Shampoo composition containing a conditioning gel network

1. Conditioning shampoo composition with an oil selected from polyalphaolefin oils, ester oils, triglyceride oils, hydrocarbon oils and mixtures thereof dispersed therein, the composition comprising from 1-26% by wt. of a cleansing phase comprising an anionic surfactant, a conditioning gel network, a polymeric suspending agent and a cationic deposition polymer,

wherein said conditioning gel network comprises (1) an anionic surfactant having from 16 to 22 carbons: (2) a fatty material selected from the group consisting of fatty alchohols, fatty esters, fatty acids, fatty amides and mixtures thereof; and (3) a cationic surfactant having the formula N + (R 1 )(R 2 )(R 3 )(R 4 ), wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently C 16 to C 30 alkyl or benzyl

wherein the anionic and cationic surfactants in the gel network contain within 4 carbons of one another,

wherein the anionic surfactant of the gel network provides overall anionic charge to the gel network or no overall charge; and

wherein anionic surfactant and fatty material of the gel network are within 4 carbons.

2. Composition according to claim 1 wherein the conditioning gel network comprises a fatty material selected from fatty alcohols, fatty esters, fatty acids and fatty amides.

3. Composition according to claim 2 wherein the fatty material is straight chain or branched and has from 14 to 30 carbons.

4. Composition according to claim 1 wherein the oil has a viscosity of from 0.1 to 500 centipoises measures at 30° C. on a Brookfield viscometer with spindle RV5 and 20 rpm.

5. Composition according to claim 1 comprising a cationic polymer.

6. Composition according to claim 1 comprising a silicone.