MXPA03002125A - Transparent concentrated hair conditioning composition. - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a transparent concentrated hair conditioning composition comprising: (1) from about 0. 01% to about 50% by weight of a conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, cationic polymers, silicone compounds, polyalkylene glycols, and mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueous carrier; (3) wherein the hair conditioning composition is used for conditioning the hair comprising the steps of; (a) applying a shampoo composition comprising a detersive surfactant to the hair; (b) providing a treated water by dispersing the conditioning composition to water, wherein the treated water has a concentration by weight of from 0.001% to 2% of the conditioning agent; and (c) rinsing the hair with the treated water; and wherein steps (a) and (b) may be reversed;(4) wherein the conditioning composition has a turbidity of no more than about 200 NTU, and the treated water has a turbidity of no more than about 100 NTU.

Description

CONCENTRATED AND TRANSPARENT HAIR CONDITIONER COMPOSITION FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to concentrated hair conditioning compositions, which are transparent and provide a hair conditioning benefit, by dispersing the composition in water and then rinsing the hair that has been shampooed with this water.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Human hair becomes dirty due to its contact with the surrounding environment and due to the sebum secreted by the scalp. When the hair is dirty, it has an unpleasant sensation and an unattractive appearance. When the hair is dirty, shampoo needs to be given regularly. Shampooing the hair causes it to be cleaned by removing excess dirt and sebum. However, the shampoo can leave the hair in a wet, matted and generally unwieldy condition. Once the hair dries, it usually remains in a dry, stiff, lusterless or frizzy condition, due to the removal of natural hair oils and other components.

P03 / 025-PG natural hair conditioners and humectants. Hair can also have very high levels of static when it dries, which can interfere with the hairstyle and result in a condition commonly referred to as "hair that flies" or contribute to an undesirable "split ends" phenomenon. particularly in long hair. A variety of approaches have been developed to reduce these problems after shampooing. This range of approaches ranges from the post-shampoo application of a hair conditioner, for example products to apply and not to rinse and products to eliminate by rinsing, to conditioning shampoos that try to both clean and condition the hair in a single product. Although some consumers prefer the ease and convenience of a shampoo that includes conditioners, a significant proportion of consumers prefer the more conventional formulations of conditioners that are applied to the hair as a separate step from the application of the shampoo, usually afterwards. Conditioner formulations applied in this way to the hair are normally rinsed from the hair and then allowed to dry the hair. In order to meet the needs of consumers who live in places where the supply of P03 / 025-PQ water is unstable and therefore they desire a conditioning benefit on the hair without using an excessive amount of water with respect to the amount that would be used to wash the hair with shampoo, it is proposed in the PCT Co-Tendant PCT Application / US00 / 24973, a concentrated hair conditioning composition and its method of use. This concentrated hair conditioning composition is used when (a) applying a shampoo composition comprising a surfactant hair detergent; (b) providing a treated water prepared by dispersing the concentrated hair conditioning composition in the water, for example, a large bowl and / or saucepan; and (c) rinsing the hair with the treated water; where steps (a) and (b) can be reversed. Considering this method of use, good dispersion properties at the time of contact with water are desired for the concentrated hair conditioning compositions. In addition, with the fact that consumers tend to associate the good dispersion properties with the transparent appearance of the treated water obtained, a concentrated hair conditioning composition having a transparent appearance, by itself, and which is capable of providing a transparent treated water. Moreover, consumers do not want to compromise the conditioning performance for this transparent appearance.

P03 / 025-PG Based on the foregoing, it is desired to provide concentrated hair conditioning compositions which have a transparent appearance by themselves and which are capable of providing transparent treated water. It is also desired to provide these conditioning compositions that are easily dispersed at the time of contact with water, however they provide hair conditioning benefits such as a feeling of softness when the hair is wet, ease of combing when the hair is wet or dry and softness when the hair is dry. One of the existing techniques provides all the advantages and benefits of the present invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is focused on a concentrated and transparent hair conditioning composition comprising: (1) from about 0.01% to 50% by weight of a conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, cationic polymers , silicone compounds, polyalkylene glycols and mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueous carrier or vehicle; (3) where the conditioning composition of the P03 / 025-PG hair is used to condition hair and comprises the steps of: (a) applying a shampoo composition to the hair comprising a surfactant detergent; (b) providing a treated water by dispersing the conditioning composition in water, wherein the treated water has a concentration by weight from 0.001% to 2% of the conditioning agent; and (c) rinsing the hair with the treated water; and wherein steps (a) and (b) can be reversed; (4) wherein the conditioning composition has a turbidity not greater than about 200 NTU, and the treated water has a turbidity not greater than about 100 NTU. These and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from reading the present disclosure.

DEFINITIONS In the sense in which it is used herein, the phrase "comprising" means that other steps and other ingredients may be added that do not affect the final result. This phrase encompasses the terms "consists of" and "consists essentially of".

P03 / 025-PQ All percentages, parts and proportions are based on the total weight of the compositions of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated. All weights corresponding to the listed ingredients are based on the level of the active ingredient and, therefore, do not include carriers or by-products that may be included in commercially available materials. Herein, the phrase "treated water" refers to water in which the conditioning agent of the concentrated hair conditioning composition of the present invention is dispersed, the treated water has a concentration of 0.001% to 2% of the conditioning agent. Here, "dispersible" with respect to the conditioning composition, the silicone conditioning agent or additional conditioning agents means that they are capable of providing a homogeneous treated water when released into the water and mixed by hand over a period of time no greater than 30 seconds and the term "dispersibility" means that it has this type of property. Here, the term "transparent" with respect to the conditioning composition before being dispersed in water means that it has a turbidity not greater than about 200 NTU Nephelometric Units P03 / 025-Turbidity PG (Nephelometric Turbidity Units). In the present, the term "transparent" with respect to the treated water, means that it is homogeneous and that it has a turbidity not greater than about 100 NTU. The NTU values are quantified using the Hach 2100N Laboratory Turbidimeter calibrated with the standardized Formazin standards, available from the Hach Company. Here, the term "deposition" means the proportion by weight (ppm) of a silicone conditioning agent deposited on a hair sample that is calculated as follows: the quantification is done by immersing a sample of hair that has been weighed in treated water containing a quantified concentration of the silicone conditioning agent, wherein this concentration is controlled to be between 0.001% to 2%; and then analyzing this sample of treated hair to then determine the silicon content as a substitute for the silicone conditioning agent by means of an Induction Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) analysis; ICP-AES analysis is carried out using the SPS4000 system available from Seiko Corporation. A response factor obtained by quantifying the standardized solution of the silicone conditioning agent is introduced.

P03 / 025-PG DETAILED DESCRIPTION While the specification concludes with the claims that particularly state and claim the invention in different ways, it is considered that the present invention will be better understood from the present description. All references mentioned herein are considered to be fully incorporated into this document, as a reference. The mention of any reference is not an admission with respect to any determination for its availability as a prior art of the claimed invention.

PACKAGING METHOD AND PRESENTATION OF PRODUCT The present invention relates to a concentrated hair conditioning composition that is used by a method comprising the steps of: (a) applying a shampoo composition on the hair which comprises a detergent surfactant; (b) providing a treated water that is prepared by dispersing the conditioning composition in the water, wherein the treated water has a weight ratio from 0.001% to 2% of the conditioning agent of the conditioning composition; and (c) rinse the hair with the treated water.

