Solid effervescent hair conditioning composition
A solid hair conditioner composition includes (i) a hair conditioner concentrate; and (ii) a carbon dioxide effervescing system including a salt of carbonic acid and an acidifying agent.
1. A solid hair conditioner composition comprising
(i) a hair conditioner concentrate in an amount of at least 20% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition, wherein the hair condition concentrate is selected from the group consisting of emulsifying waxes, sodium polynaphthalene sulfonate, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine and mixtures thereof;
(ii) a carbon dioxide effervescing system comprising a salt of carbonic acid and an acidifying agent; and
(iii) cationic guar gum;
wherein the salt of carbonic acid and the acidifying agent are present in a weight ratio of 70:30 to 90:10.
2. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 wherein the hair conditioner concentrate is present in an amount of from 40 to 70% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
3. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 wherein the hair conditioner concentrate is present in an amount of from 50 to 65% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
4. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hair conditioner concentrate is selected from emulsifying waxes.
5. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 4 wherein the emulsifying wax is a combination of cetearyl alcohol and sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS).
6. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 5 wherein the cetearyl alcohol and sodium lauryl sulphate are present in a ratio of from 20:1 to 2:1 by weight.
7. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 5 wherein the cetearyl alcohol and sodium lauryl sulphate are present in a ratio of from 12:1 to 4:1 by weight.
8. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon dioxide effervescing system is present in an amount of from 3 to 25% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
9. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon dioxide effervescing system is present in an amount of from 6 to 20% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
10. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 , wherein the salt of carbonic acid is selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates and mixtures thereof.
11. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 , wherein the salt of carbonic acid is selected from sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate and mixtures thereof.
12. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acidifying agent is selected from monocarboxylic acids, dicarboxylic acids, tricarboxylic acids and mixtures thereof.
13. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acidifying agent is selected citric acid, potassium bitartrate and mixtures thereof.
14. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 further comprising vegetable oil, vegetable butter, wax or a mixture thereof.
15. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 14 wherein vegetable oil, vegetable butter and wax are present in a total amount of from 5 to 35% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
16. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 14 wherein vegetable oil, vegetable butter and wax are present in a total amount of from 10 to 25% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
17. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 14 , wherein the vegetable oil, vegetable butter, wax or mixture thereof is vegetable oil.
18. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 14 , wherein the vegetable oil is selected from jojoba oil, almond oil, avocado oil, castor oil, moringa oil, olive oil and mixtures thereof.
19. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 14 wherein the wax is selected from beeswax, Japan wax, rapeseed wax, candelilla wax, lanolin and mixtures thereof.
20. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic guar gum is present in an amount of from 5 to 20% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
21. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic guar gum is present in an amount of from 5 to 10% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.
22. A solid hair conditioner composition according to claim 1 comprising
(i) a hair conditioner concentrate in an amount of from 40 to 70% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition, wherein the hair conditioner concentrate is a combination of cetearyl alcohol and sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) present in a ratio of from 20:1 to 2:1 by weight,
(ii) a carbon dioxide effervescing system comprising sodium bicarbonate and citric acid in a weight ratio of from 70:30 to 90:10 to 50:50, wherein the carbon dioxide effervescing system is present in an amount of from 5 to 25% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition;
(iii) jojoba oil, almond oil, avocado oil, castor oil, moringa oil, olive oil, lanolin or a mixture thereof, present in a total amount of from 5 to 35% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition,
(iv) cationic guar gum in an amount of from 5 to 20% by weight of the solid hair conditioner composition.