Patent ID: 6010690
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A stable viscous hair relaxer, waving or curling composition having hair conditioning activity comprising a mixture of at least one alkaline earth metal hydroxide that relaxes strands of hair; and a hair conditioning amount of at least one cationic guar, said cationic guar being stable in the composition over time, and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle therefor, said composition having a pH of 12 to 14, said cationic guar being a polygalactomannan comprising mannose and galactose having at least one quaternary ammonium compound reacted therewith, said quaternary ammonium compound having the structure: ##STR5## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are alkyl, aryl and substituted alkyl and aryl groups; R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of epoxyalkyl and halohydrin, and Z.sup.-- is an anion.