P03 / 025-PQ Steps (a) and (b) can be reversed. In the method of the present invention, the hair conditioning composition is dispersed in water, and the treated water thus obtained is applied to the hair. The term "treated water" is defined previously under the Definitions section. This term, as used herein, describes water provided by the user and in which at least the conditioning composition is dispersed, and in addition to this, optionally also other components such as systems to facilitate rinsing are dispersed in the same water. . This treated water is applied to the hair after preparation and the shampoo composition comprising a surfactant detergent is massaged into the hair. In this way, by rinsing the hair with the treated water, two functions are provided at the same time, namely, the shampoo composition and the hair dirt is washed away while at the same time a hair conditioning benefit is provided. . This allows the user to provide conditioning benefits to the hair without using an excessive amount of water with respect to the amount that would need to be used to shampoo the hair. The treated water can be prepared in a large bowl and / or saucepan or any other convenient container, usually a large bowl and / or saucepan P03 / 025-PG available in the user's home. When more than one bowl or bucket of water is used to rinse the hair, the conditioning composition may be added to any of, or all of the bowls or buckets to be used to rinse the hair. Preferably, the treated water is prepared for the bowl and / or bucket to be used at the end. The shampoo composition to be used in step (a) can be any composition comprising surfactant detergents and which is suitable for washing hair dirt. The term detergent surfactant, as used herein, is intended to distinguish these surfactants from surfactants which are primarily emulsifying surfactants, i.e. surfactants which provide an emulsifying benefit and which have poor cleaning performance. It is recognized that most surfactants have both detergent and emulsifying properties. It is not intended to exclude the emulsifying surfactants of the present invention, provided that the surfactant also has sufficient detergent properties to be useful herein. The surfactant detergents are usually selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and mixtures P03 / 025-PG thereof. In a preferred embodiment, at least one anionic surfactant is included in the shampoo composition to be used in step (a), and a cationic conditioning agent is included in the conditioning composition to be used in step (c). The present invention also relates to a method for purifying water applied to hair; This method includes the step of adding a system in the water to facilitate rinsing. The term "purified water" as used herein, describes water provided by the user and where the system is dispersed in this water to facilitate rinsing. Surprisingly, it has been found that, when the previously purified water contains a high amount of ions and heavy metal salts, the purified water obtained by the method herein can provide a benefit to the hair when applied, as would be a feeling of softness to touch, even without conditioning agents, compared to previously purified water. Preferably, the system for facilitating rinsing to purify water is included in the concentrated hair conditioning composition. To provide a hair conditioning benefit, while the ability to rinse the composition of the hair is not adversely affected.

P03 / 025-PG shampoo and dirt on the hair, the treated water has a concentration by weight from 0.001% to 2%, preferably from about 0.005% to 0.5% of conditioning agent. In order for the user to achieve this suitable concentration of the treated water, the conditioning composition of the present invention can be provided in a packaged medium containing a dosage unit of the conditioning composition, or with a measuring system. The dose of the composition is determined based on the amount of water contained within an average sized container that is provided by the user, for example, a large bowl and / or saucepan, to prepare the treated water. The conditioning composition of the present invention can be provided in any presentation that is suitable for transport and storage at room temperature, and that is readily applicable in the water when used to prepare the treated water. Since the conditioning composition is designed to easily disperse in water, the composition is usually easily degraded by moisture. The container is selected to suit any presentation of the product to avoid moisture and, preferably, accidental contact with water. The conditioning composition of the present P03 / 025-PG invention has a liquid presentation, such as a gel or paste, the vehicle or carrier is aqueous. The suitable packaging for this product presentation includes sachets or a constructed container having one or more compartments.

CONDITIONER AGENT The conditioning agents useful in the present invention are those which are water dispersible, which provide a concentrated and clear composition for hair conditioning and which provide a transparent treated water. The terms "dispersible" and "transparent" are defined above in the Definitions Section. Suitable conditioning agents are selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, cationic polymers, silicone compounds, polyalkylene glycols and mixtures thereof, preferably long-chain ammonium compounds, idrophilatically substituted cationic surfactants, cationic polymers, hydrophilically substituted silicones, polyalkylene glycols and mixtures thereof. The types of conditioning agents are selected depending on the desired characteristics of the product. Conditioners highly soluble in water are normally used. Preferably a combination of agents is used P03 / 025-PQ conditioners to provide the benefits provided by the different conditioning agents. Conditioning agents that are less soluble in water can be used in combination with conditioning agents that are highly soluble in water. The present composition comprises from about 0.01% to 50%, preferably from about 1% to 20% conditioning agents. The level is selected according to the presentation in which the product is provided and according to the desired concentration of the treated water to be prepared and applied to the hair. In one embodiment, the conditioning composition of the present invention comprises from about 1% to 10% of a long chain single ammonium compound or of a hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactant and from about 1% to 10% of a cationic polymer.

Cationic Surfactant Cationic surfactants are useful as conditioning agents herein. Among the cationic surfactants useful herein are those which are generally described as long single chain ammonium compounds, corresponding to the general formula (I): P03 / 025-PG wherein R1 is selected from an aliphatic group having 8 to 30 carbon atoms or an aromatic, alkoxy, polyoxyalkylene, alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, aryl or alkylaryl group having up to 22 carbon atoms, the R2, R3 and R4 are selected independently of an aliphatic group having between about 1 and 3 carbon atoms or an aromatic, alkoxy, polyoxyalkylene, alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, aryl or alkylaryl group having up to 8 carbon atoms; and X is a salt forming anion such as those selected from halogen radicals (eg, chloride, bromide), acetate, citrate, lactate, glycolate, phosphate, nitrate, sulfonate, sulfate, alkyl sulfate and alkylsulfonate. The aliphatic groups may contain, in addition to the carbon and hydrogen atoms, ether linkages and other groups such as amino groups. Longer chain aliphatic groups, for example those of about 12 carbons or more, may be saturated or unsaturated. It is preferred when R 1 are selected from C 1 -alkyl to about C 22. Among the cationic surfactants of general formula (I), those which contain in the molecule at least one alkyl chain having at least 16 carbon atoms are preferred.

P03 / 025-PG carbons. Non-exclusive examples of these preferred cationic surfactants include: cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride available, for example, under the tradename CA-2350 from Nikko Chemicals and CTAC 30KC available from KCI, stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride under the tradename Arquad 18 / 50 available from Akzo Nobel, alkyl tallow dihydrogenated trimethyl ammonium chloride, stearyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, stearyl propylene glycol phosphate dimethyl ammonium chloride, stearoyl amidopropyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, stearoyl amidopropyl dimethyl (myristylacetate) ammonium chloride, N-chloride - (stearoyl-colamino formyl methyl) pyridinium. Also preferred are hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants in which at least one of the substituents contains one or more aromatic, ether, ester, amido or amino moieties present as substituents or as linkages in the radical chain, wherein at least one of the radicals R1 to R4 contain one or more hydrophilic portions selected from alkoxy (preferably C1-C3 alkoxy), polyoxyalkylene (preferably C1-C3 polyoxyalkylene), alkylamido, hydroxyalkyl, alkyl ester and compositions thereof. Preferably, the hydrophilically substituted cationic conditioning surfactant contains between 2 and about 10 non-ionic hydrophilic portions located in the ranges stated above.

P03 / 025-PQ Preferred hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants include those of formulas (II) to (VIII) below: wherein n is between 8 and 28, x + y is between 2 and about 40, Z1 is a short alkyl chain, preferably C1-C3 alkyl, more preferably methyl or (CH2CH20) zH where x + y + z is up to 60 and X is a salt-forming anion as defined above. wherein m is from 1 to 5, one or more of R5, R6 and R7 are independently a C1-C30 alkyl, the remainder are CH2CH20H, one or two of R8, R9 and R10 are independently a Ci-C30 alkyl and the remainder are are CH2CH2OH and X is a salt-forming anion as mentioned above; P03 / 025-PG CNH- (CH2) p- - (CH2) q- HCR X "(IV) wherein independently for formulas (IV) and (V), Z 'is an alkyl, preferably a C1-C3 alkyl, more preferably methyl, and Z3 is a short hydroxyalkyl chain, preferably hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl, p and q independently are integers between 2 and 4, inclusive, preferably between 2 and 3, inclusive, more preferably 2, R11 and R12 independently, are substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyls, preferably C12-C20 alkyl or alkenyl and is a salt-forming anion such as was defined before; wherein R 13 is a hydrocarbyl, preferably a C 1 -C 3 alkyl, more preferably methyl, Z 4 and Z 5 are independently, short chain hydrocarbyls, P03 / 025-PG preferably C2-C4 alkyl or alkenyl, more preferably ethyl, a is between 2 and about 40, preferably between about 7 and 30 and X is a salt-forming anion as defined above; wherein R14 and R15 are independently Ci to C3 alkyl, preferably methyl, Z6 is a C12 to C22 hydrocarbyl, alkylcarboxy or alkylamido and A is a protein, preferably a collagen, keratin, milk protein, silk, soy protein, protein of wheat or hydrolyzed forms thereof, and X is a salt-forming anion, as defined above; wherein b is 2 or 3, R16 and R17 are independently C1-C3 hydrocarbyls, preferably methyl, and X is a salt-forming anion as defined above. Non-limiting examples of hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants useful in the present invention include P03 / 025-PG the materials that have the following CTFA designations: quaternium-16, quaternium-26, quaternium-27, quaternium-30, quaternium-33, quaternium-4, quaternium-52, quaternium-53, quaternium-56, quaternium-60, quaternium-61, quaternium-62, quaternium-70, quaternium-71, quaternium-72, quaternium-75, hydrolyzed collagen of quaternium-76, quaternium-77, quaternium-78, hydrolyzed collagen of quaternium-79, hydrolyzed keratin of quaternium-79, hydrolyzed milk protein of quaternium-79, quaternium-79 hydrolyzed silk, quaternium-79 hydrolyzed soy protein, quaternium-79 hydrolyzed wheat protein, quaternium-80, quaternium-81, quaternium-82, quaternium-83, quaternium-84 and mixtures thereof. The most preferred hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants include dialkylamido ethyl hydroxyethyl ammonium salt, dialkylamido ethyl diamonium salt, dialkyl ethyl hydroxyethyl ammonium salt, dialkyl ethyldiammonium salt, alkyl amidopropyl trimonium salt, polyoxyethylene alkyl ammonium salt, and mixtures thereof, eg, commercially available materials. available with the following trade names: VARISOFT 110, VARISOFT PATC, VARIQUAT K1215 and 638 from Witco Chemical; ETHOQUAD 18/25, ETHOQUAD 0 / 12PG, ETHOQUAD C / 25 and ETHOQUAD S / 25 of Akzo; DEHYQUART SP of Henkel and MONAQUAT ISEIS, and MONAQUAT SL-5 available from Uniqema.

