Rinse-off conditioning composition comprising a near-terminal branched alcohol
A rinse-off conditioning composition comprising: (a) near-terminal branched alcohol according to Formula I; (b) a cationic surfactant; (c) a terminal aminosilicone; wherein the near-terminal branched alcohol and the cationic surfactant are comprised in a lamellar gel matrix.
1. A rinse-off conditioning composition comprising: a lamellar gel matrix consisting of
(a) from about 0.05% to about 5.0% by total weight of the composition a near-terminal branched alcohol selected from the group consisting of 4,8,12-trimethyl-1-tridecanol, 3-ethyl-7,11-dimethyl-1-dodecanol, 11-methyldodecanol, 10-methyldodecanol, 15-methylhexadecanol, 14-methylhexadecanol, 16-methylheptadecanol, 15-methylheptadecanol, 17-methyloctadecanol, 16-methyloctadecanol, 21-methyldocosanol, 20-methyldocosanol, 12-methyltetradecan-1-ol, 12-methyltridecan-1-ol, 11-methyltetradecan-1-ol, and mixtures thereof
(b) from about 0.05% to about 3.0% by total weight of the composition a cationic surfactant selected from the group consisting of cetyltrimonium chloride, stearyltrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, distearyldimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof
(c) from about 0.1% to about 40.0% by total weight of the composition a linear fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof
(d) and a cosmetically acceptable carrier
and from about 0.1% to about 20.0% by total weight of the composition a terminal amino silicone selected from the group consisting of bis-aminomethyl dimethicone, bis-aminoethyl dimethicone, bis-aminopropyl dimethicone, bis-aminobutyl dimethicone, and mixtures thereof, wherein the lamellar gel matrix does not consists of the terminal aminosilicone
wherein the weight ratio of total linear fatty alcohol to terminal aminosilicone is from about 0.5:1 to about 10:1
and wherein the weight ratio of total near terminal branched alcohol to terminal aminosilicone is from about 0.5:1 to about 6:1.
2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of total linear fatty alcohol to terminal aminosilicone is from about 1:1 to about 5:1.
3. Method of conditioning hair comprising applying the composition according to claim 1 onto hair.