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

Helene Curtis, Inc.

Roger Michael Lane

Wolfgang Robert Bergmann

Paul Howard Neill

Chaitanya Umedbhai Patel

John Edward Wydila

Walter Thomas Gibson

Christophe Michel Finel

Loralei Marie Brandt

Joanne Crudele

Ben Janchitraponvej

A hair care composition which comprises (a) one or more polymer systems in the form of discrete particles, wherein said particles are swollen with a non-aqueous solvent; and (b) water or a hydroalcoholic solution carrier, are described. A method for treating hair which comprises contacting said hair with compositions of the invention is also described.

Hair care compositions and method for depositing swollen polymer particles onto hair

The invention relates to aqueous hair care compositions including conditioners, shampoos, and mousses. The invention also relates to methods of treating hair, and more particularly to treating hair with aqueous hair care compositions which contain one or more elastomeric resinous materials. These materials when tested at the same concentration that could be incorporated into a product exhibit a G&prime; modulus between 1&times;10 and 1&times; dynes/cm . Furthermore these resins when mixed with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic diluent at a ratio of 1:95 to 95:1% and this mixture then incorporated into an aqueous emulsion in the range of 0.1 to 10% have been demonstrated to deliver a consumer perceptible increase in hair body without sacrificing conditioning attributes.

Hair care compositions which provide hair body and which comprise elastomeric resinous materials

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Roger Michael Lane