It would be desirable to provide anhydrous self-warming hair care compositions. These rinse-out compositions are first applied to the hair, and then when contacted with water they generate heat and give a perception of warmth, to the user. The perception of warmth is desirable, because it serves as a signal or cue to the user, that the composition works, and provides warmth and relation.
Alternately, water could be applied to hair first and then the rinse-out compositions could be applied, or water and rinse-out compositions could be simultaneously applied to the hair. All of these methods would generate heat.
Such, rinse-out compositions can take the form of shampoos, conditioners, or 2 in 1 products that is compositions that are; both shampoos and conditioners.
Known anhydrous self-warming rinse-out hair care compositions have deficiencies in rheology and conditioning ability. It would be desirable to overcome these deficiencies in rheology and conditioning ability.
Publication and products which relate to the field of the invention are as follows:
The Product: Lux Self-Warming Conditioner Treatmentxe2x80x941998
Product Label from the Andrew Jergens Company, for the Biore Facial Muskxe2x80x94copyright 1998. The Biore Self-Heating Mask is a facial mask which contains sodium silicoaluminate. On contact with water, this mask heats up.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,685xe2x80x94July, 1994 (incorporated by reference) describes a clear conditioning composition comprising an amidoamine salt, said amidoamine salt comprising an amidoamine compound of a specified formula that is neutralized with a suitable acid.
The invention relates to an anhydrous, self-warming rinse-out hair care composition which comprises:
a) at least one glycol;
b) at least one quaternary ammonium compound;
c) at least one amidoamine; and
d) at least one silicone.
Compositions of the invention can take the form of conditioners, shampoos, or 2 in 1 products.
The invention also relates to a method for deep conditioning the hair with self-warning and/or cleansing the hair with self-warming, which comprises contacting the hair with a composition of the invention and with water.
The invention also relates to a process for preparing a composition of the invention.