Patent ID: 6139826
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A61K,A61Q,C08F,C08L,C09J,Y10S

Abstract:
A hair styling composition comprising:(a) from about 0.1% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of a graft adhesive copolymer, said polymer being characterized by a hydrophilic organic polymeric backbone having a hydrophobic macromonomer C covalently bonded and pendant from said backbone; wherein said polymeric backbone comprises hydrophilic A monomer units selected from the group consisting of unsaturated mono-, di- and poly- carboxylic acids, (meth)acrylamides, (meth)acrylates, (meth)acrylate alcohols, organic acid anhydrides, esters of organic acid anhydrides, hydrophilic vinyl compounds, hydrophilic allyl compounds, hydrophilic imides, salts of any such compounds, and mixtures thereof and wherein said polymer backbone has a T.sub.g of at least about -20.degree. C.; said hydrophobic macromonomer C having a carbon based main chain, a T.sub.g of less than about 0.degree. C. and a number average molecular weight of at least about 500; and(b) from about 99.9% to about 85%, by weight of the composition, of a carrier for said copolymer, said carrier comprising a hydrophilic solvent containing at least 0.5% ethanol, wherein said graft copolymer is substantially soluble in said hydrophilic solvent.