Patent ID: 8815224
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method of decreasing the time to dry wet hair comprising applying to already wet hair of a person a leave-in hair styling composition comprising an aqueous phase having incorporated therein a silicone polyether surfactant consisting essentially of silicone polymers having a molecular weight from about 600 to about 2500, a surface tension from about 15 to 26 mN/m and exhibiting a Draves wetting value of 100 seconds or less, and having the formula: wherein a is an integer of from 0 to 6; b is an integer of from 1 to 12; x is an integer of from 6 to 12, and y is an integer of from 0 to 3; and drying the hair, wherein said composition enhances the hydrophobicity of the hair to cause dewetting and sheeting of the water in the hair.