Shampoo composition comprising low viscosity emulsified silicone polymers

Abstract

A shampoo composition including (a) a silicone polymer including (i) one or more quaternary groups; (ii) at least one silicone block comprising greater than 200 siloxane units; (iii) at least one polyalkylene oxide structural unit; and (iv) at least one terminal ester group, and (b) a detersive surfactant. The silicone polymer has a viscosity of up to 100,000 mPa·s. The silicone polymer is a pre-emulsified dispersion with a particle size of less than about 1 micron.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shampoo composition comprising:
 a) a silicone polymer comprising:
 i. one or more quaternary groups; 
 ii. at least one silicone block comprising greater than 200 siloxane units; 
 iii. at least one polyalkylene oxide structural unit; and 
 iv. at least one terminal ester group 
 wherein said silicone polymer has a viscosity of from 500 mPa·s to 100,000 mPa·s; and 
   b) a detersive surfactant.   
     
     
         2 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone block comprises from about 300 to about 600 siloxane units. 
     
     
         3 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 15% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
         4 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
         5 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.15% to about 5% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
         6 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is defined by the following chemical structure:
   M-Y-[—(N + R 2 -T-N + R 2 )—Y-] m -[—(NR 2 -A-E-A′-NR 2 )—Y-] k -M  (Ia)
   wherein:   m is an average value of from above 0 to 100   k is an average value of from above 0 to 50   M represents a terminal group, comprising terminal ester groups selected from
 —OC(O)—Z 
 —OS(O) 2 —Z 
 —OS(O 2 )O—Z 
 —OP(O)(O—Z)OH 
 —OP(O)(O—Z) 2    
   wherein Z is selected from monovalent organic residues having up to 40 carbon atoms,   wherein A and A′ each are independently selected from a single bond or a divalent organic group having up to 10 carbon atoms and one or more hetero atoms, and   E is a polyalkylene oxide group of the general formula:
   —[CH 2 CH 2 O] q —[CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O] r —[CH 2 CH(C 2 H 5 )O] s —
 
   with   q=0 to 200,   r=0 to 200,   s=0 to 200,   and q+r+s=1 to 600,   R is selected from monovalent organic groups having up to 22 carbon atoms and optionally one or more heteroatoms, and wherein the free valencies at the nitrogen atoms are bound to carbon atoms, R 2  is selected from hydrogen or R,   Y is a group of the formula:
   —K—S—K— and -A-E-A′- or -A′-E-A-,
 
   with   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 1 =C 1 -C 22 -alkyl, C 1 -C 22 -fluoralkyl or aryl, 
         n=200 to 1000, 
         K is a bivalent or trivalent straight chain, cyclic and/or branched C 2 -C 40  hydrocarbon residue which is optionally interrupted by —O—, —NH—, trivalent N, —NR 1 —, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, and optionally substituted with —OH, 
         wherein T is selected from a divalent organic group having up to 20 carbon atoms and one or more hetero atoms. 
       
     
     
         7 . The shampoo composition of  claim 6 , wherein the K residues in said —K—S—K— moiety are identical or different, and are bound to the silicon atom of the residue S via a C—Si-bond. 
     
     
         8 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is defined by the following chemical structure:
   M-Y-[—(N + R 2 -T-N + R 2 )—Y-] m -[—(N + R 2   2 -A-E-A′-N + R 2   2 )—Y-] k -M  (Ib)
   wherein:
 m is an average value of from above 0 to 100 
 k is an average value of from above 0 to 50 
 M represents a terminal group, comprising terminal ester groups selected from
 —OC(O)—Z 
 —OS(O) 2 —Z 
 —OS(O 2 )O—Z 
 —OP(O)(O—Z)OH 
 —OP(O)(O—Z) 2    
 
 wherein Z is selected from monovalent organic residues having up to 40 carbon atoms, 
 wherein A and A′ each are independently selected from a single bond or a divalent organic group having up to 10 carbon atoms and one or more hetero atoms, and 
 E is a polyalkylene oxide group of the general formula:
   —[CH 2 CH 2 O] q —[CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O] r —[CH 2 CH(C 2 H 5 )O] s —
 
 with 
 q=0 to 200, 
 r=0 to 200, 
 s=0 to 200, 
 
 and q+r+s=1 to 600, 
 R is selected from monovalent organic groups having up to 22 carbon atoms and optionally one or more heteroatoms, and wherein the free valencies at the nitrogen atoms are bound to carbon atoms, R 2  is selected from hydrogen or R,\ 
   Y is a group of the formula:
   K—S—K— and -A-E-A′- or -A′-E-A-,
 
 with 
   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           wherein R 1 =C 1 -C 22 -alkyl, C 1 -C 22 -fluoralkyl or aryl, 
           n=200 to 1000, 
           K is a bivalent or trivalent straight chain, cyclic and/or branched C 2 -C 40  hydrocarbon residue which is optionally interrupted by —O—, —NH—, trivalent N, —NR 1 —, —C(O)—, —C(S)—, and optionally substituted with —OH, 
           wherein T is selected from a divalent organic group having up to 20 carbon atoms and one or more hetero atoms. 
         
       
     
     
         9 . The shampoo composition of  claim 8 , wherein the K residues in said —K—S—K— moiety are identical or different, and are bound to the silicon atom of the residue S via a C—Si-bond. 
     
     
         10 . The shampoo composition of  claim 8  wherein:
 m is >0 to 10, 
 k is >0 to 10, 
 M is —OC(O)—Z, 
 Z is hydrocarbon chain with 0 to 40 carbons 
 q=0-50, r=0-50, q+r is at least 1, s=0, 
 R 2  is methyl 
 n=300-500 
 
     
     
         11 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer has a viscosity of from 500 to 50,000 mPa·s. 
     
     
         12 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer has a viscosity of from 500 to 5000 mPa·s. 
     
     
         13 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said detersive surfactant is present in an amount of from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight of the composition. 
     
     
         14 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is a pre-emulsified dispersion with a particle size of 0.05 μm to 1 μm. 
     
     
         15 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone polymer is a pre-emulsified dispersion with a particle size of 0.1 μm to 0.5 μm. 
     
     
         16 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one silicone block comprises from 300 siloxane united to 500 siloxane units. 
     
     
         17 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one silicone block comprises from 200 siloxane united to 500 siloxane units. 
     
     
         17 . The shampoo composition of  claim 1  further comprising an anti-dandruff particulate. 
     
     
         18 . A method of providing improved cleaning and conditioning benefits to hair and/or skin, said method comprising the step of washing said hair and/or skin with said shampoo composition of  claim 1 .