Patent References3912808 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/818282 filed on 07/22/1977US Classes:132/204, Relaxing or reducing agent followed by fixing or neutralizing agent (e.g., "permanent")424/70.16, Poly(meth)acrylic acid, salt, or copolymer thereof424/70.17, Polyamine, polyamide, or derivatives thereof424/70.2, Permanent waving or straightening424/70.31Nonionic surfactant containingExaminersPrimary: McNeill, G. E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61K 8/72 (20060101)A61K 8/81 (20060101) A61K 8/19 (20060101) A61Q 5/12 (20060101) A61Q 5/04 (20060101) AbstractA hair conditioner composition for use under highly alkaline conditions comprising an aqueous dispersion containing from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of mineral oil, from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of a fatty alcohol having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, from about 1 to about 15 weight percent of a non-ionic emulsifier, and from about 0.05 to 20 weight percent of a quaternary polymer having recurring units of the formula ##STR1## and compositions and methods for waving or straightening hair employing the above hair conditioner composition and a hair waving or straightening solution containing sufficient sodium hydroxide to provide a pH of about 12 to 13. | |