Hair cosmetic compositions

Abstract

A hair cosmetic formulation, comprises (A) a fragrance ingredient comprising cis-3-hexenol; and (B) monoethanolamine.

1 . A hair cosmetic formulation, comprising: 
 (A) a fragrance ingredient that is present in the formulation in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0% by wt that contains from 1 to 50% by wt cis-3-hexenol; and    (B) from 0.1 to 10.0% by wt. monoethanolamine, the formulation having a pH ranging from 8 to 12 and the interaction of monoethanolamine and cis-3-hexenol producing a distinct odor that is different from the individual odors of monoethanolamine and cis-3-hexenol.    
     
     
         2 . The hair cosmetic formulation according to  claim 1 , wherein said monoethanolamine is an oxidation hair coloring or hair bleaching formulation.  
     
     
         3 - 7 . (canceled)  
     
     
         8 . A method, which comprises: 
 improving the odor of a monoethanolamine containing hair cosmetic formulation by combining in the formulation (i) an amount of fragrance ingredient (A) ranging from 0.1 to 1.0% by wt that contains from 1 to 50 wt % of cis-3-hexenol and (ii) an amount of 0.1 to 10.0% by wt. monoethanolamine, the formulation having a pH ranging from 8 to 12 and the interaction of monoethanolamine and cis-3-hexenol producing a distinct odor that is different from the individual odors of monoethanolamine and cis-3-hexenol.