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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
May. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frances Ellis, Bebington, GB;
Takahiro Hiraishi, Tochigi, JP;
Tadashi Numata, Tochigi, JP;
Matthew Pearce, Bebington, GB;
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/00 ; A61K 9/127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/00 ; A61K 9/127 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a hair treatment composition such as a shampoo or conditioner suitable for topical application to hair for the repair and prevention of damage, comprising (i) cholesterol, and (ii) a hair benefit agent which is a mixture of a basic amino acid and a fatty acid. Preferably the cholesterol and hair benefit agent are compounded into a dispersion of multilamellar vesicles, stabilised with nonionic surfactant.