Hair conditioning compositions and their use in hair coloring compositions

1. A hair care composition comprising:

a) an aminofunctional polysiloxane according to the formula:

R 3-z Q z SiO[A] x1 [B] y [C] t SiQ z R 3-z

wherein A represents R 2 SiO, B represents RQSiO and C represents R 3-z Q z [A] x2 SiOR 1 , wherein

R is an alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbons, a phenyl group, an alkoxy group or an hydroxy group and at least 50% of said R groups are methyl; R 1 is R or Q or R 2 ; R 2 is R 3-z Q z [A] x3 ; and Q is an amine functional group of the formula —R 3 Z, wherein

R 3 is a divalent alkylene radical of 3 to 6 carbons; and Z is —N(R 4 ) 2 , —NR 4 (CH 2 ) n N(R 4 ) 2 , —N + (R 4 ) 3 A − , —NR 4 (CH 2 ) n or N + (R 4 ) 3 A − ; wherein R 4 is an H atom or alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms or phenyl or benzyl; and A is F − , Cl − , Br − , or I − ; and

wherein t is from 0 to 3, x 1 is from 1 to 3000, x 2 is from 0 to 3000, x 3 is from 0 to 3000, x 1 +x 2 +x 3 is from 10 to 3000, y is from 0 to 100, z is from 0 to 1, and n is from 2 to 6; and

b) anionic surfactant, wherein said anionic surfactant is present in an amount of less than 5% by weight of the composition;

c) poly cation or cationic polymer wherein said aminofunctional polysiloxane and poly cation or cationic polymer has an average effective particle size of greater than about 2 to about 50 micrometers.

2. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein R is a methyl, hydroxy or methoxy group and at least 50% of said R groups are methyl, R 1 is R or Q, Q is an amine functional group of the formula —R 3 Z, R 2 is propyl or isobutyl, Z is NH 2 or NHCH 2 CH 2 NH 2 , t is from 0 to 2, x 1 is from 10 to 400, x 2 is from 22 to 124, x 1 +x 2 is from 10 to 400, y is from 0 to 9 when z=1, and y is from 1 to 9 when z=0.

3. A hair care composition according to claim 2 , wherein R is a methyl group, R 1 is R, Q is R 3 Z, t is 0, x 2 is from 10 to 400 and y is from 1 to 9.

4. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein said aminofunctional polysiloxane and polycation or cationic polymer has an average effective particle size of from about 5 to about 40 micrometers.

5. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein said aminofunctional polysiloxane and polycation or cationic polymer has an average effective particle size of from about 10 to about 30 micrometers.

6. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the total composition applied to the hair of the aminofunctional polysiloxane compound.

7. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one oxidative dye.

8. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition has a pH of from about 9 to about 11.

9. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one additional conditioning agent.

10. A hair care composition according to claim 1 , wherein said aminofunctional polysiloxane has a viscosity of from about 10 cps to about 3000 cps.

11. A hair colouring and conditioning kit comprising at least two components, a first component comprising an oxidising agent and a second component comprising a hair colouring agent, wherein said kit further comprises an aminofunctional polysilixonane according to claim 1 , and wherein said aminopolysiloxane is comprised within said first component, said second component or is comprised within a third component, wherein said first and said second components are mixed together immediately prior to application to the hair.

12. A packaged hair colouring and conditioning product comprising at least two chambers, a first chamber comprising a first composition comprising an oxidising agent, and a second chamber comprising a second composition comprising an oxidative hair colouring agent, wherein said package further comprises an aminofunctional polysiloxane according to claim 1 , wherein said aminofunctional polysiloxane is comprised within said first composition, or said second composition.

13. A packaged hair colouring and conditioning product comprising at least three chambers, a first chamber comprising a first composition comprising an oxidising agent, a second chamber comprising a second composition comprising an oxidative hair colouring agent, and a third chamber comprising a third composition comprising a aminofunctional polysiloxane according to claim 1 .

14. A method of colouring and conditioning human or animal hair comprising the steps of applying to the hair a hair colouring composition and a hair conditioning composition according to claim 1 and subsequently rinsing said hair colouring composition and said hair conditioning composition off the hair.

15. A hair colouring composition comprising at least one oxidative dye and comprising an aminofunctional polysiloxane according to the formula:

R 3-z Q z SiO[A] x1 [B] y [C] t SiQ z R 3-z

wherein A is R 2 SiO, B is RQSiO, C is R 3-z Q z [A] x2 SiOR and R is a methyl, hydroxy or methoxy group and at least 50% of said R groups are methyl, R 1 is R or Q, Q is an amine functional group of the formula —R 3 Z, R 3 is propyl or isobutyl, Z is NH 2 or NHCH 2 CH 2 NH 2 —N + (R 4 ) 3 A − , —NR 4 (CH 2 ) n or N + (R 4 ) 3 A − , A, is F − , Cl − , Br − , or I − , t is from 0 to 2, x 1 is from 10 to 400, x 2 is from 22 to 124, x 1 +x 2 is from 10 to 400, y is from 0 to 9 when z=1, and y is from 1 to 9 when z=0;

b) poly cation or cationic polymer wherein said aminofunctional polysiloxane and poly cation or cationic polymer has an average effective particle size of greater than about 2 to about 50 micrometers;

such that said composition has

(1) an initial average Combing Index Value on wet hair of 1 or more, as measured according to the Combing Test Method,

(2) an initial average Sensory Index value of 0.95 or more as measured according to the sensory test method,

(3) a final average Combing Index Value on wet hair after 18 washes as measured by the Combing Test Method of 1 or more, and

(4) a final average Sensory Index value after 18 washes as measured according to the sensory test method of 0.95 or more.

16. A hair care composition according to claim 1 wherein R 3 is selected from the group consisting of trimethylene, pentamethylene, —CH 2 CHCH 3 CH 2 —, or —CH 2 CH 2 CHCH 3 CH 2 —.