Patent ID: 7341714

Claim:
A pearlescent hair care composition consisting of an aqueous cosmetic base and a combination of at least one nonionic, amphiphilic associative thickener consisting of at least one hydrophobically modified aminoplast/polyether copolymer; at least one hair care active ingredient selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, cationic polymers, cationic silicone compounds, amine-substituted silicone compounds, cationic derivatized proteins, cationic derivatized protein hydrolyzates, and betaines; at least one pearlescence or turbidity-inducing agent selected from the group consisting of fatty acid alkanol amides, fatty acid glyceryl esters, guanine, glycol fatty acid diesters, styrene/acrylate copolymers, polyethylene glycol fatty acid diesters, styrene/vinyl pyrrolidone copolymers and poly(trimethylammonium ethylmethacrylate chloride); in the aqueous cosmetic base; wherein said aqueous cosmetic base consists of water and at least one cosmetic ingredient selected from the group consisting of monovalent alcohols with 2 to 5 carbon atoms, polyvalent alcohols with 2 to 5 carbon atoms, nonionic surfactants, nonionic polymers, anionic polymers, perfume oils, moisturizing agents, preservatives, bactericides, fungicides, buffer substances, dyestuffs, plant extracts, vegetable extracts, protein hydrolyzates, silk hydrolyzates, light-protective agents, antioxidants, radical trapping agents, anti-flaking agents, luster-imparting substances, vitamins, organic acids for pH adjustment, inorganic acids for pH adjustment, and de-fatting agents; and wherein the nonionic polymers and/or the anionic polymers are contained in an amount of 0.01 to 10 percent by weight when present in the hair care composition; the perfume oils are contained in an amount of 0.01 to 5 percent by weight when present in the hair care composition; the preservatives, bactericides, and/or fungicides are contained in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0 percent by weight when present in the hair care composition; the buffer substances are contained in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0 percent by weight when present in the hair care composition; the dyestuffs are contained in an mount of 0.1 to 1.0 percent by weight when present in the hair care composition; the plant extracts, vegetable extracts, protein hydrolyzates, and silk hydrolyzates are contained in an amount of from 0.1 to 5 percent by weight when present in the hair care composition; and the de-fatting agents are contained in an amount of 0.01 to 10 percent by weight when present in the hair care composition.