IP Library Granted Patent US 12,661,311
Granted Patent B2
US 12,661,311 · App. 18/459,337 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Cleansing composition comprising hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride

Inventor: Kazumitsu Kawakami (Westfield, NJ)
Assignee: L'OREAL
A61K8/466A61K8/361A61K8/44A61K8/602A61K8/731A61K8/737A61K8/8152A61K8/86A61Q5/02A61K2800/596
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Patent No.
US 12,661,311
App. No.
18/459,337
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The instant disclosure is drawn to cleansing composition comprising: (a) a plurality of anionic surfactants, for example, a combination of one or more acyl isethionates and one or more acyl amino acids; (b) one or more amphoteric surfactants (c) one or more nonionic surfactants; (d) hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride; (e) one or more cationic polymers other than a cationic guar; and (f) water, wherein (a), (b), and (c) are in an amount totaling about 15 to about 40 wt. % of the composition. The compositions are useful for cleansing hair while providing improved cosmetic properties to the hair.

Claims (48)

1 . A cleansing composition comprising:

(a) about 5 to about 20 wt. % of a plurality of anionic surfactants comprising:

(a)(i) one or more acyl isethionates, salts thereof, or combination thereof; and

(a)(ii) one or more acyl amino acids, salts thereof, or combination thereof;

(b) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more amphoteric surfactants;

(c) about 1 to about 15 wt. % of one or more nonionic surfactants;

wherein (a), (b), and (c) are in an amount totaling about 15 to about 40 wt. % of the composition,

(d) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride;

(e) one or more cationic polymers other than a cationic guar, wherein at least one of the one or more cationic polymer is a cationic cellulose; and

(f) water;

wherein all percentages by weight are based on a total weight of the cleansing composition.

2 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more acyl isethionates, salts thereof, or combination thereof are selected from sodium isethionate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate, salts thereof, or a combination thereof.

3 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more acyl amino acids, salts thereof, or combination thereof are selected from acyl taurates, acyl glycinates, acyl glutamates, and acyl sarcosinates, salts thereof, or a combination thereof.

4 . The cleansing composition of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the one or more acyl amino acids, salts thereof, or combination thereof is an acyl glycinate, salt thereof, or combination thereof.

5 . The cleansing composition of claim 4 , wherein the acyl glycinate, salt thereof, or combination thereof, is selected from sodium cocoyl glycinate, sodium lauroyl glycinate, sodium myristoyl glycinate, potassium lauroyl glycinate, potassium cocoyl glycinate, salts thereof, or a combination thereof.

6 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , wherein the cleansing composition is essentially free from anionic sulfate-based surfactants.

7 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more amphoteric surfactants are selected from alkyl amphoproprionates, betaines, alkyl sultaines, alkyl amphoacetates, or a combination thereof.

8 . The cleansing composition of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the one or more amphoteric surfactants is a betaine.

9 . The cleansing composition of claim 8 , wherein the betaine is selected from coco betaine, cocamidopropyl betaine, lauryl betaine, laurylhydroxy sulfobetaine, lauryldimethyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, behenyl betaine, capryl/capramidopropyl betaine, lauryl hydroxysultaine, stearyl betaine, or a combination thereof.

10 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more nonionic surfactants is an alkyl polyglucoside.

11 . The cleansing composition of claim 10 , wherein the alkyl polyglucoside is selected from lauryl glucoside, octyl glucoside, decyl glucoside, coco glucoside, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, or a combination thereof.

12 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , wherein the cationic cellulose is selected from polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-24, polyquaternium-67, or a combination thereof.

13 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , further comprising

about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or fatty compounds.

14 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , further comprising

about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of one or more water-soluble solvents.

15 . The cleansing composition of claim 1 , further comprising

about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more non-cationic thickening polymers.

16 . The cleansing composition of claim 15 , wherein the one or more non-cationic thickening polymers are selected from polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polyethylacrylate, polyacrylamide, acrylic acid/acrylonitrogen copolymer, acrylates/steareth-20 itaconate copolymer, acrylates/ceteth-20 itaconate copolymer, acrylates/aminoacrylates/C10-30 Alkyl PEG-20 Itaconate copolymer, acrylates/aminoacrylates copolymer, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate/HEMA crosspolymer, acrylates/vinyl neodecanoate crosspolymer, acrylates/vinyl isodecanoate crosspolymer, acrylates/palmeth-25 acrylate copolymer, acrylic acid/acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonic acid copolymer, acrylates/C10-C30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomers, hydrophobically modified polypolyacrylates, hydrophobically modified polyacrylic acids, hydrophobically modified polyacrylamides, acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer/isohexadecane/polysorbate 80, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP copolymer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, acrylates copolymer, acrylates crosspolymer-4, acrylates crosspolymer-3, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, acrylates/steareth-20 itaconate copolymer, ammonium polyacrylate/Isohexadecane/PEG-40 castor oil, sodium carbomer, crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyacrylamide/C13-14 isoparaffin/laureth-7, polyacrylate-13/polyisobutene/polysorbate 20, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyamide-3, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate/acrylic acid copolymer, sodium acrylate/acryloyldimethyltaurate, sodium polyacrylate, or a combination thereof.

17 . A cleansing composition comprising:

(a) about 5 to about 15 wt. % of a plurality of anionic surfactants comprising:

(a)(i) about 5 to about 15 wt. % of one or more acyl isethionates, salts thereof, or combination thereof; and

(a)(ii) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more acyl amino acids, salts thereof, or combination thereof;

(a)(iii) optionally, one or more additional anionic surfactants;

(b) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more betaines;

(c) about 5 to about 15 wt. % of one or more nonionic surfactants, wherein at least one of the one or more nonionic surfactants is a polyglucoside in an amount of at least 5 wt. %;

wherein a total amount of (a), (b), and (c) is about 15 to about 30 wt. %,

(d) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride;

(e) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more cationic celluloses selected from polyquaternium-4, polyquaternium-10, polyquaternium-24, polyquaternium-67, or a combination thereof;

(f) about 60 to about 85 wt. % of water;

(g) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or fatty compounds;

(h) about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of one or more water-soluble solvents;

(i) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more non-cationic thickening polymers; and

(j) optionally, about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more miscellaneous ingredients;

wherein all percentages by weight are based on a total weight of the cleansing composition.

18 . A method for cleansing hair comprising applying the cleansing composition of claim 1 to the hair and rinsing the cleansing composition from the hair.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein wet or damp hair cleansed with the cleansing composition requires less combing force to detangle than hair cleansed with a comparative cleansing composition without the hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride but otherwise identical to the cleansing composition.

20 . The cleansing composition of claim 17 , wherein the one or more non-cationic thickening polymers comprise acrylates/C10-C30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer.