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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Applicants:
Hongjie Cao, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Gary T. Martino, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Paul H. Richardson, Vernon, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Hongjie Cao, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Gary T. Martino, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Paul H. Richardson, Vernon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AKZO NOBEL N.V., Arnhem, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61Q 5/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/73 (2006.01); A61Q 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/73 (2013.01); A61Q 5/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of xanthan gum, particularly heat treated xanthan gum, as a fixative in hair cosmetic compositions. Xanthan gum is advantageous in that it may be used with other hair fixatives and provides rheology modifying and other properties including excellent stiffness, gloss, dry comb, wet comb, non-flake, anti-static, feel and high humidity curl retention.