Method and Composition for Reducing the Drying Time of Hair

Abstract

The invention concerns to a method and composition for improving the drying time of hair, for example, after bathing, shampooing, swimming, and the like by impregnating it with a particular amino functional silicon derivative. In a preferred embodiment the invention concerns to hair styling compositions that are applied to dry or wet hair as a leave-in treatment and that additionally reduces the time to dry the hair during styling; further to leave-in or rinse-out hair care compositions that additionally reduces the time to dry the hair.

1 . A hair treating composition comprising a combination of:
 (A) a polydimethylsiloxane (P) having aminoalkyl groups and having an amine number of at least 0.1 meq/g of polydimethylsiloxane (P), and comprising units of the formula I
   R 1   a R 2   b SiO (4-a-b)/2   (I), 
   
     in which
 R 1  are optionally halogen-substituted alkyl radicals having 1-40 carbon atoms, or are —OR or —OH radicals, 
 R are optionally halogen-substituted alkyl radicals having 1-40 carbon atoms, 
 R 2  are aminoalkyl radicals of the formula II
   —R 3 —NR 4 R 5   (II), 
 
 R 3  are divalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1-40 carbon atoms, 
 R 4  are monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1-40 carbon atoms or are H, 
 R 5  is a radical of the formula III
   —(R 6 —NR 4 ) x R 4   (III), 
 
 R 6  is a divalent radical of the formula IV
   —(CR 4 R 4 —) y   (IV), 
 
 x is 0 or a value from 1 to 40, 
 y is 1 or 2, 
 a is 0, 1, 2 or 3, 
 b is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and 
 a+b on average is from 1.5 to 2.5, not more than 9 mol % of the radical R 1  being OH or OR, 
 (B) at least one protonating agent, 
 (C) water, 
 (D) from 0 to 95 parts by weight of at least one emulsifier and/or surfactant, and 
 (E) at least one cosmetic hair treatment agent, selected from the group consisting of hair styling polymers and/or hair conditioning agents. 
 
   
   
       2 . A composition according to  claim 1 , in form of an oil-in-water emulsion or a dispersion. 
   
   
       3 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the polydimethylsiloxane (P) is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 50% by weight of the total weight of the hair treating composition. 
   
   
       4 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a hair styling composition and comprises 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one hair styling polymer. 
   
   
       5 . A composition according  claim 1 , wherein the hair styling polymer is a nonionic polymer selected from the group consisting of: polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylcaprolactam, vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymers, polyvinyl alcohol, isobutylene/ethylmaleimide-/hydroxyethylmaleimide copolymer; terpolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, methacrylamide and vinylimidazole; copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl acetate and vinyl propionate. 
   
   
       6 . A composition according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the hair styling polymer is a polymer with anionic or anionizable groups selected from the group consisting of: terpolymers of acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate and N-tert-butylacrylamide; crosslinked or uncrosslinked vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymers; terpolymers of tert-butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid; sodium polystyrenesulfonate; copolymers of vinyl acetate, crotonic acid and vinyl propionate; copolymers of vinyl acetate, crotonic acid and vinyl neodecanoate; aminomethylpropanol acrylate copolymers; copolymers of vinyl-pyrrolidone and at least one further monomer chosen from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic esters and methacrylic esters; copolymers of methyl vinyl ether and maleic monoalkyl esters; aminomethylpropanol salts of copolymers of allyl methacrylate and at least one further monomer chosen from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic esters and methacrylic esters; crosslinked copolymers of ethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid; copolymers of vinyl acetate, mono-n-butyl maleate and isobornyl acrylate; copolymers of two or more monomers chosen from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic esters and methacrylic esters, copolymers of octylacrylamide and at least one monomer chosen from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic esters and methacrylic esters; polyesters of diglycol, cyclohexanedimethanol, isophthalic acid and sulfoisophthalic acid. 
   
