Patent ID: 7972589

Claim:
A hair fixative film comprising: (a) at least one hair fixative polymer comprising a mixture of synthetic and natural polymers, wherein the ratio of synthetic to natural polymer is from about 20:80 to about 75:25 and wherein the synthetic polymers are selected from the group consisting of acrylates copolymer, polyurethane, polystyrenic, polyvinyl amide, polyvinyl ester, acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer and mixtures thereof; and (b) a plasticizer; wherein the hair fixative film is an unsupported film and has a thickness of about 1 to about 500 microns, wherein the hair fixative film provides hair stiffness of from about 0.004 Joules to about 0.030 Joules when applied to hair, wherein the hair fixative film dissolves when exposed to water, and wherein the hair fixative film has a high humidity curl retention of greater than 30 percent after 2 hours.