Patent ID: 7871600

Claim:
A leave on hair care composition comprising a) a wax dispersion; and b) an aqueous oil emulsion wherein the oil phase is a liquid and comprises: i) one or more non-volatile oils selected from the group consisting of triheptanoin, tricaprylin, tricaprin, triundecanoin, trilinolein, triolein, almond oil, coconut oil, olive oil, palm kernel oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, isopropylmyristate, isopropylpalmitate, isocetyl stearate, ethyl oleate, octyl isostearate, butyl myristate, butyl stearate, octyl palmitate, ethylhexyl cocoate, octyl dodecanol, oleyl alcohol, isostearyl alcohol, isostearic acid, mineral oil, paraffin oil, dicaprylate/dicaprate propylene glycol, C 12-15 alkyl benzoate and derivatives or mixtures thereof, where the dynamic viscosity of any single non-volatile oil or the dynamic viscosity of a blend of non-volatile oils is less than 1000 mPa·s at 35° C. and 5 s −1 ; ii) an oil dispersible structurant selected from the group consisting of dextrin palmitate, trihydroxystearin, hydroxy stearic acid, hydrophilic hydrophobic silica, hydrophobically modified clay and derivatives or mixtures of these such that the dynamic viscosity of the structured oil phase at 35° C. prior to formation of the emulsion is at least 50,000 mPa·s at a shear rate of 0.5 s −1 and is less than 6,000 mPa·s at a shear rate of 500 s −1 wherein: the emulsion further comprises a non-ionic surfactant; wax is present in an amount of from 20 to 50% by weight of the total composition; and the composition is in the form of a hair styling cream that further comprises styling polymer.