Conditioning and Colouring Composition for Hair
Summary The present invention concerns a conditioning and colouring composition for hair with optimum conditioning effects especially shine, softness and manageability. It has surprisingly been found out that a hair conditioning composition comprising at least one oil soluble dye and at least one polypropylene glycol compound according to the formula wherein n is a number in the range of 2 to 50, and at least one cationic surfactant of the following general formula wherein R 1 is an saturated or unsaturated alkyl chain with 12 to 22 C atoms, or R 5 CONH(CH 2 ) n where R 5 is saturated or unsaturated, alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has value of 1-4, or R 6 COO(CH 2 ) n where R 6 is saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has value of 1-4, and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are same or different and independent from each other an alkyl group with 1 to 4 C atoms, and X is an anion such as chloride, bromide, methosulfate and/or at least one silicone compound with at least one quaternary ammonium group, conditions and enhances colour and shine of hair excellently.
1 . A conditioning composition for hair comprising at least one at least one oil soluble dye; at least one polypropylene glycol compound according to the formula
wherein n is a number in the range of 2 to 50; and
at least one cationic surfactant of the following general formula
wherein R 1 is an saturated or unsaturated alkyl chain with 12 to 22 C atoms, or
R 5 CONH(CH 2 ) n
where R 5 is saturated or unsaturated, alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has value of 1-4, or
R 6 COO(CH 2 ) n
where R 6 is saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has value of 1-4, and
R2, R3 and R4 are same or different and independent from each other an alkyl group with 1 to 4 C atoms, and X is an anion such as chloride, bromide, methosulfate; and optionally at least one silicone compound having at least one quaternary ammonium group.
2 . The composition according to claim 1 wherein the oil soluble dyes are selected from CI 12100, CI 12140, CI 12700, CI 12740 CI 26100, CI 26105, CI 45396, CI 45410, CI 45425, CI 47000, CI 60725, CI 60724, CI 61520 and CI 61565.
3 . The composition according to claim 1 wherein the polypropylene glycol selected from dipropylene glycol, PPG-3, PPG-9, PPG-12, PPG 15, PPG-16, PPG 20 and is present at a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by weight, calculated to total composition.
4 . The composition according to claim 1 comprising mono alkyl quaternary ammonium surfactant present at a concentration of 0.1 to 3% by weight calculated to total composition.
5 . The composition according to claim 4 wherein the mono alkyl quaternary ammonium surfactant is cetrimonium chloride.
6 . The composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition has a ph in the range of 2 to 6.
7 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising at least one additional direct dye selected from anionic, cationic and non-ionic nitro dye and present at a concentration of 0.0001 to 1% by weight, calculated to total composition.
8 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising conditioning agents selected from oily substances, non-ionic substances, cationic polymers and mixtures thereof.
9 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising an additional cationic surfactant wherein R 1 and R 2 is a saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 8-22 C atoms or
R 5 CONH(CH 2 ) n
where R 5 is saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has value of 1-4, or
R 6 COO(CH 2 ) n
where R 6 is saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has value of 1-4, and R 3 and R 4 are lower alkyl chain with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X is anion such as chloride, bromide, methosulfate.
10 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising at least one ubichinone of the following formula
wherein n is 1 to 10.
11 . A method for conditioning and colour enhancing hair comprising applying a composition according to claim 1 to hair and subsequently rinsing off with water.
12 . Method of producing conditioning and colour enhancing composition according to claim 1 wherein oil soluble dye is dissolved in at least one polypropylene glycol and mixed with at least one cationic surfactant and/or silicone compound with at least one quaternary ammonium group subsequently added to the remaining ingredients in the formulation.
13 . The composition according to claim 1 wherein the silicone compound having at least one quaternary ammonium group is present at a concentration of 0.1 to 3% by weight calculated to total composition.
14 . The composition according to claim 13 wherein the quaternary ammonium group is Quaternium-80.
15 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising at least one fatty alcohol of the following formula
R 9 —OH
where R 9 is a saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 8-24 C atoms.
16 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising at least one surfactant.
17 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising at least one UV filter.
18 . The composition according to claim 1 further comprising at least one organic solvent.