Claims
- 1. A hair straightener-conditioner composition consisting essentially of about 0.5% to 2.5% by weight of a di-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl quaternary ammonium compound; about 0.5% to 2.0% by weight of C.sub.7 -C.sub.17 alkylamido C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkyl di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl amine; about 1% to 10% by weight of a saturated C.sub.14 -C.sub.18 alkanol; about 0.2% to 1.5% by weight mineral oil; about 0.1% to 2% by weight of a cyclic silicone of the formula ##STR3## wherein R is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group or phenyl group and n is a number for 3 to 10; about 0.25% to 2.5% by weight of a nonionic water soluble cellulose polymer; about 0.02% to 1% by weight of polyvinylpyrrolidone; and about 0.2% to 2% by weight of propylene glycol in about 76.5% to 97.2% by weight of an aqueous medium, said composition being in the form of an emulsion and having a pH of about 4-6 , said di-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl quaternary ammonium compound being selected from the group consisting of di-C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 alkyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride and di-hydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride, said di-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl quaternary ammonium compound containing distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride in combination with 1% to 2% by weight of urea.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1, said di-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl quaternary ammonium compound containing dihydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride in combination with 1-3% by weight of d-glucose.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein said di-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl quaternary compound is present in an amount of 0.7% to 2.0% by weight; said alkyl amine is a C.sub.13 -C.sub.17 alkyl amidopropyl dimethyl amine and is present in an amount of 0.75% to 1.5% by weight; said alkanol is stearyl alcohol or cetyl alcohol and is present in an amount of 1.5% to 4% by weight; said mineral oil is present in an amount of 0.3% to 1% by weight; said cellulose is a hydroxyethyl cellulose having an average molecular weight in the range of 80,000 to 900,000 and is present in an amount of 0.5% to 1.5% by weight; said cyclic silicone is a dimethyl silicone wherein n is 3 to 7 and is present in an amount of 1.2% to 1% by weight; said polyvinylpyrrolidone is present in an amount of 0.05% to 0.5% by weight; said propylene glycol is present in an amount of 0.4% to 1.5% by weight, said aqueous medium is water and is present in an amount of 87% to 95.6% by weight; said composition having a pH of 4.5 to 5.5 and being effective to straighten hair such that a negroid hair tress is increased in length by at least 20%.
- 4. A composition according to claim 3, wherein said di-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl quaternary ammonium compound is distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.
- 5. A composition according to claim 4 additionally containing 1% to 2% by weight urea.
- 6. A composition according to claim 4, wherein said di-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl quaternary ammonium compound is di-hydrogenated tallow dimethyl ammonium chloride.
- 7. A composition according to claim 6 additionally containing 1% to 3% by weight of d-glucose.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 875,147 filed on 6/17/86.
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