Claims
- 1. A personal care composition which includes a mixture of (A), a polymer characterized structurally by repeat units of (a) a monomer-maleic anhydride alkyl half-ester or full acid, (b) maleamic acid, and (c) maleimide, of the formulas:
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein x=0-50, y=0-5 and z=5-100.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein X, Y and Z are presenting a mole ratio of 0-10:40-98:1-10.
- 4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein:
X is a monofunctional α-unsubstituted primary or secondary monoamine; Y is a hydroxy α-unsubstituted amine or alkyldiamine; and Z is a polyoxyalkylene amine.
- 5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein
X is a monofunctional α-unsubstituted primary or secondary monoamines, unsubstituted or substituted with alkyl, aryl, heterocyclic, aromatic, fluoro, silyl amino, carboxy and halogen; selected from C1-C40 alkyl NH2; butylamine, isobutyl amine, and octadecylamine; Y is a hydroxy α-unsubstituted amines selected from ethanolamine, isopropylamine, n-propanolamine, 3-amino-1-propanol; methoxyethyl amine, and diglycol amine; and silicone amine; and alkyl diamines, selected from 3-(dimethylamino) propylamine, dimethylethylene diamine, N-aminopropyl pyrrolidone, N-aminoethyl pyrrolidone, and 1-(3-aminopropyl)imidazole, and Z is polyoxyalkylene amine, having the formula: 4where R5 and R6 are selected from H and alkyl; and n and m are integers from 1-50.
- 6. A composition according to claim 5 wherein R5 is CH3 and R6 is H.
- 7. A composition according to claim 5 wherein both R5 and R6 are CH3.
- 8. A composition according to claim 5 wherein n=32 and m=10.
- 9. A composition according to claim 1 wherein, in (a), said monomer is an α-olefin.
- 10. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (B) is a crosslinked carboxylic acid containing polymer.
- 11. A composition according to claim 10 wherein (B) is a crosslinked acrylic acid polymer.
- 12. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (B) is a linear carboxylic acid containing polymer.
- 13. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (B) is an acrylic acid containing polymer.
- 14. A composition according to claim 1 wherein (A) and (B) are present and the mole ratio of maleimide in (A) to the carboxylic units in (B) is about 1:1.
- 15. A personal care composition according to claim 1 which is a hair care product exhibiting excellent high humidity curl retention.
- 16. A hair care composition according to claim 15 which is a styling, mousse, gel or spray hair care formulation.
- 17. A cosmetic or dermatological, film-forming composition according to claim 1 for producing a water-resistant film demonstrating excellent hold, and durability properties.
- 18. A composition according to claim 17 which is a mascara product exhibiting excellent high humidity and moisture resistance.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED U.S. PATENTS
[0001] This application is based upon provisional application Serial No. 60/449,248, filed Feb. 20, 2003 and U.S. Ser. No. 10/353,390, filed Jan. 29, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/233,838, filed Aug. 30, 2002, and assigned to the same assignee, and related to U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,869,695; 5,886,194; 5,959,122; 5,994,385; and 6,025,501, also assigned to the same assignee as herein.
Provisional Applications (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
|
60449248 |
Feb 2003 |
US |