COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYGLYCEROL PARTIAL ESTER

1 . Cosmetic composition containing polyglycerol partial ester having the structure of Formula (I)

with R 1 , R 2 and R 3 independent from each other, equal or different selected from the group consisting of

—OH,

—OR 4 , with R 4 a linear, unsubstituted acyl radical with a chain length of from 16 to 22 carbon atoms with the proviso that the fatty acids obtained from the acyl radical by saponification bears an iodine value of smaller than 50,

a radical having the structure of general Formula (II)

with R 5 a radical having the structure of Formula (I) wherein one of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 being a direct bond to the oxygen of —OR 5 and with X a bivalent organic residue with from 2 to 34 carbon atoms and

—OR 5 , with R 5 like above

wherein each molecule of the polyglycerol partial ester comprises at least one of each —OR 5 and a radical having the structure of Formula (II),

with the provisos that the polyglycerol partial ester comprises an HLB-value from 2 to 10 and that the polyglycerol obtained by hydrolysis or alcoholysis of the polyglycerol partial ester comprises an average degree of polymerization of from 2 to 8 and at least 1% of the polyglycerol comprises cyclic structures.

2 . Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein X in the contained polyglycerol partial ester is a bivalent, linear, unsubstituted alkyl radical with 2 to 12 carbon atoms.

3 . Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein the contained polyglycerol partial ester has a molecular weight of at least 2000 g/mol.

4 . Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of monocarboxylic acid component to dicarboxylic acid component of the contained polyglycerol partial ester is 2-20.

5 . Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of the dicarboxylic acid component to polyglycerol of the contained polyglycerol partial ester is from 0.1 to 1.0.

6 . Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein the contained polyglycerol partial ester has a melting point of at least 25° C.

7 . Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 , wherein the contained polyglycerol partial ester is obtainable by a method comprising the steps of

1.) esterification of

a) a polyglycerol mixture comprising an average degree of polymerization of from 2 to 8, and at least 1% of cyclic structures, with

b) at least one monocarboxylic acid comprising a carboxylic acid HOR 4 , with R 4 a linear, unsubstituted acyl radical with a chain length of from 16 to 22 carbon atoms with the proviso that the carboxylic acid or mixture of carboxylic acids bears an iodine value of smaller than 50

2.) addition and further esterification with

c) at least one dicarboxylic acid having the structure of general Formula (IIb).

with X a bivalent organic residue with from 2 to 34 carbon atoms or mixtures thereof

with the proviso that the ratio by weight of polyglycerol mixture to the sum of monocarboxylic acid and dicarboxylic acid is in the range from about 0.11 to 1.

8 . Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition is a hair care composition.

9 . (canceled)

10 . The cosmetic composition according to claim 8 wherein said hair care composition is a conditioning agent for hair, a hair protecting agent, a hair repair agent or a hair strengthening agent.

11 . The cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein the contained polyglycerol partial ester has a melting point of at least 35° C.

12 . The cosmetic composition according to claim 1 wherein the contained polyglycerol partial ester has a melting point of at least 40° C.

13 . The cosmetic composition of claim 7 wherein said polyglycerol mixture comprises an average degree of polymerization of from 2.5 to 6.

14 . The cosmetic composition of claim 7 wherein said polyglycerol mixture comprises an average degree of polymerization of from 3 to 4.5.

15 . The cosmetic composition of claim 7 wherein said carboxylic acid or mixture of carboxylic acids bears an iodine value of smaller than 30.

16 . The cosmetic composition of claim 7 wherein said carboxylic acid or mixture of carboxylic acids bears an iodine value of smaller than 25.