Patent ID: 7163674

Claim:
Personal care composition for the cleaning or the treatment of hair and/or skin comprising at least one dicarboxy functionalized polyorganosiloxane of formula (I) X(R 4 R 5 SiO)p(R 6 ASiO)qY (I) wherein X represents a triorganosiloxyl end group of formula R 1 R 2 R 3 SiO—, or a Z end group wherein Z represents —OH; Y represents a triorganasilyl end group of formula —SiR 3 R 2 R 1 or a W end group wherein W represents —H; R 1 to R 6 , which may be identical or different, each represents a linear or branched C1–C8 alkyl or phenyl radical; A represents a dicarboxy acid radical of formula wherein B represents an alkylene residue having from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by one or more alkyl radicals having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R′ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and E is nil or is an alkylene residue having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by one or more alkyl radicals having from 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and M is H or a cation selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and substituted or non substituted aminonium, piperidinium or alkanolamine; p is an avenge value ranging from 0 to 1000; q is an average value ranging from 1 to 100; and the p/q ratio is from 1/1 to 10/1; and the ratio of the number of Z and W end groups to the total number of X and Y end groups is from 0/100 to 75/100; said personal care composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a hair dressing, a conditioner, a formulation to aid comb-through of hair, a hair rinsing formulation, a hand and body lotion, a skin cleanser, a skin disinfectant, a shower gel, a toilet milk, a cream foundation, a make-up removal composition, a sun and ultra-violet radiation protection lotion, cream or gel, a skin care cream, an anti-age preparation, an anti-acne preparation, a mascara, a deodorant, an anti-perspirant, or a lipstick; wherein said personal care composition comprises at least one cosmetically acceptable ingredient.