Abstract: A shampoo composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or is anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; and iii) an esterified sucrose.

Abstract: A personal care composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or being anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; (d) an active material selected from fragrances, vitamins, sunscreens and cooling agents; and iii) a cationic deposition polymer.

Abstract: A hair care composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or is anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; and iii) a dendritic macromolecule. In particular, the composition is a shampoo. A preferred cleansing anionic surfactant is sodium laureth sulfate, fatty material is cetostearyl alcohol, gel network anionic surfactant is sodium cetylstearyl sulfate, cationic surfactant is cetyl or behenyl trimethylammonium chloride and dendritic macromolecule is a polyhydric polyester alcohol or hyperbranched polyol.

Abstract: A hair care composition comprising: i) a cleaning phase comprising a cleansing anionic surfactant which is a salt and comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons; ii) an aqueous conditioning gel network having no overall charge or is anionic, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; and iii) a silicone system comprising emulsified particles of an alkyl modified silicone, wherein the alkyl-modified silicone is characterised by the general formula (I): (CH3)3Si—O—[Si(CH3)(R)O]m—[Si(CH3)2O]n—Si(CH3)3 in which m has a value of 1 to 450, n has a value of 1 to 3000 and R is a monovalent alkyl radical of from 8 to 60 carbon atoms and is fluid under ambient conditions.

Abstract: Hair shampoo composition comprising: A. a cleaning phase, B. an azole antidandruff agent, C. and an aqueous conditioning gel network, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) optionally a cationic surfactant; wherein the conditioning gel network has no overall charge or is anionic and wherein the cleansing phase comprises a cleansing anionic surfactant which comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons, D. an aqueous carrier.

Abstract: Concentrated shampoo composition comprising from 27 to 70% wt. cleansing surfactant, a conditioning gel phase, a short chain diol and an oil, wherein the conditioning gel phase comprises: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; wherein the conditioning gel network has no overall charge or is anionic.

Abstract: Hair conditioner comprising silicone and a conditioning gel phase, said phase obtainable by heating a fatty alcohol and an oil until they are molten, separately heating a cationic surfactant in water until it is dissolved/suspended, then adding the molten fatty alcohol and oil mix to the cationic surfactant before adding any remaining ingredients.

Abstract: Conditioning shampoo composition with an oil selected from polyalphaolefin oils, ester oils, triglyceride oils, hydrocarbon oils and mixtures thereof dispersed therein, the composition comprising from 1-26% wt. cleansing phase, a conditioning gel network, a polymeric suspending agent and a cationic deposition polymer.

Abstract: The invention provides a hair conditioning composition comprising an aqueous carrier, a lamellar gel phase formed from cationic surfactant and fatty material and a rheology modifier for the lamellar gel phase which comprises a fatty acid and a water-soluble, nonionic polymer of alkylene oxide of the general formula: H(OCH2CHR)nOH in which R is H, methyl, or mixtures thereof, and n has an average value of at least 150. Compositions of the invention provide a superior viscosity profile.

Abstract: Conditioning shampoo composition comprising a cleaning phase and an aqueous conditioning gel phase comprising a cationic surfactant having from 16 to 30 carbons and multi-lamellar vesicles.

Abstract: Conditioning shampoo composition comprising a cleaning phase and an aqueous conditioning gel network, the gel network comprising: (a) fatty material; (b) a gel network anionic surfactant comprising an alkyl group with from 16 to 30 carbons; (c) cationic surfactant; wherein the conditioning gel network has no overall charge or is anionic and wherein the cleansing phase comprises a cleansing anionic surfactant which comprises an alkyl group with from 8 to 14 carbons.

Abstract: The invention provides a hair conditioning composition comprising a cationic surfactant, a fatty material, a poly-galactomannan having hydrophilic and hydrophobic substituents, and an aqueous carrier. Compositions of the invention provide a superior viscosity profile.

