Claims
- 1. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition, comprising fluid-encapsulated, flexible microspheres exhibiting a mean particle size of less than about 300 μm in diameter, a water-soluble or water-swellable polymer, and an aqueous carrier, wherein the combination of the polymer and the microspheres results in a solid continuous or semi-continuous film network.
- 2. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition, comprising:
(i) from about 0.25% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of fluid-encapsulated, flexible microspheres which exhibit a mean particle size of less than about 300 μm in diameter; (ii) from about 0.025% to about 10 %, by weight of the composition, of a water-soluble or swellable polymer; and (iii) an aqueous carrier, wherein the combination of the polymer and the microspheres results in a solid continuous or semi-continuous film network.
- 3. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein said microspheres have a density of from about 5 kg/m3 to about 200 kg/m3.
- 4. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 3, wherein said microspheres have a density of from about 5 kg/m3 to about 100 kg/m3.
- 5. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein said microspheres comprise a thermoplastic material wall.
- 6. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 5, wherein said thermoplastic material is a polymer or copolymer of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates, styrene, substituted styrene, unsaturated dihalides, acrylonitriles, and methacrylonitriles.
- 7. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 5, wherein said thermoplastic material is a polymer or copolymer comprising amide, ester, urethane, urea, ether, carbonate, acetal, sulfide, phosphate, phosphonate ester, and siloxane linkages.
- 8. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 6, wherein said thermoplastic material is a polymer or copolymer of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylates, styrene, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitriles, and methacrylonitriles.
- 9. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 8, wherein said thermoplastic material is a copolymer of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile.
- 10. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein said microspheres are permeable.
- 11. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein said microspheres are non-permeable.
- 12. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein said microspheres are expanded upon heating.
- 13. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein said microspheres exhibit a mean particle size ranging from about 5 μm to about 100 μm.
- 14. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein said microspheres exhibit a mean particle size ranging from about 8 μm to about 80 μm.
- 15. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein surface of said microspheres is modified by attachment of an ionic group.
- 16. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein surface of said microspheres is modified by attachment of an organic or inorganic material.
- 17. A leave-in hair cosmetic composition according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous carrier is selected from the group consisting of a leave-in conditioning product, a leave-in styling product, a leave-in coloring product, and mixtures thereof.
- 18. A leave-in hair conditioning composition comprising:
(i) from about 0.025% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of a carboxylic acid/ carboxylate copolymer; (ii) from about 0.25% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of fluid-encapsulated, flexible microspheres which exhibit a mean particle size of less than about 300 μm in diameter; and (iii) an aqueous carrier, wherein the combination of the copolymer and the microspheres results in a solid continuous or semi-continuous film.
- 19. A leave-in hair conditioning composition comprising:
(1) a thickening system comprising at least two thickening agents selected from (i), (ii), and (iii):
(i) a hydrophobically modified cellulose ether; (ii) an acrylate copolymer comprising by weight:
(a) from about 5% to about 80% of an acrylate monomer selected from the group consisting of a C1-C6 alkyl ester of acrylic acid, a C1-C6 alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) from about 5% to about 80% of a monomer selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-substituted heterocyclic compound containing at least one of a nitrogen or sulfur atom, a (meth)acrylamide, a mono- or di-(C1-C4)alkylamino(C1-C4)alkyl-(meth)acrylate, a mono- or di-(C1-C4)alkylamino(C1-C4)alkyl(meth)-acrylamide, and mixtures thereof; and (c) from 0% to about 30% of an associative monomer; (iii) a crosslinked polymer having the formula (A)m(B)n(C)p, wherein:
(A) is selected from the group consisting of a dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, a quaternized dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, an acid addition salt of a quaternized dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, and mixtures thereof; (B) is selected from the group consisting of a dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, a quaternized dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, an acid addition salt of a quaternized dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof; (C) is a nonionic monomer polymerizable with (A) or (B); and m, n, and p are independently zero or greater, but at least one of m or n is one or greater; (2) from about 0.25% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of fluid-encapsulated, flexible microspheres which exhibit a mean particle size of less than about 300 μm in diameter; and (3) an aqueous carrier, wherein the combination of the copolymer and the microspheres results in a solid continuous or semi-continuous film network.
- 20. A method for enhancing hair volume by applying to hair an effective amount of a composition according to claim 1.
- 21. A method for enhancing hair volume by applying to hair an effective amount of a composition according to claim 17.
- 22. A method for enhancing hair volume by applying to hair an effective amount of a composition according to claim 18.
- 23. A method for enhancing hair volume by applying to hair an effective amount of a composition according to claim 19.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 of International Application PCT/00/8760 filed Mar. 31, 2000 and under 35 U.S.C. §119 of U.S. application Ser. No. 60/231,154 filed Sep. 8, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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