Clairol Incorporated

Bristol-myers Squibb Compnay

Joseph J Varco

Janusz Z Jachowicz

Leszek J Wolfram

Michael Y Wong

Carl E Williams

Gabriela M Wis-Surel

Richard De Marco

The invention provides compositions for relaxing and conditioning keratinous fibers, particularly human hair. The compositions of the present invention have a high pH, i.e., a pH greater than 10, preferably, in the range of about 11 to about 14, more preferably about 12 to about 13.5, and include as a conditioning additive a cationic guar. Surprisingly, the cationic guar maintains stability, viscosity and activity over time in the highly alkaline pH of the inventive hair relaxer and conditioning compositions of the present invention. The relaxer compositions of the present invention afford beneficial effects to the user, such as softness and ease of wet combing, and cause less damage to hair following application and use. In addition, the conditioning relaxer compositions of the present invention remain on the hair and provide lasting conditioning and relaxing effects after one or more shampoos.

Alkaline hair conditioning compositions containing cationic guar

A conditioning shampoo composition consisting essentially of an anionic surfactant, a cationic gum derivative, a polyamine condensation product, and water.

Conditioning shampoo compositions containing cationic gum derivative and

An aqueous hair setting composition having reduced tendency of flaking from the hair containing an alginate hair setting resin and a polymer having in a monomer unit at least one carboxylic acid moiety, said compositions preferably being in the form of an aerosol composition that produces a stable mousse upon delivery from the aerosol container.

Alginate hair setting compositions

An aqueous aerosol composition containing an alginate that is useful as a hair setting mousse.

Aerosol hair setting composition containing an alginate

A towelette for removing hair dye from skin which comprises an abstract webbing partially or totally saturated with a solution of tetrahydroxypropryl ethylenediamine, the towelette being suitable for applying the solution to skin colored with hair dye, whereby the hair dye is removed from the skin.

Process for removing hair dyes from hair and skin, and product for

A hair spray composition comprising an alcoholic solution of partially neutralized vinyl/maleic copolymer and an alkali metal borohydride or oxidizer stabilized against discoloration.

Stabilized hair spray composition and process

A hair conditioning composition containing an amino functional silicone polymer in aqueous emulsion such as amodimethicone, and an effective amount for increasing the combability of hair of a cationic surfactant-emulsifier containing at least one long chain fatty acid residue which has between 12 and 18 carbon atoms, and an effective amount for increasing the combability of hair and for improving the durability of the conditioning effect of at least one cationic polymer in an aqueous carrier. The process of the invention involves the application of the aforementioned conditioning composition before or after shampooing whereby the durability of the conditioning effect is further enhanced.

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Fairfield, CT, United States of America

Joseph J Varco