A wheat bran extract in a hair care blend

Abstract

Suggested is a hair care blend, comprising: (a) at least one wheat bran extract, and (b1) at least carboxylic acid alkyl ester and/or (b2) at least one diol.

1 . A hair care blend, comprising:
 (a) at least one wheat bran extract, and   (b1) at least carboxylic acid alkyl ester and/or   (b2) at least one diol.   
     
     
         2 . The blend of  claim 1 , wherein said wheat bran extract is soluble or at least dispersible in oil. 
     
     
         3 . The blend of  claim 1 , wherein said wheat bran extract is soluble or at least dispersible in water. 
     
     
         4 . The blend of  claim 1 , comprising a carboxylic acid ester of general formula (I)
   R 1 COO—R 2   (I)
   
       in which R 1 CO is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and R 2  is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms. 
     
     
         5 . The blend of  claim 4 , comprising a carboxylic acid ester of formula (I) in which R 1 CO is a saturated, linear acyl radical having 8 to 12 carbon atoms. 
     
     
         6 . The blend of  claim 4 , comprising a carboxylic acid ester of formula (I) in which R 2  is a linear alkyl radical having 12 to 18 carbon atoms. 
     
     
         7 . The blend of  claim 4 , wherein said carboxylic acid ester is cetearyl nonanoate. 
     
     
         8 . The blend of  claim 1 , wherein said diol is a 1,2-alkandiol, 
     
     
         9 . The blend of  claim 8 , comprising an 1,2-alkandiol of general formula (II)
   R 3 —CH(OH)CH 2 OH  (II)
   
       in which R 3  is an alkyl radical having 5 to 12 carbon atoms, 
     
     
         10 . The blend of  claim 8 , wherein said 1,2-alkandiol is selected from the group consisting of 1,2-pentandiol, 1,2-hexandiol, 1,2-octandiol and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The blend of  claim 1 , comprising components (a) and (b1+b2) in a ratio ration by weight of about 1:5 to about 5:1. 
     
     
         12 . A hair care or personal care composition, comprising the blend of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         13 . The composition of  claim 12 , comprising the blend in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 10% b.w. 
     
     
         14 . A method for strengthening and protecting human hair, comprising the following steps:
 (i) providing a blend of  claim 1 ,   (ii) incorporating said blend into a hair care or personal care composition, and   (iii) bringing said hair care or personal care composition into contact with human hair.   
     
     
         15 . (canceled)