Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a phase stable personal care cleansing composition containing high amounts of a non-polar oil. The compositions are high foaming and provide conditioning benefits to the scalp and skin. The composition comprises: a) water; b) a crosslinked nonionic amphiphilic polymer; c) a non-polar oil phase; d) at least one fatty acid soap; and e) an optional detersive surfactant other than d).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for improving the foaming and/or yield value properties associated with surfactant containing compositions comprising at least one anionic surfactant, the method comprises combining an effective amount of at least one nonionic, amphiphilic polymer with at least one anionic detersive surfactant in combination with an optional surfactant selected from amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations of two or more thereof. The at least one nonionic amphiphilic polymer is prepared from a free radically polymerizable monomer composition comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one hydrophobic monomer, wherein said hydrophilic monomer is selected from a N-vinyl lactam and wherein said hydrophobic monomer is selected from a vinyl ester of a C1-C22 carboxylic acid or at least one monomer selected from a C8-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate an associative monomer, a semi-hydrophobic monomer, or mixtures thereof, and an optional crosslinking monomer.

Abstract: A hair conditioning composition comprising: a) at least one cationic surfactant compound; b) at least one fatty acid ester of an ethoxylated alkyl glucoside; c) at least one nonionic, amphiphilic, emulsion polymer; d) an aqueous carrier; and optionally, e) at least one other auxiliary conditioning agent different than (a) said other conditioning agent is selected from a silicone, a hydrocarbon oil, a natural oil, an ester oil, a cationic compound, a cationic polymer, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides mild cleansing and cleaning compositions and methods for mitigating irritation induced by harsh detersive surfactants. The invention relates to a method of reducing skin irritation associated with a cleansing composition comprising at least one surfactant, the method comprising combining an effective amount of at least one nonionic amphiphilic polymer with at least one detersive surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations of two or more thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for improving the foaming and/or yield value properties associated with surfactant containing compositions comprising at least one anionic surfactant, the method comprises combining an effective amount of at least one nonionic, amphiphilic polymer with at least one anionic detersive surfactant in combination with an optional surfactant selected from amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations of two or more thereof. The at least one nonionic amphiphilic polymer is prepared from a free radically polymerizable monomer composition comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one hydrophobic monomer, wherein said hydrophilic monomer is selected from a N-vinyl lactam and wherein said hydrophobic monomer is selected from a vinyl ester of a C1-C22 carboxylic acid or at least one monomer selected from a C5-C22 alkyl (meth)acrylate an associative monomer, a semi-hydrophobic monomer, or mixtures thereof, and an optional crosslinking monomer.

Abstract: A conditioning and cleansing composition comprising at least one detersive surfactant, a silicone conditioning agent and a nonionic, amphiphilic polymer that mitigates the loss silicone deposition on keratinous substrates is disclosed. The nonionic, amphiphilic polymer is prepared by polymerizing a monomer composition comprising: a) from about 55 to about 95 wt. % of at least one vinyl amide monomer (based on the weight of the total monomers present); b) from about 5 to about 45 wt. % of at least one vinyl ester of an aliphatic carboxylic acid containing an acyl moiety having 2 to 22 carbon atoms (based on the weight of the total monomers present); c) from about 0 to about 1 wt. % of at least one polyunsaturated crosslinking monomer containing at least two polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated moieties (based on the total dry weight of the polymer); d) from about 0 to about 10 wt.

Abstract: The present invention provides mild cleansing and cleaning compositions and methods for mitigating irritation induced by harsh detersive surfactants. The invention relates to a method of reducing skin irritation associated with a cleansing composition comprising at least one surfactant, the method comprising combining an effective amount of at least one nonionic amphiphilic polymer with at least one detersive surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations of two or more thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides mild cleansing and cleaning compositions and methods for mitigating irritation induced by harsh detersive surfactants contained therein. The invention relates to a method of reducing skin irritation associated with a cleansing composition comprising at least one surfactant, the method comprising combining an effective amount of at least one nonionic amphiphilic polymer with at least one detersive surfactant selected from anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, nonionic surfactants and combinations of two or more thereof. The at least one nonionic amphiphilic irritation mitigating polymer is prepared from a free radically polymerizable monomer composition comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one hydrophobic monomer.