510S119000, C510S122000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06355234
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to shampoo compositions, and more particularly to shampoo compositions containing emulsified particles of silicone, which compositions condition the hair leaving it softer and more manageable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The use of silicones as conditioning agents in cosmetic formulations is well known and widely documented in the patent literature. Generally, dispersed droplets of the silicone oil are suspended in the composition, which is then applied to the hair to deposit the silicone material on the hair shaft.
A typical method of silicone shampoo manufacture is disclosed in WO 92/10162. Essentially, the silicone material is emulsified directly into the shampoo by an in situ hot process, in which the complete shampoo mixture incorporating the silicone is mixed thoroughly at elevated temperature, pumped through a high shear mill and then cooled. The silicone can be dispersed in a first process stage with anionic surfactant and fatty alcohol to form a premix. The premix is then mixed with the remaining materials of the shampoo, pumped through a high shear mill, and cooled to obtain the final composition.
A disadvantage associated with an in situ hot process such as is described in WO 92/10162 is that factory handling of viscous silicone oil is difficult in the context of a full shampoo manufacturing operation.
A further disadvantage is that special equipment is normally needed to control silicone particle size during manufacture. GB 2 170 216 A discloses a similar process, in which the full shampoo composition incorporating insoluble, non-volatile silicone is sheared with a high shear mixer until the silicone particles are on average less than 2 microns in diameter. The particle size distribution is then said to be from about 2 to about 55 microns.
In order to solve the above mentioned problems with in situ hot processing of silicone, the alternative of incorporating the silicone as a preformed aqueous emulsion has been proposed. Such a method has the consequences that the silicone is incorporated with a predeterminable, controllable particle size distribution. The silicone is insoluble and remains emulsified in the fully formulated shampoo composition, and thus the step of high shear processing of the silicone within the fully formulated shampoo composition is not required. This also makes manufacture of the compositions easier.
A typical method for incorporating insoluble, non-volatile silicone materials into a conditioning shampoo is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,085,857 in which such materials are incorporated in the shampoo composition as a pre-formed aqueous emulsion of average particle size less than 2 microns. All the ingredients are mixed in a simple hot or cold process in which the average particle size of the silicone material in the emulsion remains the same in the final shampoo composition. Preferably, this size is from 0.01 to 1 micron, e.g. 0.4 micron.
EP 0 529 883 A1 discloses hair shampoo compositions made by an equivalent method and comprising microemulsified particles of silicone having a particle size of 0.15 microns or less, e.g., 0.036 microns. Reducing the silicone particle size still further in this way is said to improve stability, optical properties and conditioning performance.
The shampoos of U.S. Pat. No. 5,085,087 and EP 0 529 883 A1 require the presence of a cationic polymer to deposit the silicone efficiently from the formulation onto the hair. A problem encountered with these small particle size silicone/cationic polymer formulations is that they can give an undesirable sensory feel, typically manifest as a perception of “slippiness” and/or heaviness on dry hair.
We have now found that the utilisation of insoluble, non-volatile silicone, in the form of an aqueous, preformed emulsion of large particle size in a surfactant-based shampoo composition will impart conditioning benefit to the hair without the dry hair sensory negatives associated with the prior art compositions discussed above.
Surprisingly and advantageously, we have found that in compositions of our invention, the presence of cationic polymer selectively enhances the wet properties of the shampoo, e.g., wet feel and ease of wet comb—whilst reducing the ease of dry combing. In contrast, we found that the presence of cationic polymer in prior art formulations incorporating cationic polymer and smaller particle size pre-formed silicone emulsions did not give a selective increase in ease of wet combing. Ease of dry combing was increased to at least the same extent.
The selective enhancement of wet properties such as ease of wet combing observed with compositions of the present invention is of benefit to the consumer. This is because consumers need to detangle their hair easily when wet, but when it is dry, if the hair slips through the comb too easily then it can be difficult to put into style.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides an aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water:
i) at least one surfactant chosen from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants or mixtures thereof;
ii) emulsified particles of an insoluble, nonvolatile silicone;
iii)a cationic hair conditioning polymer having a cationic charge density of about +3.0 meq/gram or less,
in which the emulsified particles of insoluble, non-volatile silicone are incorporated into the shampoo composition as a preformed aqueous emulsion having an average silicone particle size in the emulsion and in the shampoo composition of from 2 to 30 microns.
In another aspect, the invention provides a method of making such a shampoo composition, by mixing together water, the surfactant, the cationic conditioning polymer and a preformed aqueous emulsion of the silicone, wherein the silicone in the emulsion and in the shampoo composition has an average particle size of from 2 to 30 microns.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
i) Surfactant
The composition according to the invention comprises a surfactant chosen from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants or mixtures thereof.
Suitable anionic surfactants include the alkyl sulphates, alkyl ether sulphates, alkaryl sulphonates, alkanoyl isethionates, alkyl succinates, alkyl sulphosuccinates, N-alkoyl sarcosinates, alkyl phosphates, alkyl ether phosphates, alkyl ether carboxylates, and alpha-olefin sulphonates, especially their sodium, magnesium ammonium and mono-, di- and triethanolamine salts. The alkyl and acyl groups generally contain from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and may be unsaturated. The alkyl ether sulphates, alkyl ether phosphates and alkyl ether carboxylates may contain from one to 10 ethylene oxide or propylene oxide units per molecule, and preferably contain 2 to 3 ethylene oxide units per molecule.
Examples of suitable anionic surfactancs include sodium oleyl succinate, ammonium lauryl sulphosuccinate, ammonium lauryl sulphate, sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate, triethanolamine dodecylbenzene sulphonate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl isethionate and sodium N-lauryl sarcosinate. The most preferred anionic surfactants are sodium lauryl sulphate, triethanolamine lauryl sulphate, triethanolamine monolauryl phosphate, sodium lauryl ether sulphate 1EO, 2EO and 3EO, ammonium lauryl sulphate and ammonium lauryl ether sulphate 1EO, 2EO and 3EO.
Nonionic surfactants suitable for use in compositions of the invention may include condensation products of aliphatic (C
8
-C
18
) primary or secondary linear or branched chain alcohols or phenols with alkylene oxides, usually ethylene oxide and generally having from 6 to 30 ethylene oxide groups. Other suitable nonionics include mono- or di-alkyl alkanolamides. Example include coco mono- or di-ethanolamide and coco mono-isopropanolamide.
Amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants suitable for use in compositions of the invention may include alkyl amine oxides, alkyl betaines, alkyl amidopropyl betaines, alkyl sulphobetaines (sultaines), alkyl glycinates, alkyl carboxyglycinates, alkyl amphopropionates, alkylamphoglycinates alkyl amid
Birtwistle David Howard
Dechsinga Siripom
Murray Andrew Malcolm
Boxer Matthew
Helene Curtis Inc.
Page Thurman K.
Seidleck Brian K.
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