US Patent:
20060286058, Dec 21, 2006
Inventors:
Mrunalini Dhamdhere - Des Plaines IL, US
Keith Rutherford - Port Sunlight Village, GB
International Classification:
A61K 8/73
A61K 8/89
Abstract:
A system for cleaning and conditioning hair, in particular, fine, thin hair is provided. The system comprises, as individually packaged compositions: (A) an aqueous pre-shampoo conditioner comprising: i) a cationic conditioning polymer having a charge density of at least 1.8 meq/g, ii) cationic conditioning surfactant, iii) a fatty alcohol material; and (B) an aqueous shampoo comprising: i) an anionic surfactant, and ii) a cationic conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of quaternary silicone polymers, quaternary polysaccharide polymers, quaternary cellulose derivatives, quaternary starch derivatives, quaternary guar gum derivatives and mixtures thereof. Methods for cleaning and conditioning hair using such aqueous pre-shampoo conditioners and shampoos are also disclosed.