Patent ID: 7485287

Claim:
A cosmetic method of styling hair to achieve increased style retention and hold, the method comprising the step of spraying onto the hair an aqueous or aqueous/solvent based hair spray composition comprising: i) from 0.01% to 10% by weight of a hair styling polymer comprising one or more carboxylic acid derived monomers selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid salt, an ester of a C1 to C12 alcohol, an amide on a C1 to C12 amine, and mixtures thereof; and one or more hydrophobic monomers containing a C4 to C24 alkyl group; ii) from 0.001% to 10% by weight of an optionally substituted cyclodextrin; iii) a cosmetically acceptable carrier comprising water or a mixture of water and a solvent, and iv) an alkaline neutralizing agent for the styling polymer, wherein the optionally substituted cyclodextrin increases the solubility of the hair styling polymer in the aqueous or aqueous/solvent based, hair spray composition, and wherein the hair spray composition comprises at least 50% water by weight.