Compositions containing a polycondensate comprising at least one polyurethane and/or polyurea unit and a silicone comprising at least one carboxylic function

Abstract

The invention relates to hair compositions comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, a polycondensate comprising at least one polyurethane and/or polyurea unit and a silicone comprising at least one carboxylic function. The invention is also directed towards a process for shaping or maintaining the hairstyle, comprising the use of these compositions, and to their use for the manufacture of hair products, in order to maintain or shape the hairstyle.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A hair composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, in relative proportions by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, 
 (a) from 0.1 to 20%, inclusive, of a polycondensate comprising at least one sequence chosen from polyurethanes and polyureas,    (b) from 0.01 to 20%, inclusive, of at least one silicone chosen from partially and totally neutralized silicone compounds comprising at least one carboxylic functional group and salts thereof.    
     
     
         2 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the polycondensate is formed by an arrangement of blocks obtained using: 
 (1) at least one compound which contains at least two active hydrogen atoms per molecule;    (2) at least one diol containing at least one functional group chosen from acid radicals and salts thereof; and    (3) at least one isocyanate chosen from di- and polyisocyanates.    
     
     
         3 . The composition according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one compound (1) is chosen from diols, diamines, polyesterols, and polyetherols.  
     
     
         4 . The composition according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one diol (2) is a 2,2-hydroxymethylcarboxylic acid.  
     
     
         5 . The composition according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one isocyanate (3) is chosen from hexamethylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, toluylene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane 4,4′-diisocyanate, dicyclohexylmethane 4,4′-diisocyanate, methylenebis(p-phenyl) diisocyanate, methylenebis(4-cyclohexyl isocyanate), isophorone diisocvanate, toluene diisocyanate, 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate, 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 2,2′-dimethyl-4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 1,4-phenylene diisocyanate, mixtures of 2,4- and 2,6-toluene diisocyanate, 2,2′-dichloro-4,4′-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, 2,4-dibromo-1,5-diisocyanatonaphthalene, butane 1,4-diisocyanate, 1,6-hexane diisocyanate, and 1,4-cyclohexane diisocyanate.  
     
     
         6 . The composition according to  claim 2 , wherein the polycondensate is formed from at least one additional compound having a silicone skeleton.  
     
     
         7 . The composition according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one additional compound having a silicone skeleton is chosen from polysiloxanes, polyalkylsiloxanes, and polyarylsiloxanes, and wherein said polysiloxanes, polyalkylsiloxanes, and polyarylsiloxanes optionally contain hydrocarbon-based chains grafted onto at least one silicon atom.  
     
     
         8 . The composition according to  claim 7 , wherein the polyalkylsiloxane is chosen from polyethylsiloxanes or polymethylsiloxanes, and the polyarylsiloxane is chosen from polyphenyisiloxanes.  
     
     
         9 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one sequence chosen from polyurethanes and polyureas has a repeating base unit corresponding to the formula (I′):  
       —X′—B—X′—CO—NH—R—NH—CO—  (I′)  
       in which: 
 X′ is chosen from O and NH,  
 B is a divalent hydrocarbon-based radical, this radical being substituted or unsubstituted, and  
 R is a divalent substituted or unsubstituted radical chosen from aromatic alkylene radicals, C 1  to C 20  aliphatic radicals, and C 1  to C 20  cycloaliphatic radicals.  
 
     
     
         10 . The composition according to  claim 9 , wherein B is a C 1  to C 30  divalent hydrocarbon-based radical.  
     
     
         11 . The composition according to  claim 9 , wherein radical R is chosen from hexamethylene, 4,4′-biphenylenemethane, 2,4-tolylene, 2,6-tolylene, 1,5-naphthylene, p-phenylene and methylene-4,4-bis-cyclohexyl radicals, and divalent radicals derived from isophorone.  
     
     
         12 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the polycondensate has a repeating base unit corresponding to formula (II′):  
       —X′—P—X′—CO—NH—R—NH—CO—  (II′)  
       in which: 
 P is a polysiloxane segment,  
 X′ is chosen from O and NH, and  
 R is chosen from divalent substituted and unsubstituted radicals chosen from aromatic alkylene radicals, C 1  to C 20  aliphatic radicals, and C 1  to C 20  cycloaliphatic radicals.  
 
     
     
         13 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the silicone compound is an organopolysiloxane comprising at least one unit corresponding to formula (I):  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       in which: 
 R 1  and R 3  independently are chosen from linear and branched alkylene radicals having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms;  
 R 2  is chosen from linear and branched alkylene radicals having from 1 to 50 carbon atoms and optionally comprising a hydroxyl group;  
 a represents 0 or 1;  
 b is a number ranging from 0 to 200; and  
 M is chosen from hydrogen, alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, NH 4 , and quaternary ammonium groups.  
 
     
     
         14 . The composition according to  claim 13 , wherein the quaternary ammonium group is chosen from mono-, di-, tri- and tetra(C 1 -C 4  alkyl)-ammonium groups.  
     
     
         15 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the silicone compound comprises a main chain corresponding to the formula (≡Si—O—) n  onto which is grafted, inside the chain as well as, optionally, on at least one of its ends, at least one hydrocarbon-based group comprising at least one carboxylic functional group.  
     
     
         16 . The composition according to  claim 15 , wherein the silicone compound comprises the unit (IX):  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       in which G 1  is chosen from hydrogen, C 1 -C 10  alkyl radicals, and phenyl radicals; G 2  is chosen from C 1 -C 10  alkylene groups; G 3  is chosen from anionic polymer residues resulting from the (homo)polymerization of at least one anionic monomer containing ethylenic unsaturation; n is equal to 0 or 1; a is an integer which is between 1 and 50, inclusive; and b is an integer which is between 10 and 350, inclusive.  
     
