Patent ID: 9072683
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A cosmetic composition comprising a fixative effective amount of heat treated xanthan gum for fixing hair, and a second fixative polymer comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer of polyvinylpyrrolidone: wherein the xanthan gum has been heat treated at a temperature of about 60° C. or more for about 30 minutes or more to a moisture content of about 8% or less, wherein the heat-treated xanthan gum has a viscosity of about 4000 cps or greater and a crossover strain of about 100 or less in a 1% aqueous solution, wherein the cosmetic composition is a hair fixative cosmetic composition, and wherein the fixative cosmetic composition provides an improved high humidity curl retention of hair over fixative cosmetic composition without the heat treated xanthan gum.