P03 / 025-PG Catonic Polymer Cationic polymers are useful as conditioning agents of the present invention. As used herein, the term "polymer" will include materials either made by the polymerization of one type of monomer or made from two (for example, copolymers) or more types of monomers. The cationic polymers herein will generally have an average molecular weight that is at least about 5,000, usually at least about 10,000 and less than about 10 million. Preferably, the molecular weight is approximately between 100,000 and 2 million. Cationic polymers will generally have portions containing cationic nitrogen such as quaternary ammonium or cationic ammonium units and mixtures thereof. Any of the anionic counterions can be used for the cationic polymers as long as the water solubility criterion is met. Suitable counterions include halides (for example, Cl, Br, I or F, preferably Cl, Br or I), sulfate and methylsulfate. You can also use others, since this list is not exclusive. The portion containing cationic nitrogen will generally be present as a substituent, in a fraction of the total monomer units of the polymers P03 / 025-PG cationic. Thus, the cationic polymer may comprise copolymers, terpolymers, etc. of monomeric quaternary ammonium or substituted amino cationic units and other non-cationic units referred to herein as monomeric spawning units. Such polymers are known in the technical field and a variety of them can be found in the CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, 3rd edition, edited by Estrin Crosley and Haynes, (The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc., Washington, DC, 1982) . Suitable cationic polymers include, for example, copolymers of vinyl monomers having cationic or quaternary ammonium functional groups with water-soluble spacing monomers such as acrylamide, methacrylamide, alkyl and dialkyl acrylamides, alkyl and dialkyl methacrylamides, alkyl acrylate, alkyl methacrylate, vinyl caprolactone and vinyl pyrrolidone. The alkyl and dialkyl substituted monomers preferably have C1-C7 alkyl groups, more preferably C1-C3 alkyl groups. Other suitable spacer monomers include vinyl esters, vinyl alcohol (obtained by hydrolysis of polyvinyl acetate), maleic anhydride, propylene glycol and ethylene glycol. The cationic amines can be primary, secondary or tertiary amines, depending on the P03 / 025-PG particular species and the pH of the composition. In general, secondary and tertiary amines, especially tertiary amines, are preferred. The amino-substituted vinyl monomers can be polymerized in the amine form and then optionally converted to ammonium by means of a quaternization reaction. The amines can also be quaternized in a similar manner after polymer formation. For example, tertiary amine functional groups can be quaternized by reaction with a salt of formula R'X wherein R 'is a short alkyl chain, preferably C 1 -C 7 alkyl, more preferably C 1 -C 3 alkyl and X is a anion that forms a water-soluble salt with quaternized ammonium. Suitable cationic amino and quaternary ammonium monomers include, for example, vinyl compounds substituted with dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, monoalkylaminoalkyl acrylate, monoalkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, trialkyl methacryloxyalkyl ammonium salt, trialkyl acryloxyalkyl ammonium salt, diallyl ammonium quaternary salts and vinyl monomers quaternary ammonium having rings containing cyclic cationic nitrogen such as pyridinium, imidazolinium and quaternized pyrrolidone, for example, alkyl vinyl imidazolium salts, alkyl vinyl pyridinium, alkyl P03 / 025-PQ vinyl pyrrolidone. The alkyl portions of these monomers are preferably lower alkyls such as C1-C3 alkyls, more preferably C1 and C2 alkyls. Suitable amino substituted vinyl monomers which are used herein include dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate, dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylate, dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide and dialkylaminoalkyl methacrylamide, wherein the alkyl groups are preferably C1-C7 hydrocarbyls, more preferably C1-C3 alkyls. The cationic polymers herein may comprise mixtures of monomer units derived from monomers substituted with amino- and / or quaternary ammonium and / or compatible spacer monomers. Suitable cationic hair conditioning polymers include, for example: copolymers of l-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and l-vinyl-3-methylimidazolium salt (e.g., chloride salt) (known in the industry by means of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, "CTFA", such as Polyquaternium-16), such as those commercially available from BASF Wyandotte Corp.

(Parsippany, NJ, USA) under the trade name LUVIQUAT (for example, LUVIQUAT FC 370); copolymers of l-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (known in the industry by means of the CTFA as Polyquaternium-11) as those commercially available from P03 / 025-PG Gaf Corporation (Wayne, NJ, USA) under the trade name GAFQUAT (for example, GAFQUAT 755N); cationic polymers containing diallyl quaternary ammonium, among which are included, for example, homopolymer of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride and copolymers of acrylamide and dimethyldiallylammonium chloride, known in the industry (CTFA) as Polyquaternium 6 and Polyquaternium 7, as those with the Saleare SC10 and Saleare SC11 brands available from Ciba Specialty Chemicals, and those commercially available from Calgon, under the Merquat 2200 trade name, respectively; and salts of mineral acids of amino alkyl esters of homo and copolymers of unsaturated carboxylic acids having between 3 and 5 carbon atoms, such as those described in U.S. Patent 4,009,256, which is considered part of this , as reference. Other cationic polymers that can be used include polysaccharide polymers, such as cationic cellulose derivatives and cationic starch derivatives. Polymeric cationic polysaccharide materials suitable for use herein include those of the formula: P03 / 025-PG wherein: A is an anhydroglucose residual group, for example, an anhydroglucose residual group of starch or cellulose, R is an alkylene oxyalkylene, polyoxyalkylene or hydroxyalkylene group or combinations thereof, R1, R2 and R3 independently are alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or alkoxyaryl groups, each group contains up to about 18 carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms for each cationic portion (i.e., the sum of carbon atoms in R1, R2 and R) ) is preferably about 20 or less and X is an anionic counterion, as previously described. The most preferred cationic cellulose polymers are available from Amerchol Corp. (Edison, NJ, USA) in their polymer series Polymer JR® and LR®, as salts of epoxy reacted hydroxyethylcellulose with trimethyl ammonium, known in the industry (CTFA ) as Polyquaternium 10, Another type of cationic cellulose includes the polymeric quaternary ammonium salts of hydroxyethyl cellulose reacted with epoxide substituted with lauryl dimethyl ammonium, known in the industry (CTFA) as Polyquaternium 24. These materials are available from Amerchol Corp. ( Edison, NJ, USA) under the trade name Quaterisoft Polymer LM-200®. Other cationic polymers that can be used P03 / 025-PG include cationic guar gum derivatives, such as guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride (commercially available from Celanese Corp. in its Jaguar R series). Other materials include cellulose ethers containing quaternary nitrogen (e.g., those described in U.S. Patent 3,962,418, which is incorporated herein by reference) and etherified cellulose and starch copolymers (e.g., those described in U.S. Patent 3,958,581, U.S. Pat. which is incorporated herein, as a reference). Other cationic polymers useful herein are: (1) cationic polymers selected from the group comprising: (i) polymers containing units of the formula: -AZ ^ A-Z2- (I) wherein A denotes a radical which contains two amino groups, preferably a piperazinyl radical, and Z1 and Z2 independently denote a divalent radical which is a straight or branched chain alkylene radical containing up to about 7 carbon atoms in the main chain, is unsubstituted or substituted one or more hydroxyl groups and may also contain one or more oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur atoms and one to three aromatic / heterocyclic rings, the oxygen atoms, P03 / 025 -PG nitrogen and sulfur are generally present in the form of a group of ether or thioether, sulfoxide, sulfone, sulfonium, amine, alkylamine, alkenylamine, benzylamine, amine oxide, quaternary ammonium, amide, imide, alcohol, ester and / or urethane: ii) polymers containing units of the formula: -? -? '-? -?' - (II) wherein A denotes a radical having two amino groups, preferably a piperazinyl radical and Z 'denotes the ol Z3 and Z4 while denoting at least once the ol Z4; 7? denotes a divalent radical which is a straight chain or branched chain hydroxyalkylene radical or alkylene having up to 7 carbon atoms in the main chain and Z4 is a divalent radical which is a straight or branched chain alkylene radical having up to 7 carbon atoms. carbon atoms in the main chain, and is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxyl radicals and is interrupted by one or more nitrogen atoms, the nitrogen atom is substituted with an alkyl chain having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. carbon, preferably 4 carbon atoms, which is optionally interrupted by an oxygen atom and optionally contains one or more hydroxyl groups; and iii) the products of the alkylation, with alkyl and benzyl halides of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, tosylates or P03 / 025-PG alkyl mesylates and the oxidation products of the polymers of the formulas (I) and (II) indicated above under subparagraphs i) and ii). (2) Polyamide polyamides prepared by polycondensation of an acid compound with a polyamine.

