Patent ID: 7504093

Claim:
A method of treating hair which comprises: i) applying to the hair a hair treatment composition comprising 1 to 20% by weight of the composition of particles having a first hydrophobic, non-aqueous phase and, retained within said first non-aqueous phase, a second hydrophilic phase which is an aqueous solution, dispersion or emulsion or which is a solid or liquid having a log P value less than 1, said second phase comprising a hair benefit agent comprising one or more materials selected from the group consisting of hair fixatives, hair dyes, hair conditioners and mixtures thereof, wherein said first hydrophobic, non-aqueous phase has a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C., wherein said first hydrophobic, non-aqueous phase is a silicone wax, and wherein at least 90% by weight of the particles have an average maximum dimension in the range of from 0.1 μm to 300 μm; and ii) heating the hair to a temperature above the melting point of the first hydrophobic, non-aqueous phases, wherein the silicone wax comprises one or more C 3 to C 40 branched or unbranched. saturated alkyl groups.