Patent ID: 8153572

Claim:
Aqueous conditioning shampoo comprising cleansing surfactant and a conditioning gel network, wherein said gel network comprises 0.05 to 10% silicone oil and comprises L β lamellar phase dispersion at 25° C.; wherein said gel network additionally comprises a hydrophobically modified bentonite clay having melting point above 75° C. and a quaternary ammonium compound having at least one carbon chain of length C 12 -C 30 ; wherein said gel network further comprises glyceryl monostearate to enhance stability of said network comprising said clay and said quaternary ammonium compared to a network in which fatty alcohol or fatty acid are used to provide temperature stability instead of glyceryl monostearate; wherein a premix of said gel network is formed by melting the glyceryl monostearate in water and subsequently adding said bentonite clay and said quaternary ammonium to form a dispersion of liquid crystalline phase droplets.