SOLID ANHYDROUS COMPOSITION FOR KERATIN FIBERS
Present invention is on an anhydrous solid conditioning and styling, composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair. The object of the present invention is a solid anhydrous composition for keratin fibres, especially for human hair, comprising at least one polyol liquid at 20° C. at a concentration 50% or more by weight and at least one fatty acid soap at a concentration of 5% or more by weight, all values calculated to total composition, wherein the composition is free of volatile organic solvents, especially C 1 -C 4 aliphatic alcohol.
1 . Solid anhydrous composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, characterised in that it comprises at least one polyol liquid at 20° C. at a concentration of 50% or more by weight and at least one fatty acid soap at a concentration of 5% or more, all values are calculated to total composition, wherein composition is free of volatile organic solvents, especially C 1 -C 4 aliphatic alcohol.
2 . Composition according to claim 1 characterised in that at least one polyol is selected from compounds according to the general formula
and
H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n OH
wherein n is a number between 1 and 20.
3 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least one polyol according to general formula
wherein n is a number between 1 and 20, and at least one another polyol according to general formula
H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) n OH
wherein n is a number between 1 and 20 at a weight ratio between 10:1 to 1:10.
4 . Composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one fatty acid sodium soap, preferably sodium stearate.
5 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is semi-transparent or transparent wherein transparency is judged macroscopically at a composition thickness of 1 cm.
6 . Composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one film forming styling polymer soluble in the composition at 20° C. at a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by weight calculated to total composition.
7 . Composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one silicone compound.
8 . Composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one fatty acid fatty alcohol ester according to general formula
R 1 —C(O)—O—R 2
wherein R 1 is straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated with 8 to 22 C atoms, preferably 12 to 18 C atoms and R 2 is straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated 1 to 6 C atoms, preferably 2 to 4 C atoms.
9 . Composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one surfactant selected from non-ionic, anionic and amphoteric ones.
10 . Composition according to claim 9 characterised in that it comprises at least non-ionic and/or anionic surfactant.
11 . Composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one UV filter.
12 . Composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least one direct dye.
13 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has a penetration value between 1 and 30 mm determined with a penetrometer at 20° C.
14 . (canceled)
15 . Process for conditioning and styling keratin fibres, comprising the step of applying a composition according to claim 1 onto wet or dry keratin fibres, and not rinsing off.