Hair conditioning emulsions providing improved detangling and combing ease and a creamy feel on wet hair are disclosed. The compositions contain water, a certain quaternary nitrogen-containing conditioning agent and about 1 to 4 weight percent polydimethyl cyclosiloxane having an atmospheric boiling point of from about 150.degree. C. to about 250.degree. C.
A method of imparting improved conditioning properties to hair comprising treating the hair with a composition comprising a water-soluble quaternary ammonium compound, such as cetrimonium chloride; an oil-soluble, water-dispersible quaternary ammonium compound, such as distearyldimonium chloride; an acid-neutralized amidoamine compound, wherein an amidoamine having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a fatty acid chain containing from about 11 to about 21 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkylene group containing from two to about four carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or a hydroxyalkylene group containing from one to about three carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is methyl, ethyl or a hydroxyalkylene group containing from one to about three carbon atoms, and Y is a heterocyclic nitrogen-containing moiety, like morpholine or pyridine, is neutralized with a suitable acid, such as the amidoamine compound stearamidoethylethanolamine neutralized with phosphoric acid; and a low molecular weight polydimethylsiloxane compound, such as cyclomethicone. The method and composition unexpectedly provide improved hair-conditioning properties such as wet feel, wet and dry combing, manageability, sheen, luster, body and overall hair condition.
A method of imparting improved conditioning properties to hair comprising treating the hair with a clear conditioning composition comprising a quaternary ammonium compound, such as dicetyldimonium chloride; an amidoamine compound having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a fatty acid chain containing from about 11 to about 21 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 is an alkylene group containing from two to about four carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or a hydroxyalkylene group containing from one to about three carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is methyl, ethyl or a hydroxyalkylene group containing from one to about three carbon atoms, and Y is a heterocyclic nitrogen-containing moiety, like morpholine or pyridine; a volatile conditioning agent, such as a volatile hydrocarbon compound or a volatile silicone compound, like cyclomethicone; a solubilizing nonionic surfactant, like lauryl pyrrolidone; and a polyhydric compound, such as a glycol, a triol or a polyol, like hexylene glycol. The clear conditioning composition unexpectedly provides improved hair-conditioning properties, such as wet and dry feel, wet and dry combing, less coating, increased body and overall hair condition to treated hair.
A method of imparting improved conditioning properties to hair comprising treating the hair with a conditioning composition comprising a silicone compound having at least one quaternary ammonium moiety and ethoxylated monoalkyl quat.
Nitrogen-free thickeners in aqueous surfactant solutions comprising polyethoxylates of mono- and/or polyunsaturated C.sub.12 -C.sub.22 fatty alcohols having an average degree of ethoxylation of 2 to 5, which also contain 1 to 2 terminal propylene oxide groups attached by condensation instead of the corresponding number of ethylene oxide groups. The products may also be used in admixture with dissolved inorganic electroltye salts and with polyethoxylates of saturated fatty alcohols. These surfactant solutions are useful in the formulation of personal hygiene preparations such as hair shampoos, foam baths, shower baths, handwashing pastes and the like.
A method of imparting improved conditioning properties to hair comprising treating the hair with a conditioning composition comprising a silicone compound having at least one quaternary ammonium moiety and ethoxylated monoalkyl quat.
