Patent ID: 7491382

Claim:
A method for decreasing the amount of sebum on the hair or scalp of a person with a leave-on, non-rinse-off hair care composition, comprising: (a) forming a non-emulsifying leave-on, non-rinse-off water-based hair care composition comprising: i) a non-viscous crosslinked silicone elastomer, wherein said non-viscous cross linked silicone elastomer is dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % to deposit a sebum-absorbing level of said crosslinked silicone elastomer on the hair or scalp after the composition has been applied to the hair or scalp; ii) a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of clays, metal silicate, xanthan gum and an acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer in amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % to suspend said crosslinked silicone elastomer in said composition; iii) a sufficient amount of water; (b) applying the leave-on, non-rinse-off hair care composition to the hair or scalp of a person; (c) distributing the hair care composition on the hair or scalp of a person with means selected from the group consisting of a brush, a comb, and by hand, whereby the perception of greasiness on the hair is substantially reduced, wherein the hair composition is selected from the group consisting of aerosol spray, pump spray, mousse, foam, solution serum, and towelette.