Personal care compositions and methods of making same

1. A personal care composition comprising:

a) an anionic surfactant;

b) a cationic conditioning polymer selected from at least one of

i) a cationic guar polymer, wherein the cationic guar polymer has a weight average molecular weight of less than about 1 million g/mol, and wherein the cationic guar polymer has a charge density of from about 0.1 meq/g to about 2.5 meq/g; or

ii) a cationic copolymer of an acrylamide monomer and a cationic monomer, wherein the copolymer has a charge density of from about 1.0 meq/g to about 3.0 meq/g; and

c) i) a silicone emulsion comprising an insoluble polysiloxane having a general formula of R 1 —[O—SiR 2 ] n —OR 1 , wherein n is an integer, R is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 10 alkyl or aryl, and R 1 is a hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 10 alkyl or aryl, wherein the insoluble polysiloxane has an average molecular weight within the range from about 50,000 to about 500,000 g/mol, and an average particle size within the range from about 30 nm to about 10 μm, wherein a total content of a cyclic polysiloxane having a general formula:

is present in the silicone emulsion in an amount less than about 2.5 wt % based on the total weight of the insoluble polysiloxane and the cyclic polysiloxane, wherein R is as defined above, wherein m is 4 or 5, and

ii) wherein the composition forms coacervate particles upon dilution with water, and wherein a percentage of the coacervate particles with a floc size of greater than about 20 micron is from about 1% to about 40% upon dilution with water.

2. The personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the coacervate particles have a squeeze flow viscosity of from about 1 Pa·s to about 100 Pa·s.

3. The personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein R is methyl and R 1 is hydrogen.

4. The personal care composition of claim 3 , wherein m is 4 and the total content of a cyclic polysiloxane is less than about 1.5 wt %.

5. The personal care composition of claim 3 , wherein m is 4 and the total content of a cyclic polysiloxane is less than about 1.0 wt %.

6. The personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the insoluble polysiloxane is present in the composition in an amount within the range from about 0.1 wt % to about 3 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

7. The personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicone emulsion has a viscosity up to about 500,000 cPs.

8. The personal care composition of claim 7 , wherein the viscosity is within the range from about 100,000 cPs to about 200,000 cPs.

9. The personal care composition of claim 1 , wherein the insoluble polysiloxane has an average particle size (D 50 ) within the range from about 50 nm to about 150 nm.

10. The personal care composition of claim 1 , further comprising a benefit agent.

11. The personal care composition of claim 1 , further comprising:

a) an anti-dandruff active;

b) a cosmetically acceptable carrier.

12. The personal care composition of claim 11 , wherein the anti-dandruff active is selected from the group consisting of antimicrobial actives, pyridinethione salts, azoles, selenium sulfide, particulate sulfur, keratolytic acid, salicylic acid, octopirox (piroctone olamine), coal tar, and mixtures thereof.

13. The personal care composition of claim 1 , further comprising a zinc-containing layered material selected from the group consisting of basic zinc carbonate, zinc carbonate hydroxide, hydrozincite, zinc copper carbonate hydroxide, aurichalcite, copper zinc carbonate hydroxide, rosasite, phyllosilicate containing zinc ions, layered double hydroxide, hydroxy double salts, and mixtures thereof.

14. A method of achieving improved hair feel, comprising applying to hair the composition of claim 1 .

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the silicone emulsion has a viscosity up to about 500,000 cPs.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the composition comprises the cationic guar polymer and the cationic copolymer.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the composition further comprises an anti-dandruff active.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the anti-dandruff active is selected from the group consisting of antimicrobial actives, pyridinethione salts, azoles, selenium sulfide, particulate sulfur, keratolytic acid, salicylic acid, octopirox (piroctone olamine), coal tar, and mixtures thereof.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the composition further comprises a zinc-containing layered material selected from the group consisting of basic zinc carbonate, zinc carbonate hydroxide, hydrozincite, zinc copper carbonate hydroxide, aurichalcite, copper zinc carbonate hydroxide, rosasite, phyllosilicate containing zinc ions, layered double hydroxide, hydroxy double salts, and mixtures thereof.

20. A method of making the composition of claim 1 , comprising an anionic surfactant, a cationic conditioning polymer, and a silicone emulsion, the method comprising:

(i) combining the anionic surfactant and the cationic conditioning polymer in water, wherein the cationic conditioning polymer is selected from at least one of

a cationic guar polymer, wherein the cationic guar polymer has a weight average molecular weight of less than about 1 million g/mol, and wherein the cationic guar polymer has a charge density of from about 0.1 meq/g to about 2.5 meq/g; or

a cationic copolymer of an acrylamide monomer and a cationic monomer, wherein the copolymer has a charge density of from about 1 meq/g to about 3 meq/g; and

(ii) combining a silicone emulsion and an aqueous composition that includes a product of step (i) to form the personal care composition, the silicone emulsion comprising an insoluble polysiloxane having a general formula of R 1 —[O—SiR 2 ] n —OR 1 , wherein n is an integer, R is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 10 alkyl or aryl, and R 1 is a hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 10 alkyl or aryl, wherein the insoluble polysiloxane has an average molecular weight within the range from about 50,000 to about 500,000 g/mol, and an average particle size within the range from about 30 nm to about 10 μm, and wherein a total content of a cyclic polysiloxane having a general formula

is present in the silicone emulsion in an amount less than 2.5 wt % based on the total weight of the insoluble polysiloxanes and the cyclic polysiloxane, wherein R is as defined above, wherein m is 4 or 5, and

wherein the composition forms coacervate particles upon dilution with water, wherein the coacervate particles have a squeeze flow viscosity of from about 1 Pa·s to about 100 Pa·s, and wherein a percentage of the coacery ate particles with a floc size of greater than about 20 micron is from about 1% to about 60%.