The acid compound may be organic dicarboxylic acids, and aliphatic monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids containing a double bond, esters of the aforementioned acids, preferably esters with lower albandes having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof. The polyamine is a bis-primary or mono- or bis-secondary polyamine of the polyalkylene where up to 40 mol% of this polyamine can be a bis-primary amine, preferably ethylene diamine, or a bis-secondary amine, preferably piperazine and up to 20%. mol% can be hexamethylenediamine. (3) The aforementioned polyamino-polyamides can be alkylated and / or cross-linked. The alkylation can be carried out with glycidol, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or acrylamide. The crosslinking is carried out by means of a crosslinking agent such as: i) epihalogenhydrins, diepoxides, dialhydrides, unsaturated anhydrides and bis-saturated derivatives, in proportions of 0.025 to 0.35 mol of P03 / 025-PG crosslinking by amine group of the polyamino-polyamide; ii) bis-halogenohydrins, bis-azetidinium compounds, bishalogen acyldiamines and bis- (alkyl halides); iii) oligomers obtained by reacting a compound selected from the group comprising bis-halogenohydrin, bis-azetidinium compounds, bis-halogeno-aildiamine, bis- (alkyl halide), epihalogenhydrins, diepoxides and bis-unsaturated derivatives, with another compound which is a bifunctional compound which is reactive with the compound; and iv) the product of quaternization of a compound selected from compounds ii) and oligomers iii) and containing one or more tertiary amine groups which may be wholly or partially alkylated with an alkylating agent that is preferably selected from Methyl or ethyl chlorides, bromides, iodides, sulphates, mesylates and tosylates, benzyl chloride or bromide, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and glycidol, the crosslinking is carried out by means of 0.025 to 0.35 mol, in particular 0.025 to 0.2 mol and more particularly 0.025 to 0.1 mol of crosslinking agent per amine group of the polyamino-polyamide. (4) Polyamino-polyamide derivatives resulting from the condensation of a polyalkylene polyamine with a polycarboxylic acid, followed by alkylation by means of PO3 / 025-PG bifunctional agents, such as adipic acid / dialkylaminohydroxyalkyldialkylenetriamine copolymers wherein the alkyl radical contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and preferably denotes methyl, ethyl or propyl. Useful polymers are adipic acid / dimethylaminohydroxypropyl diethylenetriamine copolymers which are sold under the tradename of Cartaretine F, F4 or F3 by SANDOZ. (5) Polymers obtained by reacting the polyalkylene polyamine containing two groups of primary amine and at least one secondary amine group, with dicarboxylic acid selected from diglycolic acid and saturated and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms. carbon, the molar ratio of polyalkylene polyamine to dicarboxylic acid is from 0.8: 1 to 1.4: 1, and the resulting polyamide is reacted with epichlorohydrin in a molar ratio of epichlorohydrin to the secondary amine groups of polyamide from 0.5: 1 to 1.8: 1. Useful polymers are those sold under the name of HERCOSETT 57 by Hercules Incorporated, and those sold under the name of PD 170 or DELSETTE 101 of Hercules. (6) Cyclic polymers that generally have a P03 / 025-PG molecular weight from 20,000 to 3,000,000 as the homopolymer containing, as the main structure of 1 chain, units corresponding to the formula (III) (III ') (III) (CH2) p / \ (CH2 ) fc-RnC CR »-CH2- I [H2C CH2] / \ R R '(CH2) p (III ·) / \ (CH2) t-R "C CR" -CH2- I 1 H2C CH2 \ / N where p and t are 0 or 1, and p + t = 1, R "denotes hydrogen or methyl, R and R" independently denote an alkyl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group wherein the group alkyl preferably has from 1 to 5 carbon atoms or a lower amidoalkyl group and R and R 'may denote, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, heterocyclic groups such as piperidinyl or morpholinyl and Y is P03 / 025-PG bromide, chloride, acetate, borate, citrate, tartrate, bisulfate, bisulfite, sulfate or phosphate. Copolymers containing units of formulas III and III 'may also contain units derived from acrylamide or diacetone acrylamide. Among the quaternary ammonium polymers of the type defined above, those which are preferred are the dimethyldiallylammonium chloride homopolymer sold under the name of MERQUAT 100 and having a molecular weight of less than 100,000 and the copolymer of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride / copolymer of acrylamide having a molecular weight greater than 500,000 and sold under the name of MERQUAT 550 by CALGON Corporation. (7) Poly- (quaternary ammonium) compounds of the formula Rl R3 [-N + A + B-] n- 2X- (IV) I I R2 R4 wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently aliphatic, alicyclic or arylaliphatic radicals containing a maximum of 20 carbon atoms or hydroxyaliphatic radicals decreased or alternatively, with the P03 / 025-PQ nitrogen atoms to which they are attached, heterocyclic groups optionally containing a second hetero atom other than nitrogen, or alternatively R1, R2, R3 and R1 represent a group CH2CHR, 3R'4 wherein R'3 denotes hydrogen or lower alkyl and R'4 denotes SO, CN, CON (R, 6) 2, COOR'5, COR'5, COOR, D or C0 HR'7D; R '5 denotes lowered alkyl, R' 6 denotes hydrogen or lowered alkyl, R'7 denotes alkylene and D denotes a quaternary ammonium group; A and B independently represent a polymethylene group containing from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, which may be linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated and may contain, inserted in the main chain, one or more groups -CH-Y-CH2- where Y denotes benzene, oxygen, sulfur, SO, S02, SS, NR '8, N + (R' 9) 2X1_, CHOH, NHCONH, CONR'8 or C00; X1"denotes an anion derived from a mineral or organic acid, R'8 denotes hydrogen or lowered alkyl and R'9 denotes lowered alkyl or alternatively A and R1 and R3 form a piperazine ring with the two nitrogen atoms with which they are bound If A denotes a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydroxyalkylene or alkylene radical, B can also denote a group: - (CH2) n -CO-D-OC- (CH2) n-; wherein n is selected so that the molecular weight is generally between 1,000 and 100,000, and D denotes: i) a glycol radical of the formula -OZ-0-, wherein P03 / 025-PG Z denotes a linear or branched hydrocarbon radical or a group corresponding to the formulas: - [CH2-CH2-0-] x-CH2-CH2- or - [CH2-C (CH3) H-0 -] and -CH2-C (CH3) H- where x and y denote an integer of 1 a, and represent a defined and unique degree of polymerization; ii) a bis-secondary diamine radical, such as a piperazine derivative; iii) a bis-primary diamine radical of the formula: -N-H-Y-NH-, wherein Y denotes a linear or branched hydrocarbon radical or the divalent radical -CH2-CH2-S-S-CH2-C¾-; or iv) a ureylene group of the formula -N-H-CO-NH-. (8) Homopolymers or copolymers derived from acrylic or methacrylic acid and containing at least one unit: Rl I I | CH2-C- CH2-C- (V) -CH2-Cf- (V ") I I C-0 C-0 C-0 I I I o or NH I I A A I N R2-N + -R 4 R 2 -N + -R 4 / I I R 5 R 3 R 3 X- wherein R 1 is H or CH 3, A is a linear alkyl group or Branched P03 / 02S-PQ having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2, R3 and R4 independently denote an alkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a benzyl group, R5 and R6 denote H or alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and X denotes metasulfate or halide, such as chloride or bromide. The comonomer or comonomers that can be used normally belong to the family comprising: acrylamide, methacrylamide, diacetone-acrylamide, acrylamide and methacrylamide substituted on the nitrogen atom by one or more decreased alkyl, alkyl esters of acrylic and methacrylic acids, vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl esters. (9) Other cationic polymers which may be used are polyalkyleneimines, in particular polyethyleneimines, polymers containing vinylpyridine units or vinylpyridinium units in the chain, condensate products of polyamines and epichlorohydrin, poly (quaternary ureylenes) and chitin derivatives . Highly preferred cationic polymers include commercially available materials such as Polyquaternium 4 under the tradenames CELQUAT H100 and CELQUAT L200 supplied by National Starch & Chemicals, Polyquaternium 7 with trade names of Saleare SC10 and Saleare SC11 available from Ciba Specialty P03 / 025-PQ Chemicals and Polyquaternium 11 under the trade name GAFQUAT 755N supplied by ISP.

