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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2014
Avon Products, Inc., Suffern, NY (US);
Mark S. Garrison, Suffern, NY (US);
Freda E. Robinson, Nyack, NY (US);
Giovana A. Sandstrom, Saddle Brook, NY (US);
Kenneth A. Buckridge, North Reading, MA (US);
Sen Yang, Highland, NY (US);
Xiaochun Luo, New City, NY (US);
Avon Products, Inc, Rye, NY (US);
Abstract
Compositions and methods are disclosed for preventing or reducing frizzy appearance of keratin fibers, including hair, and reducing the amount of fly-away strands of hair, particularly in humid conditions, by forming a coating on hair that is resistant to water vapors from the air or surrounding environment. The compositions comprise a combination of a hydrophobic particulate material comprising a hydrophobically surface-modified aluminum oxide and one or more hydrophobic film formers in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.