Abstract: Aqueous hair conditioning compositions comprising a) from 1% to 50% by weight of a cleansing surfactant, b) discrete, dispersed droplets comprising a water insoluble silicone conditioning oil, with a Sauter mean diameter from 2 to 100 micrometres and c) a surface active block copolymer according to Formula (I): HO(CH2CH2O)m[—Si(CH3)2?O?]n(CH2CH20)m H wherein m is 30 or more, n is 5 or more and the ratio n/m is from 0.1 to 1.2, provide improved conditioning of hair tips.

Abstract: Aqueous hair cleansing and conditioning compositions are disclosed comprising comprising; a) from 1% to 50% by weight of a cleansing surfactant, b) discrete, dispersed droplets comprising a water-insoluble silicone conditioning oil characterised in that the mean diameter of the droplets (D3,2) is from 2 to 100 micrometres and c) a surface active block copolymer with a mean molecular weight of 4000 unified atomic mass units or more comprising polyethyleneoxide blocks and polypropyleneoxide blocks, wherein each block consists of 2 or more ethylene oxide or propylene oxide monomer units and wherein the mean number propylene monomer units in the block copolymer is 25 or more.

Abstract: Compositions for hair treatment comprising discrete droplets which contain both a functionalised silicone and a hydrocarbon oil, methods for preparing such compositions and their use for conditioning of hair.