Abstract: The hair treatment composition contains a combination of an anionic polysaccharide, a second homopolymer or copolymer, which is built up from acrylamidoalkylsulfonic acids, methacrylamidoalkylsulfonic acids, or their salts, and a third polymer, which is an amphiphilic polymer. Preferably the hair treatment composition is a hair styling gel containing xanthan as a first polymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vinylpyrrolidone copolymer as a second polymer and, as a third polymer, cross-linked copolymers made from (meth)acrylic acid and C10- to C30-alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid. The preferred gel has a shaky pudding-like consistency and is suitable as a 2-in-1 gel that can be used as either a hair styling gel for increasing hairstyle volume or as a finishing gel for structuring a hairstyle.

Abstract: The emulsion-form hair treatment composition contains at least 50 percent by weight water; from 5 to 10 percent by weight of at least one hydrophobic substance, preferably a fatty alcohol, vegetable oil, hydrocarbon that is liquid at room temperature and/or silicone oil; at least 15 percent by weight of at least one emulsifier; a hair-fixing polymer, preferably at least one non-ionic and/or cationic vinyl lactam polymer, and an undissolved solid particulate, preferably silica. A method for setting up the hairstyle or hair-do involves applying this hair-treatment composition to dry or wet hair and then putting the hair the hairstyle or hair-do.