Personal care composition containing a non-guar galactomannan polymer derivative and an anionic surfactant system

Abstract

Personal care compositions comprise (a) from 0.05-0.5% of a first non-guar cationic polymer having a mean charge density from 0.2 to 0.85 meq/g, (b) from 0.05-0.4% of a second non-guar cationic polymer having a mean charge density from 1.0 to 7.0 meq/g, (c) from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of an anionic surfactant system, said anionic surfactant system comprising at least one anionic surfactant and having an ethoxylate level and an anion level, i) wherein said ethoxylate level is from about 2 to about 6, and ii) wherein said anion level is from about 1 to about 4; and (d) at least about 20 wt. % of an aqueous carrier.

1 . A personal care cleansing composition comprising: 
 (a) from 0.05-0.5% of a first non-guar cationic polymer having a mean charge density from 0.2 to 0.85 meq/g,    (b) from 0.05-0.4% of a second non-guar cationic polymer having a mean charge density from 1.0 to 7.0 meq/g,    (c) from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of an anionic surfactant system, said anionic surfactant system comprising at least one anionic surfactant and having an ethoxylate level and an anion level, 
 i) wherein said ethoxylate level is from about 2 to about 6, and  
 ii) wherein said anion level is from about 1 to about 4; and  
   (d) at least about 20 wt. % of an aqueous carrier.    
   
   
       2 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said first cationic polymer is a non-guar galactomannan polymer derivative.  
   
   
       3 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said first and second cationic polymers are selected from the group consisting of natural polymers, synthetic polymers, cellulose polymers and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       4 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said first cationic polymer has a molecular weight from about 5,000 to about 3,000,000.  
   
   
       5 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , wherein said anionic surfactant comprises an anion selected from the group consisting of sulfates, sulfonates, sulfosuccinates, isethionates, carboxylates, phosphates, and phosphonates.  
   
   
       6 . A personal care composition according to  claim 5 , wherein said anion is a sulfate.  
   
   
       7 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, and nonionic surfactants.  
   
   
       8 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional components selected from the group consisting of anti-dandruff actives, particles, opacifying agents, suspending agents, paraffinic hydrocarbons, propellants, and a mono- or divalent salt.  
   
   
       9 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising one or more conditioning agents.  
   
   
       10 . A personal care composition according to  claim 9 , wherein said conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone conditioning agents, hydrocarbon oils, polyolefins, fatty esters, and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       11 . A personal care composition according to  claim 10 , wherein said silicone conditioning agent has a particle size as measured in said personal care composition from about 1 μm to about 50 μm.  
   
   
       12 . A personal care composition according to  claim 10 , wherein said silicone conditioning agent has a particle size as measured in said personal care composition from about 100 nm to about 1 μm.  
   
   
       13 . A personal care composition according to  claim 10 , wherein said silicone conditioning agent has a particle size as measured in said personal care composition of less than about 100 nm.  
   
   
       14 . A personal care composition according to  claim 10 , wherein said silicone conditioning agent is selected from the group consisting of organo-modified silicones and fluoro-modified silicones.  
   
   
       15 . A personal care composition according to  claim 14 , wherein said organo-modified silicone comprises an organo group selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, hydroxyl groups, amine groups, quaternary groups, carboxyl groups, fatty acid groups, ether groups, ester groups, mercapto groups, sulfate groups, sulfonate groups, phosphate groups, propylene oxide groups, ethylene oxide groups and mixtures thereof.  
   
   
       16 . A personal care composition according to  claim 1 , further comprising an anti-dandruff active.