   
       7 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair styling polymer is a polymer with cationic or cationizable groups selected from the group consisting of: cationic cellulose derivatives of hydroxyethylcellulose and diallyldimethylammonium chloride; cationic cellulose derivatives of hydroxyethylcellulose and with trimethylammonium substituted epoxide; poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride); copolymers of acrylamide and dimethyldiallylammonium chloride; quaternary ammonium polymers formed by the reaction of diethyl sulfate and a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; quaternary ammonium polymers of methylvinylimidazolium chloride and vinylpyrrolidone; polyquaternium-35; polymer of trimethylammonium-ethyl methacrylate chloride; polyquaternium-57; dimethylpolysiloxanes terminally substituted by quaternary ammonium groups; copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, dimethylaminopropylmethacrylamide and methacryloylaminopropyllauryldimethylammonium chloride; chitosan and salts thereof, hydroxyalkylchitosans and salts thereof, alkylhydroxyalkylchitosans and salts thereof, N-hydroxyalkylchitosan alkyl ethers; N-hydroxyalkylchitosan benzyl ethers; copolymer of vinylcaprolactam, vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate; copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylcaprolactam and dimethylaminopropylacrylamide; polyesters or oligoesters constructed from at least one first monomer type which is chosen from hydroxy acid substituted by at least one quaternary ammonium group. 
   
   
       8 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair styling polymer is a zwitterionic and/or an amphoteric polymer selected from the group consisting of: copolymers of octylacrylamide, acrylic acid, butylaminoethyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate and hydroxypropyl methacrylate; copolymers of lauryl acrylate, stearyl acrylate, ethylamine oxide methacrylate and at least one monomer chosen from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic esters and methacrylic esters; copolymers of methacryloylethylbetaine and at least one monomer chosen from methacrylic acid and methacrylic esters; copolymers of acrylic acid, methyl acrylate and methacrylamidepropyltrimethylammonium chloride; oligomers or polymers preparable from quaternary croton betaines or quaternary croton betaine esters. 
   
   
       9 . A composition according to  claim 1 , being a hair care composition and comprising from 0.01 to 50% by weight of at least one hair conditioning agent. 
   
   
       10 . A composition according to  claim 9 , wherein the hair care composition is a leave-on product selected from the group consisting of mousse, gel or emulsion. 
   
   
       11 . A composition according to  claim 9 , wherein the hair care composition is a hair rinse or a hair shampoo. 
   
   
       12 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of cyclic dimethylsiloxanes, linear polydimethylsiloxanes, block polymers of polydimethyllsiloxane and polyethylene oxide and/or polypropylene oxide, polydimethylsiloxanes with terminal or lateral polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide radicals, phenyl-substituted polydimethylsiloxanes, silicone waxes and silicone gums. 
   
   
       13 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of paraffin waxes, polyolefin waxes, wool wax, wool wax alcohols, candelilla wax, olive wax, carnauba wax, Japan wax, apple wax, hydrogenated fats, fatty alcohols, fatty acid esters, fatty acid glycerides, fatty acid triglycerides, conditioning emulsifiers, conditioning surfactants, conditioning thickeners, mineral oils, isoparaffin oils, paraffin oils, squalane, sunflower oil, coconut oil, castor oil, lanolin oil, jojoba oil, corn oil or soybean oil. 
   
   
       14 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the hair conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of betaine, panthenol, panthenyl ethyl ether, sorbitol, protein hydrolysates, plant extracts. 
   
   
       15 . A composition according to  claim 11 , wherein the hair care composition is a hair shampoo and comprises 2 to 30% by weight of a surfactant. 
   
