Kao Corporation

Kao Soap Company, Ltd.

Hiromi Yamamoto

Takashi Oda

Noboru Suzuki

Takeo Okumura

Akihiro Kondo

Katsumi Mita

Miho Imai

Hideko Ishido

A film-forming resin which is a copolymer comprising specific monomers and a hair dressing composition containing the film-forming resin are disclosed. This film-forming resin is highly compatible in LPG and thus useful in the replacement of conventionally employed Freon gas by LPG. The hair dressing composition shows excellent effects including a good set-retention.

Film-forming resin and hair dressing composition containing the same

An emulsion type hair cosmetic comprising: (a) 0.1 to 5% by weight of a dimethylpolysiloxane polyoxyalkylene copolymer having a cloud point of 20.degree. to 45.degree. C., (b) 0.02 to 2.5% by weight of non-ionic surface active agent having an HLB value of not less than 10, (c) 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of ionic surface active agent, (d) 0.05 to 10% by weight of silicone oil, (e) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a polymer for fixing hair, which is soluble in water or an ethanol/water mixture of 50/50 weight ratio, (f) 2 to 40% by weight of ethanol, and (g) 30 to 97% by weight of water. The hair cosmetic possesses an excellent hair dressing or setting ability, a low stimulus to the skin and a good storage stability. It can preserve the fragrance very stably and afford a good feeling on use.

Emulsion type hair cosmetic

In a hairbrush having a base portion for implantation of bristles and a grip portion, bristles are implanted to extend from a center axis in the radial direction viewed in a cross-sectional plane of said implantation portion, in such a fashion that the curve defined by the tips of said bristles describes an arcuate shape, the curve defined by the tips of said bristles is arcuately recessed in a cross section in the longitudinal direction, and the axis of rotation of said grip portion in the longitudinal direction is in parallel with the center axis of said bristles and is spaced apart therefrom by 5 to 15 mm on the side of said bristles.

Hairbrush

Hair cosmetics comprising as its effective component .alpha.-mono(methyl-branched alkyl) glyceryl ether of the formula

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Chiba, Japan

Hiromi Yamamoto