The Procter Gamble Company

Kost Usa, Inc.

Russell Michael Logue

Raymond Edward Bolich, Jr

Matthew Todd Hupp

Elizabeth Murphy Schrader

David Robert Zint

Michael David Brotherton

Jean Patterson Dalhover

Allan Matthew Smith

Stephen Thomas Overdeck

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Relatively high VOC hair styling compositions which provide good style retention without unacceptable stickiness or stiffness are disclosed. The compositions comprise from about 0.01% to about 20% of a hair styling polymer and a carrier comprising at least about 0.5%, by weight of the composition, of a first solvent selected from the group consisting of water; water soluble organic solvents; organic solvents which are strongly to moderately strong in hydrogen-bonding parameter; and mixtures thereof; wherein the first solvent is other than a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 monohydric alcohol, a C.sub.1 --C.sub.3 ketone and a C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 ether, wherein the composition is characterized by a FFV and a CRI wherein (FFV.sup.-1 .times.1000).gtoreq.[(-2.635.times.CRI)+36.418].

Personal care compositions

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Mason, OH, United States of America

Russell Michael Logue