     
         17 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the silicone compound comprises at least one unit of formula (IV):  
       ZR a SiO (3-a)/2   (IV)  
       in which Z is a radical corresponding to formula (V):  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       in which: 
 W, R 2 , and R 4 , which may be identical or different, are chosen from a covalent bond and linear and branched alkylene radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms which can comprise a hydroxyl group,  
 R 3  is chosen from a hydrogen atom and linear and branched C 1 -C 6  alkyl radicals,  
 X and X′, which may be identical or different, are chosen from the radicals OM, NR 5 R 6 , and OR 7 ,  
 M is chosen from a hydrogen atom; alkali metals; NH 4   + ; ammonium groups containing a residue chosen from the group comprising basic amino acids; and amino alcohols,  
 R 5  and R 6 , which may be identical or different, are chosen from the group comprising hydrogen and linear and branched C 1 -C 6  alkyls, or alternatively R 5  and R 6  can together form a 5- or 6-membered heterocycle,  
 R 7  is chosen from linear and branched C 1 -C 30  alkyl radicals, and  
 at least one of the groups X and X′ denotes OM,  
 wherein a is an integer equal to 0, 1 or 2.  
 
     
     
         18 . The composition according to  claim 17 , wherein the radicals R of formula (IV), which may be identical or different, are chosen from C 1  to C 10  alkyl radicals, C 1  to C 10  fluoroalkyl radicals, and C 6  to C 12  aryl radicals.  
     
     
         19 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the relative proportion by weight of said at least one silicone is between 0.01 and 10%, inclusive.  
     
     
         20 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the relative proportion by weight of said at least one silicone is between 0.05 and 5%, inclusive.  
     
     
         21 . The composition according to  claim 1 , comprising between 1 and 15%, inclusive, of said polycondensate, by weight of the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         22 . The composition according to  claim 21 , comprising between 2 and 8%, inclusive, of said polycondensate, by weight of the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         23 . A pump-dispenser bottle or an aerosol device comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, in relative proportions by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, 
 (a) from 0.1 to 20%, inclusive, of a polycondensate comprising at least one sequence chosen from polyurethanes and polyureas,    (b) from 0.01 to 20%, inclusive, of at least one silicone chosen from partially and totally neutralized silicone compounds comprising at least one carboxylic functional group and salts thereof.    
     
     
         24 . The composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 (i) an organic solvent in a relative concentration by weight of between 7.5 and 70%, inclusive, and    (ii) a propellant gas in a relative concentration by weight of between 15 and 85%, inclusive.    
     
     
         25 . The composition according to  claim 24 , comprising between 10 and 50%, inclusive, of organic solvent.  
     
     
         26 . The composition according to  claim 24 , comprising between 10 and 25%, inclusive, of organic solvent.  
     
     
         27 . The composition according to  claim 24 , comprising between 25 and 60%, inclusive, of propellant gas.  
     
     
         28 . The composition according to  claim 24 , comprising between 30 and 50%, inclusive, of propellant gas.  
     
     
         29 . A composition comprising: 
 a) Lactic acid/ethylene glycol P(MIS-EG)-dimethylolpropanoic acid (DMPA)-isophorone-diisocyanate polyester polycondensate;    b) a polydimethylsiloxane onto which is grafted, via a thiopropylene connecting chain, mixed polymer units of poly(meth)acrylic acid and polybutyl (meth)acrylate ester;    c) Aminomethyipropanol;    d) Ethanol;    e) Dimethyl ether; and    f) Demineralized water.    
     
     
         30 . The composition according to  claim 29 , comprising: 
 a) 4%, by weight, lactic acid/ethylene glycol P(MIS-EG)-dimethylolpropanoic acid (DMPA)-isophorone-diisocyanate polyester polycondensate;    b) 0.2%, by weight, polydimethylsiloxane onto which is grafted, via a thiopropylene connecting chain, mixed polymer units of poly(meth)acrylic acid and polybutyl (meth)acrylate ester;    c) a sufficient amount of aminomethylpropanol to adjust the composition to a neutral pH;    d) 15%, by weight, ethanol;    e) 35%, by weight, dimethyl ether; and    f) a sufficient amount of demineralized water to adjust the total weight to 100%.    
     
     
         31 . An aerosol device comprising a container containing the composition according to  claim 24 , and a means for distributing the composition.  
     
     
         32 . The composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one cosmetic additive chosen from fatty substances, thickeners, softeners, anti-foaming agents, moisturizers, antiperspirants, basifying agents, dyes, pigments, fragrances, preserving agents, surfactants, hydrocarbon-based polymers, additional volatile and non-volatile silicones, proteins, and vitamins.  
     
     
         33 . The composition according to  claim 1 , containing at least one fixing polymer chosen from nonionic, cationic, anionic, and amphoteric fixing polymers.  
     
     
         34 . A process for shaping or maintaining a hairstyle, said process comprising applying to hair a composition comprising in a relative proportion by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition: 
 (a) from 0.1 to 20%, inclusive, of a polycondensate comprising at least one sequence chosen from polyurethanes and polyureas,    (b) from 0.01 to 20%, inclusive, of at least one silicone chosen from partially and totally neutralized silicone compounds comprising at least one carboxylic functional group and salts thereof.    
     
     
         35 . A process for manufacturing at least one hair care product for maintaining or shaping a hairstyle, said process comprising including in said hair product a composition comprising in a relative proportion by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition: 
 (a) from 0.1 to 20%, inclusive, of a polycondensate comprising at least one sequence chosen from polyurethanes and polyureas,    (b) from 0.01 to 20%, inclusive, of at least one silicone chosen from partially and totally neutralized silicone compounds comprising at least one carboxylic functional group and salts thereof.