Abstract: An aqueous hair conditioning composition comprising discrete, dispersed droplets of a hydrophobic conditioning oil with a mean droplet diameter (D3,2) of 4 micrometers or less, a cationic deposition polymer and a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol according to the Formula (I) with the mean value of y from 10 to 60 and the values of x and z both from 1 to 150, or a block copolymer according to Formula (II) wherein the mean value of a is 2 or more and the mean value of b is 2 or more.

Abstract: The invention provides a hair conditioning composition comprising an aqueous carrier, a lamellar gel phase formed from cationic surfactant and fatty material and a rheology modifier for the lamellar gel phase which comprises a fatty acid and a water-soluble, nonionic polymer of alkylene oxide of the general formula: H(OCH2CHR)nOH in which R is H, methyl, or mixtures thereof, and n has an average value of at least 150. Compositions of the invention provide a superior viscosity profile.

Abstract: An aqueous hair conditioner composition comprising: a) a cationic conditioning surfactant, b) discrete, dispersed droplets comprising a water-insoluble conditioning oil and c) a block copolymer with a mean molecular weight of 1000 unified atomic mass units or more, comprising polyethyleneoxide and polypropyleneoxide blocks selected from the group consisting of (i) poloxamers according to formula (I), wherein the mean value of (y) is from 18 to 60 and the mean value (x) is from 7 to 140 such that the mean value of the ratio (x/y) is from 0.4 to 3.0 and (ii) poloxamines according to formula (II), wherein the mean value of (a) is 2 or more and the mean value of (b) is 2 or more.

Abstract: An aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water: i) at least one cleansing surfactant; ii) a cationic deposition polymer, and iii) a silicone component consisting of a blend of: (a) emulsified particles of an insoluble silicone, in which the emulsified particles of insoluble silicone are incorporated into the shampoo composition as a preformed aqueous emulsion having an average silicone particle size in the emulsion and in the shampoo composition of from 0.15 to 30 microns, and (b) microemulsified particles of an insoluble silicone, in which the microemulsified particles of insoluble silicone are incorporated into the shampoo composition as a preformed aqueous microemulsion having an average-silicone particle size in the microemulsion and in the shampoo composition of less than 0.10 microns.

Abstract: Hair conditioning shampoo compositions are provided which contain a combination of conditioning agents including emulsified silicones, cationic polymers and certain fatty acid polyesters of polyols. Suitable fatty acid polyesters are sucrose pentalaurate, sucrose tetraoleate, sucrose pentaerucate, sucrose tetraerucate, sucrose tetrastearate, sucrose pentaoleate, sucrose octaoleate, sucrose pentatallowate, sucrose trirapeate, sucrose tetrarapeate, sucrose pentarapeate, sucrose tristearate and sucrose pentastearate, and mixtures thereof. The compositions give improved hair conditioning benefits, especially to hair which has been damaged, e.g. through environmental exposure or harsh mechanical or chemical treatments such as heat styling, perming or bleaching.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions comprising a surfactant, a dispersed insoluble benefit agent, and PTFE microparticles. The use of PTFE microparticles as a deposition aid for a dispersed insoluble benefit agent in an aqueous hair treatment composition is also described.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions comprising a surfactant, PTFE particles, and a cationic polymer The invention also provides for use of a cationic polymer as a deposition aid for PTFE particles dispersed in an aqueous hair treatment composition.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions are provided which have conditioning benefits and which contain a fatty acid polyester of a polyol selected from cyclic polyols, sugar derivatives and mixtures thereof, in which at least 50% by weight of the total fatty acid moieties of the polyester are C20 or higher unsaturated fatty acid moieties. Specific examples of suitable fatty acid polyesters are sucrose trierucate, sucrose pentaerucate, sucrose tetraerucate, sucrose trirapeate, sucrose tetrarapeate, and sucrose pentarapeate, and mixtures thereof. The compositions are typically in the form of shampoos or conditioners and give surprisingly improved overall conditioning, in particular hair softness.