Ailicone Compounds The silicone compounds useful herein include dispersible volatile or non-volatile compounds having hair conditioning properties. Preferred are hydrophilically substituted silicone compounds. The silicone compounds for use herein preferably have a viscosity of less than about 5,000 mPa-s at 25 ° C, more preferably less than about 1,000 mPa-s at 25 ° C. The viscosity can be quantified by means of a glass capillary viscometer as indicated in the Test Method of the Dow Corning CTM0004 Society, July 20, 1970. Other non-volatile silicone compounds having hair conditioning properties can also be used. . Without being limited by theory, it is believed that silicone compounds having lower viscosity provide more rapid dispersion when contacted with water. Particularly preferred silicone compounds are those having substitute groups selected from the group consisting of alkoxyl groups, amino groups, quaternary amino groups and P03 / 025-PG mixtures thereof. Silicone compounds having alkoxy groups such as ethylene oxide groups are preferred since they readily disperse in water and provide a good transparency to the treated water. Silicone compounds having amino groups and / or quaternary amino groups are preferred since they have a good solubility and also provide a good conditioning performance by being substantive to the hair surface. When using silicone compounds that do not have hydrophilic functionality and / or viscosity greater than 5, 000 mP · s at 25 ° C, are kept at a small amount, since they tend to make the treated water turbid, or make the composition less dispersible. It is known that transparent compositions containing high molecular weight silicone compounds can be prepared by using available emulsion techniques. However, the structure of the emulsion of these transparent compositions including the high molecular weight silicone compounds can be destroyed at the time of dispersion in an abundant amount of water, that is, at the time of preparing the treated water. In one embodiment, the composition of the present invention comprises from about 0.01% to 20% of a hydrophilically substituted silicone compound having P03 / 025-PG substituent groups selected from the group consisting of alkoxyl groups, amino groups, quaternary groups and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the composition of the present invention comprises a silicone compound that provides a deposition from about 10 ppm to 5,000 ppm, when applied to the hair in the manner of the treated water. The term "deposition" is defined earlier in the Definitions Section. Hydrophilically substituted silicone conditioning agents that can be used include, for example, a polydimethylsiloxane modified with polypropylene oxide, although ethylene oxide or mixtures of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide can also be used. The level of polypropylene oxide must be sufficiently low so as not to interfere with the dispersibility characteristics of the silicone. These materials are also known as dimethicone copolyols. These materials can be dispersed directly in water. Other hydrophilically substituted silicone compounds include amino substituted materials. Suitable alkylamino substituted silicone compounds include those represented by the following structure (II) P03 / 025-PG where R124 is H, CH3 or OH, p1, p2, q1 and q2 are integers that depend on the molecular weight, the average molecular weight is approximately between 5,000 and 10,000. This polymer is also known as "amodimethicone". These amodimethicones are available, for example from Dow Corning as SM8704C. Suitable amino-substituted silicone fluids include those represented by Formula (III): (R ^ b) aG3-a-Si- (OSiG2) p3- (OSiGb (R 125,, 1 i ") 2_b) P4-0-SiG3-a (R1'2! S5), a (III wherein G is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, OH, Ci-Cg alkyl and preferably methyl; a denotes 0 or an integer from 1 to 3 and preferably equals 0; b denotes 0 or 1 and preferably is equal to l; the sum p3 + p4 is a number from 1 to 2,000 and preferably from 50 to 150, p3 is able to denote a number from 0 to 1,999 and preferably from 49 to 149 and p4 is able to denote a P03 / 025 Whole PG from 1 to 2,000 and preferably from 1 to 10; R125 is a monovalent radical of the formula Cq3H2q3L wherein q is an integer from 2 to 8 and L is selected from the groups -N (R126) CH2-CH2-N (R126) 2 -N (R126) 2 -N (R126) ) 3X '-N (R126) CH2-CH2-NR126H2X' wherein R126 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, benzyl a saturated hydrocarbon radical, preferably alkyl radical containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and X 'denotes a halide ion. An especially preferred amino substituted silicone corresponding to formula (III) is the polymer known as "trimethylsilylamodimethicone" wherein R124 is CH3. Other amino substituted silicone polymers that are useful herein include amino substituted cationic silicones represented by Formula (V): wherein R128 denotes a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, preferably a P03 / 025 - alkyl or alkenyl radical PG, for example methyl; R129 denotes a hydrocarbon radical, preferably alkylene radical Ci-Cie or an alkyleneoxy radical Ci-Cia and more preferably Ci-Ce; Q "is a halide ion, preferably chloride, p5 denotes an average value of 2 to 20, preferably 2 to 8, p6 denotes an average statistical value of 20 to 200 and preferably 20 to 50. A preferred polymer of this class is available from Union Carbide under the name "UCAR SILICONE ALE 56." These materials can be dispersed directly in water.The commercially available amino substituted silicone compounds which are useful herein include the trade names of BY16-893 and BY16-907 available from Dow Corning, trade name XS69-B5476 available from General Electric, Abilquat series available from Goldschmidt and Noveon Ultrasil series (BF Goodrich) The amino silicone polyether compounds are particularly useful herein as silicone compounds hydrophilically substituted The amino silicone polyether compounds useful herein are those that comprise a methylpolysiloxane moiety, an amino moiety, and a polyalkoxy portion; they are dispersed in water and preferably, they are to a certain extent soluble in water. Without pretending to be limited by theory, P03 / 025-PG believes that polyalkoxyl groups, such as ethylene oxide groups, provide a good dispersion characteristic in water, while amino groups provide a good conditioning characteristic by being substantive to the hair surface. The aminosilicone polyether compounds for use herein preferably have a viscosity less than about 5000mPa »s at 25aC, more preferably less than about 1000mPa.s. The viscosity can be quantified by means of a glass capillary viscometer as described in Dow Corning CTM0004 Test Method, July 20, 1970. Other non-volatile silicone compounds having hair conditioning properties can be used . Without intending to be limited by theory, it is believed that silicone compounds having lower viscosities provide more rapid dispersion when contacted with water. Aminosilicone polyether compounds particularly useful herein include those represented by the following structure (I): P03 / 025-PG O (CH2 CHj O CH CHj CH 0) q ~ R (l) where none of, q,, "y" and z is 0, but are integers that give the compound with the transparency and dispersibility described above, preferably with the viscosity properties described above, and R is an alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms. Commercially available aminosilicone polyether compounds that are highly preferred for use herein include those materials with the trademarks of: BY16-893 and BY16-907 available from Dow Corning, XS69-B5476 available from GE Toshiba Silicone, and Ultrasil series available from BF Goodrich.

Polyalkylene glycol Polyalkylene glycols useful herein include those that are soluble or dispersible in water. Preferred are polyethylene glycols.

P03 / 025-PG Polyalkylene glycols having a molecular weight greater than 100 are useful herein. Those that have the following general formula are useful: wherein R95 is selected from the group consisting of H, methyl, and mixtures thereof. When R95 is H, these materials are polymers of ethylene oxide, which are also known as polyethylene oxides, polyoxyethylenes and polyethylene glycols. When R95 is methyl, these materials are polymers of propylene oxide, which are also known as polypropylene oxides, polyoxypropylene and polypropylene glycols. When R95 is methyl, it is also understood that the various positional isomers of the resulting polymers may exist. Ethylene oxide polymers are preferred in view of their generally good solubility, dispersibility and transparency in water. Polymers of polyethylene polypropylene glycols and polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene copolymer having good dispersibility and transparency can also be useful. In the above structure, x3 has an average value of about 4 to 600, preferably about 6 to 120, and more preferably of P03 / 025-PG approximately 10 to 40. The polyethylene glycol polymers useful herein are Carbowax PEG 600 wherein R95 equals H and x3 has an average value of about 12, available from Amerchol Inc., and Polyethylene glycol # 1000 in where R95 is equal to H and x3 has an average value of about 20 and is available from Kanto Chemical Co. , Ltd.

