Shampoo containing a gel network and a non-guar galactomannan polymer derivative

1. A shampoo composition comprising:

a) from about 5% to about 22% of one or more anionic detersive surfactants, by weight of said shampoo composition;

b) from about 5 to about 40% by weight of said shampoo composition of a pre-formed solid crystalline gel network phase consisting of:

i) from about 0.05% to about 14% of one or more fatty alcohols having about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms;

ii) from about 0.3% to about 5% of one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, anionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, zwiterionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and mixtures thereof, by weight of said shampoo composition; and

iii) water;

c) from about 0.05% to about 5%, by weight of the shampoo composition, of a galactomannan polymer derivative with a net positive charge and having a mannose to galactose ratio of greater than 2:1 on a monomer to monomer basis, wherein the galactomannan polymer derivative has:

i) a molecular weight from about 1,000 to about 10,000,000; and

ii) a cationic charge density from about 0.7 meq/g to about 7 meq/g;

d) from about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of the composition of a silicone conditioning agent; and

e) from about 20% to about 95% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of said shampoo composition.

2. A shampoo composition according to claim 1 , wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, anionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof.

3. A shampoo composition according to claim 2 , wherein said cationic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of cetrimonium chloride, behentrimonium chloride, distearyldimonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.

4. A shampoo composition according to claim 2 , wherein said anionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, triethylamine lauryl sulfate, triethylamine laureth sulfate, triethanolamine lauryl sulfate, triethanolamine laureth sulfate, monoethanolamine lauryl sulfate, monoethanolamine laureth sulfate, diethanolamine lauryl sulfate, diethanolamine laureth sulfate, lauric monoglyceride sodium sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, potassium lauryl sulfate, potassium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, lauryl sarcosine, cocoyl sarcosine, ammonium cocoyl sulfate, ammonium lauroyl sulfate, sodium cocoyl sulfate, sodium lauroyl sulfate, potassium cocoyl sulfate, potassium lauryl sulfate, triethanolamine lauryl sulfate, triethanolamine lauryl sulfate, monoethanolamine cocoyl sulfate, monoethanolamine lauryl sulfate, sodium tridecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, and mixtures thereof.

5. A shampoo composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional component selected from the group consisting of deposition aids, dispersed particles, nonionic polymers, additional conditioning agents, anti-dandruff actives, humectants, suspending agents, perfumes, amino acids, and water-insoluble vitamins.

6. A shampoo composition according to claim 5 , wherein said suspending agent is a crystalline suspending agent.

7. A shampoo composition according to claim 5 , wherein said silicone conditioning agent has a particle size as measured in said shampoo composition from about 0.01 μm to about 50 μm.

8. A shampoo composition according to claim 7 , wherein said silicone conditioning agent has a particle size as measured in said shampoo composition from about 0.01 μm to about 2 μm.

9. A method of treating hair, said method comprising the step of applying to the hair a shampoo composition according to claim 1 .