Conopco, Inc.

Unilever Home and Personal Care Usa, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Unilever IP Holdings B.v.

Unilever Global IP Limited

Robert George Riley

Pierre Starck

Keith Leslie Rutherford

Smita Puntambekar

Stephen Lee Wire

Paul Howard Neill

Joseph Muscat

Joanne Louise Cook

David Howard Birtwistle

Annie Jaye Galpin

Paul John Cunningham

Gillian Bracken

Julie Hutchison Cooper

Sigrun Tollerton

Matthew Kuznitz

Mark Dailey (ii)

Kimberly Kamis

Robert Machen

Claire Louise Jones

Arash Mojaher Moghadam

Ophelie Marie-Pierre Cecile Torres

An aqueous, sulphate free shampoo composition for hair and scalp comprising:—a. a pre-formed emulsified silicone; b. a cationic deposition polymer; c. a hair substantive cationic conditioning polymer which is an APTAC polymer having a molecular weight of less than 1 million Daltons, preferably selected from a homopolymer of (3-acrylamidopropyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride and a (3-acrylamidopropyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride/acrylamide copolymer; d. a total amount of anionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant and zwitterionic surfactant consisting of: (i) from 3 wt % to 13 wt %, by weight of the total composition at 100% activity, of an alpha olefin sulfonate anionic surfactant of general formula (I): R—CH═CH—CH—SO(I) in which Ris selected from linear or branched alkyl groups having from 11 to 13 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and M is a solubilizing cation; (ii) from 1 to 6%, by weight of an amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant, selected from an alkyl betaine of general formula (II) R—N(CH)—CH—COOM(II) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; an alkyl hydroxy sultaine of general formula (III), R—N(CH)—CH—CH(OH)—CH—SOM(III) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; an alkyl aminopropyl hydroxy sultaine of general formula (IV), R—CO—NH—(CH)—N(CH)—CH—CH(OH)—CH—SOM(IV) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; an alkyl amphoacetate of general formula (V), R—CO—NH—(CH)—N(CH—CH—OH)(CH—COOM) (V) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; and mixtures thereof; and e. a suspending agent in which the weight ratio of (i) to (ii) ranges from 1:1 to 6:1 and the pH of the composition is from 3 to 6.5; and wherein the composition has a viscosity from 3,500 to 15,000 mPa·s, preferably from 4,000 to 12,000 mPa·s when measured using a Brookfield V2 viscometer using a spindle RTV5, for 1 minute at 20 rpm at 30° C. results in superior deposition and retention of silicone on hair.

Cleansing composition

A personal cleansing comprising, in an aqueous continuous phase: a total amount of anionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant and zwitterionic surfactant consisting of: (i) from 3 wt % to less than 7 wt %, by weight of the total composition at 100% activity, of an alkyl ether sulfate anionic surfactant of general formula (I): R—O—(CHCH—O)—SO−M+ in which R is selected from linear or branched alkyl groups having from 10 to 14 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; n is a number that represents the average degree of ethoxylation and ranges from 1.5 to 2.5; and M is a solubilizing cation; (ii) a betaine surfactant selected from an amido betaine amphoteric surfactant of general formula (II): where m is 2 or 3; RC(O) is selected from linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated acyl groups having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and Rand Rare each independently selected from alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or carboxyalkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; an alkyl betaine of general formula (III): wherein R is a coco chain, and mixtures thereof; and (iii) one or more dispersed benefit agents selected from emulsified silicones with a mean diameter (D3,2) of 4 micrometres or less; in which the weight ratio of (i) to (ii) ranges from 1 to 1 to 4.5:1 and the pH of the composition is from 3 to 6.5, and the combined amount of (i) and (ii) ranges from 5 wt % to 9 wt % (by weight based on the total weight of the composition); gives mildness benefit without compromising on cleaning and rheology; and wherein the composition further comprises an inorganic electrolyte.

Personal cleansing compositions comprising a surfactant system consisting of an alkyl ether sulfate and betaine

1. A sulphate free cleansing composition for hair and scalp comprising, in an aqueous continuous phase: a total amount of anionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant and zwitterionic surfactant consisting of: (i) from 3 wt % to 13 wt %, by weight of the total composition at 100% activity, of an alpha olefin sulfonate anionic surfactant of general formula (I): R—CH═CH—CH—SOM(I) in which Ris selected from linear or branched alkyl groups having from 11 to 13 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and M is a solubilizing cation; (ii) from 1 to 6%, by weight of an amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant, selected from an alkyl betaine of general formula (II) R—N(CH)—CH—COOM(II) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; an alkyl hydroxy sultaine of general formula (III), R—N+(CH)—CH—CH(OH)—CH—SOM(III) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; an alkyl aminopropyl hydroxy sultaine of general formula (IV), R—CO—NH—(CH)—N(CH)—CH—CH(OH)—CH—SOM(IV) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; an alkyl amphoacetate of general formula (V), R—CO—NH—(CH)—N(CH—CH—OH)(CH—COOM) (V) wherein R=C12 (Lauryl) or Coco derived; and mixtures thereof; (iii) from 0.05 to 0.9 wt % of a cationic conditioning polymer; (iv) from 0.05 to 10 wt % of a silicone emulsion; (v) a cationic deposition polymer; (vi) an inorganic electrolyte; and (vii) water in which the weight ratio of (i) to (ii) ranges from 1:1 to 6:1 and the pH of the composition is from 3 to 6.5.

Sulphate-free and nonionic surfactant-free cleansing composition

A hair treatment composition comprises particles having a first non-aqueous phase and, retained within said first non-aqueous phase, a second hydrophilic phase which is an aqueous solution, dispersion, emulsion or a solid or liquid having a log P value less than 1, said second phase comprising a hair benefit agent, wherein said first non-aqueous phase has a melting point of from 30&#xb0; C. to 100&#xb0; C.

Composition for treating hair

Dual-phased styling product that provides styling and conditioning benefits

A hair treatment composition which comprises 0.01-5.0 wt % of a particulate substance which is substantially unagglomerated or unaggregated prior to incorporation in the composition, which particulate substance has a modal primary particle size of 7-40 nm, and a Youngs modulus of at least 4 Gpa, preferably at least 6 GPa.

Hair treatment compositions

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Robert George Riley