AQUEOUS VEHICLE The compositions of the present invention comprise an aqueous carrier. Aqueous carriers useful herein include water and / or water soluble solvents. Water is useful in the present. Preferably deionized water is used. Water from natural sources including mineral cations can also be used, depending on the desired characteristics of the product. Water-soluble solvents such as lower alkyl alcohols and polyhydric alcohols are useful herein. The lower alkyl alcohols used herein are monohydric alcohols having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, more preferably ethanol and isopropanol. Polyhydric alcohols useful herein include propylene glycol, hexylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, P03 / 025-PQ sorbitol and other sugars that are in liquid form at room temperature.

SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING RINSING The composition of the present invention may furthermore contain a system for facilitating rinsing for effective rinsing of the shampoo composition and hair dirt by reducing suds and / or reducing water hardness. The system for facilitating rinsing may be provided within the conditioning composition or as an independent composition. When the system is provided to facilitate rinsing in the manner of an independent composition, it is preferably released into the water simultaneously with the conditioning composition. The system for facilitating rinsing is selected from the group consisting of a pH regulating agent to lower the pH to less than 6.5, a suds suppressor agent or soap scum, a metal ion regulating agent, an inhibitor of the formation of crystals, a dispersing polymer, a filler and mixtures thereof. Preferably a mixture is used. Preferably a soap sudsing agent or soap foam is included in the system to facilitate rinsing.

P03 / 025-PG pH Regulating Agents Inorganic and organic acids useful as pH regulating agents include, for example, carboxylate acids such as citric and succinic acids, polycarboxylate acids such as polyacrylic acid and also acetic acid, boric acid, acid malonic, adipic acid, fumaric acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, tartaric acid, tartronic acid, maleic acid, its derivatives and any mixture of the above. A pH regulating agent can be used to maintain the desired range of pH at the time of dissolving, dispersing the composition. The materials useful as pH regulating agents include salts of alkali metal carbonates, preferably sodium bicarbonate, polycarbonates, sesquicarbonates, silicates, polysilicates, borates, metaborates, phosphates, preferably sodium phosphate such as sodium dibasic phosphate, polyphosphate such as tripolyphosphate. of sodium, aluminates and mixtures thereof, and preferably are selected from salts of alkali metal carbonates, phosphates and mixtures thereof.

Soap Suppressor The suds suppressor agents useful herein include antifoam compounds. The P03 / 025-PG antifoam compounds for use herein are silica components. Preferably, these silica components are used in combination with the silicone compound described above in the form of a conditioning agent. The term "silicone" when used herein, and generally throughout the industry, encompasses a variety of relatively high molecular weight polymers containing siloxane units and hydrocarbyl groups of various types such as polyorganosiloxane oils, such as polydimethylsiloxane , dispersions or emulsions of polyorganosiloxane oils or their resins and combinations of polyorganosiloxane with silica particles wherein the polyorganosiloxane is fused or chemically absorbed into the silica. Silica components useful as suds suppressors are well known in the art and are, for example, described in US Pat. 4,265,779 issued May 5, 1981 to Gandolfo et al and European Patent Application No. 89307851.9, published on February 7, 1990 by Starch, M. S .. Other silicone suds suppressors are described in U.S. Pat. 3,455,839 which relates to compositions and processes for defoaming aqueous solutions by incorporating in them small amounts of polydimethylsiloxane fluids. For example, mixtures are described P03 / 025-PG of silicone and silica silanada in the German Patent Application DOS 2,124,526. Examples of silicone antifoam compounds are combinations of polyorganosiloxane with silica particles commercially available from Dow Corning, SE39 available from Wacker Chemie and TSA775 available from General Electric. Other antifoaming compounds include the monocarboxylic fatty acids and soluble salts thereof, such as those having hydrocarbyl chains of 10 to 24 carbon atoms, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms, as well as the commercially available ampholicarboxyglycinate of tallow under the trade name TAPAC. Suitable salts include the alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium and lithium salts and ammonium and alkanolammonium salts. Other suitable defoaming compounds include, for example, high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as paraffin, light petroleum, odorless hydrocarbons, fatty esters (for example triglycerides of fatty acids, glyceryl derivatives, polysorbates), fatty acid esters of monovalent alcohols, aliphatic Ci8-C40 ketones (eg, stearone), N-alkylated aminotriazines such as tri- to hexa-alkylmelamines or di- to tetra-aligildiaminclortriazines which are formed as products of cyanuric chloride with 2 or 3 moles of amine P03 / 025-PG primary or secondary containing from 1 to 24 carbon atoms, propylene oxide, bis-stearic acid amide and monostearyl phosphates such as the phosphate ester of monostearyl alcohol and metal phosphates (eg K, Na and Li) monostearyl di-alkalines and phosphate esters, quaternary ammonium compounds, quaternary dialkyl compounds, polyfunctionalized quaternary compounds and nonionic polyhydroxyl derivatives. The copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, particularly ethoxylated / propoxylated mixed fatty alcohols with an alkyl chain of 10 to 16 carbon atoms, with an ethoxylation degree of 3 to 30 and a degree of propoxylation of 1 to 10, are also antifoam compounds suitable for use herein. Other suds suppressors useful herein include C6-Ci6 alkyl secondary alcohols having a Ci-Cig chain like the 2-hexyldecanol commercially available under the tradename ISOFOL16,2-octyldodecanol commercially available under the tradename ISOFOL20 and 2- butyl octanol, which is available under the trade name of ISOFOL 12 by Condea. A preferred alcohol is 2-butyl octanol, which is available from Condea under the trade name of ISOFOL 12. Mixtures of alcohols P03 / 025-PG secondary are available under the trade name of ISALCHEM 123 by Enichem.

Metal Ion Regulatory Agents Heavy metal ion sequestrants (HMI) which act to sequester (chelate) the heavy metal ions useful herein. These components may have a chelating ability for calcium and magnesium, but preferably they bind to heavy metal ions such as iron, manganese and copper. These compounds are even more desirable when the water is tap water of low quality and consequently that which comprises a high level of HMI. The heavy metal ion sequestering agents, which are acidic in nature, having for example phosphonic acid or carboxylic acid functionalities, can be present either in their acid form or as a complex / salt with a suitable countercation as would be an alkali metal or alkali metal ion, ammonium or substituted ammonium ion or any mixture thereof. Suitable sequestering agents of heavy metal ions for use herein include organic aminophosphonates such as the amino alkylene poly (alkylene phosphonates) and nitrile trimethylene phosphonates.

P03 / 025-PG The preferred organic aminophosphonates are diethylenetriaminpent (methylenephosphonate) and hexamethylenediaminetetra (methylenephosphonate). Other suitable heavy metal ion sequestering agents for use herein include nitrilotriacetic acid and polyaminocarboxylic acids such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylenetriaminpentaacetic acid or ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid. Another suitable material is ethylene diamine N, N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS), which is present more preferably in the form of its S, S isomer, which is preferred due to its biodegradability profile. Still other suitable sequestering agents of heavy metal ions for use herein are the iminodiacetic acid derivatives such as 2-hydroxyethyl diacetic acid or glyceryl imino diacetic acid.

