Patent ID: 8168576

Claim:
A method of increasing volume of hair, the method comprising: preparing a cleansing composition comprising at least one surfactant selected from anionic, non-ionic and amphoteric ones at a concentration of 5 to 50% by weight calculated to total composition, wherein the cleansing composition comprises at least one ethoxylated monoglyceride according to the general formula wherein R 1 is a saturated or unsaturated and branched or straight alkyl chain with a chain length of 7 to 21 C atoms and x+y+z has a value of 3 to 200, wherein the at least one ethoxylated monoglyceride is selected from PEG-6 glyceryl caprate, PEG-3 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-30 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-40 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-78 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-80 glyceryl cocoate, PEG-3 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-5 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-6 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-8 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-9 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-10 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-15 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-20 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-25 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-30 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-40 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-50 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-60 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-90 glyceryl isostearate, PEG-7 glyceryl laurate, PEG-8 glyceryl laurate, PEG-12 glyceryl laurate, PEG-15 glyceryl laurate, PEG-20 glyceryl laurate, PEG-23 glyceryl laurate, PEG-30 glyceryl laurate, PEG-5 glyceryl oleate, PEG-10 glyceryl oleate, PEG-15 glyceryl oleate, PEG-20 glyceryl oleate, PEG-25 glyceryl oleate, PEG-30 glyceryl oleate, PEG-15 glyceryl ricinoleate, PEG-20 glyceryl ricinoleate, PEG-5 glyceryl sesquioleate, PEG-7 glyceryl soyate, PEG-30 glyceryl soyate, PEG-5 glyceryl stearate, PEG-10 glyceryl stearate, PEG-15 glyceryl stearate, PEG-20 glyceryl stearate, PEG-25 glyceryl stearate, PEG-30 glyceryl stearate, PEG-40 glyceryl stearate, PEG-60 glyceryl stearate, PEG-120 glyceryl stearate, PEG-200 glyceryl stearate, PEG-28 glyceryl tallowate, PEG-80 glyceryl tallowate, PEG-82 glyceryl tallowate, PEG-130 glyceryl tallowate and PEG-200 glyceryl tallowate, and at least one (poly)propylene glycol according to the general formula wherein n has a value between 1 and 70, wherein the at least one (poly)propylene glycol is selected from PPG-3, PPG-7, PPG-9, PPG-12, PPG-13, PPG-15, PPG-16, PPG-17, PPG-20, PPG-26, PPG-30, PPG-33, PPG-34, PPG-51 and PPG-69; and increasing the volume of the hair by washing the hair with the cleansing composition and rinsing the cleansing composition from the hair.