   
       16 . A composition according to  claim 15 , wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of: addition products of from 2 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide and/or 1 to 5 mol of propylene oxide onto C8- to C22-fatty alcohols, addition products of from 2 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide and/or 1 to 5 mol of propylene oxide onto C12- to C22-fatty acids, addition products of from 2 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide and/or 1 to 5 mol of propylene oxide onto alkyl phenols having 8 to 15 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, C12- to C22-fatty acid mono- and diesters of addition products of from 1 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide onto glycerol, addition products of from 5 to 60 mol of ethylene oxide onto castor oil or onto hydrogenated castor oil, mono-, di- or triesters of phosphoric acid with addition products of from 2 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide onto C8- to C22-fatty alcohols, esters of sucrose and one or two C8- to C22-fatty acids, esters of sorbitan and one, two or three C8- to C22-fatty acids and a degree of ethoxylation of from 4 to 20, polyglyceryl fatty acid esters of one, two or more C8- to C22-fatty acids and polyglycerol having 2 to 20 glyceryl units, alkyl glycosides, C8-22-alkyldimethylbenzylammonium compounds, C8-22-alkyltrimethyl-ammonium compounds, C8-22-alkyldimethylhydroxyethylammonium compounds, di(C8-22-alkyl)dimethylammonium compounds, C8-22-alkylpyridinium salts, C 8-22 -alkylamidoethyltrimethylammonium ether sulfates, C8-22-alkylmethylamine oxides, C8-22-alkylaminoethyldimethylamine oxides. 
   
   
       17 . A composition according to  claim 1 , whereby it has the form of a gel, a viscous lotion or a spray gel which is sprayed with a mechanical device, comprises at least one thickening polymer and has a viscosity of at least 250 mPa·s (measured using a Bohlin rheometer CS, measurement body C25 at 25° C. and a shear rate of 50 s −1 ). 
   
   
       18 . A composition according to  claim 1 , wherein it is in the form of an O/W emulsion, a W/O emulsion or a microemulsion, and comprises at least one oil or wax according to  claim 17 , and at least one surfactant according to  claim 20 . 
   
   
       19 . A composition according to  claims 1 , wherein it is in the form of a spray product and is either in combination with a mechanical pump spray device or in combination with at least one propellant chosen from propane, butane, dimethyl ether and fluorinated hydrocarbons. 
   
   
       20 . A composition according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it is in the form of a foamable product in combination with a device for foaming, comprises at least one foam-forming surfactant or at least one foam-forming polymer and is either in combination with a mechanical pump foam device or in combination with at least one propellant chosen from propane, butane, dimethyl ether and fluorinated hydrocarbons. 
   
   
       21 . A method for treating human hair on the scalp of a person while simultaneously reducing the time to dry the hair, comprising the steps of applying to dry or wet hair the composition of  claim 1  and subsequently drying the hair. 
   
   
       22 . A method for styling human hair on the scalp of a person while simultaneously reducing the time to dry the hair, comprising the steps of applying to dry or wet hair the composition of  claim 1  and subsequently drying the hair. 
   
   
       23 . A method according to  claim 22 , whereby before or during the drying step, the hair is mechanically processed to help water to sheet from the hair by brushing, combing or towelling. 
   
   
       24 . A method for dying the hair on the head of a person while simultaneously reducing the time to dry said hair and to protect the hair dye on said hair from being washed out, comprising the steps of:
 (a) applying a hair dying composition onto the hair to be dyed,   (b) leaving the hair dying composition on the hair for a time required to dye said hair,   (c) optionally rinsing said hair with water or an aqueous acidic composition,   (d) optionally towelling and/or drying said hair,   (e) applying to said hair a compound according to  claim 1  or a hair treating composition as defined in  claim 1  and   (f) subsequently drying said hair.   
   
   
       25 . A method for enhancing the durability of a hair shape against humidity, water and hair washings while simultaneously reducing the time to dry said hair, comprising the steps of:
 (a) shaping the hair,   (b) optionally rinsing said hair with water or an aqueous acidic composition,   (c) optionally towelling and/or drying said hair,   (d) applying to said hair a compound according to  claim 1  or a hair treating composition as defined in  claim 1  and   (e) subsequently drying said hair.   
   
   
       26 . A method for enhancing the durability of a hair shape against humidity, water and hair washings while simultaneously reducing the time to dry said hair, comprising the steps of:
 (a) washing said hair,   (b) optionally towelling and/or drying said hair,   (c) applying to said hair a compound according to  claim 1  or a hair treating composition as defined in  claim 1  and   (d) subsequently drying and simultaneously shaping said hair.