Inhibitors of the Crystal Formation Non-limiting examples of carboxylic compounds which serve as inhibitors of crystal formation include carboxylic compounds such as glycolic acid, phytic acid, polycarboxylic acids, polymers and copolymers of carboxylic acids and polycarboxylic acids and mixtures of the same. The inhibitors can be in their acid or saline form. Preferably, PQ3 / 025 - PG polycarboxylic acids comprise materials having at least two carboxylic acid radicals that are separated by no more than two carbon atoms (eg, methylene units). Other suitable polycarboxylates include the ether hydroxypolycarboxylates, polyacrylate polymers, maleic anhydride copolymers or the ethylene ether or the vinylmethyl ethers of the acrylic acid. Copolymers of 1, 3, 5-trihydroxybenzene, 2,4,6-trisulfonic acid and carboxymethyloxy succinic acid are also useful. For example, the alkali metal or polyacetic acid salts, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and nitrilotriacetic acid and the alkali metal salts of polycarboxylates, for example, mellitic acid, succinic acid, oxydisuccinic acid, polymaleic acid, benzene 1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid , carboxymethyloxysuccinic acid are suitable for use in the present invention as inhibitors of crystal formation. Polymers and copolymers that are useful as inhibitors of crystal formation have a molecular weight that is preferably greater than about 500 daltons to 100,000 daltons, more preferably up to about 50,000 daltons. Examples of commercially available materials to be used as inhibitors of the P03 / 025-PG crystal formation includes, Good-Rite® polyacrylate polymers ex BF Goodrich, Acrysol® ex Rohm & Haas, Sokalan® ex BASF and Norasol® ex Norso Haas. Preferred are Norasol® polyacrylate polymers, more preferred are Norasol® 410N (MW 10,000) and Norasol® 440N (MW 4,000) which is a polyacrylate polymer modified with aminophosphonic acid, and also more preferred is the acid form of this polymer modified that is sold as Norasol® QR 784 (MW 4,000) ex Norso-Haas. Growth inhibitors of polycarboxylate crystals include citrates, for example, citric acid and the soluble salts thereof (particularly the sodium salt), 3, 3 -dicarboxy-4-oxa-l, 6-hexanedioates and related compounds further described in U.S. Patent No. 4,566,984 incorporated herein by reference, C5-C20 alkyl, C5-C20 succinic alkenyl acid and salts thereof, of which dodecenyl succinate, lauryl succinate, myristyl succinate, palmityl succinate, 2-dodecenyl succinate, 2-pentadecenyl succinate are non-limiting examples. Organic diphosphonic acid is also suitable for use as an inhibitor of crystal formation. For the purposes of the present invention, the term "organic diphosphonic acid" is defined as an "organo diphosphonic acid or its salt not comprising a P03 / 025-PG nitrogen atom. "Preferred organic diphosphonic acids include C1-C4 diphosphonic acid, preferably C2 diphosphonic acid selected from the group consisting of ethylene diphosphonic acid, α-hydroxy-2-phenyl ethyl diphosphonic acid, methylene diphosphonic acid, vinylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, 1,2-dihydroxyethan-1,1-diphosphonic acid, hydroxy-ethane 1,1 diphosphonic acid, the salts thereof and mixtures thereof. Hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) Still useful herein as inhibitors of crystal formation are organic monophosphonic acid The organo-monophosphonic acid or one of its salts or complexes is also suitable for use in the present as an inhibitor of crystal formation.

By the term "organo-monophosphonic acid" is meant herein an organo-monophosphonic acid which does not contain nitrogen as part of its chemical structure. Therefore, this definition excludes organo-aminophosphonates, which, however, can be included in the compositions of the invention as sequestering agents for heavy metal ions. The organo-monophosphonic acid component is present in its acid form or in the form of one of its salts or complexes with a suitable countercation. Preferably, P03 / 025-PG any of the salts / complements are soluble in water, with the salts / complexes of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals being especially preferred. A preferred organo-monophosphonic acid is 2-phosphonobutan-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid commercially available from Bayer under the trade name Bayhibit.

Dispersing Polymers Suitable dispersing polymeric agents include polymeric polycarboxylates and polyethylene glycols, although others that are known in the art may also be used. It is believed that, although not intended to be limited by theory, dispersing polymeric agents improve the overall performance of the rinse. The polymeric polycarboxylate materials can be prepared by polymerizing or copolymerizing suitable unsaturated monomers, preferably in their acid form. The unsaturated monomeric acids which can be polymerized to form suitable polymeric polycarboxylates include acrylic acid, maleic acid (or maleic anhydride), fumaric acid, itaconic acid, aconitic acid, mesaconic acid, citraconic acid and methylenemalonic acid. The presence of monomeric segments in the polymeric polycarboxylates of the present, which does not P03 / 025-PG contain carboxylate radicals such as ethylene, styrene, vinyl methyl ether are suitable with the proviso that these segments do not constitute more than about 40% by weight. Particularly suitable polymeric polycarboxylates can be derived from acrylic acid. These acrylic-based polymers which are useful herein are the water-soluble salts of the polymerized acrylic acid. The average molecular weight of these polymers in their acid form preferably ranges from about 2,000 to 10,000, more preferably from about 4,000 to 7,000 and even more preferably from about 4,000 to 5,000. The water-soluble salts of these acrylic acid polymers may include, for example, the substituted ammonium and ammonia salts and alkali metals. Soluble polymers of this class are known materials. The acrylic / maleic acid-based copolymers can also be used as the preferred component of the dispersing / anti-redeposition agent. These materials include the water soluble salts of copolymers of acrylic acid and maleic acid. The average molecular weight of these copolymers in their acid form preferably ranges from about 2,000 to 100,000, more preferably from about 5,000 to 75,000, and with greater P03 / 025-PQ still preferred from approximately 7,000 to 65,000. The proportion of acrylate segments for maleate in these copolymers generally ranges from about 30: 1 to 1: 1, more preferably from about 10: 1 to 2: 1. The water-soluble salts of these acrylic acid / maleic acid copolymers may include, for example, the alkali metal, ammonia and substituted ammonium salts. Soluble acrylate / maleate copolymers of this type are known materials which are described in European Patent Application No. 66915, published on December 15, 1982, as well as in EP 193,360, published on September 3, 1986, which also describes these polymers comprising hydroxypropylacrylate. Still other useful dispersing agents include the maleic / acrylic / vinyl alcohol terpolymers. These materials are also described in EP 193,360, including for example, terpolymer 45/45/10 of acrylic / maleic / vinyl alcohol. The dispersing agents of polyaspartate and polyglutamate can also be used, especially in combination with zeolite fillers. Dispersing agents such as polyaspartate preferably have a molecular weight (average) of about 10,000. A preferred group of agents for removing dirt by mud / anti-redeposition are the cationic compounds described in the European Patent Application P03 / 025-PG 111,965 Oh and Gosselink, published June 27, 1984. Other agents for removing mud / anti-redeposition that can be used include the ethoxylated amine polymers described in European Patent Application 111,984, Gosselink, published on June 27, 1984; the zwitterionic polymers disclosed in European Patent Application 112,592, Gosselink, published July 4, 1984; and the amine oxides described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,548,744, Connor, issued October 22, 1985. Agents for the removal of mud dirt and / or anti-redeposition that are known in the art can also be used in the compositions herein. Another type of anti-redeposition agent includes the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) materials.

Loads The rinse facilitator used in the compositions of the present invention may comprise fillers to assist in the regulation of hardness by minerals. Inorganic as well as organic fillers can be used. Inorganic or "P" -containing fillers include, but are not limited to, the polyphosphate salts of alkali metals, ammonia and alkanolammonium (and are employed by the tripolyphosphates, pyrophosphates and P03 / 025-PG vitreous polymeric metaphosphates), phosphonates, phytic acid, silicates, carbonates (including bicarbonates and sesquicarbonates), sulfates and alumnosilicates. However, non-phosphate charges are required in some cases. Importantly, the compositions herein work surprisingly well even in the presence of so-called "weak" charges (as compared to phosphates) as in citrate or in the so-called "no-load" case that may occur with the layered silicates or with zeolite. Examples of silicate fillers are alkali metal silicates, particularly those having a SiC > 2: a20 in the range of 1.6: 1 to 3.2: 1 and layered silicates, such as stratified sodium silicates; NaSKS-6 is the trademark of a stratified crystalline silicate marketed by Hoechst (commonly abbreviated herein as "SKS-6"). Unlike zeolite fillers, Na-SKS-6 silicate fillers do not contain aluminum. The Na-SKS-6 has the morphology of delta-Na2 Si05 of a stratified silicate. SKS-6 is a very preferred stratified silicate for use herein, but other layered silicates, such as those having the general formula NaMSix 02x + 1 and H 2 0 where M is sodium or hydrogen, x is a number of 1.9 to 4, preferably 2 and y is a P03 / 025-PG number from 0 to 20, preferably 0, can be used herein. Other stratified silicates from Hoechst include NaSKS-5, NaSKS-7, and NaSKS-1, 1, as well as their alpha, beta, and gamma forms. As indicated above, delta-Na2 SIO5 (NaSKS-6 form) is most preferred for use herein. Aluminosilicate fillers are useful in the present invention. Ion exchange aluminosilicate materials are commercially available. These aluminosilicates can be crystalline or amorphous in their structure and can be aluminosilicates that occur naturally or derivatives in a synthetic way. It is described in U.S. Pat. 3,985,669, Krummel, et al, issued October 12, 1976, a method for producing ion exchange aluminosilicate materials. Preferred crystalline ion exchange synthetic aluminosilicate materials useful herein are available under the designations of Zeolite A, Zeolite P (B), Zeolite MAP and Zeolite X. Zeolite A is particularly preferred. Dehydrated zeolites can also be used herein. Preferably, the aluminosilicate has a particle size of about 0.1-10 microns in diameter. Charges of citrate, for example, citric acid and soluble salts thereof (particularly the salt of P03 / 025 -PG sodium) are polycarboxylate fillers of particular importance for liquid formulations of detergents due to their availability from renewable sources and their biodegradability. Also suitable in the compositions of the present invention are 3, 3 -dicarboxy-4-oxa-l, 6-hexanedioates and their related compounds. Useful fillers of succinic acid include C5-C20 alkyl and alkenyl succinic acids and their salts. A particularly preferred compound of this type is dodecenylsuccinic acid. Specific examples of succinate fillers include: lauryl succinate, myristylsuccinate, palmityl succinate, 2-dodecenylsuccinate (preferred), 2-pentadecenylsuccinate and the like. Lauryl succinates are the preferred fillers of this group. Fatty acids, for example, C12-C18 monocarboxylic acids can also be incorporated into the compositions by themselves or in combination with the aforementioned fillers, especially citrate and / or succinate fillers, to provide additional loading activity. In situations where phosphorus-based fillers can be used, the various alkali metal phosphates such as sodium tripolyphosphates, sodium pyrophosphate and P03 / 025-PG sodium orthophosphate that are well known. Phosphonate fillers such as e-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate and other known phosphonates can also be used.

ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS A wide variety of other additional components can be formulated in the present compositions. These include: other conditioning agents such as the hydrolyzed collagen with the trade name Peptein 2000 available from Hormel, vitamin E with the trade name Emix-d available from Eisai, panthenol available from Roche, pantenyl ethyl ether available from Roche, hydrolyzed keratin, vegetable extracts proteins and nutrients; preservatives such as methyl chlorosothiazolinone, methyl isothiazolinone, benzyl alcohol, methylparaben, propylparaben and imidazolidinyl urea; thickening agents such as hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, polyacrylamide and cetylhydroxyethylcellulose; salts, in general, such as potassium acetate and sodium chloride; coloring agents as any of the dyes FD &C or D &C; perfumes, filtering and absorption agents for ultraviolet and infrared rays, such as octyl salicylate, anti-dandruff agents such as zinc pyridinethione; and optical brighteners, for example, P03 / 025-PG polystyrylsilbenes, triazinestilbenes, hydroxycoumarins, aminocoumarins, triazoles, pyrazolines, oxazoles, pyrenes, porphyrins, imidazoles and mixtures thereof.

EXAMPLES The following examples describe more fully and demonstrate the embodiments within the scope of the present invention. The examples are given for purposes of illustration only and are not construed as limitations of the present invention, since many variants thereof are possible without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention. Next, the ingredients are identified by the chemical name or the name according to CTFA or are defined otherwise. Examples 1 to 16 are hair conditioning compositions of the present invention that are used to disperse in water to prepare a treated water and apply the treated water to hair that has been shampooed.

P03 / 025-PG Compositions of Examples 1 to 6 PQ3 / 025-PG Components Ex .7 Ex .8 Ex .9 Ex .10 Ex. 11 Ex .12 Polyethylene glycol 1000 * 9 3.0 Aminosilicone A * 10 1.0 1.5 Aminosilicone B * 11 1.5 Aminosilicone C * 12 1.0 Quaternium-80 * 13 0.50 Soap Suppressor 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 * 14 Thickener * 15 0.20 0.45 0.25 0.50 0.20 0.55 Conservative 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 Water to prepare 100% Compositions of Examples 13 to 16 P03 / 025-PG Components Ex. 13 Ex .14 Ex.15 Ex .16 Conservative 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 Water to prepare 100% Definitions of Components * 1 Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride: CTAC 30KC KCl * 2 Stearil Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride: Arquad 18/50 from Akzo Nobel * 3 Palmitamidoprochloride Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride: Varisoft PATC by Goldschmidt * 4 Stearmonium Chloride PEG-15: Ethoquad 18/25 by Akzo Nobel * 5 Polyquaternium-10: Polymer LR-400 from Amerchol * 6 Polyquaternium-4: Celquat L200 from National Starch & Chemicals * 7 Poliquaternium-7: Saleare SC11 from Ciba Specialty Chemicals * 8 Polyethylene Glycol 600: Carbowax PEG 600 from Amerchol * 9 Polyethylene glycol 1000: Polyethylene Glycol # 1000 Kanto Chemical Co. , Inc. * 10 Aminosilicone A: BY16-893 Dow Corning Silicones * 11 Aminosilicone B: XS69-B5476 from General Electric Silicones * 12 Aminosilicone C: Ultrasil A-100 from BFGoodrich Specialty Chemicals P03 / 025-PG * 13 Quaternium-80: Abilquat 3474 from Goldschmidt * 14 Soap Suppressor: TSA775 from General Electric Silicones * 15 Thickener: Hydroxymethylcellulose from Hercules Chemicals Method of Preparation The compositions of Examples 1-16 as shown above can be prepared by any conventional method. Examples 1-16 can be made by mixing components, as necessary with stirring and at an elevated temperature. The resulting compositions provide a liquid presentation. The liquid presentation composition can be filled in a bottle having a pump that provides an amount of the dose unit of the liquid. The amount of dose unit of this liquid of the composition can be filled into a sachet made of a plastic film which does not interact with the composition. The modalities described and represented by the Previous examples have many advantages. All of Examples 1-16 have a turbidity of less than 200 NTU. When released into the water to prepare a treated water, all of Examples 1-16 are dispersed immediately after mixing by hand and provide a treated water having a turbidity of less than 100 NTU.

P03 / 025-PG In addition, during and after application to the hair after shampooing, these can provide a conditioning benefit with a smooth and smooth hair feeling, an ease of brushing wet and dry hair, and luster. It is understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and that in the light thereof various changes or modifications will be suggested to those skilled in the art without deviating from their spirit and scope.

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1. CLAIMS t 1. A transparent and concentrated hair conditioning composition comprising: (1) from about 0.01% to 50% by weight of a conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, cationic polymers, silicone compounds, polyalkylene glycols and mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueous vehicle or carrier, - (3) wherein the hair conditioning composition is used to condition the hair, and comprises the steps of: (a) applying a shampoo composition to the hair, which comprises a surfactant detergent; (b) providing a treated water by dispersing the conditioning composition in the water, wherein the treated water has a concentration by weight from 0.001% to 2% of the conditioning agent; and (c) rinsing the hair with the treated water; and wherein steps (a) and (b) can be reversed; (4) wherein the conditioning composition has a turbidity not greater than about 200 NTU and the treated water has a turbidity not greater than about 100 NTU. 2. The conditioning composition according to P03 / 025-PG claim 1, wherein the conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of long single chain ammonium compounds, hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactants, cationic polymers, hydrophilically substituted silicone compounds, polyethylene glycols, and mixtures of the same. 3. The conditioning composition according to claim 2, wherein it comprises from about 1% to 20% of the conditioning agent. . The conditioning composition according to claim 2, wherein it comprises from about 1% to 10% of a long chain single ammonium compound or a hydrophilically substituted cationic surfactant and from about 1% to 10% of a cationic polymer. The conditioning composition according to claim 2, wherein it comprises from about 0.01% to 20% of a hydrophilically substituted silicone compound having substitute groups selected from the group consisting of alkoxyl groups, amino groups, quaternary amino groups and mixtures thereof. The conditioning composition according to claim 2, wherein it further comprises a system for facilitating rinsing selected from the group consisting of a pH regulating agent to lower the pH to less than 6.5, a suds suppressant agent, an agent P03 / 025-PG for the regulation of metal ions, an inhibitor of the formation of crystals, a dispersant polymer, a filler and mixtures thereof. The conditioning composition according to claim 6, wherein the system for facilitating rinsing comprises a suds suppressor agent. 8. A method for conditioning the hair comprising the steps of; (a) applying a shampoo composition to the hair comprising a surfactant detergent; (b) providing a treated water having a concentration by weight from 0.001% to 2% of a conditioning agent by dispersing a conditioning composition comprising: (1) 0.01% to 50% by weight of the conditioning agent selected from the group that consists of cationic surfactants, cationic polymers, silicone compounds, polyalkylene glycols and mixtures thereof; and (2) an aqueous carrier or vehicle; (3) wherein the conditioning composition has a turbidity not greater than about 200 NTU, and the treated water has a turbidity not greater than about 100 NTU; and (c) rinse the hair with the treated water; where steps (a) and (b) can be reversed. P03 / 025-PG