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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elena Maria Gabriella Barbuzzi, Merseyside, GB;
Wolfgang Robert Bergmann, Chicago, IL (US);
David Howard Birtwistle, Bangkok, TH;
Cheryl Anne Taylor, Merseyside, GB;
Stephen Lee Wire, Merseyside, GB;
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/075 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/075 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an aqueous conditioner composition comprising (i) a cationic surfactant, (ii) a fatty alcohol material, and (iii) from 0.01 to 10 wt % coated particles comprising (a) a solid core having a D3,2 average particle size in the range from 10 to 700 nm, and (b) a coating of silicone polymer covalently bonded to the solid core. Use of the coated particles in a conditioner composition to impart body to the hair is also disclosed.